System and method for providing wireless security surveillance services accessible via a telecommunications device
A system and method for providing video surveillance may include providing digital television services to a customer via middleware. The middleware may include digital rights management services. Digital surveillance services may be provided to the customer via the middleware. In providing digital surveillance services to the customer, the customer may be enabled to access surveillance equipment via the middleware from a remote location using a telecommunications device, where the telecommunications device is authorized to access the surveillance equipment by the digital rights management services.
1. A method for providing video surveillance services, said method comprising:
receiving a network address of digital television equipment of a customer of a communications service provider;
validating the network address of the digital television equipment;
communicating a private network address to the digital television equipment;
communicating the network address and private network address to a provisioning system of a communications service provider to be associated with a customer record of the communications service provider, the communications service provider providing at least one communications service to the customer other than video surveillance services;
communicating a first digital rights management key to the television equipment;
communicating a second digital rights management key with the telecommunications device;
authenticating the telecommunications device in response to a request to access a video surveillance signal generated by video surveillance equipment in communication with the digital television equipment;
in response to the telecommunications device being authenticated, instructing the digital television equipment to encode the video surveillance signal generated by the video surveillance equipment; and
establishing a communications link between the telecommunications device and the digital television equipment to enable the customer to view the encoded video surveillance signal.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising billing the customer for the digital television services and digital surveillance services on a single bill.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising establishing the telecommunications device of the customer as an authorized device to access the surveillance equipment of the customer.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising establishing a communications link between digital television equipment and the surveillance equipment of the customer, the surveillance equipment communicating surveillance signals via the digital television equipment to the telecommunications device of the customer.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
providing high-speed data communications services to the customer; and
providing telecommunications services to the customer, wherein each of the services are provided via the middleware.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said video surveillance equipment includes a video camera.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining whether said digital television equipment has access rights to particular television channels.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the network address includes receiving a MAC address.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the network address of the digital television equipment includes receiving the network address from a set-top box.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein instructing the digital television equipment to encode the video surveillance signal includes instructing the digital television equipment to encode the video surveillance signal to a format compatible with the telecommunications device.
11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a personal identification number (PIN) from the telecommunications device;
authenticating the PIN;
enabling the telecommunications device to access the encoded video surveillance signal.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein authenticating the telecommunications device includes exchanging the first and second digital management rights management keys between the telecommunications device and the digital television equipment.
13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising enabling the customer to control the video surveillance equipment.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein enabling the customer to control the surveillance equipment comprises enabling the customer to control the surveillance equipment via the telecommunications device.
15. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising establishing secure communications between the telecommunications device and the television equipment.