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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Kuriacose Joseph, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Scott D. Casavant, Germantown, MD (US);
Yangyang Shi, San Diego, CA (US);
Kuriacose Joseph, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
John L. Norin, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Scott D. Casavant, Germantown, MD (US);
Yangyang Shi, San Diego, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining unauthorized use of a first user device associated with a local network that includes a plurality of user devices associated with a user account. A comparison module compares a first master identifier determined within the local network and an expected master identifier generated outside the local network. A disable module generates an error signal in response to comparing.