Customer Based Internet of Things (IOT) - Transparent Privacy Functionality
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing, with a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises;
providing a customer with a user interface to select privacy settings for Internet of Things (“
IoT”
)-connected devices in a network;
receiving, via the user interface, user selections for privacy settings for at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network; and
in response to determining that the received user selections comprise a selection to restrict access to information regarding at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network, restricting, with the NID, access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing customer-based Internet of Things (“IoT”)-transparent privacy functionality. Various methods, systems, and apparatuses might provide connectivity between a network interface device (“NID”) and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with the customer premises and/or a user who is associated with the customer premises. In some cases, at least one virtual network function (“VNF”) might be sent to each of the one or more first user devices. The NID might restrict, in some cases using the VNF, access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing, with a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises;providing a customer with a user interface to select privacy settings for Internet of Things (“
IoT”
)-connected devices in a network;receiving, via the user interface, user selections for privacy settings for at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network; and in response to determining that the received user selections comprise a selection to restrict access to information regarding at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network, restricting, with the NID, access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system, comprising:
a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, the NID comprising;at least one first processor; a first non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one first processor, the first non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon computer software comprising a first set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the NID to perform one or more operations, the first set of instructions comprising; instructions for providing connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises; and instructions for, in response to determining that user selections that are received, via a user interface that is provided to a customer to select privacy settings for Internet of Things (“
IoT”
)-connected devices in a network, comprise a selection to restrict access to information regarding at least one portion of at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network, restricting access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network.- View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A network interface device (“
- NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, the NID comprising;at least one processor; a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the computer readable medium having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the NID to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for providing connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises; and instructions for, in response to determining that user selections that are received, via a user interface that is provided to a customer to select privacy settings for Internet of Things (“
IoT”
)-connected devices in a network, comprise a selection to restrict access to information regarding at least one portion of at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network, restricting access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (35)
- NID”
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