CONDITIONAL DATA DELIVERY TO REMOTE DEVICES

• US 20090254976A1
• Filed: 04/04/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Harrington, Kendra S., HUOTARI, ALLEN J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,156,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/445 by mutual authentication, e.g. between devices or programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5084 Providing for device mobility network addressing or numbering for mobility support in wireless networks H04W8/26; mobile IP H04W80/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels

Abstract

In one embodiment a method comprises enrolling a mobile device in a local area network by setting a variable to a mobile device identifier and authenticating the mobile device using a network gateway and the mobile device identifier. A request for data is received from the mobile device and the data is delivered from a service provider to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

enrolling a mobile device in a local area network having a Residential Gateway by setting a variable to a mobile device identifier when said mobile device is disposed locally with respect to said Residential Gateway;

receiving a request for data from said mobile device when said mobile device is not disposed locally with respect to said Residential Gateway; and

delivering said data from a service provider to said mobile device, when said mobile device is not disposed locally with respect to said Residential Gateway.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said variable is a Universal Plug and Play ExternalClient variable.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said mobile device identifier is stored in said mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said enrolling comprises said mobile device setting said variable to said mobile device identifier.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said enrolling comprises setting a cookie on said Residential Gateway to a random identifier.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said enrolling comprises said Residential Gateway writing said variable into said mobile device, said variable being a random identifier stored in said Residential Gateway.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating said mobile device, wherein said Residential Gateway transmits said mobile device identifier to said service provider.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating said mobile device, wherein said service provider sends a device confirmation request to said Residential Gateway.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating said mobile device, wherein said mobile device sends a request for authorization to said Residential Gateway.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said receiving a request comprises said service provider receiving said request for data from said mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein said receiving a request comprises:

said Residential Gateway receiving said request for data from said mobile device, and

said Residential Gateway redirecting said request for data to said service provider.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein said receiving a request comprises:

said Residential Gateway receiving said request for data from said mobile device, and

said Residential Gateway routing said request for data to said service provider.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said delivering said data comprises sending data in response to said request from said service provider to said mobile device.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said delivering said data comprises sending data in response to said request from said service provider to said Residential Gateway and redirecting said data from said Residential Gateway to said mobile device.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein said delivering said data comprises sending data in response to said request from said service provider to said Residential Gateway, and routing said data from said Residential Gateway to said mobile device.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a mobile device identified by a mobile device identifier; and

a network gateway connected to a service provider through a local area network, wherein;

said mobile device is enrolled in said local area network by setting a Universal Plug and Play ExternalClient variable in said network gateway to said mobile device identifier;

said mobile device is authenticated using said mobile device identifier; and

data is delivered to said mobile device in response to a request for said data from said mobile device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said network gateway is a Residential Gateway.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said Universal Plug and Play ExternalClient variable is an Internet Protocol address.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a network gateway connected to a service provider through a local area network;

means for enrolling a mobile device in said local area network using a mobile device identifier;

means for authenticating said mobile device using said mobile device identifier; and

means for delivering data to said mobile device in response to a request for said data from said mobile device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said means for delivering data delivers data from said network gateway to said mobile device.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein said means for enrolling uses a Universal Plug and Play ExternalClient variable as said mobile device identifier.