Patent ID: 9510035
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for securely providing a media stream from a server device to a remote player via a communications network, the method comprising: receiving, at the server device, a request for a connection from the remote player via the communications network; in response to the request for the connection, requesting an authorization credential from a separately located central server via the communications network to authorize a media streaming session, wherein the authorization credential is generated and provided by the central server to both of the remote player and the server device via the communications network; and establishing the media streaming session between the server device and the remote player over the communications network in response to receipt of the authorization credential from the central server so as to securely provide the media stream from the server device to the remote player, wherein at least a portion of the media stream is encrypted based upon the authorization credential.