Patent ID: 8903944
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering content to a terminal, the content being available in a plurality of versions that are each independently identified with one of a plurality of version IDs, the plurality of versions each providing dissimilar versions of the content, the terminal being provided with a first version ID of the plurality of version IDs, the method comprising: determining a delivery request from the terminal for the content, the request including a second version ID of the plurality of version IDs, the terminal determining the second version ID using a version ID algorithm that provides a pre-defined relationship between a plurality of alphanumeric characters included within each of the plurality of version IDs, the terminal processing the alphanumeric characters included within the previously provided first version ID using the version ID algorithm to determine the second version ID; facilitating delivery of a second version of the plurality of versions of the content to the terminal, the second version corresponding with the one of the plurality of versions associated with the second version ID included within the delivery request; the terminal being provided the version ID algorithm from a resource server in response to the terminal issuing a resource request to the resource server, the resource server limiting the versions identifiable with the version ID algorithm according to operating systems capabilities of the terminal identified from data included within the resource request.