Patent ID: 7962947

Claim:
A method of delivering content to an unsupported client device within a content delivery system, comprising: receiving a client log in message from a client device at a content delivery proxy system, the client device comprising an unsupported client device which is not supported by a content delivery system of a content provider from which service is requested in the message; converting the received client log in message into a content delivery system supported message format; sending the converted message to the content delivery system and requesting the entitlement rights of a user from the content delivery system for the unsupported client device to receive content from the content provider; creating an unsupported client identifier associated with the user if the user is found to be a subscriber in the content delivery system of the content provider, the unsupported client identifier associating the unsupported client device with the subscriber, whereby the unsupported client device appears to be a content delivery system supported client device to the content delivery system; displaying a user interface for selecting content from the content delivery system on the unsupported client device in a message and display format which is supported by the client device; receiving a content request entered at the user interface on the unsupported client device; sending the user interface entered content request to the content delivery system; and providing the requested content from the content delivery system to the client device in a client device display format for playback on the client device.