Apparatus and methods for device authorization in a premises network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019109850-A1
Application number	US-201816154615-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 8, 2018
Priority date	Nov 2, 2009
Publication date	Apr 11, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for enabling protected premises networking capabilities. In one embodiment, a white list of devices authorized to access a premises network and a black list of device riot authorized to access a premises network are utilized. The black and white lists may be stored at a database in communication with an authorization manager or may be stored at the manager itself. When a client device is connected to a premise, the manager determines, based on the premises and/or device identity, whether the device is entitled to access. The authorization manager makes this determination based on whether the device is on the white or black list. If the device is on neither list, the manager may add the device to the white list upon appropriate verification. The manager may also facilitate removal of a device from the white list to the black list upon request or automatically.

First claim

1 .- 38 . (canceled)

39 . Computer readable apparatus comprising a non-transitory storage medium, said non-transitory storage medium comprising at least one computer program having a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions configured to, when executed on a processing apparatus:
receive data representative of a request for access to at least one edge network from at least one computerized client device; evaluate a list of authorized devices and a list of unauthorized devices; grant or deny said request for said access to said at least one edge network to said at least one computerized client device based at least in part on a result of said evaluation; and based at least on said request being granted:
generate, at a computerized entity of a core portion of a network, an identifier configured to allow said at least one computerized client device to access said at least one edge network; and
deliver said identifier to said at least one computerized client device;
wherein said identifier is further configured to enable said at least one computerized client device to share, via said at least one edge network, digitally rendered content with one or more other computerized client devices based at least on said identifier being provided to said one or more other computerized client devices.

Assignees

• Time Warner Cable Entpr Llc

Inventors

• Cholas Chris
• Bell David
• Sarosi George W
• Markley Jeffrey P

Classifications

• H04L63/10 Primary

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• H04L63/101

  Access control lists [ACL] · CPC title

• H04N21/2541 Primary

  Rights Management (protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08) · CPC title

• H04N21/2585

  Generation of a revocation list, e.g. of client devices involved in piracy acts · CPC title