Content delivery validation service

US8996686B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8996686-B2
Application numberUS-201113051027-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 18, 2011
Priority dateMar 18, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A Request for content is validated for a specific level of service that is to be provided over a network when making the request for the content and when delivering the content to satisfy the request over the network. A network transaction is tagged representing the request and the delivery of the content. Resources that comport with the specific level of service are designated to handle the network transaction and the transaction is injected into the network. Usage of the resources is monitored as the network transaction is processed.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method implemented in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and processed by one or more processors configured to perform the method, comprising: identifying a level of infrastructure service to provide a principal when the principal sends a content selection for content and when the content is delivered to the principal over a network between a target device location associated with the principal and a source device location that vends th…

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What does patent US8996686B2 cover?
A Request for content is validated for a specific level of service that is to be provided over a network when making the request for the content and when delivering the content to satisfy the request over the network. A network transaction is tagged representing the request and the delivery of the content. Resources that comport with the specific level of service are designated to handle the ne…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Carter Stephen R, Novell Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/2265. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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