KR20070097799A - Digital device and method for using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A digital processing device and an additional service providing method using the same are provided to enable a user of the digital processing device to receive an additional service without registering in a predetermined telecommunication provider by including an additional service recognizing module and enable an additional service provider to provide the additional service irrespective of the telecommunication provider. An input part(210) receives a signal, and a member recognizer(250) stores a telecommunication provider ID code and generates a network access request message. An additional service recognizer(260) stores an additional service provider ID code and generates an additional service request message. A controller(240) generates a control signal for enabling one of the member or additional service recognizer to be selectively operated by a selection signal received from the input part. The member recognizer stores member authentication and billing information for the telecommunication provider. One of the member and additional service recognizer is an external device having a chip or card type.

Description

Digital processing device and additional service providing method using same {Digital device and method for using the same}

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system for providing a conventional additional service.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital processing apparatus including an additional service identification module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of implementing an additional service module according to an embodiment of the present invention on a mobile terminal.

4 is an exemplary view showing an example of implementing an additional service module according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention on a mobile terminal.

5 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of implementing an additional service module in a notebook according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system for providing an additional service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of receiving an additional service using a digital device including an additional service module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a digital processing device, and more particularly, to a digital processing device that can receive an additional service without subscribing to a specific communication service provider, including an additional service identification module.

The digital processing device of the present specification refers to an electronic device that is formed in a small size to facilitate a user's portability in order to perform a function such as a game or mobile communication. Examples of the digital processing device include a mobile communication terminal and a personal portable terminal ( Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable multimedia players (PMPs) as well as computers including recent communication functions and miniaturized and portable computers may be included.

In addition, the additional service refers to a service that receives information such as a game, music, and broadcast by accessing a communication network, and refers to a service that is distinguished from a communication service directly provided by an operator providing a communication network such as mobile communication or wireless internet. The supplementary service provider generally refers to a provider, also called a content provider (CP) or a service provider (SP).

With the rapid development of information and communication technology, digital processing devices are adding not only communication functions but also various multimedia functions such as games, videos, wireless Internet, and cameras, and various additional services using multimedia functions are being provided.

In particular, the mobile terminal, which is the most widely used digital processing device, is no longer a communication machine for calling, but various multimedia functions such as games, videos, wireless Internet, cameras, etc. are added and various additional services are provided.

The problem in the conventional communication system for providing an additional service will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, when there are a plurality of service providers, there are respective network device devices 110a and 110b constituting a communication network provided by each service provider. In addition, there are additional service providing apparatuses 120a and 120b which provide additional services through communication networks connected by the respective communication network apparatuses 110a and 110b.

In such a conventional communication system, the user of the digital processing apparatus 100 may connect to the communication network devices 110a and 110b of the telecommunication service provider to which the user subscribes. As illustrated in FIG. 1, if the user of the digital processing apparatus 100 is a user who subscribes to the A communication service provider, only the communication network device 110a provided by the A communication service provider may be connected.

This is because there are reasons such as the use of different frequency bands or the difference in signal transmission schemes for each service provider, and the reason why the subscriber identification module included in the digital processing device is limited to accessing only the communication network device of the service provider subscribed to by the user. In the specification only consider that the network device that can be connected by the subscriber identification module is limited.

In order for a user to receive an additional service through a digital processing device, the user first accesses the communication network device 110a of the subscribed telecommunication service provider, and then uses a subscriber identification module included in the digital processing device to perform authentication or the like. 110a).

Therefore, in order to use the additional service, a user may first receive the additional service only after subscribing to a specific communication service provider.

In addition, there is a problem in that only the additional service provided by the communication service provider providing the communication network or the additional service provided by the additional service providing device connected only to the communication network device of the communication service provider may be provided. .

In addition, in order to receive an additional service from an additional service providing device connected only to a network device of another communication service provider, the communication service between the communication service providers must be connected between the communication service providers. There is a problem in that an additional service can be provided only when authentication information is provided to the communication network apparatus 110b.

Therefore, there is a problem in that an additional service provider is dependent on a communication provider and cannot provide an additional service independently to a user of a digital processing device because it is limited in providing an additional service from a viewpoint of an additional service provider.

