Repositing for digital content access control
First Claim
1. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a content repository, an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
validating, by said content repository, 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;
synchronizing information stored by said content repository with information stored by a content provisioner if said synchronizing is enabled wherein said content provisioner is configured to send said authenticated digital content request to a user device if a user associated with said digital content request is authorized to access and use said digital content; and
said synchronizing comprises;
synchronization of said information stored by said content repository with said information stored by said content provisioner wherein said information stored by said content provisioner is used to create said authenticated digital content request, and said information stored by content repository is used by said content repository to validate said authenticated digital content request; and
providing, by said content repository, 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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74 Claims
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1. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a content repository, an authenticated digital content request based at least in part on a digital content request comprising a request for digital content;
validating, by said content repository, 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;
synchronizing information stored by said content repository with information stored by a content provisioner if said synchronizing is enabled wherein said content provisioner is configured to send said authenticated digital content request to a user device if a user associated with said digital content request is authorized to access and use said digital content; and
said synchronizing comprises;
synchronization of said information stored by said content repository with said information stored by said content provisioner wherein said information stored by said content provisioner is used to create said authenticated digital content request, and said information stored by content repository is used by said content repository to validate said authenticated digital content request; and
providing, by said content repository, said digital content if said authenticated digital content request is valid. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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2. (canceled)
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7. (canceled)
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11-50. -50. (canceled)
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51. A method for digital content access control, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a content repository associated with said digital content, 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 said content repository; and
a servlet indicator that specifies the pathname of a servlet at said content repository, said servlet capable of processing said tokenized URL; and
granting, by said content repository, 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, 57)
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56. (canceled)
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58-67. -67. (canceled)
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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, by a content repository associated with said digital content, 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 said content repository; and
a servlet indicator that specifies the pathname of a servlet at said content repository, said servlet capable of processing said tokenized URL; and
granting, by aid content repository, 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, 73)
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72. (canceled)
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74-90. -90. (canceled)
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