Personal area network proxy service for video on demand system

摘要

("VOD") service ("VOD") service via a set-top box ("STB") that affects computing devices such as smartphones and is associated with content subscription services such as satellite television Which can facilitate utilization of the information. In one exemplary embodiment, a request for VOD content can be communicated from the STB to the computing device via a personal area network ("PAN") such as Bluetooth. The computing device itself may forward the VOD content request to the VOD authentication server via a wide area network ("WAN").