Method for authorizing indirect content download
First Claim
1. Method for authorising content download in a network system, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a message with an uniform resource identifier (URI) associated to a resource on a storage server (100);
requesting said resource based on said uniform resource identifier (URI) from said storage server (100) via a resource proxy server (110), and forwarding the content associated to said resource to said resource proxy server (110);
authorising a download of said forwarded content from said resource proxy server (110) to a second User Agent (UA2);
performing an authorised download of said content; and
subtracting the costs related to said authorised download of said content from overall costs.
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Abstract
The invention is based on the idea to allow a User Agent (UA) to download content from its associated proxy without being charged for the necessary radio interface time. i.e. the costs for downloading the content must be deducted from the users access charge.
According to the invention, a method for authorising content download in a network system is provided. Said method comprises the steps of receiving a message with an uniform resource identifier (URI) associated to a resource on a storage server (100); requesting said resource based on said uniform resource identifier URI from said storage server (100) via a resource proxy server (110), forwarding the content associated to said resource to said resource proxy server (110); authorising a download of said forwarded content from said resource proxy server (110) to a second User Agent (UA2), performing an authorised download of said content; and subtracting the costs related to said authorised download of said content from overall costs.
The object of the invention is also solved by a network system, comprising a storage server (100) for storing a resource at a specific Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), at least a first and a second User Agent (UA1), (UA2) for transmitting and receiving messages (IM) between each other, wherein said message (IM) comprises an Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) associated to a resource stored on said storage server (100). Said network system further comprises a proxy server (110) for requesting a resource on said storage server (100) based on said Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for receiving the content associated to said resource from said storage server (100), for authorising a download of said received content, and for performing an authorised download of said content to said second User Agents (UA2). Finally, the costs related to said authorised download of said content are subtracted from the overall costs.
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14 Claims
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1. Method for authorising content download in a network system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message with an uniform resource identifier (URI) associated to a resource on a storage server (100);
requesting said resource based on said uniform resource identifier (URI) from said storage server (100) via a resource proxy server (110), and forwarding the content associated to said resource to said resource proxy server (110);
authorising a download of said forwarded content from said resource proxy server (110) to a second User Agent (UA2);
performing an authorised download of said content; and
subtracting the costs related to said authorised download of said content from overall costs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Network system comprising:
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a storage server (100) for storing a resource associated to a specific Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), at least a first and a second User Agent (UA1, UA2) for transmitting and receiving messages (IM) between each other, wherein said message (IM) comprises an Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) associated to a resource stored on said storage server (100);
a proxy server (110) for requesting a resource on said storage server (100) based on said Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for receiving the content associated to said resource from said storage server (100), for authorising a download of said received content, and for performing an authorised download of said content to said second User Agents (UA2); and
wherein the costs related to said authorised download of said content are subtracted from the overall costs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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