Patent ID: 8893174

Claim:
A method for providing customized media service, the method comprising: receiving media content from a content provider; converting the media content into an Internet-usable format; selectively limiting access to the converted media content based on a user profile, wherein the user profile is stored in a user-profiles database, the user profile comprising television channel preferences, customer information, and account activity, specifying media to which a user is entitled, and including user preferences for blocking certain types of advertisements; determining at least one receiving device from among a plurality of receiving devices associated with a user to deliver the selectively-limited, converted media content to the user based upon information stored in the user profile, wherein the plurality of receiving devices comprises at least one digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM); delivering only the selectively-limited, converted media content to the at least one receiving device; logging the delivered, selectively-limited, converted media content for billing purposes; and billing the user for only channels matching user preferences stored in the user profile instead of a predetermined set of channels specified by a service provider.