US 11,706,204 B2Granted

Partner integration network

AssigneeNBA Properties, Inc.

InventorsKenneth DeGennaro, Hector Arguelles Menendez, Christopher Quansah Benyarko, Edwin Edem Akrong

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Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for a media provider to allow a user to access media objects with a third-party partner that authenticates the user and authorizes the user to access certain media objects. The media provider offers access to media objects, such as video content or audio content. The partner, through a relationship with the media provider, similarly offers access to the media provider's media objects, for example, as a service or benefit to the partner's customers or users. In particular, a partner integration server mediates user authentication and authorization by the partner. The partner integration server also allows the media provider to easily and flexibly to add and integrate additional partners.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for onboarding partners into a media network, the method comprising:

providing a media network comprising media objects accessible through a partner integration server,
onboarding a partner to the partner integration server by creating an electronic record associated with the partner in an administrative repository that comprises at least one filtration criteria for identifying whether a user device is associated with the partner, wherein applying the filtration criteria to a request from a user device of the media network identities the partner from a plurality of partners;
wherein the partner integration server is configured to use the electronic record associated with the partner to:
receive a request at the partner integration server from a user device requesting access to media objects in the media network, wherein the request comprises information allowing the partner integration server to select at least the electronic record associated with the partner by applying the at least one filtration criteria;
and
identify, for the user device, a corresponding electronic record in the administrative repository associated with the partner by at least applying the at least one filtration criteria to the request.

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A partner integration server for use with a media network, the partner integration server comprising:

a processor,
memory media accessible to the processor storing instructions executable by the processor;
wherein the media network includes a media server that provides access to media objects stored in a media repository, and wherein the instructions comprise instructions for:
onboarding a partner to the partner integration server by creating an electronic record associated with the partner in an administrative repository that comprises at least one filtration criteria for identifying whether a user device is associated with the partner, wherein applying the filtration criteria to a request from a user device of the media network identifies the partner from a plurality of partners;
wherein the partner integration server is configured to use the electronic record associated with the partner to:
receive a request at the partner integration server from a user device requesting access to media objects in the media network, wherein the request comprises information allowing the partner integration server to select at least the electronic record associated with the partner by applying the at least one filtration criteria;
and
identify, for the user device, a corresponding electronic record in the administrative repository associated with the partner by at least applying the at least one filtration criteria to the request.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/898,308Filed 29 Aug 2022 · continuation
Priority: 31 Oct 2018
Published: US 2023/0006990 A15 Jan 2023
Granted: 18 Jul 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04L 63/0807
For authentication of entities: using tickets, e.g. Kerberos
G06F 21/31
Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals: user authentication
H04L 63/0861
For authentication of entities: using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan
H04L 63/0884
For authentication of entities: by delegation of authentication, e.g. a proxy authenticates an entity to be authenticated on behalf of this entity…

Family

Application16/177,196Parent of this continuation · filed 31 Oct 2018
US 2023/0006990 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Jan 2023
US 11,431,698 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2020/0137041 A1Published application
US 11,706,204 B2This patent

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