Patent ID: 11962826
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of automatically authenticating an electronic device for one or more media services associated with a service provider, the electronic device being in operable communication with an access point, comprising the steps of:
receiving, by way of the access point, a media request from the electronic device for access to at least one media service of the one or more media services;
identifying, from the media request, a location of the access point;
determining a level of trust for at least one of the access point and the electronic device at the identified location;
automatically enabling the electronic device to access a first access tier of services from the service provider based on the determined level of trust;
receiving a nonce signed by the electronic device from signaling transmitted through the access point;
verifying a signature of the electronic device from the received signed nonce; and
determining the level of trust for the electronic device as a function of information associated with the nonce.