NETWORK REGISTRATION FOR CONTENT TRANSACTIONS

• US 20100070417A1
• Filed: 09/12/2008
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, John, Flynn, Judson John, Haughn, Erick John
• Application Number:
  US12/209,819
• Publication Number:
  US 20100070417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/16 Implementing security features at a particular protocol layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys

Abstract

System(s) and method(s) are provided for registration of non-mobile devices with a mobile network platform for secure content transactions among the mobile network platform and registered non-mobile devices, and mobile and registered non-mobile devices. Through various secure protocols, a registration component within the mobile network platform records non-mobile devices provisioned through a non-mobile network platform. Recordation includes validation of devices associated with the non-mobile devices and retention of devices records. Content transaction(s), e.g., content delivery and exchange, are conducted securely, and abide by license terms for content dissemination. Content transaction(s) can be billed based at least in part on license terms, or subscriber intelligence. Transacted content can be received and formatted by a master non-mobile within a network of provisioned non-mobile devices. The master non-mobile device securely delivers transacted contents to slave non-mobile devices and to the mobile network platform. Advertisement(s) also can be transacted.

Claims

1. A method for registering with a mobile network platform and transacting content(s) therewith, the method comprising:

electing to conduct a content transaction with the mobile network platform;

recording a security credential with the mobile network platform;

conveying content(s) securely to the mobile network platform as part of the content transaction; and

receiving content(s) securely from the mobile network platform as part of the content transaction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein electing to conduct a content transaction includes conveying signaling to create a security credential.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein recording a security credential with the mobile network platform comprises:

conveying the security credential; and

validating the security credential according to a security protocol, the security protocol includes at least one of an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), a Secure Socket Layer (SSL), a Transport Layer Security (TLS), a Secure Shell (SSH), a Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP), a Secure Copy (SCP), or a biometric locking.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a security credential includes at least one of a password, an encryption key, or a digital certificate.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein conveying content(s) securely to the mobile network platform as part of the content transaction includes configuring a set of non-mobile devices provisioned through a non-mobile network platform to convey at least one of content(s), credential(s), or signaling.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein content(s) includes at least one of streaming or pre-recorded multimedia.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising formatting content(s) to be conveyed as a part of the content transaction.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving content(s) securely from the mobile network platform as part of the content transaction includes formatting received content(s) directed to a device according to technical specification(s) of the device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein formatting at least one of received content(s) or content(s) to be conveyed includes at least one of upconverting a content(s) resolution, dowconverting a content(s) resolution, altering a content(s) bitrate.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

electing to receive advertisement(s) from the mobile network platform; and

receiving securely at least one of advertisement(s) or content(s) as a part of a content transaction.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of non-mobile devices includes wireless devices and tethered devices, and the set of non-mobile devices operate in one of a home-based environment, an industrial environment, or a health care environment.

12. A system for remote content management, the system comprising:

a set of non-mobile devices provisioned through a non-mobile network platform;

a configuration component that configures at least one device within the set of provisioned non-mobile devices as one of a master device or a slave device, the configuration component resides within one or more devices in the set of provisioned non-mobile devices; and

a client component that registers one or more devices in the set of non-mobile devices with a mobile network platform to conduct content transaction(s) therewith, the client component resides within a non-mobile device configured as a master device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the client component securely receives content(s) from a securely conveys content(s) to the mobile network platform.

14. The system of claim 13, the client component further receives and delivers signaling.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the content transaction(s) includes at least one of secure content(s) access or secure content(s) exchange with at least one of a registered non-mobile device, a mobile device, or the mobile network platform, the content(s) includes at least one of streaming or pre-recorded multimedia.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the master device includes a configuration component that configures a registered non-mobile device as a slave device.

17. The system of claim 16, the client component includes a security component that effects a security protocol to securely receive or deliver at least one of content(s), security credential(s), or signaling.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the security protocol includes at least one of an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), a Secure Socket Layer (SSL), a Transport Layer Security (TLS), a Secure Shell (SSH), a Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP), a Secure Copy (SCP), or a biometric locking.

19. The system of claim 18, the client component retains a set of security credentials and security protocols to receive or deliver at least one of content(s) or signaling.

20. The system of claim 19, the security credentials include at least one of a password, an encryption key, or a digital certificate.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising a display user interface that conveys a set of devices available for content transaction(s), the set of devices includes at least one registered non-mobile device and at least one mobile device.

22. The system of claim 21, further comprising a format component that manipulates at least one of received content(s) or content(s) to be conveyed, the format component effects at least one of upconversion or downconversion of a content(s) resolution, or alters a content(s) bitrate.

23. The system of claim 22, the display user interface conveys a set of devices available for one of registration or configuration.

24. The system of claim 23, the interface component includes a display user interface that conveys content(s) available for content transaction(s) when an icon is actuated.

25. The system of claim 24, the display user interface conveys services that can provide content(s) for a content transaction(s).

26. The system of claim 25, the set of non-mobile devices includes at least one of wireless devices or tethered devices, wherein the at least one of mobile devices or tethered devices operate in one of a home-based environment, an industrial environment, or a health care environment.

27. A computer-readable storage medium comprising code instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, carry out the following acts:

electing to conduct a content transaction with the mobile network platform;

recording a security credential with the mobile network platform;

electing to receive advertisement(s) from the mobile network platform;

conveying securely at least one of content(s) or advertisement(s) to the mobile network platform as part of the content transaction; and

receiving content(s) securely from the mobile network platform as part of the content transaction.

28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, further comprising code instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, carry out the following acts:

conveying the security credential; and

validating the security credential according to a security protocol, the security protocol includes at least one of an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), a Secure Socket Layer (SSL), a Transport Layer Security (TLS), a Secure Shell (SSH), a Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP), a Secure Copy (SCP), or a biometric locking.

29. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, further comprising code instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, carry out the acts of configuring a set of non-mobile devices provisioned through a non-mobile network platform to convey at least one of content(s), credential(s), or signaling.

30. A method for conducting content transaction(s), the method comprising:

receiving and validating security credentials of a set of non-mobile devices;

retaining a record of each validated device in the set of non-mobile devices;

receiving content(s) securely, the content(s) to be transacted with one of a device in the set of non-mobile devices or a mobile device; and

conveying content(s) securely to one of the device in the set of non-mobile devices or the mobile device according with a license that regulates dissemination of the content(s).

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the security credentials include at least on of a password, an encryption key, a digital certificate, or a biometric instrument.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein validating security credentials occurs according to one or more security protocols, the security protocols include at least one of an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), a Secure Socket Layer (SSL), a Transport Layer Security (TLS), a Secure Shell (SSH), a Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP), a Secure Copy (SCP), or a biometric locking.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein conveying content(s) securely to one of the devices in the set of non-mobile devices or the mobile device according with a license that regulates dissemination of the content(s) includes:

tracking license events for the content(s) to be delivered when a destination device is active;

tagging the content(s) to be delivered in accordance with the license that regulates dissemination of the content(s) when the license events are valid;

billing for delivered content(s) to the destination device in accordance with the license that regulates dissemination of the content(s); and

conveying the content(s) securely to the destination device.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising retaining the content(s) to be delivered when the destination device is inactive.

35. The method of claim 34, when the license event are invalid, further comprising:

alerting a subscriber associated with the destination device; and

conveying option(s) to renew the terms of the license that regulates dissemination of the content(s).

36. The method of claim 35, further comprising:

receiving an indication to convey advertisement(s);

generating the advertisement(s) based at least in part on content(s) directed to one of a registered non-mobile device or a mobile device; and

conveying the advertisement(s) securely to one of the registered non-mobile device or the mobile device.

37. The method of claim 36, further comprising generating the advertisement(s) based at least in part on subscriber intelligence associated with the one of the registered non-mobile device or the mobile device.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising optimizing the advertisement(s) based at least in part on one of a specification of the one of the registered non-mobile device or the mobile device.

39. The method of claim 38, a biometric instrument includes at least one of fingerprint(s), iris pattern(s), or a voice profile.

40. A system, comprising:

a registration component that records a set of provisioned non-mobile devices, the component effects content transaction(s), wherein the content transaction(s) includes secure delivery of content(s) and secure reception of content(s); and

a content manager component that administers the content transaction(s) based at least in part on license term(s) that regulate content dissemination.

41. The system of claim 40, the content transaction(s) are conducted among a mobile network platform and a device within the set of recorded provisioned non-mobile devices.

42. The system of claim 41, further comprising a memory that retains registration record(s) of a recorded non-mobile device, wherein registration record(s) includes at least one of a recordation indication, identification information for the registered non-mobile device, or technical specifications of the registered non-mobile device.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein to record the set of provisioned non-mobile devices, the registration component receives and validates a set of security credentials associated with each device in the set of provisioned non-mobile devices.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein security credentials include at least one of passwords, encryption keys, digital certificates, or biometric labels.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein validation of credentials occurs according to one or more security protocols, the security protocols include at least one of an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), a Secure Socket Layer (SSL), a Transport Layer Security (TLS), a Secure Shell (SSH), a Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP), a Secure Copy (SCP), or a biometric locking.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the registration component generates security credentials based upon an indication a provisioned non-mobile device elects to conduct content transaction(s)

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the content manager component receives content(s) from a set of service networks, the service networks include at least one of an application server or an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the content manager component tracks license events for content(s) to be delivered in a content transaction.

49. The system of claim 48, further comprising a billing component that issues charges to a destination device for delivered content(s) in a content transaction in accordance with the license that regulates dissemination of the content(s).

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the billing component implements billing schemes based at least in part upon at least one of negotiated license rights to transacted content(s), on intelligence available on a subscriber associated with the destination device.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the content manager component retains content(s) directed to a destination device the destination device is operationally inactive.

52. The system of claim 51, further comprising an advertisement component that injects advertisement(s) within a content transaction.

53. The system of claim 52, the advertisement component generates the advertisement(s) based at least in part on at least one of content(s) directed to one of a recorded non-mobile device or a mobile device, or subscriber intelligence associated with the one of the recorded non-mobile device or the mobile device.

54. The method of claim 53, the advertisement component further optimizes the advertisement(s) based at least in part on a technical specification of the recorded non-mobile device.

55. The system of claim 54 wherein the recordation indication is at least one of a predetermined multi-bit word in a specific memory register, or a recordation system file.

56. A computer-readable storage medium comprising code instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, carry out the following acts:

receiving and validating security credentials of a set of non-mobile devices;

retaining a record of each validated device in the set of non-mobile devices;

receiving content(s) securely, the content(s) to be transacted with one of a device in the set of non-mobile devices or a mobile device; and

conveying content(s) securely to one of the device in the set of non-mobile devices or the mobile device according with a license that regulates dissemination of the content(s).

57. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, further comprising code instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, carry out the following acts:

tracking license events for the content(s) to be delivered when a destination device is active;

tagging the content(s) to be delivered in accordance with the license that regulates dissemination of the content(s) when the license events are valid;

billing for delivered content(s) to the destination device in accordance with the license that regulates dissemination of the content(s); and

conveying the content(s) securely to the destination device.

58. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57, further comprising code instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, carry out the following acts:

receiving an indication to convey advertisement(s);

generating the advertisement(s) based at least in part on content(s) directed to one of a registered non-mobile device or a mobile device;

conveying the advertisement(s) securely to one of the registered non-mobile device or the mobile device.