METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A WIDGET

• US 20080215879A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chipin, Inc. (InMobi Pte. Ltd)
• Original Assignee: Chipin, Inc. (InMobi Pte. Ltd)
• Inventors: Hughes, Kevin, Williams, Carnet, Lagon, Olin
• Granted Patent: US 8,560,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/159
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The widget is portable, embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content. The method and system include receiving a request corresponding to the widget and performing an authentication corresponding to the request. The method and system also include fulfilling the request if the authentication is successful.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for providing a widget comprising:

receiving a request corresponding to the widget, the widget being portable, embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content;

performing an authentication corresponding to the request; and

fulfilling the request if the authentication is successful.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is for the widget and wherein the authentication performing further includes:

authenticating the widget and wherein the fulfilling further includes

providing the widget if the widget is authenticated.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the request is from a host application and wherein the authenticating the widget further includes:

providing an encrypted code corresponding to the widget; and

providing the widget to the host application if the encrypted code is decrypted.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the widget providing further includes:

referring the host application to an additional location;

providing the widget code form the additional location.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the widget code providing further includes:

performing moderation for the widget.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the host application is used for viewing a site and wherein the moderation performing further includes:

determining whether the site is authorized for the widget.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the wherein the authenticating the widget providing further includes:

providing a widget code to the host application, the widget code being executable on the host application; and

providing a widget feed to the widget if the widget can decrypt the encrypted code.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is from the widget and wherein the fulfilling further includes:

authenticating the widget and wherein the fulfilling further includes

providing a response to the widget if the widget is authenticated.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is for a server.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein authentication further determines whether the server is authorized for the widget.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

performing moderation for the widget.

12. A computer implemented method for providing a widget associated with a widget owner, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a widget code for the widget from a host application, the widget being portable, embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content;

providing an encrypted code to the host application and referring the host application to an additional site;

providing the widget code for the widget to the host application from the additional site;

allowing the widget code to be played on the host application;

receiving an additional request for a widget feed from the widget; and

providing the widget feed in response to the additional request if the widget can decrypt the encrypted code.

13. A system for providing a widget comprising;

at least one server for receiving a request corresponding to the widget, the widget being portable, embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content;

a database for storing data for the widget; and

an authentication system for performing an authentication corresponding to the request;

wherein the request is fulfilled if the authentication is successful.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the at least one server and the database correspond to a provider and wherein authentication system corresponds to an owner separate from the provider.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein the at least one server and the database correspond to a provider and wherein at least a portion of the authentication system reside within the provider.

16. The system of claim 13 wherein the server provides an encrypted code corresponding to the widget;

and

wherein the widget is provided to the host application if the encrypted code is decrypted.

17. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

an additional location for providing widget code corresponding to the widget.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the request is from a host application, the widget code being executable on the host application, wherein at least a portion of the authentication system resides in the server, and wherein the at least the portion of the authentication subsystem further provides a widget code to the host application and provides a widget feed to the widget if the widget can decrypt the encrypted code.

19. The system of claim 13 wherein the request is from the widget, wherein the authentication system further authenticates the widget, and wherein the server provides a response to the widget if the widget is authenticated.

20. The system of claim 13 wherein the request is for a server and wherein the authentication system further determines whether the server is authorized for the widget.

21. A widget corresponding to embeddable code, the widget comprising;

embeddable code based on a configuration, the embeddable code being portable, copyable, and for dynamically displaying multimedia content, the configuration further indicating that an authentication is performed in response to a request corresponding to the widget;

wherein the request is fulfilled if the authentication is successful.

22. An executable software product stored on a computer-readable medium containing program instructions for providing a widget, the program instructions for:

receiving a request corresponding to the widget, the widget being portable, embeddable and for dynamically displaying multimedia content;

performing an authentication corresponding to the request; and

fulfilling the request if the authentication is successful.

23. The executable software product of claim 22 wherein the request is from a host application and for the widget and wherein the authenticating performing further includes:

providing an encrypted code corresponding to the widget; and

providing the widget to the host application if the encrypted code is decrypted.

24. The executable software product of claim 23 wherein the widget providing further includes:

providing a widget code to the host application, the widget code being executable on the host application; and

providing a widget feed to the widget if the widget can decrypt the encrypted code.

25. The executable software product of claim 22 wherein the request is from the widget and wherein the fulfilling further includes:

authenticating the widget and wherein the fulfilling further includes

providing a response to the widget if the widget is authenticated.