Token-based content subscription
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1. A method for token-based content subscription, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a content provider a request for content subscription;
receiving, by the content provider, a subscription token, the subscription token provided to a user by a content subscription service and including security information and content delivery information, the content delivery information including a preferred period for the content subscription, a frequency for the content subscription, a preferred sorting order for the content, and further including content presentation parameters that indicate a preference for presentation of subscription content to a device associated with the subscription token; and
delivering, by the content provider, the content to the device associated with the subscription token, including;
extracting from the subscription token the security information;
extracting from the subscription token the content delivery information; and
delivering the content to the device in accordance with the content delivery information and the security information, including periodically pushing content to the device.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for token-based content subscription. Embodiments include receiving a request for content subscription; receiving from a user a subscription token; and delivering content to a device associated with the subscription token.
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1. A method for token-based content subscription, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a content provider a request for content subscription; receiving, by the content provider, a subscription token, the subscription token provided to a user by a content subscription service and including security information and content delivery information, the content delivery information including a preferred period for the content subscription, a frequency for the content subscription, a preferred sorting order for the content, and further including content presentation parameters that indicate a preference for presentation of subscription content to a device associated with the subscription token; and delivering, by the content provider, the content to the device associated with the subscription token, including; extracting from the subscription token the security information; extracting from the subscription token the content delivery information; and delivering the content to the device in accordance with the content delivery information and the security information, including periodically pushing content to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 19, 20)
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6. A system for token-based content subscription, the system comprising:
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a computer processor; a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of; receiving, by a content provider a request for content subscription; receiving, by the content provider, a subscription token, the subscription token provided to a user by a content subscription service and including security information and content delivery information, the content delivery information including a preferred period for the content subscription, a frequency for the content subscription, a preferred sorting order for the content, and further including content presentation parameters that indicate a preference for presentation of subscription content to a device associated with the subscription token; and delivering, by the content provider, the content to the device associated with the subscription token, including; extracting from the subscription token the security information; extracting from the subscription token the content delivery information; and delivering the content to the device in accordance with the content delivery information and the security information, including periodically pushing content to the device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 21, 22)
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11. A computer program product for token-based content subscription, the computer program product embodied on a non-transmission computer-readable recording medium, the computer program product comprising:
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computer program instructions for receiving, by a content provider, a request for content subscription; computer program instructions for receiving, by the content provider, a subscription token, the subscription token provided to a user by a content subscription service and including security information and content delivery information, the content delivery information including a preferred period for the content subscription, a frequency for the content subscription, a preferred sorting order for the content, and further including content presentation parameters that indicate a preference for presentation of subscription content to a device associated with the subscription token; and computer program instructions for delivering, by the content provider, the content to a device associated with the subscription token, including; computer program instructions for extracting from the subscription token the security information; computer program instructions for extracting from the subscription token the content delivery information; and computer program instructions for delivering the content to the device in accordance with the content delivery information and the security information, including periodically pushing content to the device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23, 24)
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