System and Method for Providing Wireless Security Surveillance Services Accessible via a Telecommunications Device
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1. A method for providing video surveillance, said method comprising:
- providing digital television services to a customer via middleware, the middleware including digital rights management services;
providing digital surveillance services to the customer via the middleware; and
in providing digital surveillance services to the customer, enabling the customer to access surveillance equipment via the middleware from a remote location using a telecommunications device, the telecommunications device being authorized to access the surveillance equipment by the digital rights management services.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing video surveillance may include providing digital television services to a customer via middleware. The middleware may include digital rights management services. Digital surveillance services may be provided to the customer via the middleware. In providing digital surveillance services to the customer, the customer may be enabled to access surveillance equipment via the middleware from a remote location using a telecommunications device, where the telecommunications device is authorized to access the surveillance equipment by the digital rights management services.
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1. A method for providing video surveillance, said method comprising:
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providing digital television services to a customer via middleware, the middleware including digital rights management services; providing digital surveillance services to the customer via the middleware; and in providing digital surveillance services to the customer, enabling the customer to access surveillance equipment via the middleware from a remote location using a telecommunications device, the telecommunications device being authorized to access the surveillance equipment by the digital rights management services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing surveillance services, said system comprising:
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middleware in communications with a communications network, said middleware configured to provide communications services to customers of a communications service provider; a digital rights management server in communications with said middleware, said digital rights management server configured to authorize access to digital content; a set-top box configured to communicate with said middleware to provide digital television services to a customer of a communications service provider; digital surveillance equipment configured to communicate with said set-top box to provide surveillance signals to the customer; a digital rights management database in communication with said digital rights management server, said digital rights management server configured to; receive an identifier of a telecommunications device of the customer, the telecommunications device being remotely located from premises of the customer at which said digital surveillance equipment is located; and determine whether the telecommunications device has access rights to the surveillance signals; and said middleware further configured to communicate with said set-top box and said digital rights management server and, if the telecommunications device has access rights to the surveillance signals as determined by said digital rights management server, enable the telecommunications device to communicate with said set-top box. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing video surveillance services, said method comprising:
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receiving a network address of digital television equipment of a customer of a communications service provider; validating the network address of the digital television equipment; communicating a private network address to the digital television equipment; communicating the network address and private network address to a provisioning system of a communications service provider to be associated with a customer record of the communications service provider, the communications service provider providing at least one communications service to the customer other than video surveillance services; communicating a first digital rights management key to the television equipment; communicating a second digital rights management key with the telecommunications device; authenticating the telecommunications device in response to a request to access a video surveillance signal generated by video surveillance equipment in communication with the digital television equipment; in response to the telecommunications equipment being authenticated, instructing the digital television equipment to encode the video surveillance signal generated by the video surveillance equipment; and establishing a communications link between the telecommunications equipment and television equipment to enable the customer to view the encoded video surveillance signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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