System and Method for Securely Partitioning a Media Library
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1. A method of partitioning a media-on-demand library comprising the steps of:
- defining a plurality of user groups;
defining a plurality of middleware instances, each instance associated with one of the plurality of user groups;
registering streaming media content of the library with at least one of the plurality of middleware instances;
directing a request from a user to the appropriate middleware instance; and
wherein the user can only access content registered with the middleware instance of the respective user group.
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Abstract
A system and method for securely partitioning a media library of a media-on-demand system is provided. Middleware instances are created for each user group defined in the media-on-demand system. Users or clients that are part of a particular user group can only access content that has been registered with the associated middleware instance. A common media server can service multiple middleware instances reducing hardware resources and administration costs. Only content that has been registered with the middleware associated with a particular user group is viewable by the user thus providing a more secure media library.
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1. A method of partitioning a media-on-demand library comprising the steps of:
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defining a plurality of user groups; defining a plurality of middleware instances, each instance associated with one of the plurality of user groups; registering streaming media content of the library with at least one of the plurality of middleware instances; directing a request from a user to the appropriate middleware instance; and wherein the user can only access content registered with the middleware instance of the respective user group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing access to a media-on-demand library, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for streaming media content stored in the media-on-demand library from a user at one of a plurality of middleware instances; verifying at the one of the plurality of middleware instances that the user requesting the streaming media content is part of a user group associated with the middleware instance; providing to the user an entitlement policy to the streaming media content; and wherein the user can only access content registered with the respective middleware instance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A media-on-demand system comprising:
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a library containing streaming media content; and a plurality of middleware instances, each instance being associated with a respective user group, at least part of the streaming media content is registered with each of the plurality of middleware instances, and wherein users of the user groups can only access content registered with the respective middleware instances. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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