Patent ID: 7584359

Claim:
A method for establishing secure access to a media peripheral in a home via a node in a communication network, the method comprising: acquiring by the node, security data associated with the media peripheral; searching by the node, for a previously acquired security data associated with a location of previous operation of the media peripheral; if said previously acquired security data is not found: communicating between the node and the media peripheral, information associated with the media peripheral, while the media peripheral is located in the home; and if said previously acquired security data is found: utilizing by the node, said acquired security data associated with the media peripheral and said previously acquired security data to facilitate secure communication between the media peripheral in the home and the communication network; acquiring at least one identifier associated with a location of previous operation of the media peripheral; validating said acquired at least one identifier based on said previously acquired security data, prior to communicating over the communication network; and if said acquired at least one identifier is valid, registering the media peripheral for subsequent operation while being located in the home.