Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of facilitating establishment of a communications path between an open device and a remote device through a communications network; receiving an indication of potentially sensitive information on the communications path; and facilitating establishment of a secure communications path between a secure device and the remote device through the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a need to verify an identity of a particular user in the metaverse, obtaining a particular hash/encoding associated with the particular user, wherein the particular hash/encoding is generated based on processing of a video, image, voice recording, or biometric information associated with the particular user, retrieving a second hash/encoding from a user profile of a first user, wherein the second hash/encoding corresponds to a second user and is generated based on processing of a video, image, voice recording, or biometric information associated with the second user, performing a comparison of the second hash/encoding and the particular hash/encoding, and based on a determination that there is a match, identifying that the particular user corresponds to the second user, resulting in a verification of the identity of the particular user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of facilitating establishment of a communications path between an open device and a remote device through a communications network; receiving an indication of potentially sensitive information on the communications path; and facilitating establishment of a secure communications path between a secure device and the remote device through the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first sensitivity level associated with a first data item, comparing the first sensitivity level to a first threshold, resulting in a first comparison, selecting a first device based on the first comparison, transmitting the first data item to the first device based on the selecting of the first device, identifying a second sensitivity level associated with a second data item, wherein the second sensitivity level is different from the first sensitivity level, comparing the second sensitivity level to a second threshold, resulting in a second comparison, selecting a second device based on the second comparison, wherein the second device is different from the first device, and transmitting the second data item to the second device based on the selecting of the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An extended reality (“XR”) server computer can identify a plurality of XR objects present in an XR environment. The XR server computer can determine an owner for an XR object of the plurality of XR objects. The XR server computer can visually differentiate, based on the owner, the extended reality object from other extended reality objects of the plurality of extended reality objects. The XR environment can be a virtual reality (“VR”) environment, an augmented reality (“AR”) environment, or a mixed reality environment. The XR server computer can create an ownership chain for the owner. The XR server computer can assign the XR object and at least one additional XR object to the ownership chain. The XR server computer can receive a request to transfer ownership of the XR object and can commit the transfer from a source ownership chain to a destination ownership chain.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to on-demand trusted extended reality (“XR”) environments. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a user device can create a trusted list identifying at least one trusted XR environment. The user device can connect to an untrusted XR server computer and can allow a user avatar associated with a user to enter an untrusted XR environment provided by the untrusted XR server. The user device can detect an event for which a trusted XR environment is desired. The user device can select the trusted XR environment to handle the event. The user device can select the trusted XR environment from the trusted list. The user device can instruct the untrusted XR server computer to teleport the user avatar from the untrusted XR environment to the trusted XR environment.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to providing a split ledger for securing extended reality (“XR”) environments. According to one aspect, an XR server computer can create an XR environment. The XR server computer can cause a passed ledger to be populated with an environment ID associated with the XR environment. The XR server computer can cause a hash ledger to be populated with a first hash of the environment ID. The XR server computer can register a user for participating in the XR environment and can cause the passed ledger to be populated with a user-created block associated with the user. The XR server computer can cause the hash ledger to be further populated with a second hash of the user-created block. The XR server computer can allow a user avatar associated with the user to join the XR environment.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example providing virtual links and/or virtual content to metaverse users based at least in part on the metaverse user's physical location and/or viewing direction. Low resolution images of physical objects expected to be in a field of view of a metaverse user may be matched to actual images of physical objects in a metaverse user's field of view prior to providing virtual links and/or virtual content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, associating a link of a non-fungible token (NFT) metaverse communication device to provisioning data of a service account of non-virtual user equipment, receiving a communication request, detecting the NFT metaverse communication device is available for use in a metaverse system, and initiating communications with the NFT metaverse communication device via the metaverse system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a need to verify an identity of a particular user in the metaverse, obtaining a particular hash/encoding associated with the particular user, wherein the particular hash/encoding is generated based on processing of a video, image, voice recording, or biometric information associated with the particular user, retrieving a second hash/encoding from a user profile of a first user, wherein the second hash/encoding corresponds to a second user and is generated based on processing of a video, image, voice recording, or biometric information associated with the second user, performing a comparison of the second hash/encoding and the particular hash/encoding, and based on a determination that there is a match, identifying that the particular user corresponds to the second user, resulting in a verification of the identity of the particular user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, an indication of an assertion involving a first avatar of a first user, assessing, by the processing system and based on the obtaining, a validity of the assertion relative to a threshold, and authorizing, by the processing system and based on the assessing, a first action to be taken by the first avatar, a second action to be taken by a second avatar of a second user, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a computing device, a user request to perform a subscriber identity module (SIM) swap for a subscriber, wherein the computing device and a user device are accessible to a user, based on the receiving the user request, generating a code for the SIM swap, resulting in a generated code, providing the generated code to the computing device for presentation, obtaining, from the user device, data associated with the user, the user device, or a combination thereof, facilitating user authentication responsive to the obtaining the data, detecting a transmission of a particular code from the user device, resulting in a detected code, and, based on the detecting the transmission and based on the facilitating the user authentication, performing an action relating to the SIM swap. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request to initiate an interactive session involving a first user device and a second user device, initiating the interactive session, performing a split of inputs or outputs by determining a first set of inputs or outputs for the first user device and a second set of inputs or outputs for the second user device, such that first data in the interactive session that is permitted to be outputted only to the first user device is accessible to the first user device but not to the second user device and such that second data that is permitted to be outputted only to the second user device is accessible to the second user device but not to the first user device, and facilitating the interactive session based on the split of inputs or outputs. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a computing device, a validation request for validating an individual associated with a mobile device equipped with an authentication app communicatively coupled with an authentication system, obtaining request data from a user validation system, enabling, using the request data, the computing device to communicate with the user validation system to facilitate the validation, wherein the validation involves the user validation system triggering the authentication system to provide access information to the computing device, the authentication system authenticating the individual/mobile device, the authentication system providing, to the user validation system, identification information of the individual based on the authenticating, and the user validation system determining a validation result based on data relating to the identification information.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of facilitating establishment of a communications path between an open device and a remote device through a communications network; receiving an indication of potentially sensitive information on the communications path; and facilitating establishment of a secure communications path between a secure device and the remote device through the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first sensitivity level associated with a first data item, comparing the first sensitivity level to a first threshold, resulting in a first comparison, selecting a first device based on the first comparison, transmitting the first data item to the first device based on the selecting of the first device, identifying a second sensitivity level associated with a second data item, wherein the second sensitivity level is different from the first sensitivity level, comparing the second sensitivity level to a second threshold, resulting in a second comparison, selecting a second device based on the second comparison, wherein the second device is different from the first device, and transmitting the second data item to the second device based on the selecting of the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components, display the virtual representation, receive user interaction with at least one of the virtual representations and send a command to the physical component corresponding to the user interaction.

Abstract: A computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components, display the virtual representation, receive user interaction with at least one of the virtual representations and send a command to the physical component corresponding to the user interaction.

Abstract: A computer readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by a processor, the set of instructions being operable to store a virtual representation of a plurality of physical components, display the virtual representation, receive user interaction with at least one of the virtual representations and send a command to the physical component corresponding to the user interaction.

Abstract: The present invention provides for improved security in a VoIP architecture. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a system for providing VoIP service to a user domain having user accessible equipment includes a first domain having VoIP service provider equipment and a second domain having at least one border element communicating with the service provider equipment and the user accessible equipment to enable communications between the service provider equipment and the user accessible equipment. The user accessible equipment is prevented from directly communicating with the service provider equipment.