Method and system for secure linking with authentication and authorization in a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a communication pathway for subsequent media exchanges between a television display in a first home and storage that contains media in a second home, the method comprising:
- securely receiving address correlation information associated with the television display in the first home;
securely receiving address correlation information associated with the storage in the second home;
requesting affirmative confirmation using said received address correlation information associated with one or both of the television display and/or the storage; and
storing said affirmative confirmation.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method for establishing a communication pathway for subsequent media exchanges between a television display in a first home and storage that contains media in a second home. The method may comprise securely receiving address correlation information associated with the television display in the first home and securely receiving address correlation information associated with the storage in the second home. Affirmative confirmation may be received and/or stored using the received address correlation information associated with at least one of the television display and the storage. The invention may also include verifying that affirmative information has been stored in association with any subsequent media exchanges.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a communication pathway for subsequent media exchanges between a television display in a first home and storage that contains media in a second home, the method comprising:
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securely receiving address correlation information associated with the television display in the first home; securely receiving address correlation information associated with the storage in the second home; requesting affirmative confirmation using said received address correlation information associated with one or both of the television display and/or the storage; and storing said affirmative confirmation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for establishing a communication pathway for subsequent media exchange between a first media component in a first home and a second media component in a second home, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one of address correlation information associated with the first media component in the first home and a routing address associated with the first media component in the first home; receiving address correlation information associated with the second media component in the second home; requesting confirmation using the address correlation information associated with the second media component; storing said confirmation; and associated with the subsequent media exchange, verifying that said confirmation has been stored.
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7. A system for communicating information, the system comprising:
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at least one processor that issues access information from a first device to at least a second device; said at least one processor transfers at least a portion of said access information to a third device; and said at least one processor authenticates said access information by said first device when said third device attempts to transfer at least one of media data and service to said at least said second device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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