Proxy Gateway Sessions for Location-Restricted Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers face challenges in providing content to users based on various restrictions imposed by agreements with content providers or internal policies, necessitating more sophisticated methods and systems for content delivery.
Innovation Solution
A network configuration method involving an intermediary device that functions as both a gateway and proxy, generating a token and providing it to the content provider, allowing access to content only through a known location while denying requests from unknown locations, using tokens and encryption keys to establish trusted communication sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If content is provided based on restrictions imposed by agreements with content providers or internal policies, then compliance with restrictions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway device as an intermediary between the user device and content providers. The gateway generates tokens and manages authentication, while a separate security unit handles encryption and decryption of communication sessions. This intermediary architecture distributes the complexity of restriction compliance across multiple specialized components rather than requiring the user device to handle all compliance logic directly.
2Reliability
If token matching and encryption key verification are implemented to establish trusted communication sessions, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The security unit automatically performs token verification, encryption key management, and certificate validation without requiring user intervention. The gateway device self-generates tokens and the security unit self-manages the encryption/decryption processes. This automation maintains high security while preserving ease of operation by eliminating manual security configuration steps for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication actions before content delivery begins. The gateway generates tokens in advance, the security unit pre-establishes encryption keys and validates certificates before communication sessions start. This preliminary setup ensures security requirements are met before any user-facing operations occur, making the actual user interaction simple and straightforward.
3Reliability
If an intermediary device functions as both gateway and proxy to control content access locations, then compliance with geographic restrictions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the gateway functionality and proxy functionality into a single intermediary device. The gateway generates tokens and manages authentication, while the proxy intercepts and forwards content requests based on those tokens. By merging these functions into one device rather than requiring separate gateway and proxy infrastructure, the system achieves geographic restriction compliance while reducing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
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.