Repositing for digital content access control
First Claim
1. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
- receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
validating said authenticated digital content request, said validating comprising;
indicating said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and
indicating said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; and
providing said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for digital content access control comprises receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content, validating the authenticated digital content request and providing the digital content if the authenticated digital content request is valid. The validating comprises indicating the authenticated digital content request is valid if the authenticated digital content request is validly associated with the digital content and if the authenticated digital content request authenticates the digital content request, and indicating the authenticated digital content request is invalid if the authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with the digital content.
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90 Claims
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1. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
validating said authenticated digital content request, said validating comprising;
indicating said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and
indicating said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; and
providing said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 25, 35, 45)
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11. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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step for receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
step for validating said authenticated digital content request, said validating comprising;
step for indicating said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and
step for indicating said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; and
step for providing said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A program storage device readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
validating said authenticated digital content request, said validating comprising;
indicating said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and
indicating said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; and
providing said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for digital content access control, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
means for validating said authenticated digital content request, said validating comprising;
indicating said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and
indicating said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; and
means for providing said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for digital content access control, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory for storing validation information for use in validating an authenticated digital content request that is based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content; and
a content repository configured to;
receive an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
validate said authenticated digital content request, said content repository further configured to;
indicate said authenticated digital content request is valid if said authenticated digital content request is validly associated with said digital content and if said authenticated digital content request authenticates said digital content request; and
indicate said authenticated digital content request is invalid if said authenticated digital content request is not validly associated with said digital content; and
provide said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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receiving a portion of a tokenized Universal Resource Locator (URL), said portion comprising a token indicator that specifies a token that may be validated to gain access to said digital content at a content repository associated with said digital content; and
granting access to said digital content based at least in part on whether said token is associated with said digital content. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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step for receiving a portion of a tokenized Universal Resource Locator (URL), said portion comprising a token indicator that specifies a token that may be validated to gain access to said digital content at a content repository associated with said digital content; and
step for granting access to said digital content based at least in part on whether said token is associated with said digital content. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A program storage device readable by a machine, embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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receiving a portion of a tokenized Universal Resource Locator (URL), said portion comprising a token indicator that specifies a token that may be validated to gain access to said digital content at a content repository associated with said digital content; and
granting access to said digital content based at least in part on whether said token is associated with said digital content. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. An apparatus for digital content access control, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a portion of a tokenized Universal Resource Locator (URL), said portion comprising a delivery scheme indicator that specifies a protocol for accessing said digital content;
means for granting access to said digital content based at least in part on whether said token is associated with said digital content. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. An apparatus for digital content access control, the apparatus comprising:
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a token acceptor configured to receive a portion of a tokenized Universal Resource Locator (URL), said portion comprising a token indicator that specifies a token that may be validated to gain access to said digital content at a content repository associated with said digital content; and
a repository manager configured to grant access to said digital content based at least in part on whether said token is associated with said digital content. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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