Methods, Systems, and Products for Address Translation
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a gateway, a request from a device, the device requesting content delivered to an output device;
generating, by the gateway, a translated request that specifies the gateway as both a requestor of the content and as a destination for the content;
sending, by the gateway, the translated request via a network to a content server;
receiving, by the gateway, the content via the network in response to the translated request sent to the content server; and
forwarding, by the gateway, the content to the output device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products translate addresses in networks. A residential gateway translates requests for content such that the residential gateway appears as both a requestor and a destination for requested content, regardless of an actual requesting device or a desired output device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway, a request from a device, the device requesting content delivered to an output device; generating, by the gateway, a translated request that specifies the gateway as both a requestor of the content and as a destination for the content; sending, by the gateway, the translated request via a network to a content server; receiving, by the gateway, the content via the network in response to the translated request sent to the content server; and forwarding, by the gateway, the content to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a hardware processor; and a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a request from a device, the device requesting content delivered to an output device; generating a translated request that specifies a gateway as both a requestor of the content and as a destination for the content; sending the translated request via a network to a content server; receiving the content via the network in response to the translated request sent to the content server; and forwarding the content to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a request from a device, the device requesting content delivered to an output device; generating a translated request that specifies a gateway as both a requestor of the content and as a destination for the content; sending the translated request via a network to a content server; receiving the content via the network in response to the translated request sent to the content server; and forwarding the content to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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