Patent ID: 8646022
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: presenting a first user interface at a first display device in communication with a computer, the computer in communication with a residential gateway, the first user interface to enable a user to configure a communication service between the residential gateway and a service provider; determining whether a set-top box is communicatively coupled to the residential gateway; when the set-top box is communicatively coupled to the residential gateway, directing the set-top box to present a second user interface at a second display device in communication with the set-top box, the second display device being different than the first display device, the second user interface to accept a security key to enable communication between the residential gateway and the set-top box; presenting the security key to the user at the first display device; and instructing the user to utilize the second user interface at the second display device and an input device associated with the set-top box to provide the security key to the set-top box to enable communication between the residential gateway and the set-top box, the residential gateway being different from the computer, the first display device, and the second display device.