APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SECURELY PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DEVICES AND NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An interface device for providing communications between a first device and a second device, comprising:
- an input for receiving data in a first format from the first device;
logic configured forutilizing an identity of the first device from the data or the first format to identify the second device for receiving the data,identifying a second format compatible with the second device, andtranslating the data to the second format;
an output for transmitting the translated data to the second device; and
a security program operative to restrict access to at least one of the input and the output of the interface device.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for securely providing communications between devices and networks are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, an interface device for providing communications between a first communications network and a device associated with a second communications network comprises an input, an output, logic, and a security program to restrict access to the input or the output of the interface device, connected devices or associated communication networks. The one or more inputs of the interface device receive data in a first format from the first communications network. The logic translates the data to a second format compatible with the second communications device. The translated data is then transmitted to the device associated with the second communications network via the one or more outputs. The security program determines whether a device or user is authorized to receive data prior to granting access to the data.
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18 Claims
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1. An interface device for providing communications between a first device and a second device, comprising:
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an input for receiving data in a first format from the first device; logic configured for utilizing an identity of the first device from the data or the first format to identify the second device for receiving the data, identifying a second format compatible with the second device, and translating the data to the second format; an output for transmitting the translated data to the second device; and a security program operative to restrict access to at least one of the input and the output of the interface device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing communications between a first communications device and a second communications device via an interface device, comprising:
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receiving data directed to a user at an input of the interface device in a first format from the first communications device; identifying a second communications device for receiving the data according to a user profile associated with the user; identifying a second format compatible with the second communications device; translating the data to the second format; determining whether the second communications device is authorized to receive the data; transmitting the translated data from an output of the interface device to the second communications device if the second communications device is authorized to receive the data; and denying the second communications device access to the data if the second communications device is not authorized to receive the data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing communications between a first device and a second device, comprising:
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an input for receiving data in a first format from the first device; logic configured for utilizing the data to identify the second device for receiving the data, identifying a second format compatible with the second device, translating the data to the second format, and enhancing the translated data such that the quality of the data in the second format differs from the quality of the data in the first format; an output for transmitting the translated and enhanced data to the second device; and a security program operative to restrict access to at least one of the input and the output of the interface device.
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