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US08543098B2 Apparatus and method for securely providing communications between devices and networks
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用于安全地提供设备和网络之间的通信的装置和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for securely providing communications between devices and networks
- Patent Title (中): 用于安全地提供设备和网络之间的通信的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12639448Application Date: 2009-12-16
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Publication No.: US08543098B2Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Steven Tischer , Samuel N. Zellner , Robert J. Starr
- Applicant: Steven Tischer , Samuel N. Zellner , Robert J. Starr
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Hartman & Citrin LLC
- Main IPC: H04M3/42
- IPC: H04M3/42 ; H04M1/66 ; H04B1/38

Abstract:
An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for securely providing communications between devices and networks are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, an interface device for providing communications between a first communications network and a device associated with a second communications network comprises an input, an output, logic, and a security program to restrict access to the input or the output of the interface device, connected devices or associated communication networks. The one or more inputs of the interface device receive data in a first format from the first communications network. The logic translates the data to a second format compatible with the second communications device. The translated data is then transmitted to the device associated with the second communications network via the one or more outputs. The security program determines whether a device or user is authorized to receive data prior to granting access to the data.
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