US 10,375,154 B2 · Interchangeable retrieval of content

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for improved computational efficiency in systems used to provide content over a network. Hybrid content sourcing is enabled to provide content via a Content Distribution System (CDN) and a centralized service in conjunction with one another via a single URL provided to client devices. A hash map is updated and provided to the client devices to allow a tenant to control and change how content is distributed without needing to modify the applications or multiple content items that are used by the client devices. Tenants are thereby enabled to include or exclude the CDN as an available source of content without disrupting operation of the centralized service or the client devices. Individual content assets or libraries of content assets may thereby be interchangeably provisioned via a single Uniform Resource Locator.

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Dependent claims

A method performed by a cloud service for improving computational efficiency in interchangeably sourcing content for retrieval when providing a single address, comprising:

identifying content hosted by the cloud service to be distributed via a content distribution network (CDN), the cloud service hosting the content at a provided uniform resource locator (URL);
creating a hash value based on the provided URL;
hosting a child content asset of the content at a source URL, wherein the source URL includes the hash value;
creating a hash map comprising a CDN URL, wherein the CDN URL points to an address for the CDN to provide the child content asset to a client device and the CDN URL includes the hash value;
configuring the CDN to serve the child content asset from the CDN URL and use the source URL as a source from which to cache the child content asset in the CDN;
and
providing the hash map to the client device associated with an authenticated client to enable the client device to derive the CDN URL such that the child content asset is provided from the CDN to the client device according to the CDN URL.

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A computing device associated with a cloud service for improving computational efficiency in interchangeably sourcing content for retrieval when providing a single address, the computing device comprising:

a communication connection between at least the cloud service, a content distribution network (CDN), and a client device;
a memory storing instructions;
and
a processing unit coupled to the memory, wherein upon execution of the instructions stored in the memory, the processing unit is configured to:
identify content hosted by the cloud service to be distributed via the CDN, the cloud service hosting the content at a provided uniform resource locator (URL);
create a hash value based on the provided URL;
host a child content asset of the content at a source URL, wherein the source URL includes the hash value;
create a hash map comprising a CDN URL, wherein the CDN URL points to an address for the CDN to provide the child content asset to the client device and the CDN URL includes the hash value;
configure the CDN to serve the child content asset from the CDN URL and use the source URL as a source from which to cache the child content asset in the CDN;
and
provide the hash map to the client device associated with an authenticated client to enable the client device to derive the CDN URL such that the child content asset is provided from the CDN to the client device according to the CDN URL.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interchangeable retrieval of content

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Abstract

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