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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US);
Curtis R. Taylor, Worcester, MA (US);
Craig A. Shue, Worcester, MA (US);
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A service provider device includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a device access request from the client device via a residential network, the server provider device being located external to the residential network and detect a communication type identifier associated with the device access request. The controller is configured to establish a secure communication channel between the client device and a middlebox associated with the detected communication type identifier and provide communication between the client device and the server device via the secure communication channel between the client device.