Secure legacy media peripheral association with authentication in a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A method for secure access and communication of information in a distributed media network, the method comprising:
- detecting, at a first geographic location, when a legacy media peripheral is connected to one or both of a PC and a media processing system at said first geographic location within the distributed media network;
associating at least one identifier with said legacy media peripheral, wherein said at least one identifier is used to validate said legacy media peripheral for use at said first geographic location;
utilizing said at least one identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network;
requesting said at least one legacy media peripheral identifier and at least one identifier of a user utilizing said legacy media peripheral; and
wherein if said legacy media peripheral is previously registered at said first geographic location within said network, acquiring said at least one user identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network.
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Abstract
Aspects for secure access and communication of information in a distributed media network may include detecting when a legacy media peripheral is connected to a PC and/or a media processing system on the distributed media network. One or more identifiers associated with the legacy media peripheral may be established and utilized to facilitate communication of the legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network. At least one legacy media peripheral identifier and at least one identifier of a user utilizing the legacy media peripheral may be requested. The legacy media peripheral identifier may be a serial number of the legacy media peripheral, while the user identifier may be a user password and/or a user name. Media peripheral association software may be executed on the PC and/or the media processing system and utilized for media peripheral association and authentication in accordance with various embodiments of the invention.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for secure access and communication of information in a distributed media network, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a first geographic location, when a legacy media peripheral is connected to one or both of a PC and a media processing system at said first geographic location within the distributed media network; associating at least one identifier with said legacy media peripheral, wherein said at least one identifier is used to validate said legacy media peripheral for use at said first geographic location; utilizing said at least one identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network; requesting said at least one legacy media peripheral identifier and at least one identifier of a user utilizing said legacy media peripheral; and wherein if said legacy media peripheral is previously registered at said first geographic location within said network, acquiring said at least one user identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for secure access and communication of information in a distributed media network, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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detecting, at a first geographic location, when a legacy media peripheral is connected to one or both of a PC and a media processing system at said first geographic location within the distributed media network; associating at least one identifier with said legacy media peripheral, wherein said at least one identifier is used to validate said legacy media peripheral for use at said first geographic location; utilizing said at least one identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network; wherein said at least one code section comprises code for requesting said at least one legacy media peripheral identifier and at least one identifier of a user utilizing said legacy media peripheral; and wherein said at least one code section comprises code for acquiring said at least one user identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network, if said legacy media peripheral is previously registered at said first geographic location within said network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for secure access and communication of information in a distributed media network, the system comprising:
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at least one processor operable to detect that detects, at a first geographic location, when a legacy media peripheral is connected to one or both of a PC and a media processing system at said first geographic location within the distributed media network; said at least one processor is operable to associate associates at least one identifier with said legacy media peripheral, wherein said at least one identifier is used to validate said legacy media peripheral for use at said first geographic location; said at least one processor is operable to utilize utilizes said at least one identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network; wherein said at least one processor is operable to request said at least one legacy media peripheral identifier and at least one identifier of a user utilizing said legacy media peripheral; and wherein said at least one processor is operable to acquire said at least one user identifier to facilitate communication by and/or to said legacy media peripheral over the distributed media network, if said legacy media peripheral is previously registered at said first geographic location within said network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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