Patent ID: 9210154
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method with which a first network provides delivery of secured content from a second network, the computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a content request from a user at the first network, the content request comprising (i) a first identifier identifying the user, (ii) a second identifier identifying content being requested by the user and identifying the first network as a source for said content, and (iii) a first token encrypting at least a first access restriction; extracting at a server of the first network, the first access restriction by decrypting the first token using a first encryption key; authenticating the user at the first network based on the first access restriction; determining from the first identifier, a second network that provides better content delivery performance to the user than the first network, wherein the second network operates at least one server independent of the first network; generating a message comprising (i) a third identifier identifying said content and the second network as the source for said content and (ii) a second token encrypting at least a second access restriction using a second encryption key that the first network exchanges with the second network and that is different than the first encryption key; and transferring the user from the first network to the second network by passing the message to the user.