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US 11,308,490 B2Granted
Security system and method that allows users to securely setup and maintain system security for all business systems
AssigneeCox Communications, Inc.
InventorsBrenda B. Little, Kirk H. Warren
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Abstract
A system, method and computer-readable medium for providing comprehensive security to business systems by distributing the security for accessing the business systems across databases at a plurality of locations. The distributed security simplifies security maintenance and is used to control all aspects of a business. The generation of bills, pings converter boxes, schedules pay per view, etc. are handled by the distributed security.
Claims42
A method for securing business systems accessed by a plurality of users over a plurality of locations, comprising:
- providing, by a computer, a user interface of a distributed security platform on a display device for entry of data by a user;
- receiving a selection, via the user interface, of a plurality of locations within a network of a business data system;
- receiving data entered by the user, via the user interface, for authenticating and authorizing the user to access and control databases distributed over the selected plurality of locations;
- providing, by a computer, security across the databases using the distributed security platform by processing the received entered data to determine rights related to the user associated with the entered data;
- upon determining the rights related to the user associated with the entered data, authorizing and providing the user access to and control of the databases according to the determined rights by:
- controlling communication according to the determined rights, by a computer, using an Internet Protocol, directly between the databases distributed over the selected plurality of locations using distributed data management (DDM) files on the databases;
- and
- synchronizing the DDM files to logically interrelate the databases, thereby maintaining a complete and single version of data in each database via communication using the Internet Protocol, such that each database includes a single version of the data.
5 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for implementing a system for securing business systems accessed by a plurality of users over a plurality of locations, the computer-executable instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- provide a user interface of a distributed security system on a display device for entry of data by a user;
- receive a selection, via the user interface, of a plurality of locations within a network of a business data system;
- receive data entered by the user, via the user interface, for authenticating and authorizing the user to access and control databases distributed over the selected plurality of locations;
- provide, by a computer, security access across the databases using the distributed security platform by processing the received entered data to determine rights related to the user associated with the entered data;
- upon determining the rights related to the user associated with the entered data, authorizing and providing the user access to and control of the databases according to the determined rights by:
- controlling communication according to the determined rights, using an Internet Protocol, directly between the databases distributed over the selected plurality of locations using distributed data management (DDM) files on the;
- and
- synchronizing the DDM files to logically interrelate the databases, thereby maintaining a complete and single version of data in each database, via communication using the Internet Protocol, such that each database includes a single version of the data.
5 more elements
A distributed security system, comprising:
- a memory storing computer-executable instructions for implementing the distributed security system;
- and
- a processor, coupled to the memory, the processor executing the computer-executable instructions for providing a user interface of a distributed security platform on a display device for entry of data by a user, for receiving a selection, via the user interface, of a plurality of locations within a network of a business data system, for receiving data entered by the user for authenticating and authorizing the user to access and control databases distributed over the selected plurality of locations, for providing security across the databases using the distributed security platform by processing the received entered data to determine rights related to the user associated with the entered data, upon determining the rights related to the user associated with the entered data, authorizing and providing the user access to and control of the databases according to the determined rights by controlling communication according to the determined rights directly between the databases distributed over the selected plurality of locations using an Internet Protocol and distributed data management (DDM) files on the plurality of databases, and synchronizing the DDM files to logically interrelate the databases including the centralized database, thereby maintaining a complete and single version of data in each database, such that each database includes a single version of the data.
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