Patent ID: 8079067
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing a secure connection between a streaming content receiver and a local network, the secure connection providing access for secured devices on the local network to a display coupled to the streaming content receiver, the local network requiring access credentials for access thereto; detecting, at the streaming content receiver, a content source requesting to stream image data to the display; establishing, at the streaming content receiver, a non-secure connection to the content source; receiving, at the streaming content receiver, the streaming image data from the content source over the non-secure connection; providing, from the streaming content receiver, the streaming image data to the display; and allowing the content source to adjust display settings over the non-secure connections, wherein the content source does not provide the local network access credentials to the streaming content receiver and is not provided access by the streaming content receiver to the local network over the secure connection.