Patent ID: 8621545

Claim:
A system of a communications service provider for distributing content of content providers, the system comprising: a web server in communication with the Internet, and configured to provide subscribers of the communications service provider with access to content stored at said webserver through one or more access networks provided by the communications service provider, wherein the webserver responds to requests from the subscribers of the communications service provider for the content without having to access the Internet in real-time; and a remote content management application operating on the web server and including at least one data storage bin configured to store the content and advertising content from the content providers, wherein the remote content management application is utilized by the content providers to add, remove, and manage the content and target the advertising content stored by the at least one data storage bin, and wherein the remote content management application is further configured to provide the content providers with: (1) digital rights management (DRM) and (2) guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to the subscribers of the communications service provider who access the content managed by the remote content management application through the one or more access networks without having to access the Internet in real-time, wherein said content providers establish the DRM and guaranteed QoS, and at least one codec stored in the at least one storage bin and configured to enable a subscriber to display download content, wherein said content providers establish a minimum guaranteed QoS based on QoS parameters including at least delay and bit error rate.