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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Digital River, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Gyuchang Jun, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kurt Huang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Duane Kuroda, Campbell, CA (US);
DIGITAL RIVER, INC., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to account-based access to media services are described. A media access controller server validates a voucher for an offer of network content and issues a token permitting access to the content. A media access manager server validates the token and invokes a playlist-generation step at a publishing point, and returns the content to a user's media player. A custom plug-in on the media access manager may enforce terms of service imposed by the publisher, such as a maximum number of simultaneous streams permitted by a single voucher, or a time window for use of the voucher. Streams whose voucher's end time has expired are terminated by the plug-in.