US 12,353,521 B2
Methods and systems for processing content rights
Alfred J. Stappenbeck, 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. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/364,458.
Application 17/364,458 is a continuation of application No. 16/272,886, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,080,370.
Application 16/272,886 is a continuation of application No. 14/859,939, filed on Sep. 21, 2015, granted, now 10,248,768, issued on Apr. 2, 2019.
Application 14/859,939 is a continuation of application No. 13/671,139, filed on Nov. 7, 2012, granted, now 9,177,158, issued on Nov. 3, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0164415 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/105 (2013.01) [G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a license decision service from a license generation service of a plurality of license generation services, a request associated with content, wherein the license generation service sends the request to the license decision service based on a service identifier of the license decision service being associated with a format identifier associated with a requesting user device;
determining, based on a user right associated with the request, an access decision; and
sending the access decision to the license generation service, wherein, based on the access decision indicating that access has been granted, the license generation service is configured to generate a license for the requesting user device to access the content, and wherein the format identifier is indicative of the license being compatible with the requesting user device.