In addition, the user of the digital processing device has a problem that there is a limitation in using various additional services because only a limited additional service provided by a communication service provider subscribed thereto or a separate authentication procedure must be used.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention proposes a digital processing device that can be provided with additional services even if the user of the digital processing device does not subscribe to a specific communication provider and a method for providing additional services using the same.

Therefore, the present invention proposes a digital processing apparatus and an additional service providing method using the same, in which an additional service provider can independently provide an additional service to a user without being dependent on a carrier.

In addition, the user's point of view is to propose a digital processing apparatus that can use various additional services in addition to the limited additional services provided by the subscribed telecommunications operators, and a method of providing additional services using the same.

Still other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a digital processing device is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a digital processing apparatus capable of receiving an additional service by accessing a communication network including a communication function, comprising: an input unit for inputting a signal; A subscriber identification unit for storing the service provider identification code and generating a network connection request message; An additional service identification unit for storing the additional service provider identification code and generating an additional service request message; And a control unit for generating a control signal for selectively operating one of the subscriber identification unit and the additional service identification unit according to the selection signal input from the input unit.

The subscriber identification unit may further store subscriber authentication and billing information for the network operator.

The additional service identification unit may further store subscriber authentication and billing information for the additional service provider.

At least one of the subscriber identifier and the additional service identifier may be plural.

At least one of the subscriber identification unit and the additional service identification unit may be an external device, and the external device may be in the form of a chip or a card.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an additional service providing method of an additional service providing apparatus connected to a digital processing apparatus through a communication network is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the additional service providing method of the additional service providing apparatus connected to the digital processing apparatus through the communication network device, the additional service request message transmitted through the digital processing device from the communication network device; Receiving (a); (B) extracting authentication information included in the additional service request message; And (c) transmitting additional service data according to the extracted authentication information, wherein the digital processing apparatus includes an additional service identification unit and an additional service provider identification code included in the additional service identification unit and the authentication information. Generate the additional service request message, wherein the communication network device transmits the additional service request message to the additional service providing apparatus according to the additional service provider identification code included in the additional service request message; An additional service providing method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording the additional service providing method of the additional service providing apparatus connected to the digital processing apparatus via a communication network.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a program of instructions that can be executed by the supplementary service providing apparatus is tangibly implemented to be read by the supplementary service providing apparatus so as to provide supplementary services to the digital processing apparatus via a communication network. A recording medium recording a program, comprising: receiving an additional service request message transmitted through the digital processing apparatus from the communication network apparatus; (B) extracting authentication information included in the additional service request message; And (c) transmitting additional service data according to the extracted authentication information, wherein the digital processing apparatus includes an additional service identification unit and an additional service provider identification code included in the additional service identification unit and the authentication information. Generate the additional service request message, wherein the communication network device transmits the additional service request message to the additional service providing apparatus according to the additional service provider identification code included in the additional service request message; Provided is a recording medium recording a method of providing an additional service.

The transmitting of the supplementary service data through the communication network device according to the extracted authentication information may further include encrypting the supplementary service data, and the encrypted supplementary service data may be decrypted by the digital processing device.

The additional service identification code and the authentication information included in the additional service request message may be stored in a means external or embedded in the digital processing apparatus.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an additional service providing system for providing an additional service to a digital processing apparatus through a communication network is provided.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in an additional service providing system for providing an additional service to a digital processing apparatus including an additional service identification unit, an additional service provider identification code and an additional service included in the additional service identification unit of the digital device A communication network device receiving an additional service provision request message including authentication information from the digital processing device; And an additional service providing device for receiving an additional service providing request message from the communication network device and transmitting additional service data to the digital processing device, wherein the communication network device identifies the additional service provider included in the additional service providing request message. Extracts a code and transmits the additional service providing request message to the additional service providing apparatus corresponding to the extracted additional operator identification code, and the additional service providing apparatus extracts authentication information included in the additional service providing request message; An additional service providing system is provided, wherein the additional service data is transmitted according to the extracted authentication information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for the same means regardless of the reference numerals in order to facilitate the overall understanding.

First, a configuration of a digital processing apparatus including an enhanced service identification module according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital processing apparatus 200 including an additional service identification module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the digital processing apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an input unit 210, a display unit 220, a transceiver unit 230, a controller unit 240, and a subscriber unit unit 250. ) And the additional service identification unit 260.

