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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2011
Elaine Jureczki, San Antonio, TX (US);
Roger A. Cockrell, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Elaine Jureczki, San Antonio, TX (US);
Roger A. Cockrell, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving an authorization from a multimedia distribution system of a multimedia distribution network at a multimedia receiver. The multimedia receiver includes a peripheral device interface, and the authorization identifies a peripheral device that is authorized to transfer content data via the peripheral device interface. The method further includes providing the peripheral device interface with access to a selectively inaccessible peripheral device driver that is associated with the peripheral device in response to receiving the authorization at the multimedia receiver.