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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Chad C. Keith, Redmond, WA (US);
David L. Dunmire, Roswell, GA (US);
Clifford Marcus Owenby, Heath, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method for accessing a remote network includes identifying a content server associated with the remote network, generating a uniform resource locator, embedding additional data in the uniform resource locator, encrypting the uniform resource locator, and accessing a server in the remote network identified by the uniform resource locator. The method further includes wherein the additional data comprises authentication data, a delivery session identification, a time stamp, or comprises subscriber identification data. The URL may provide access to the content server for a time period indicated by the time stamp. The method includes wherein at least the subscriber identification data prevents unauthorized sharing of the URL.