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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Jian Huang, Sudbury, MA (US);
Bobby BO Xiao, Irving, TX (US);
Jack Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, MA (US);
Diego S. Rozensztejn, Brookline, MA (US);
Okeno R. Palmer, Woburn, MA (US);
Gaurav Mehta, Brookline, MA (US);
Jian Huang, Sudbury, MA (US);
Bobby Bo Xiao, Irving, TX (US);
Jack Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, MA (US);
Diego S. Rozensztejn, Brookline, MA (US);
Okeno R. Palmer, Woburn, MA (US);
Gaurav Mehta, Brookline, MA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method that includes receiving a first request for video content from a user of a user device; retrieving an identifier for the user device using an application programming interface; sending a second request to receive the video content that includes the identifier; receiving an instruction to provide payment to rent or purchase the video content; sending the payment in response to the instruction; receiving the video content and a token, where the video content is encrypted based on a key and where the token indicates that the payment was processed; sending a third request to obtain a license associated with the video content that includes the token and the identifier; receiving the license, which includes the key and terms under which the video content is to be processed; decrypting the video content, using the key, when the decrypting is performed in a manner permitted by the terms; and playing the decrypted video content.