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Zero sign-on authentication

US8793769B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

Oscar Marcia · Broomfield, US
Stuart Hoggan · Longmont, US
Simon Krauss · Denver, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 31, 2009
Grant date	Jul 29, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A authenticating system and process for authenticating user devices to a access a media service where access to certain portions of the media service may be limited according to a gateway or other device used by a user device to facilitate interfacing a user with the media service. The authentication may be achieved without directly assessing a trustworthiness of the user devices, and optionally, without requiring a user thereof to complete a sign-on operation.

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