Application authorization for video services
AssigneeCable Television Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsSeetharama Rao V. Durbha, Stuart Hoggan
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Abstract
Authorizing an application to access web services or other electronic services is contemplated. Authorization of application may include requiring the application to successfully obtain an appToken and a userToken. The appToken may be provided by an application administrator to attest to an authenticity or level of trust with the application. The userToken may be issued by an identity provider (IdP) attest to an authenticity or level of trust with a user of the application. A service provider sourcing the services may analyze the appToken and userToken to determine content available to application.
Claims20
A method of authorizing an application to access web services comprising:
- receiving an appToken from the application;
- receiving a userToken from the application;
- determining whether the appToken and the userToken are one of verified and unverified;
- in the event either one of the appToken and the userToken are unverified, denying authorization for the application to access the web services;
- in the event both of the appToken and the userToken are verified, issuing the application an accessToken;
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- authorizing the application to access the web services in response to receipt of the accessToken from the application.
A method of authorizing an application operating on a mobile device to access television services of a service provider, the method comprising:
- receiving an appToken for the application from the mobile device;
- receiving a userToken for a user of the mobile device;
- determining whether the appToken and the userToken are one of verified and unverified;
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- in the event both of the appToken and the userToken are verified, issuing the application an accessToken sufficient for the application to access the television services.
A system for of authorizing an application to access services comprising:
- an application administrator configured to issue an appToken for the application;
- an identify provider (IdP) configure to issue a userToken for a user of the application;
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- a service provider configured to provide access to the services in the event both of the appToken and the userToken are verified.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.