US 11,886,528 B2
Self-validating data object locator for a media asset
Brian Field, Evergreen, CO (US); and Jan van Doorn, Castle Rock, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/145,195.
Application 18/145,195 is a continuation of application No. 17/704,661, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,568,016.
Application 17/704,661 is a continuation of application No. 13/448,871, filed on Apr. 17, 2012, granted, now 11,321,414, issued on May 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0281263 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04L 67/568 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 16/9566 (2019.01) [G06F 21/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/1458 (2013.01); G06F 21/1083 (2023.08); H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 67/568 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a request for content comprising a plurality of content fragments, wherein the request comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) comprising a first portion indicative of a key value and a second portion indicative of a reference hash value;
determining, based on the key value being valid, a hash value, wherein the hash value is associated with the first portion of the URL and the key value;
determining, based on the hash value matching the reference hash value of the second portion of the URL, that the request is legitimate, wherein the reference hash value is indicative of a time code and a quality level for the content; and
causing, based on the request being legitimate, a first content fragment of the plurality of content fragments to be output, wherein the first content fragment is associated with the time code and the quality level.