US 11,729,472 B2
Content access based on location token
Eric J. Campbell, Rochester, MN (US); Chad Albertson, Rochester, MN (US); Christopher Steffen, Rochester, MN (US); and Nicholas Ollerich, Rochester, MN (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 3, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/701,306.
Prior Publication US 2021/0168455 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4753 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 9/3234 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing content to a user outside of a home region, comprising:
a portable device configured to display content to a user through a network connection;
a home content provider configured to provide content to the portable device from the home region, wherein at least a portion of the content is region restricted content;
a location verifier configured to determine that the portable device and the user are both physically located within the home region, and in response issue to the user a location token; and
a token verifier configured to verify the location token in response to the user requesting region restricted content outside of the home region from the home content provider and instructs the home content provider to provide region restricted content to the user.