US 12,348,819 B2
Providing media content to content consumers for playback and consumption
Nicolas Paul Webb, McDonough, GA (US); and Nishith Kumar Sinha, Mableton, GA (US)
Assigned to Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/419,310.
Application 18/419,310 is a continuation of application No. 18/149,754, filed on Jan. 4, 2023, granted, now 11,917,247.
Application 18/149,754 is a continuation of application No. 17/521,216, filed on Nov. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,570,515, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Application 17/521,216 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,219, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,317,153, issued on Apr. 26, 2022.
Application 16/848,219 is a continuation of application No. 16/246,160, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,715,867, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/616,216, filed on Jan. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0348880 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); G06F 16/182 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 69/24 (2022.01); H04N 21/2347 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4627 (2013.01) [G06F 16/1824 (2019.01); G06F 21/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); H04L 9/0861 (2013.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/126 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 69/24 (2013.01); H04N 21/2347 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/8352 (2013.01); H04L 2209/603 (2013.01); H04L 2463/101 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a memory to store instructions and one or more processors that, with the instructions, cause the system to:
receive, from a consumer device, a request for playback of a media content;
receive, from a first node of a plurality of nodes, approval to grant media content rights associated with the media content to a content consumer associated with the consumer device;
grant, based on the approval and to the consumer device, access to media content metadata associated with the media content; and
store, in a distributed media rights transaction ledger associated with the plurality of nodes, a media content rights transaction corresponding to an acquisition of the media content rights by the content consumer.