Patent ID: 8000682

Claim:
An interface device for providing communications between a communications network and a device, comprising: an input for receiving data in a first format from the communications network; a processor configured for receiving a request from the device to access the data, determining location information associated with the interface device, determining whether the interface device is authorized to access the data based on the location information associated with the interface device, determining whether the interface device is authorized to access the data, if the interface device is authorized to access the data, then receiving the data from the communications network via the input, identifying a second format compatible with the device, and translating the data to the second format, and if the interface device is not authorized to access the data, then providing a notification to the communications network and the device that the interface device is denied access to the data; and an output for transmitting the data translated to the device if the interface device is authorized to access the data.