US 11,886,547 B2
Systems and methods for entitlement management
Alfred Joseph Stappenbeck, Seattle, WA (US); and Joseph Lesh, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/354,836.
Application 17/354,836 is a continuation of application No. 16/150,034, filed on Oct. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,074,321.
Application 16/150,034 is a continuation of application No. 14/048,678, filed on Oct. 8, 2013, granted, now 10,133,855, issued on Nov. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0156346 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/6334 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 21/10 (2013.01) [G06F 21/121 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/63345 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01); G06F 21/107 (2023.08); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 2209/603 (2013.01); H04L 2463/101 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device from a user device, a request for a first content asset, wherein the request is associated with a first rights package;
determining, by the computing device, based on an association between the first rights package and a second rights package, a previous request for the first content asset received from the user device, wherein the previous request is associated with the second rights package, and wherein the first rights package has access rights to more content assets than the second rights package; and
determining, by the computing device, based on the second rights package, and based on the previous request for the first content asset being granted, to allow the user device to access the first content asset.