Patent ID: 8601582
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: invoking, by a backbone server via which a provider of television services provides the television services, a first television service scanning program to remotely scan a first television service application program for use in providing the television services, the first television service scanning program residing on a server of a provider of the first television service application program, wherein the first television service application program comprises a set-top-box control panel application program configured to enable a user to access a set-top-box remotely to navigate and select content; invoking a second television service scanning program to remotely scan a second television service application program for use in providing the television services, the second television service scanning program residing on a web server; and invoking, by the backbone server, a program to correlate security vulnerabilities identified by the first television service scanning program with security vulnerabilities identified by the second television service scanning program, wherein the first television service scanning program accesses the set-top-box via a digital subscriber line using a pass-through connection on a residential gateway locally coupled to the set-top-box.