Yahoo! Inc.

Yahoo Holdings, Inc.

Anthony Rodiger

Justin Madison

Ajay Kumar Chintala

Alan Scott Florschuetz

Ghousuddin Syed

Bhargavaram Bulleyya Gade

Jay Brent DeShan

Vinay Polavarapu

Chad Ric Gray

Syed Noman Kazmi

William David Turner

Steven Alexander Roberts

Jared Felner

Raul Giacoman

Ajay Chintala

Alan S Florschuetz

A system and method for controlling access to digital content, including streaming media. The system includes a web server, media server and end user processor, such as a personal computer, coupled to a network. The web server cryptographically generates a ticket in response to an end user's request for access to a file. The ticket is based, at least in part, on a time at or near when the ticket is generated. The media server generates an authorization ticket, preferably using the same cryptographic algorithm as the web server. The media server authorization ticket is based, at least in part, on a time at or near when the media server receives the request for access to the file. The media server determines whether to grant access to the file by comparing the ticket, as generated by the web server, to the ticket, as generated by the media server.

Method for controlling access to digital content and streaming media

Method and system for uploading, managing and delivering digital content, including streaming media. The system according to one embodiment allows receives digital content from the client (), assigns a stream identifier (ID) to the content and stores the content. The client is given a playlist uniform resource locator (URL) for publishing on its web site (), the URL including the stream ID. Activation of the URL by an end user () causes the stream to be served to the end user, without the client receiving or providing an indication of the specifics of where the content was stored. An embodiment of the present provides a system and method that permit clients to actively manage their content, including defining logical folders and subfolders containing item(s) of the content and defining logical stream groups, containing items of the content.

Method and system for managing digital content, including streaming media

A system for monitoring digital content, including streaming media having one or more client test machines configured to receive and test digital content; one or more streaming servers configured to read content and provide the digital content to the client test machines; and one or more application servers configured to provide a test data file, having a URL to an item of the digital content, to the client test machines. The client test machines store the test results and transmit them to an application server for analysis. The application server may aggregate the information and sort the information via various categories of test results to pinpoint the location of potential points of failure along the path providing the digital content.

System and method for monitoring delivery of digital content, including streaming media

System and method for controlling access to digital content, including streaming media

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