George H Lester

US Patent:

20190058900, Feb 21, 2019

Filed:

Aug 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/679986

Inventors:

- Seattle WA, US
Brian Burkhart - Seattle WA, US
George Lester - Philadelphia PA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/2347
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/858
H04N 21/472

Abstract:

Methods and systems for enhancing service compatibility are described. A request for content can be received from a client (e.g., user device). A first resource locator for at least a portion of the content can be encoded with service information. A second resource locator indicating a redirect device can comprise the encoded first resource locator and the service information. The client can request at least the portion of the content from a redirect device using the second resource locator. The redirect device can process the request by decoding the first resource locator and service information and sending the service information to a service. The redirect device can send the first resource locator to the client. The client can request at least the portion of the content from a content device using the first resource locator.