Controlled access to a video recording over an IP multimedia subsystem, IMS, telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A telecommunications network,the network comprising a server and a database,the server being configured to store a video recording made by an authenticated first user terminal in the database and the server being configured to control access to that video recording by user terminals according to a predetermined rule selected by the user of the first user terminal,the network being an Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network, andthe network being configured to authenticate a user terminal making a request to store or access the video recording by querying a home subscriber server, HSS.
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Abstract
A telecommunications network is provided comprising a server and a database. The server is configured to store a video recording made by an authenticated first user terminal in the database. The server is configured to control access to that video recording by user terminals according to a predetermined rule selected by the user of the first user terminal. The network is an Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network. The network is configured to authenticate a user terminal making a request to store or access the video recording by querying a home subscriber server, HSS.
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1. A telecommunications network,
the network comprising a server and a database, the server being configured to store a video recording made by an authenticated first user terminal in the database and the server being configured to control access to that video recording by user terminals according to a predetermined rule selected by the user of the first user terminal, the network being an Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network, and the network being configured to authenticate a user terminal making a request to store or access the video recording by querying a home subscriber server, HSS.
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9. A method of controlling access to a video recording in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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the network authenticating a user terminal, a processor receiving a video recording from the user terminal for storage in a database of video recordings, the processor receiving an instruction from the user terminal of a rule as to which user terminals are authorised to receive the video recording, the network authenticating a further user terminal, the processor receiving a request from the further terminal for the video recording, the processor determining whether the rule is met, the processor accepting the request dependent upon the rule being met, upon the request being accepted, the processor forwarding to the further user terminal the requested video recording, in which the network is an Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network, and in which a home subscriber server, HSS, is queried to authenticate the or each user terminal making a request for the video recording. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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