Cisco Technology, Inc.

Vivek Shankar Srivastav

Timothy C Richards

Raynald Killick

Andrew D Maholski

Jeffrey M Seaman

Aaron Lionel Lynch

Nadine Guillaume

A system including a controller and a pool of computing resources to run virtual machines are configured to automatically provision each virtual machine with unique cryptographic constructs. The controller receives a request to instantiate a virtual machine based on an image/template. The controller determines an authentication credential for a registration authority that the virtual machine will use. The controller determines the computing resources to run the virtual machine, and instructs the computing resources to boot the virtual machine. The controller passes the authentication credential to the virtual machine. After receiving the authentication credential, the virtual machine authenticates the registration authority and sends a request for the cryptographic constructs. The virtual machine securely receives the cryptographic constructs from the registration authority, enabling the virtual machine to securely communicate with other computing entities.

Key distribution in a distributed network environment

In one embodiment, a method and system for a companion device to share an application context and authorization context with a consumer premises equipment (CPE) device is described. The method and system includes transmitting a search request by a search request transmitter using a service discovery protocol, receiving a response to the search request from the CPE device, creating an authorization context at an authorization context creating processor, the authorization context including metadata that grants access to a resource, transmitting, by an authorization context transmitter, the authorization context to an application resident on the CPE device, establishing a trusted session between the application resident on the CPE and a device application, the establishing a session by the device application including requesting a digital certificate from the CPE, receiving the digital certificate from the CPE, and validating the digital certificate, creating, at an application context data creating processor, application context data, and transmitting the application context data created to the CPE device, wherein the application context data enables the CPE device to request access to an authorized resource from a resource provider. Related methods, systems, and apparatus are also described.

Sharing between CPE and companion device

Providing video-on-demand (VOD) content to a subscriber may be disclosed. First, a request for a VOD session may be received from a companion device. Next, in response to the received request for the VOD session, a catalog of VOD content may be sent to the companion device. A selection of VOD content listed in the catalog of VOD content may then be received. A digital transport adaptor (DTA) corresponding to the received request for the VOD session may be identified. Next, the VOD session may be setup with the identified DTA and the selected VOD content may be streamed to the identified DTA.

Method and system for video-on-demand (VOD)

An apparatus can include a connection manager adapter that is configured to maintain presence for each of the plurality of non-IP endpoints in an IP messaging and presence protocol based on the endpoint presence data. The endpoint presence data includes a unique identifier and attribute data received for each of a plurality of non-internet protocol (IP) endpoints. The connection manager adapter can be configured to access the endpoint presence data and convert a message between the IP messaging and presence protocol and different protocol for communication with a given non-IP endpoint of the plurality of endpoints.

Controlling distribution and routing from messaging protocol

Digital data associated with recorded programs are uploaded to a Head End facility from user devices (e.g., set-top boxes) in a media distribution network. The Head End facility stores a library of the Digital Video Recording (DVR) assets for programs and makes them available, by streaming, to user devices, including user devices that do not have DVR capability. Techniques are also provided to efficiently upload a DVR asset simultaneously in segments or chunks from multiple user devices.

Sharing of subscriber-recorded digital video recorder content

Enabling communication of non-IP device in an IP-based infrastructure

Media content communication may be provided. First, an incoming communication may be received at a subscriber device. A determination whether multimedia content is associated with the incoming communication may then be made. The multimedia content may be associated with, for example, a caller, and may be played back as a video tone indicating a communication originating from the caller. The multimedia content may also be delivered with the incoming communication, retrieved by the subscriber device, and played back upon acceptance of the incoming communication or stored for later retrieval upon denial of the incoming communication.

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Suwanee, GA, United States of America

Vivek Shankar Srivastav