TELEVISION RECEIVER-BASED NETWORK TRAFFIC CONTROL
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a television receiver in a home network environment, packet traffic generated by network devices connected to the home network environment and directed to systems external to the home network environment, wherein the television receiver includes;
one or more audio/video decoders operable to convert encoded video and audio into a format suitable for output to display devices;
a network interface operable to establish network connections with systems in the home network environment and external to the home network environment, wherein the packet traffic is received using network interface; and
an output interface operable to output audio and video signals for use by display devices;
scanning, by the television receiver, contents of packets of the packet traffic to identify data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment;
determining, by the television receiver, that particular packets of the packet traffic include data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment;
blocking, by the television receiver, the particular packets of the packet traffic that include data unauthorized for transfer from being routed external to the home network environment;
generating, by the television receiver, a message indicating that a transfer of data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment has been attempted;
sending, by the television receiver, the message to a display device for display thereon; and
routing, by the television receiver, other packets of the packet traffic to systems external to the home network environment.
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Abstract
Monitoring data routed by a satellite television receiver that serves as a gateway in a home network. In the context of privacy control, the television receiver may be configured to detect certain types of data, such as social security or bank numbers, username/password information, device usage information, etc., routed by the same over a broadband connection to one or more resources located outside of the home network, and then implement one or more steps so that a user may be notified and the traffic possibly blocked to prevent or mitigate the unauthorized transfer or reporting of data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a television receiver in a home network environment, packet traffic generated by network devices connected to the home network environment and directed to systems external to the home network environment, wherein the television receiver includes; one or more audio/video decoders operable to convert encoded video and audio into a format suitable for output to display devices; a network interface operable to establish network connections with systems in the home network environment and external to the home network environment, wherein the packet traffic is received using network interface; and an output interface operable to output audio and video signals for use by display devices; scanning, by the television receiver, contents of packets of the packet traffic to identify data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment; determining, by the television receiver, that particular packets of the packet traffic include data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment; blocking, by the television receiver, the particular packets of the packet traffic that include data unauthorized for transfer from being routed external to the home network environment; generating, by the television receiver, a message indicating that a transfer of data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment has been attempted; sending, by the television receiver, the message to a display device for display thereon; and routing, by the television receiver, other packets of the packet traffic to systems external to the home network environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A television receiver, comprising:
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at least one processor; one or more audio/video decoders operable to convert encoded video and audio into a format suitable for output to display devices; a network interface operable to establish network connections with systems in a home network environment and external to the home network environment; an output interface operable to output audio and video signals for use by display devices; and at least one memory element communicatively coupled with and rear by the at least one processor and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations including; receiving, at the network interface, packet traffic generated by network devices connected to the home network environment and directed to systems external to the home network environment; scanning contents of packets of the packet traffic to identify data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment; determining that particular packets of the packet traffic include data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment; blocking the particular packets of the packet traffic that include data unauthorized for transfer from being routed external to the home network environment; generating a message indicating that a transfer of data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment has been attempted; sending the message to a display device for display thereon; and routing other packets of the packet traffic to systems external to the home network environment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a television receiver, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
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receiving, by the television receiver, packet traffic generated by network devices connected to a home network environment and directed to systems external to the home network environment; scanning, by the television receiver, at least one of a header and a body of packets of the packet traffic to identify data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment; identifying that particular packets of the packet traffic include data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment; blocking the particular packets of the packet traffic that include data unauthorized for transfer from being routed external to the home network environment; generating a message indicating that a transfer of data unauthorized for transfer external to the home network environment has been attempted; sending the message to a display device for display thereon; and routing other packets of the packet traffic to systems external to the home network environment.
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