Cloud server and method for application layer—independent accelerated triggering of events in a communication network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12499184-B2
Application number	US-202217824394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2022
Priority date	May 25, 2022
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A cloud server obtains a defined signature from a first communication device, where the defined signature is associated with a digital asset at the first communication device. The cloud server validates the defined signature based on a search of the defined signature in a main action database in the cloud server. The cloud server determines that a copyright check is required for the digital asset associated with the defined signature. The cloud server determines an occurrence of copyright violation for digital asset based on resemblance search of the digital asset in copyright database. The cloud server interrupts data packets of the digital asset from being consumed at the first communication device based on the occurrence of copyright violation determined for the digital asset. The interruption of the data packets is executed at one or more layers different from an application layer of a network architecture at the first communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cloud server, comprising:
a processor configured to:
cause a first communication device to execute a frame-level inspection of a bit stream of a digital asset at a datalink layer of a network architecture of the first communication device to detect a defined signature associated with the digital asset;
obtain the defined signature from the first communication device,
wherein the defined signature is associated with the digital asset at the first communication device;

execute a search of the defined signature in a main action database;
validate the defined signature based on the execution of the search of the defined signature in the main action database;
determine that a copyright check is required for the digital asset associated with the defined signature;
execute a resemblance search of the digital asset in a copyright database based on the determination that the copyright check is required;
determine one of an occurrence of a copyright violation for the digital asset or an absence of the copyright violation for the digital asset based on the execution of the resemblance search of the digital asset in the copyright database, wherein the copyright database is accessible by the cloud server; and
interrupt, based on the validation of the defined signature and the occurrence of the copyright violation, consumption of one or more data packets of the digital asset at the datalink layer and a wire speed, prior to exposure of the one or more data packets to an application layer of the first communication device.

2 . The cloud server according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the absence of the copyright violation for the digital asset in a case where the resemblance search of the digital asset in the copyright database is negative.

3 . The cloud server according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is further configured to trigger a first event in a communication network based on the validated defined signature, and the trigger of the first event is in a case where the absence of the copyright violation for the digital asset is determined.

4 . The cloud server according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to trigger a second event in a distributed ledger of a blockchain, at the datalink layer of the network architecture different from the application layer of the network architecture, for the trigger of the first event.

5 . The cloud server according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to trigger a smart contract associated with the blockchain, at the datalink layer of the network architecture different from the application layer of the network architecture, for the trigger of the first event.

6 . The cloud server according to claim 1 , further comprising a primary storage configured to store the main action database,
wherein the processor is further configured to trigger one or more predefined actions defined in the main action database in a case where:
the defined signature associated with the digital asset is validated, and
the occurrence of the copyright violation is negative.

7 . The cloud server according to claim 6 , wherein the defined signature is pre-registered and pre-assigned to the one or more predefined actions in the main action database.

8 . The cloud server according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain a request from the first communication device for registration of the digital asset; and embed the defined signature in one or more portions of the digital asset based on the request obtained from the first communication device.

9 . A method, comprising:
in a cloud server:
causing a first communication device to execute a frame-level inspection of a bit stream of a digital asset at a datalink layer of a network architecture of the first communication device to detect a defined signature associated with the digital asset;
obtaining the defined signature from the first communication device,
wherein the defined signature is associated with the digital asset at the first communication device;

executing a search of the defined signature in a main action database;
validating the defined signature based on the execution of the search of the defined signature in the main action database;
determining that a copyright check is required for the digital asset associated with the defined signature;
executing a resemblance search of the digital asset in a copyright database based on the determination that the copyright check is required;
determining one of an occurrence of a copyright violation for the digital asset or an absence of the copyright violation for the digital asset based on the execution of the resemblance search of the digital asset in the copyright database, wherein the copyright database is accessible by the cloud server; and
interrupting, based on the validation of the defined signature and the occurrence of the copyright violation, consumption of one or more data packets of the digital asset at the datalink layer and a wire speed, prior to exposure of the one or more data packets to an application layer of the first communication device.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising determining the absence of the copyright violation for the digital asset in a case where the resemblance search of the digital asset in the copyright database is negative.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising triggering a first event in a communication network based on the validated defined signature, wherein the trigger of the first event is in a case where the absence of the copyright violation for the digital asset is determined.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising triggering a second event in a distributed ledger of a blockchain for the trigger of the first event, wherein initiation of the triggering of the second event is at the datalink layer of the network architecture different from the application layer of the network architecture.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein further comprising triggering a smart contract associated with the blockchain, at the datalink layer of the network architecture different from the application layer of the network architecture, for the trigger of the first event.

14 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising triggering one or more predefined actions defined in the main action database of the cloud server in a case where the defined signature associated with the digital asset is validated and the occurrence of the copyright violation is negative.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the defined signature is pre-registered and pre-assigned to the one or more predefined actions in the main action database.

16 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
obtaining a request from the first communication device for registration of the digital asset; and embedding the defined signature in one or more portions of the digital asset based on the request obtained from the first communication device.

17 . The cloud server according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is further configured to assign a user-defined action to the defined signature, in the main action database in one of a real-time or a near real-time, and the user-defined action specifies an action to be taken in a case where the defined signature associated with the digital asset is detected and validated by the cloud server.

18 . The cloud server according to

Assignees

• Ar & Ns Invest Llc

Inventors

• Odabaee Shervin Alireza
• Rofougaran Ahmadreza
• Rofougaran Arman
• Rofougaran Milan
• Odabaee Persia
• Odabaee Kavian
• Odabaee Ayla

Classifications

• G06F21/1073

  Conversion · CPC title

• H04L63/083

  using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226) · CPC title

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• G06F21/64

  Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures · CPC title

• G06F21/10 Primary

  Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} · CPC title