Method and system for video-on-demand (VOD)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a multi system operator (MSO), a request from a companion device for a video-on-demand (VOD) session, the request comprising a subscriber identity (ID);

sending, at the MSO and in response to the received request for the VOD session, a catalog of VOD content to the companion device;

receiving, at the MSO, a selection of VOD content listed in the catalog of VOD content from the companion device;

identifying, at the MSO, a plurality of digital transport adaptors (DTAs) within a trusted-domain associated with the subscriber ID received in the request for the VOD session;

receiving, at a Client Proxy service on the MSO, a selection of a first DTA from the plurality of identified DTAs within the trusted-domain associated with the subscriber ID;

generating, at the Client Proxy service on the MSO and in response to receiving the selection of the first DTA from the plurality of DTAs within the trusted-domain associated with the subscriber ID, a unique purchase token for the selected VOD content and the first DTA;

setting up the VOD session with the first DTA and a second DTA, at the Client Proxy service on the MSO, wherein the first DTA and the second DTA both comprise one-way communication devices operated to only process data received on a down-stream data path from a headend and not enabled to communicate with external devices, wherein the setting up the VOD session comprises,

identifying the first DTA from the unique purchase token,

identifying the second DTA from a request of the VOD session from the companion device and as being within the trusted-domain, and providing an up-stream data path from the identified first DTA to the headend via the companion device; and

streaming simultaneously the selected VOD content to the first DTA and the second DTA.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving from the companion device comprises receiving from the companion device comprising one of the following:

a smartphone, a tablet device, a handheld device, and a personal computer (PC).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the catalog of VOD content to the companion device comprises sending the catalogue of VOD content to an application running on the companion device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the selection of VOD content listed in the catalogue of VOD content comprises receiving the selection at the client proxy service on the multi system operator.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting up the VOD session comprises sending instructions to a headend device to set up the VOD session comprising:

performing a geocode mapping for the first DTA;

identifying the headend device based on the geocode mapping; and

sending to the identified headend a first DTA identifier corresponding to the first DTA.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting up the VOD session comprises sending instructions to a headend device to set up the VOD session comprising:

determining when the first DTA is authorized for the VOD session; and

sending, to the companion device, a notification when the first DTA is authorized.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending billing information for the selected VOD content.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending billing information for the selected VOD content to the companion device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a symmetric encryption and decryption key; and

sending the generated symmetric encryption and decryption key to the first DTA for decrypting the selected VOD content.

10. A method comprising:

sending, from a companion device, a request for a video-on-demand (VOD) session, the request comprising a subscriber identity (ID);

receiving at the companion device, in response to the sent request for the VOD session, a catalog of VOD content;

sending, from the companion device, a selection of a VOD content listed in the catalog of VOD content;

identifying, by the companion device, a plurality of digital transport adaptors (DTAs) associated with the subscriber ID, the plurality of DTAs being within a trusted-domain;

sending from the companion device a selection of a first DTA from the plurality of DTAs being within the trusted-domain at which the selected VOD content is to be received, wherein the selected first DTA is a one-way communication device operated to only process data received on a down-stream data path from a headend and not enabled to communicate with external devices;

receiving at the companion device a unique purchase token for the selected VOD content and the first DTA;

requesting from the companion device the VOD session on a second DTA from the plurality of DTAs being within the trusted-domain from the companion device using the received unique purchase token;

receiving a setup of the VOD session at the first DTA and the second DTA, wherein the second DTA is a one-way communication device operated to only process data received on a down-stream data path from a headend and not enabled to communicate with external devices, wherein receiving the set-up of the VOD session further comprises receiving the setup for an up-stream data path from the first DTA to the headend via the companion device; and

receiving simultaneously the selected VOD content at the first DTA and the second DTA through the VOD session.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving another request from the companion device for a concurrent VOD session on the second DTA using the unique purchase token;

setting up the concurrent VOD session with the second DTA.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving another request from the companion device for sharing the unique purchase token with another DTA; and

sending the unique token to another companion device associated with the another DTA.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising receiving billing information for the selected VOD content at the companion device.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein sending from the companion device comprises sending from the companion device comprising one of the following: a smartphone, a tablet device, a handheld device, and a personal computer (PC).

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the catalog of VOD content comprises receiving the catalogue of VOD content at an application running on the companion device.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying the catalog on the companion device.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein sending the selection of VOD content listed in the catalog of VOD content comprises sending the selection to a proxy service on a multi system operator.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the setup of the VOD session at the selected first DTA comprises receiving the setup from a multi system operator (MSO).

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the selected VOD content at the selected first DTA through the VOD session comprises receiving the selected VOD content from a multi system operator (MSO) operated to supply the selected VOD content.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing circuitry coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing circuitry is operative to:

receive a request for a video on demand (VOD) session from a companion device, the request including a subscriber identity (ID);

determine, based on the subscriber ID, a catalog of VOD content available to a subscriber associated with the subscriber ID;

send the catalog of VOD content to the companion device;

receive a selection, from the companion device, of a VOD content from the catalog of VOD content;

identify a plurality of digital transport adaptors (DTAs) associated with the subscriber ID, the plurality of DTAs being within a trusted-domain;

receive, from the companion device, a selection of a first DTA from the plurality of DTAs where the selected VOD content is to be delivered, wherein the first DTA is a one-way communication device operated to only process data received on a down-stream data path from a headend and not enabled to communicate with external devices;

generate a unique purchase token for the selected VOD content and the first DTA;

set-up the VOD session with the selected first DTA, wherein the processing circuitry operative to set-up the VOD session with the first DTA comprises the processing unit is operative to:

identify the first DTA from the unique purchase token,

identify a second DTA from the request of the VOD session from the companion device and as being within the trusted-domain, and set-up an up-stream data path from the identified first DTA to the headend via the companion device;

generate a first DTA specific encryption and decryption key specific for the first DTA; and

send the first DTA specific encryption and decryption key to the first DTA.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein, the processing unit is further operative to:

identify a headend device based on a location of the first DTA, and

send an instruction to the identified headend device to:

set up the VOD session with the first DTA;

tune the first DTA to a selected frequency; and

stream, by the headend device, the selected VOD content on the selected frequency to the first DTA for display.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the processing unit is further operative to send instructions to the identified headend at the end of the VOD session to terminate the VOD session and free up the selected frequency.

23. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the companion device is a mobile computing device having wireless connectivity to an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

24. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the processing unit is operative to function in a cloud based environment.