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Granted Patent B2
US 11,855,980 · App. 17/856,235 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Trusted communication session and content delivery

Inventor: Jonathan Moore (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04L63/083H04L9/3263H04L63/0281H04L63/062H04L63/0823H04L63/205H04L67/56H04L2209/24H04L2209/64
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Patent No.
US 11,855,980
App. No.
17/856,235
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems for network communication are disclosed. Proxy information may be received. The proxy information may facilitate a gateway device communicating as a proxy for a user device.

Claims (36)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a network device, a token associated with a content device;

sending, via an authenticated session, to the content device, the token;

receiving, from the content device, based on the token, an identifier associated with the network device;

sending, based on the identifier, to the network device, a request for content associated with the content device; and

based on the request for content associated with the content device, receiving, from the network device, the requested content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network device is a gateway device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the token comprises one or more of configuration data, authentication data, or an encryption key.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network device is configured as a proxy for the user device based on the token.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier associated with the network device is a host name identifying a proxy server hosted on the network device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising initiating, by the user device, with the content device, an authenticated communication session.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein sending the token to the content device comprises sending the token via the authenticated communication session.

8. A method comprising:

sending, to a network device, a request for a communication session;

receiving, from the network device, based on the request for the communication session, a token;

sending, to the network device, based on the token, an encryption key;

receiving, based on the encryption key, proxy information for configuring the network device;

sending, based on the proxy information, a request for content associated with a content device; and

receiving, based on the proxy information and the request for content, the requested content.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the network device comprises a gateway device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the token comprises one or more of: a set of numbers, a set of letters, a set of symbols, or a combination of numbers, letters, or symbols configured to facilitate the formation of a trusted relationship between two devices.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the proxy information comprises an identifier identifying a host name associated with a proxy server on the network device.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the request for content comprises a cookie.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising causing the network device to send the request for content to a content device.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising outputting the requested content.

15. A method comprising:

sending, by a user device to a network device, a request for a communication session and an encryption key;

receiving, from the network device, based on the request for the communication session and the encryption key, proxy information for configuring the network device;

sending, to the network device, based on the proxy information, a request for content associated with a content device;

causing the network device to send the request for content to the content device; and

receiving, from the network device, the requested content.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the network device comprises a gateway device.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the token comprises one or more of: a set of numbers, a set of letters, a set of symbols, or a combination of numbers, letters, or symbols configured to facilitate the formation of a trusted relationship between two devices.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the request for content is sent from an application on the user device.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising initiating, with the content device, an authenticated communication session.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising outputting the requested content.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: MOORE, JONATHAN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 064652/0571 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16913928 · Jun 26, 2020
Continuation 16216623 · Dec 11, 2018
Continuation 15687231 · Aug 25, 2017
Continuation 14788066 · Jun 30, 2015
Continuation 14079987 · Nov 14, 2013
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