The input unit 210 is a means for receiving a control command, a function selection command, or the like for controlling the operation of the digital processing apparatus from a user. For example, the input unit 210 may include a plurality of key buttons (for example, numeric / character keys, * or # symbol keys, one or more function keys (for example, a menu key, a call key, an confirmation key, a wireless key). Key for Internet connection) or a touch screen, etc. In particular, the input unit 210 according to the present invention selectively drives the subscriber identifier 250 and the additional service identifier 260. You can be given a command to do this.

The display unit 220 performs a function of displaying image data, image data, text data, numeric data, and the like under the control of the controller 240. For example, the display unit 220 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The transceiver 230 is connected to the additional service providing apparatus through a communication network device included in the communication network, and transmits information (for example, an additional service providing request command, etc.) input through the input unit 210 to the additional service providing apparatus. do. The transceiver 230 may correspond to data (eg, additional service request information) corresponding to information (for example, additional service providing request information) input and transmitted from the additional service providing apparatus through the input unit 210. Data of the additional service) may be received and transmitted to the controller 240.

The control unit 240 is a component of the digital processing apparatus 200 according to the present invention (for example, the input unit 210, the display unit 220, the transceiver 230, subscriber identification unit 250, additional service) The identification unit 260). The control unit 240 generates a control signal for driving the selected identification unit according to a command for selectively driving one of the subscriber identification unit 250 and the additional service identification unit 260 input through the input unit 210.

The subscriber identification unit 250 and the additional service identification unit 260 generate a communication network access request message including a provider code included in each of the subscriber identification unit 250 and the additional service identification unit 260 according to the control signal. do. The generated network connection request message is transmitted to the transceiver 230 and transmitted to the communication network (more specifically, the device constituting the communication network).

The subscriber identification unit 250 includes a device or program called a subscriber identification module to store authentication, billing, and security information of the subscriber of the communication service and provide the information to the network device. In addition, the subscriber identification module stores a carrier code (MNC), which is information for defining a carrier. The subscriber identification module may be embedded in the digital processing apparatus 200 in the form of a chip or installed in the digital processing apparatus 200 in the form of a program or included in the subscriber identification unit 250.

The additional service identification unit 260 includes an additional service identification module to store authentication, billing, and security information of the subscriber of the communication additional service, and provide the information to the additional service providing server or the additional service providing device. Like the subscriber identification unit 250, the supplementary service identification module stores the operator code of the supplementary service provider that defines the supplementary service provider, and is also embedded or external to the digital processing apparatus 200 in the form of a chip, or in the form of a program. The processor may be installed in the digital processing apparatus 200 and included in the additional service identification unit 260.

The additional service identification module of the present specification is to distinguish the subscriber identification module and is a program or device that stores an operator code, authentication information, etc. of the additional service provider for receiving the additional service.

A subscriber identity module (SIM: Subscriber Identity Module or UIM: User Identity Module) is a card or a built-in module that can be generally used in a mobile communication terminal so that subscribers can provide various information such as authentication, billing, and security information. Chip or program that stores information. The subscriber identification unit 250 is a part for allowing the subscriber identification module to be driven including the subscriber identification module, and the additional service identification unit 260 also includes the additional service identification module like the subscriber identification unit 250. This is the part that makes it drive.

The portion in which the information is stored is external to the digital processing apparatus in the form of a chip or a card, and the generation of a request message using the actually stored information may be performed by a program stored in the digital processing apparatus in advance.

For example, if the program that stores only the additional service provider code for providing the additional service on the chip and generates the additional service providing request message is installed in the digital processing device in advance, the chip that stores the additional service provider code is the additional service identification module. When the additional service identification module is mounted, the additional service identification unit 260, which is a program for generating the additional service request message, may be driven. Therefore, the subscriber identification unit 250, the subscriber identification module, the additional service identification unit 260, and the additional service identification module are merely classified according to their implementation form.

In particular, the subscriber identification module is intended to be provided only to the mobile communication terminal of each mobile carrier when the mobile communication service is provided to the mobile communication terminal, and the present invention is not limited to the mobile communication terminal.

The connection of the communication network device of the service provider only to the digital processing device subscribed to the specific communication service provider by the subscriber identification module is by a mobile network code (MNC) which is a service provider code included in the subscriber identification module.

