US 12,225,009 B2
Content authorization and delivery
Kyong Park, Haverford, PA (US); Jason Burgess, Highlands Ranch, CO (US); Garey Hassler, Castle Pines, CO (US); and Greg Rutz, Arvada, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/146,817.
Prior Publication US 2020/0106778 A1, Apr. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/10 (2013.01) [H04L 63/08 (2013.01)] 52 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device and from a user device, a manifest file request comprising a uniform resource signing package as a query parameter to allow it to remain unaltered as the manifest file request is routed to the computing device, wherein the uniform resource signing package comprises information indicating a requested content item;
verifying, based on the uniform resource signing package and the manifest file request, that the user device is to be permitted access to the requested content item;
sending, by the computing device, based on the verifying, and to the user device, a response comprising a manifest file for the requested content item, wherein the manifest file comprises the uniform resource signing package and a listing of fragments of the requested content item; and
receiving, from the user device, a plurality of fragment requests for the fragments of the requested content item, wherein each of the fragment requests comprises a copy of the uniform resource signing package as a query parameter.