Systems and methods for secure communications between media devices
AssigneeDISH Network L.L.C.
InventorsJohn D. Hamrick, Jr., Geoffrey C. Kemp
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Abstract
An Internet Layer end-to-end security connection (an Internet protocol (IP) encrypted tunnel) is established between a television receiving device and each player device on a home local area network (LAN) as part of the initial pairing process between each player device and the television receiving device. Traffic between the television receiving device and the player device is communicated via IP on the LAN, such that data between the two devices is securely encrypted at the Internet Layer, thus reducing potential security issues related to managing security and encryption at the application layer. This results in a secure virtual private network (VPN) between each player device and the television receiving device.
Claims20
A method for secure communications between media devices, the method comprising:
- receiving network data, by a first computing device;
- performing, by the first computing device, a pairing between the first computing device and a second computing device over a local area network (LAN), the performing of the pairing including:
- establishing, by the first computing device, an Internet Protocol Suite Internet Layer (Internet Layer) end-to-end security connection over the LAN between the first computing device and the second computing device;
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- in response to establishing the Internet Layer end-to-end security connection, storing, by the first computing device, an association between the first computing device and the second computing device indicating a pairing of the first computing device and the second computing device over the LAN;
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- transmitting, by the first computing device, requested network data of the received network data from the first computing device to the second computing device in a secure manner by using the Internet Layer end-to-end security connection over the LAN that was established as part of pairing of the first computing device to the second computing device.
A system for secure communications between media devices comprising:
- at least one processor;
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- at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory having instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the following to be performed:
- for each second computing device of a plurality of second computing devices:
- performing a pairing between the first computing device and the second computing device over a local area network (LAN), the performing of the pairing including:
- in response to power-up of the second computing device, establishing, by the first computing device, an Internet Layer end-to-end security connection over the LAN between the first computing device and the second computing device;
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- in response to establishing the Internet Layer end-to-end security connection, storing an association between the first computing device and the second computing device indicating a pairing of the first computing device and the second computing device over the LAN;
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- transmitting requested media network data of the received media network data from the first computing device to the second computing device in a secure manner by using the Internet Layer end-to-end security connection over the LAN that was established as part of pairing of the first computing device to the second computing device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the following to be performed:
- performing a pairing between a first computing device and a second computing device over a local area network (LAN), the performing of the pairing including:
- in response to power-up of the second computing device, establishing an Internet Protocol Suite Internet Layer (Internet Layer) end-to-end security connection over the LAN between the first computing device and the second computing device;
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- in response to establishing the Internet Layer end-to-end security connection, storing an association between the first computing device and the second computing device indicating a pairing of the first computing device and the second computing device over the LAN;
- sending a request to the first computing device for media network data that was received by the first computing device;
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- in response to the request, receiving, by second computing device, the requested media network data from the first computing device in a secure manner by using the Internet Layer end-to-end security connection over the LAN that was established as part of pairing of the first computing device to the second computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.