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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Aol Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Depeng Bi, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Stephen Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, IL (US);
Troy Steven Denkinger, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Timothy Scott Franklin, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Bart Richard Cilfone, Chicago, IL (US);
Anne Marie Pewterbaugh, Broomfield, CO (US);
Jeffrey Jonathan Spurgat, Madison, WI (US);
AOL Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
Digital content distribution systems and methods are provided for distributing for digital data files, such as digital audio and video data files. In accordance with one implementation, a token-based authentication system is provided that does not require knowledge of the individual user requesting the download of digital content data or real-time access to user account information. Instead, the token-based authentication system embeds the authentication information, or token, in the download request information itself. In this way, the download or content server authenticates the download request using the token contained in the download request information and therefore does not require any additional information to carry out this authentication, such as access to user account information.