Preventing a non-head end based service provider from sending media to a media processing system
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1. A system that prevents unauthorized access, comprising:
- a network device;
a cable television headend; and
a communications network,wherein the cable television headed is communicatively coupled to the communications network, wherein the cable television headend determines whether a request to access the network device is authorized, wherein the network device includes at least one of a computer, a storage device, set-top box circuitry, a television, a display and a remote control, wherein the network device is deployed in a home environment and is communicatively coupled to the communications network through the cable television headend, and wherein the cable television headend determines whether a particular service provider, which is seeking access to the network device, is authorized to send data to the network device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that prevent unauthorized access in a communications network are provided. In one embodiment, a system that prevents unauthorized access to a network device may include, for example, a network device and a headend. The headend may be coupled to a communications network. The network device may be deployed in a home environment and may be communicatively coupled to the communications network via the headend. The headend may be adapted, for example, to determine whether a request to access the network device is authorized.
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1. A system that prevents unauthorized access, comprising:
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a network device; a cable television headend; and a communications network, wherein the cable television headed is communicatively coupled to the communications network, wherein the cable television headend determines whether a request to access the network device is authorized, wherein the network device includes at least one of a computer, a storage device, set-top box circuitry, a television, a display and a remote control, wherein the network device is deployed in a home environment and is communicatively coupled to the communications network through the cable television headend, and wherein the cable television headend determines whether a particular service provider, which is seeking access to the network device, is authorized to send data to the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system that prevents unauthorized access, comprising:
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a network device; a cable television headend; and a communications network, wherein the cable television headed is communicatively coupled to the communications network, wherein the cable television headend determines whether a request to access the network device is authorized, wherein the network device is deployed in a home and is communicatively coupled to the communications network through the cable television headend, and wherein the cable television headend determines whether a particular service provider, which is seeking access to the network device, is authorized to send data to the network device, wherein the cable television headend is not deployed in the home. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system that prevents unauthorized access, comprising:
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one or more network devices in a home network; a cable television headend; and a communications network, wherein the cable television headed is communicatively disposed between the communications network and the home network, wherein the cable television headend determines whether a request to access the one or more network devices is authorized, wherein the one or more network devices are deployed in a the home network and are communicatively coupled to the communications network through the cable television headend, and wherein the cable television headend determines whether a particular service provider, which is seeking access to the one or more network devices, is authorized to send data to the one or more network devices, wherein the cable television headend is not part of the home network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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