Patent ID: 8495691

Claim:
A content localization system, comprising: a networking device; and a media server comprising an access controller configured to receive, via a plurality of cables arranged in series, a request for media content from a first media client; and a network interface including a cable testing module, wherein the cable testing module is configured to determine a physical length of a first cable of the plurality of cables, the first cable is attached to the network interface, the networking device is interposed between the network interface and the first media client, the networking device is configured to determine a physical length of a second cable of the plurality of cables, the second cable is attached to the networking device, the network interface is configured to transmit, to the networking device, a cable length request frame including the physical length of the first cable, in response to the cable length request frame, the networking device is configured to transmit, to the network interface, a cable length response frame including a length value, the length value is based on a sum of (i) the physical length of the first cable from the cable length request frame and (ii) the physical length of the second cable, the media server is configured to determine an overall physical length of the plurality of cables in response to the length value from the cable length response frame, and the access controller is configured to deny the request for the media content made by the first media client in response to the overall physical length of the plurality of cables being greater than a predetermined threshold, and store a distance table that includes the overall physical length of the plurality of cables.