Juan Carlos Sola

US Patent:

20180176644, Jun 21, 2018

Filed:

Apr 21, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/568459

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Guillermo Contreras - Santiago, CL
Maria Victoria Arostegui - Buenos Aires, CL
Leonardo Rosales - Guatamala, GT
Ricardo Mazariegos - Guatamala, GT
Matias Dere - Buenos Aires, AR
Pablo Mintz - Buenos Aires, AR
Juan Weiss - Buenos Aires, AR
Juan M. Sola - Atlanta GA, US
Christopher Douglas Blandy - Los Angeles CA, US
Christen Cecilia Chambers - Los Angeles CA, US
Casey Frith-Smith - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Fox Latin America LLC - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/4627
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/439
H04N 21/658

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and system for authorizing reception of one or more media programs of a content provider by a secondary receiver based upon reception of the media program by a primary receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of receiving location data from the secondary receiver, initiating authorized reception of a transmitted first media program having audio content of the one or more media programs by the primary receiver, receiving the audio content of the media program reproduced by the primary receiver from the secondary receiver, and authorizing reception of the one or more programs of the content provider by the secondary receiver according to the received location data and a comparison of the received audio content of the media program and the audio content of the transmitted first media program.