Distributing content to subscribers of a communications service provider

摘要

A system, method, and server for distributing content. The system includes a number of servers in communication with the Internet and configured to provide subscribers of the communications service provider with access to content stored on the number of servers without having to access external networks including the Internet. The system further includes a remote content management application operating on at least one of the number of servers and configured to provide content providers with: (1) digital rights management (DRM) and (2) guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to the subscribers of the communications service providers, wherein the content providers establish the DRM and the QoS.

主权项

1. A system for distributing content, the system comprising:
a plurality of servers, operated by a communication service provider and in communication with the Internet, the plurality of servers configured to provide subscribers of a communications service provider with access to content stored on the plurality of servers without having to access external networks including the Internet; and a remote content management application operating on at least one of the plurality of servers and programmed to allow content providers to: store their respective content on at least one of the plurality of servers; establish, through the at least one of the plurality of servers, digital rights management (DRM) for their respective content; establish, through the at least one of the plurality of servers, a guaranteed quality of service (QoS), for their respective content, to the subscribers of the communications service provider; and, provide, via the at least one of the plurality of servers, a respective codec to encode and decode the respective content of the content provider and stored on the at least one of the plurality of servers and available to subscribers accessing the content provider's respective content; and provide, via the at least one of the plurality of servers, advertisement content respectively associated with the content provider's respective content to be included with the respective content.