Patent ID: 7721103
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for providing media content while preventing unauthorized access to a plurality of content sources, said system comprising: a media content server storing a media content library having a plurality of media content pieces, each of said plurality of media content pieces having a time sensitive address, said media content library periodically renaming some or all of said time sensitive address of said plurality of media content pieces address thereby making previous content source addresses obsolete and preventing unauthorized access to said media content pieces; a web application server and a global media content delivery network including multiple point of presence, wherein each one of the point of presence providing said plurality of content sources to client devices in their respective vicinity, each content source of said plurality of content sources storing a portion of said media content library; each of the client devices having a media player application accessing the web application server for authorization and receiving a unique identification to request a media play list; and a security system coupled to said plurality of content sources for allowing delivery of a media content piece from said media content library to the authorized client device while preventing unauthorized access to said media content library stored by said plurality of content sources, wherein the authorized client device storing the delivered media content piece using hidden directories; wherein said security system prevents access to said media content library when the media player application operating on the client device and when an identification provided by the client device are determined invalid.