SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY PLACE SHIFTING MEDIA CONTENT

US 20100005483A1

(io) Pub. No.: US 2010/0005483 Al (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 7, 2010

(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURELY PLACE SHIFTING MEDIA CONTENT

(75) Inventor: Padmanabha R. RAO, Palo Alto,

CA(US)

Correspondence Address:

INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, PC. (EchoS-
tar)

7010 E. COCHISE ROAD
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253 (US)

(73) Assignee: SLING MEDIA INC., San Mateo, CA(US)

(21) Appl.No.: 12/166,039

(22) Filed: Jul. 1, 2008

Publication Classification

(51) Int. CI.

H04N 7/16 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 725/25

(57) ABSTRACT

Systems and methods are provided for securely providing a place-shifted media stream from a place shifting device to a remote player via a communications network. A request for a connection is received from the remote player at the place shifting device via the communications network. In response to the request for the connection, an authorization credential is requested from a central server via the communications network. Further, in response to the authorization credential received from the central server, the place-shifted media stream between the place shifting device and the remote player can be established over the communications network. At least a portion of the place-shifted media stream may be encrypted based upon the authorization credential.