Access to a network for distributing digital content
AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorsGaël Fromentoux, Frédéric Fieau
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Abstract
A transmission of a digital content to a user terminal is managed by a network comprising a service subnetwork adapted for providing the terminal with a service token, and a digital contents distribution subnetwork which includes a control part and a transmission part. The control part of the distribution subnetwork receives a request from the user terminal for a digital content, indicating a service token. Next, if the service token is recognized as valid, an address relating to the distribution subnetwork is determined and a session token associated with said address is generated. A message indicating said address and the session token associated with said address is then transmitted to the user terminal.
Claims14
A method for managing the transmission of a digital content item to a user terminal in a network comprising a service subnetwork adapted to provide the terminal with a service token and a digital content distribution subnetwork which includes a control part and a transmission part, said service token being associated with an address of the distribution subnetwork;
- said management method comprising the following steps in the control part of the distribution subnetwork:
- /1/ receiving a request from the user terminal for a digital content item, indicating a service token;
- /2/ if the service token is recognized as valid, determining an address relating to the distribution subnetwork and generating a session token associated with said address;
- and
- /3/ sending a message to the user terminal, indicating said address and the session token associated with said address.
A method for managing the transmission of a digital content item to a user terminal in a network comprising a service subnetwork and a digital content distribution subnetwork which includes a control part and a transmission part;
- said management method comprising the following steps in the service subnetwork:
- /1/ receiving a request from the user terminal for a digital content item;
- /2/ deciding whether to authorize the user terminal on the basis of decision criteria;
- /3/ determining an address relating to the distribution subnetwork and generating a service token associated with said address;
- and
- /4/ sending a message to the user terminal, indicating said address and the service token associated with said address.
A method for managing the transmission of a digital content item to a user terminal in a network comprising a service subnetwork and a digital content distribution subnetwork which includes a control part and a transmission part;
- said management method comprising the following steps at the user terminal:
- /1/ requesting a digital content item from the service subnetwork;
- /2/ receiving a first address relating to the control part of the distribution subnetwork and a service token associated with said first address;
- /3/ requesting the digital content item from said first address, indicating the service token associated with said first address;
- /4/ receiving a second address relating to the transmission part of the distribution subnetwork and a session token associated with said second address;
- /5/ requesting the digital content item from said second address, indicating the session token associated with said second address;
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- /6/ receiving the digital content.
A service subnetwork in a digital content management network additionally comprising a digital content distribution subnetwork which includes a control part and a transmission part;
- said service subnetwork comprising:
- a unit for interfacing with a user terminal, adapted to:
- receive a request for digital content from the user terminal;
- and
- if applicable, send a message to the user terminal indicating said address and the service token associated with said address;
- a decision unit which decides whether to authorize the user terminal on the basis of decision criteria;
- and
- a determination unit which determines an address relating to the distribution subnetwork and generates a service token associated with said address.
A controller for a distribution subnetwork in a digital content management network additionally comprising a service subnetwork adapted to provide a terminal with a service token, said distribution subnetwork including a control part and a transmission part,
- said controller comprising:
- an interface unit which receives a request for digital content from the user terminal indicating a service token, and which, if applicable, sends a message to the user terminal indicating an address and a session token associated with said address;
- a control unit which verifies the validity of the service token;
- and
- a determination unit which determines said address relating to the distribution subnetwork and generates a session token associated with said address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.