Enablement of premium content for internet video client
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1. Content server assembly comprising:
- at least one processor;
at least one network interface communicating with the processor to establish communication between the processor and a wide area network;
at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing logic causing the processor to;
provide a respective client-unique service user identification token (SUIT) to a management server for each of plural user accounts identified by the management server;
receive from a client device accessing the content server assembly over a network path obtained by the client device from the management server at least a request for a content list and the SUIT;
determine whether the SUIT is valid; and
at least in part responsive to a determination that the SUIT is valid and only if the SUIT is valid, providing a content list to the client device, wherein the content list presents pay per view (PPV) entries, each entry representing a respective service available for purchase by the client device, wherein the content server assembly receives a request for a content list and information pertaining thereto and transmits the content list to the client device only if both the SUIT and a user token received from the client device are valid, wherein the user token is originated by a management server to indicate that the client device is properly enrolled with the management server, wherein in response to the request for a content list and a determination that the user token indicates that the client device is properly enrolled, the content server assembly uses the SUIT to ascertain an account of the client device.
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Abstract
A device is enabled to display Internet TV by accessing a management server and receiving back from the server a user token and a service list of predefined content servers. A user can select a content server on the service list which causes the device to upload its user token to the management server, which in turn sends back the network path to the content server along with a content server-user-unique service token (SUIT) that the device uses to access the content on the content server, in some embodiments on per-title PPV access, per-content category PPV access, or per-service PPV access.
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1. Content server assembly comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one network interface communicating with the processor to establish communication between the processor and a wide area network; at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing logic causing the processor to; provide a respective client-unique service user identification token (SUIT) to a management server for each of plural user accounts identified by the management server; receive from a client device accessing the content server assembly over a network path obtained by the client device from the management server at least a request for a content list and the SUIT; determine whether the SUIT is valid; and at least in part responsive to a determination that the SUIT is valid and only if the SUIT is valid, providing a content list to the client device, wherein the content list presents pay per view (PPV) entries, each entry representing a respective service available for purchase by the client device, wherein the content server assembly receives a request for a content list and information pertaining thereto and transmits the content list to the client device only if both the SUIT and a user token received from the client device are valid, wherein the user token is originated by a management server to indicate that the client device is properly enrolled with the management server, wherein in response to the request for a content list and a determination that the user token indicates that the client device is properly enrolled, the content server assembly uses the SUIT to ascertain an account of the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Content server assembly comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one network interface communicating with the processor to establish communication between the processor and a wide area network; at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor and bearing logic causing the processor to; provide a respective client-unique service user identification token (SUIT) to a management server for each of plural user accounts identified by the management server; receive from a client device accessing the content server assembly over a network path obtained by the client device from the management server at least a request for a content list and the SUIT; determine whether the SUIT is valid; and at least in part responsive to a determination that the SUIT is valid and only if the SUIT is valid, providing a content list to the client device, wherein the content list presents pay per view (PPV) entries, each entry representing a name of an Internet-based audio-video service provider accessible through the content server assembly, wherein the content server assembly receives a request for a content list and information pertaining thereto and transmits the content list to the client device only if both the SUIT and a user token received from the client device are valid, wherein the user token is originated by a management server to indicate that the client device is properly enrolled with the management server, wherein in response to the request for a content list and a determination that the user token indicates that the client device is properly enrolled, the content server assembly uses the SUIT to ascertain an account of the client device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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