SECURE NOTIFICATION ON NETWORKED DEVICES
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Abstract
A system, device and method to securely notify a user of a compromise of a device are provided. The system, device and method may include a detection device adapted for determining a compromise of the device communicatively coupled to the first path, a user database including at least information regarding the device and other devices associated with the user, and the secure signal path to at least one of the other devices.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method, comprising:
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sending, by a computing device and to a video-content-selection device physically distinct from a user device, a notification regarding the user device; and responsive to receiving, from the user device, a user-inputted response to the notification, determining, by the computing device, whether the user-inputted response matches a predetermined response associated with the notification. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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determining, by a computing device, an issue with a user device; determining, by the computing device, at least one of a set-top box associated with the user device or an Internet-Protocol (IP)-television device associated with the user device; and sending, by the computing device and to the at least one of the set-top box associated with the user device or the IP-television device associated with the user device, a notification indicating the issue with the user device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
responsive to detection of one or more instances of malware on a user device; determining, by a computing device, that at least one of a set-top box or an Internet-Protocol (IP)-television device is associated with the user device; and sending, by the computing device and to the at least one of the set-top box or the IP-television device, a notification indicating the detection of the one or more instances of malware. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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