MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL SERVER FOR RADIO ACCESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to media content, comprising:
- receiving from a mobile client a first setup request indicating a request to access at least a first portion of the media content;
communicating a first authorization request to a policy manager to inquire whether access by the mobile client to the first portion of the media content is authorized;
receiving from the policy manager a first authorization response to the first authorization request; and
when the first authorization response indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized, communicating to the mobile client second authorization response that indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized.
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Abstract
A method (200, 300, 400) and a system (100, 500) of controlling access to media content (120). A first setup request indicating a request to access at least a first portion of the media content can be received from a mobile client (104). A first authorization request can be communicated to a policy manager (116, 132) to inquire whether access by the mobile client to the first portion of the media content is authorized, and a first authorization response to the first authorization request can be received from the policy manager. When the first authorization response indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized, a second authorization response that indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized can be communicated to the mobile client.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to media content, comprising:
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receiving from a mobile client a first setup request indicating a request to access at least a first portion of the media content; communicating a first authorization request to a policy manager to inquire whether access by the mobile client to the first portion of the media content is authorized; receiving from the policy manager a first authorization response to the first authorization request; and when the first authorization response indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized, communicating to the mobile client second authorization response that indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system that controls access to media content, comprising:
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a media access control server that; receives from a mobile client a first setup request indicating a request to access at least a first portion of the media content; communicates a first authorization request to a policy manager to inquire whether access by the mobile client to the first portion of the media content is authorized; receives from the policy manager a first authorization response to the first authorization request; and when the first authorization response indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized, communicates to the mobile client a second authorization response that indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for controlling access to media content, said method steps comprising:
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receiving from a mobile client a first setup request indicating a request to access at least a first portion of the media content; communicating a first authorization request to a policy manager to inquire whether access by the mobile client to the first portion of the media content is authorized; receiving from the policy manager a first authorization response to the first authorization request; and when the first authorization response indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized, communicating to the mobile client a second authorization response that indicates that the request to access the first portion of the media content is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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