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System, method, and infrastructure for real-time live streaming content

  • US 9,875,480 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2012
  • Issued: 01/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for hosting assets and metadata about assets from service providers, the assets for streaming or video-on-demand, comprising:

  • on a hosting server, receiving a metadata file from a service provider or content delivery network, the metadata file associated with an asset in a web folder, the asset configured to be delivered in a streamed or video-on-demand fashion, the web folder including an index file and a plurality of transport stream files;

    on a management server, receiving a request from a second display for a streamed or video-on-demand asset, the second display using the authentication credential of a content playback device, the second display separate from the content playback device but configured to at least partially control content playback on the content playback device;

    upon authentication of the content playback device with the management server, providing a user token to the content playback device, the user token associated with the requested streamed or video-on-demand asset;

    on the hosting server, receiving a request from the content playback device having authentication credentials to receive the asset, the request including the user token;

    from the hosting server, providing a URI to the content playback device, the URI providing access to the index file from which the content playback device may receive the asset, the index file being accessible from the service provider or content delivery network and not from the hosting server, and wherein the providing a URI includes providing a proxy URI to the content playback device, the proxy URI convertible to an actual URI only at the service provider or content delivery network, such that the actual location of the URI file is hidden to the content playback device; and

    determining if the content playback device is a faked client device presenting a stolen or counterfeit TV_ID by determining if a duplicate TV_ID has been presented; and

    requiring the content playback device to request a new user token if the content playback device is determined to be a faked client device.

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