Location restricted content delivery over a network
First Claim
1. An apparatus for delivering content to a requesting device over a content delivery network, the content being deliverable in only one or more restricted geographic regions and the requesting device being communicatively coupled to a cellular communications service provider via a cellular communications network, the apparatus comprising:
- a central processor unit (CPU), a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media;
first program instructions to receive a network identifier of the requesting device uniquely identifying the requesting device in the cellular communications network;
second program instructions to transmit a verification message over the cellular communications network using the network identifier for receipt by the requesting device;
third program instructions to receive, from the requesting device, an access control submission over the content delivery network;
fourth program instructions to receive, from the cellular communications service provider, location information corresponding to a geographic location of the requesting device; and
fifth program instructions, in response to a determination that the access control submission derives from the transmitted verification message and the location information indicates the requesting device is in one of the one or more restricted geographic regions, to deliver the content to the requesting device;
wherein the verification message is a secret shared with the cellular communications service provider, and the location information is received from the cellular communications service provider in the access control submission via the requesting device, and wherein the location information and the verification message are encrypted by the cellular communications service provider using a public key corresponding to a private key for a provider of the content; and
whereinthe first, second, third, fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.
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Abstract
Delivering content to a requesting device over a content delivery network, the content being deliverable in only one or more restricted geographic regions and the requesting device being communicatively connected to a cellular communications service provider via a cellular communications network, the method comprising steps of: receiving a network identifier of the requesting device uniquely identifying the requesting device in the cellular communications network; transmitting a verification message over the cellular communications network for receipt by the requesting device; receiving, from the requesting device, an access control submission; receiving, from the cellular communications service provider, location information corresponding to a geographic location of the requesting device; and in response to a determination that the access control submission derives from the transmitted verification message and the location information indicates the requesting device is in one of the one or more restricted geographic regions, delivering the content to the requesting device.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for delivering content to a requesting device over a content delivery network, the content being deliverable in only one or more restricted geographic regions and the requesting device being communicatively coupled to a cellular communications service provider via a cellular communications network, the apparatus comprising:
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a central processor unit (CPU), a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media; first program instructions to receive a network identifier of the requesting device uniquely identifying the requesting device in the cellular communications network; second program instructions to transmit a verification message over the cellular communications network using the network identifier for receipt by the requesting device; third program instructions to receive, from the requesting device, an access control submission over the content delivery network; fourth program instructions to receive, from the cellular communications service provider, location information corresponding to a geographic location of the requesting device; and fifth program instructions, in response to a determination that the access control submission derives from the transmitted verification message and the location information indicates the requesting device is in one of the one or more restricted geographic regions, to deliver the content to the requesting device; wherein the verification message is a secret shared with the cellular communications service provider, and the location information is received from the cellular communications service provider in the access control submission via the requesting device, and wherein the location information and the verification message are encrypted by the cellular communications service provider using a public key corresponding to a private key for a provider of the content; and
whereinthe first, second, third, fourth and fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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6. A computer program element comprising a tangible computer usable storage device having computer program code stored thereon to, when loaded into a computer system and executed thereon, causes the computer system to perform the steps of:
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receiving a network identifier of the requesting device uniquely identifying the requesting device in the cellular communications network; transmitting a verification message over the cellular communications network using the network identifier for receipt by the requesting device; receiving, from the requesting device, an access control submission over the content delivery network; receiving, from the cellular communications service provider, location information corresponding to a geographic location of the requesting device; and in response to a determination that the access control submission derives from the transmitted verification message and the location information indicates the requesting device is in one of the one or more restricted geographic regions, delivering the content to the requesting device, wherein the verification message is a secret shared with the cellular communications service provider, and the location information is received from the cellular communications service provider in the access control submission via the requesting device, and wherein the location information and the verification message are encrypted by the cellular communications service provider using a public key corresponding to a private key for a provider of the content.
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