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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Richard Donald Ellis, Carnation, WA (US);
Christopher Richard Newcombe, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul David Jones, Renton, WA (US);
Derrick Jason Birum, Duvall, WA (US);
Harold Michael Dunkle, North Bend, WA (US);
Mikel Howard Thompson, Shoreline, WA (US);
Richard Donald Ellis, Carnation, WA (US);
Christopher Richard Newcombe, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul David Jones, Renton, WA (US);
Derrick Jason Birum, Duvall, WA (US);
Harold Michael Dunkle, North Bend, WA (US);
Mikel Howard Thompson, Shoreline, WA (US);
Valve Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for granting access to system and content is provided. A key is provided that allows access by a client computer to content that includes a plurality of resources. A server is accessed and the key is provided to the server. Based on the key, access is granted to the content. A program on the client computer requests a resource of the plurality of resources. If the resource is located locally, the resource is provided to the program. Otherwise, the resource is downloaded from the content server and stored locally. A data structure is modified to indicate that the resource is stored locally and the resource is provided to the program.