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Certificate checkin service

US9338160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2013
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for a content provider to enable the consumption of content by properly entitled consumers (e.g., end-users, clients, customers) within a cloud provider network. A first certificate checkin service (CCS) executed by a processing device deployed in the cloud provider network receives a first set of usage data relating to content of a content provider consumed by a client of the cloud provider network. The first CCS provides the usage data to a communicatively coupled parent CCS. The first CCS provides the parent CCS with a request for entitlement data relating to the cloud provider, and stores the entitlement data received from the parent CCS. The entitlement data may be used by the first CCS to determine if the client is entitled to consume the content.

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