Method and system for secure linking with authentication and authorization in a media exchange network

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.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS / INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE[0001]The present U.S. Utility patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120, as a continuation of U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 10 / 675,491, filed on Sep. 30, 2003, issuing as U.S. Pat. No. 8,387,106, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.[0002]The Ser. No. 10 / 675,491 application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Applications No. 60 / 432,472, filed on Dec. 11, 2002; No. 60 / 443,894, filed on Jan. 30, 2003; No. 60 / 457,179, filed on Mar. 25, 2003; No. 60 / 464,697, filed on Apr. 23, 2003; and No. 60 / 461,717, filed on Apr. 10, 2003. The complete subject matter of all five Provisional Applications are incorporated herein by reference, in their entirety.[0003]In addition, Applicants incorporate herein by reference, in their entirety, the complete subject matter of U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 10 / 657,390, filed on Sep. 8, 2003...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The solution provides secure and controlled media exchange by authenticating devices and limiting access, reducing unwanted content transmission and enhancing user control over received media, thereby improving security and privacy in media exchange networks.

Problems solved by technology

Many unwanted connections occur with no anonymity or control by the communicating parties.

A user of a personal computer (PC) may receive many unwanted email messages with file attachments because the user's email address is widely distributed or published somewhere.

Some of the email messages may contain computer viruses that can hurt the user's PC.

However, in general, email messages flow across the Internet without any type of authorization or authentication being performed.

Notwithstanding, in reality, the user essentially has no control of what channels may be broadcast by the service provider and receiver by the user or subscriber.

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