Patent ID: 9251317
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. Enacted on a server of a network video messaging system, a method to enable a source client to control access to its video content, the method comprising: receiving a first message from a client application of the source client, the first message including the video content and specifying a recipient client and a type of download that the recipient client is authorized to receive, the type of download that the recipient client is authorized to receive being one of a storable download of the video content that is to be made available to the recipient client by download from the server and a transient download of the video content that is to be made available to the recipient client by download from the server; storing the video content; associating a navigation link with the video content, the navigation link providing access to the stored video content; transmitting a second message to the recipient client, the second message including the navigation link; receiving a request from the recipient client to access the video content via the navigation link; responsive to receiving the request, determining, at the server, whether the recipient client is authorized to receive the storable download of the video content or whether the recipient client is authorized to receive the transient download of the video content;