Patent ID: 11863402
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method for secure management, licensing, and distribution of entities, the method implemented by at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, the method comprising steps of:
receiving a request for access to a first entity of the entities from a virtual network, wherein the virtual network is configured to execute an instantiation of the first entity;
determining if the virtual network may access the first entity based on one or more policies of a plurality of policies associated with the first entity, wherein, if the virtual network may access the first entity, the processor is configured to retrieve the first entity from an entity repository;
transmitting a copy of the one or more policies associated with the first entity to the virtual network;
receiving acknowledgement of receipt of the one or more policies by the virtual network; and
transmitting the retrieved first entity to the virtual network upon receipt of the acknowledgement.