Patent ID: 7640320
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by an ingest server, digital content from a client; storing, by a repository server, the digital content, the digital content having an associated server hostname and a filename; assigning a unique identifier to the digital content, and associating the unique identifier, server hostname and filename; providing the client with a link containing the unique identifier but not the server hostname and filename associated with the digital content's unique identifier; receiving, by a playlist server, a request for the content, the request based on activation of the link, the request including the unique identifier but not the server hostname and filename associated with the digital content's unique identifier; determining, by the playlist server, the server hostname and filename based on the unique identifier received with the request; creating, by the playlist server, a redirector file, the redirector file including the server hostname and filename associated with the digital content's unique identifier, the redirector file is returned in response to the request.