Method and system for providing secure transactions via a broadband gateway

摘要

A broadband gateway may be used to authorize transactions associated with one or more accounts, which may be associated with a user of the broadband gateway. The transaction may be handled by the broadband gateway. The authorizations may be performed based on information associated with the accounts, whose storage may be controlled by the broadband gateway. The broadband gateway may block and/or terminate transactions failing authentication and/or validation, which may be performed based on the stored information. The transactions may be initiated within a network serviced by the broadband gateway. The transactions may also be initiated outside the serviced network. The stored information may comprise a user profile, which may comprise a plurality of settings for controlling and/or managing authorization performed by the broadband gateway. The user profiles may be configurable by users, wherein configuration may comprise initializing and/or modifying one or more of the transaction related settings.

主权项

1. A method for providing secure transactions via a broadband gateway, comprising:
controlling, by said broadband gateway in communication with a plurality of devices, storage of information associated with a plurality of accounts corresponding to a user of said broadband gateway in memory, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider; aggregating, by said broadband gateway, a plurality of similar transactions initiated by said user to facilitate a transaction utilizing said broadband gateway, said transaction being a single financial transaction; authorizing, by said broadband gateway, said transaction initiated by said user via a respective one of said devices within a network serviced by said broadband gateway, said user corresponding to at least one of said plurality of accounts, said transaction conducted by said broadband gateway using said stored information; and if said transaction initiated by said user via said respective one of said devices is authorized, communicating, by said broadband gateway, said transaction and at least a portion of said stored information to an interested service to conduct said transaction.