received by the International Bureau on

14 February 2014 (14.02.2014)

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:

communicating content from an external headend to a local headend;

storing the content in a video server of the local headend to form local content; at the local headend, generating local channel data for the local content stored at the video server;

communicating the local channel data to a receiving device in communication with the local headend;

receiving a selection of the local channel data from the receiving device;

communicating selected local content corresponding to the selection to the receiving device;

storing a purchase record corresponding to the selection at the local headend; associating the purchase record with the receiving device within the local headend;

communicating a request for a callback from the local headend to the receiving device; and

communicating a callback signal from the receiving device to the external headend, the callback signal comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein prior to communicating the local channel data, storing pay-per-view content in the video server.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein communicating the selected local content comprises communicating the pay-per-view content to a plurality of receiving devices using a single channel at a predetermined start time.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein communicating the local channel data comprises communicating pay-per-view channel data to the receiving device.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein prior to communicating the local channel data, storing on-demand content in the video server.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the selected local content comprises communicating the on-demand content to a single receiving device immediately after being requested.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the local channel data to a receiving device comprises communicating the local channel data to a satellite television receiving device.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein communicating the local channel data to a receiving device comprises communicating the local channel data to a set back box.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein communicating the local channel data comprises communicating pay-per-view channel data to the receiving device.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein prior to communicating the selected local content corresponding to the selection, allocating a local channel to the selected local content in the local headend.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein communicating the selected local content comprises communicating the selected local content through the local channel.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising generating a checkout signal at the local headend and wherein communicating the request for the callback comprises communicating the request for the callback in response to the checkout signal.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein storing the purchase record comprises;

communicating the purchase record from a pay-per-view manager to a property management system; and

storing the purchase record in the property management system.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 wherein communicating the request for the callback comprises communicating the request for the callback from the pay- per-view manager to the receiving device associated with the checkout signal.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 further comprising creating a billing record for the local headend at the external headend, the billing record comprising the purchase data.

16. A system comprising:

a receiving device; and

a local headend having a video server therein in communication with the receiving device and an external headend, the local headend configured to receive content from the external headend, store the content in the video server to form local content, communicate local channel data for the local content stored at a video server to the receiving device, receive a selection of the local channel data from the receiving device and communicate selected local content corresponding to the selection stored in the video server to the receiving device;

said local headend configured to store a purchase record corresponding to the selection, associate the purchase record with the receiving device and communicate a request for a callback to the receiving device;

said receiving device configured to communicate a callback signal to the external headend, the callback signal comprising purchase data corresponding to the purchase record.

17. (Cancel)

18. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the local content comprises pay-per-view content having a predetermined start time.

19. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the local channel data comprises pay-per-view channel data.

20. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the local content comprises on-demand content.

21. The system as recited in claim 20 wherein the local headend streams the on-demand content to a single receiving device immediately after being requested.

22. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the receiving device comprises a satellite television receiving device.

23. The system as recited in claim 16 wherein the receiving device comprises a setback box.

24. The system as recited in claim 23 further comprising a channel manager allocating a channel to the local content in the local headend.

25. The system as recited in claim 24 wherein the local headend comprises a property management system generating a checkout signal at the local headend and the local headend communicates the request for the callback in response to the checkout signal.

26. The system as recited in claim 25 further comprising a pay-per-view manager that communicates the purchase record to the property management system, wherein said property management system stores the purchase record.

27. The system as recited in claim 26 wherein the pay-per-view manager communicates the request for the callback to the receiving device associated with the checkout signal.

28. The system as recited in claim 26 wherein the external headend creates a billing record for the local headend, the billing record comprising the purchase data.