Abstract: A system and method for delivering geographically restricted content, including but not limited to over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a computer network, namely the Internet. The content is only delivered over the computer network if the recipient's computer or network device requesting the content over the network is verified to be located in the geographically restricted area. A conventional tuner is employed by the recipient's computer to receive one or more over-air signals having a broadcast range deemed to be synonymous with the geographically restricted area for the requested content. If the tuner is able to receive such over-air signal(s), the requested content is delivered over the network to the recipient's computer. This is because the recipient is known to be physically located in the geographically restricted area by the ability of the tuner to receive the over-air signal(s).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 16, 2013
Assignee:
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Inventors:
James F. Goodmon, James F. Goodmon, Jr., John E. Clark, Peter A. Sockett, John L. Greene
Abstract: A system and method for delivering geographically restricted content, including but not limited to over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a computer network, namely the Internet. The content is only delivered over the computer network if the recipient's computer or network device requesting the content over the network is verified to be located in the geographically restricted area. A conventional tuner is employed by the recipient's computer to receive one or more over-air signals having a broadcast range deemed to be synonymous with the geographically restricted area for the requested content. If the tuner is able to receive such over-air signal(s), the requested content is delivered over the network to the recipient's computer. This is because the recipient is known to be physically located in the geographically restricted area by the ability of the tuner to receive the over-air signal(s).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2007
Date of Patent:
January 1, 2013
Assignee:
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Inventors:
James F. Goodmon, James F. Goodmon, Jr., John E. Clark, Peter A. Sockett, John L. Greene
Abstract: A system and method for delivering geographically restricted content, including but not limited to over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a computer network, namely the Internet. The content is only delivered over the computer network if the recipient's computer or network device requesting the content over the network is verified to be located in the geographically restricted area. A conventional tuner is employed by the recipient's computer to receive one or more over-air signals having a broadcast range deemed to be synonymous with the geographically restricted area for the requested content. If the tuner is able to receive such over-air signal(s), the requested content is delivered over the network to the recipient's computer. This is because the recipient is known to be physically located in the geographically restricted area by the ability of the tuner to receive the over-air signal(s).
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 25, 2011
Publication date:
August 11, 2011
Applicant:
CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
Inventors:
James F. Goodmon, James F. Goodmon, JR., John E. Clark, Peter A. Sockett, John L. Greene
Abstract: A system and method for delivering geographically restricted content, including but not limited to over-air broadcast programming, to a recipient over a computer network, namely the Internet. The content is only delivered over the computer network if the recipient's computer or network device requesting the content over the network is verified to be located in the geographically restricted area. A conventional tuner is employed by the recipient's computer to receive one or more over-air signals having a broadcast range deemed to be synonymous with the geographically restricted area for the requested content. If the tuner is able to receive such over-air signal(s), the requested content is delivered over the network to the recipient's computer. This is because the recipient is known to be physically located in the geographically restricted area by the ability of the tuner to receive the over-air signal(s).
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 6, 2007
Publication date:
September 11, 2008
Applicant:
CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.
Inventors:
James F. Goodmon, James F. Goodmon, John E. Clark, Peter A. Sockett, John L. Greene