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Method and apparatus for providing enhanced streaming content delivery with multi-archive support using secure download manager and content-indifferent decoding

AssigneeIII Holdings 12, LLC

InventorsDavid Aldis, Kenneth Brown, Andrew Gallant

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Abstract

A system, apparatuses and methods are provided to download and process data and other content streamed over a wide area network using one or more dynamically fetched, material specific, data handlers (e.g., download assistants). A download assistant fetches a data stream from a remote location and processes the streamed data iteratively using buffers and multi-threaded processes through the decoder (e.g., codec), allowing source material-specific processing of the data as it is streamed from one or more download sources as well as content-indifferent and platform-indifferent decoding. To minimize versioning issues, payload construction for secure delivery is simplified to packing and encrypting a directory tree containing any number of files or other digital media into an archive and, when needed, dividing a payload into multiple files or archives with a descriptor that lists the archives.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving a request from a user device for executing selected content;
identifying a download assistant service to facilitate the fulfillment of the request;
selecting a codec from among a plurality of codecs depending on a method of executing content employed at the user device and a designated content type of the selected content,
wherein the plurality of codecs comprise at least two different codecs to handle at least one of different types of content and different methods of executing content at the user device;
calling the selected codec to verify a license associated with the selected content;
generating, by the selected codec, an installation code;
sending, by the selected codec and to the download assistant, an activation code based on the installation code, the activation code indicating verification of the license associated with the selected content;
and
providing to the user device the selected download assistant service and the selected codec for enabling execution of the selected content at the user device,
wherein the executing comprises performing multiple simultaneous or near simultaneous downloads of the selected content via the selected download assistant service, placing the selected content into buffers via the selected download assistant service, and decrypting and unpacking the buffers via the selected codec.

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Application: 15/369,491Filed 5 Dec 2016 · continuation
Priority: 28 May 2010
Published: US 2017/0295151 A112 Oct 2017
Granted: 8 Sep 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

H04L 63/062
For supporting key management in a packet data network: for key distribution, e.g. centrally by trusted party
H04L 65/60
Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication: network streaming of media packets
H04L 65/612
For supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio: for unicast
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

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Application61/344,134Us provisional application · filed 28 May 2010
Application13/118,346Parent of this continuation · filed 27 May 2011
Application14/322,528Parent of this continuation · filed 2 Jul 2014
US 8,799,411 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Aug 2014
Application15/010,457Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Jan 2016
US 9,253,234 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 2 Feb 2016
US 2017/0295151 A1Pre-grant publication · published 12 Oct 2017
US 9,516,083 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2011/0295980 A1Published application
US 2015/0081849 A1Published application
US 2016/0149983 A1Published application
US 10,771,443 B2This patent

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