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 signals via a set-top box, from a remote location, using a telecommunications device, the telecommunications device being authorized to access the surveillance signals by the digital rights management services;
authorizing the set-top box to receive the surveillance signals;
sending, in response to authorizing the set-top box, via the middleware, a set-top box digital rights management key to the set-top box;
providing, in response to authorizing the set-top box, the surveillance signals from surveillance equipment to the set-top box, the surveillance signals being encoded and accessible with the set-top box digital rights management key;
establishing, via the middleware, the telecommunications device as an authorized device to access the surveillance signals based on a telephone number associated with the telecommunications device;
sending, in response to authorizing the telephone number, via the middleware, a wireless phone digital rights management key to the telecommunications device associated with the telephone number;
receiving, at the middleware, a request for the surveillance signals from the telecommunications device;
receiving, at the set-top box, a request for encoded surveillance signals from the middleware;
encoding, with the set-top box, in response to receiving the request, the surveillance signals to generate the encoded surveillance signals; and
providing the encoded surveillance signals from the set-top box to the telecommunications device, wherein the encoded surveillance signals are encoded to be viewable by the telecommunications device and accessible with the wireless phone digital rights management key.
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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 signals via a set-top box, from a remote location, using a telecommunications device, the telecommunications device being authorized to access the surveillance signals by the digital rights management services; authorizing the set-top box to receive the surveillance signals; sending, in response to authorizing the set-top box, via the middleware, a set-top box digital rights management key to the set-top box; providing, in response to authorizing the set-top box, the surveillance signals from surveillance equipment to the set-top box, the surveillance signals being encoded and accessible with the set-top box digital rights management key; establishing, via the middleware, the telecommunications device as an authorized device to access the surveillance signals based on a telephone number associated with the telecommunications device; sending, in response to authorizing the telephone number, via the middleware, a wireless phone digital rights management key to the telecommunications device associated with the telephone number; receiving, at the middleware, a request for the surveillance signals from the telecommunications device; receiving, at the set-top box, a request for encoded surveillance signals from the middleware; encoding, with the set-top box, in response to receiving the request, the surveillance signals to generate the encoded surveillance signals; and providing the encoded surveillance signals from the set-top box to the telecommunications device, wherein the encoded surveillance signals are encoded to be viewable by the telecommunications device and accessible with the wireless phone digital rights management key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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6. 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; authorize the set-top box to receive surveillance signals from the digital surveillance equipment; send, in response to authorizing the set-top box, a set-top box digital rights management key to the set-top box; receive a telephone number associated with 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; determine whether the telecommunications device has access rights to the surveillance signals based on the telephone number associated with the telecommunications device; send, in response to authorizing the telephone number, a wireless phone digital rights management key to the telecommunications device associated with the telephone number; and wherein said middleware is further configured to; communicate with said set-top box and said digital rights management server; receive a request for the surveillance signals from the telecommunications device; determine whether the telecommunications device has access rights to the surveillance signals as determined by said digital rights management server; instruct the set-top box to encode, and make accessible, the surveillance signals with the wireless phone digital rights management key associated with the telecommunications device and enable the telecommunications device to communicate with said set-top box; wherein the set-top box is further configured to; encode, in response to receiving instructions to encode the surveillance signals, the surveillance signals to be viewable by the telecommunications device and accessible with the wireless phone digital rights management key; and provide encoded surveillance signals from the set-top box to the telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17)
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