Brian Westmoreland

Address:

4024 Bosque Dr, Plano, TX 75074

VIN:

1D8HD482X7F553087

Make:

DODGE

Model:

DURANGO

Year:

2007

US Patent:

20110128965, Jun 2, 2011

Filed:

Nov 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/627571

Inventors:

Michael J. Brehm - Allen TX, US
Corey F. Adams - Frisco TX, US
Brian C. Westmoreland - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04L 12/56
H04N 7/16

US Classification:

370401, 725 25

Abstract:

A shared (or “hosted”) IPTV system including intermediate IPTV facilities controlled by a host operator and accessible to one or more hosted operators pursuant to a shared service arrangement includes a gateway adapter for intercepting and manipulating operator transactions with the intermediate IPTV facilities. The gateway adapter is operable to modify operator calls directed to the intermediate IPTV facilities to include indicia of data uniquely available to the operator initiating the calls, the data having been logically partitioned into respective subscriber groups; and to forward the adapted calls to the intermediate IPTV facilities to invoke the operator transactions. Advantageously, execution of the adapted call provides the sourcing operator access to account information of its corresponding subscriber group while restricting access to account information of other subscriber groups.

US Patent:

20110131621, Jun 2, 2011

Filed:

Nov 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/627564

Inventors:

Michael J. Brehm - Allen TX, US
Corey F. Adams - Frisco TX, US
Brian C. Westmoreland - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
H04L 29/06
G06Q 30/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

725109, 713151, 705 2641

Abstract:

A media backend server deployed within an IPTV system and operated by a hosting operator enables tiered reselling of IPTV services to a hosted operator. The media backend server receives a web service call for a plurality of media content from a branch server operated by the hosted operator. The media backend server proxies the web service call to a head end server to retrieve media metadata for at least a portion of the media content. In addition, the media backend server provides filtered media metadata corresponding to media content purchased by the hosted operator from the hosting operator to the branch server.