The MNC, for example, when a mobile communication user attempts to make a call to a mobile communication terminal, the communication network device of the telecommunication company receives a communication network connection request message including the MNC from the mobile communication terminal.

According to the MNC included in the communication network connection request message, the communication device of the mobile communication company recognizes that the mobile communication terminal subscribes to its mobile communication service and provides the call service. Therefore, the current mobile communication terminal includes the MNC in the subscriber identification module with a default value, and the subscriber identification module is built in the mobile communication terminal in advance.

In addition, the additional service identification module of the present invention is a chip or program that stores information necessary for providing services such as authentication, billing, security information, etc. of an additional service subscriber necessary for providing the additional service, and an additional service provider that provides the additional service. It includes a virtual MNC that is the identification code of.

In this specification, the term 'virtual MNC' is used to distinguish it from the MNC included in the subscriber identity module. However, the virtual MNC is not necessarily composed of a number indicating a specific telephone number, such as the MNC included in the subscriber identity module.

Therefore, if the supplementary service is connected to a specific telephone number and can be provided, the virtual MNC indicates a number indicating the supplementary service provider (eg, 700-0000), while the supplementary service is a specific web server. The virtual MNC may indicate a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or an IP address of a specific web server if it can be provided from the web server.

An example in which the additional service identification module included in the additional service identification unit 260 is implemented in an actual digital device will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

In addition, the digital processing apparatus 200 according to the present invention may include a storage unit (not shown) in which data related to an additional service, an operation program of the digital processing apparatus 100, a set algorithm, and the like may be stored under the control of the controller 240. It may further include.

With reference to the configuration of the digital processing device 200 will be described with reference to Figures 2 to 4 for implementing the actual additional service identification module in the digital processing device 200.

3 is an exemplary view showing an example of implementing the additional service identification module 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention on a mobile terminal, Figure 4 is another additional service identification module according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention ( 300 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of implementing the 300 in a mobile terminal.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the additional service identification module 300 may be mounted through an interface provided in a portion of the portable terminal, which is one of the types of digital processing apparatuses, and connected to the digital processing apparatus 200.

 As illustrated in FIG. 3, a portable terminal, which is a kind of digital processing apparatus 200 according to the present invention, has an interface on which a supplementary service identification module 300 implemented in the form of a chip may be mounted on a portion of the rear surface. The additional service identification module 300 may be mounted.

The additional service identification module 300 may be in the form of a chip that includes information defining an additional service provider that provides any additional service, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4, and also includes a card including such a chip. It may also be in the form of.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, an additional service identification module 300 may be mounted on the side of the portable terminal.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the digital processing apparatus 200 according to the present invention is not limited to a portable terminal, but is not limited as long as it has a communication function and can be provided with various services by accessing a communication network.

Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the laptop including a communication function may include an additional service identification module 300 to access various communication services using a laptop.

The additional service identification module 300 according to the present invention may be in the form of a chip including information defining the additional service provider as described in the examples of FIGS. 3 to 5, and may be in the form of a card including such a chip. It may be. Thus, such a chip or card type can be embedded or external to the digital processing device.

The supplementary service provider may provide the supplementary service identification module 300 to the user of the digital processing apparatus 200 in the form of a chip or a card storing information related to providing supplementary services.

Therefore, the user may receive the additional service without separately searching for the additional service through the digital processing apparatus 200 or undergoing a special authentication procedure, etc. From the viewpoint of the additional service provider, the chip or card in which the information of the additional service provider is stored in advance may be used. By providing to the user, the additional service user can be secured in advance, and the additional service can be provided to the user more easily.

A configuration of a communication system for providing an additional service using the digital processing apparatus 200 including the additional service identification module 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

The configuration of the communication system according to the present invention will be described in comparison with FIG. 1 illustrating the configuration of a communication system for providing a conventional additional service.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, a communication system for providing an additional service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a digital processing device 200, communication network devices 600a and 600b, and an additional service providing device 610a and 610b. ).

The digital processing apparatus 200 is not limited as long as it is a digital processing apparatus 200 including the aforementioned additional service identification module 300 and has a communication function and can be connected to the communication network apparatuses 600a and 600b.

As described above, the digital processing apparatus 200 may include a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a laptop, and the like.

The digital processing apparatus 200 is connected to the additional service providing apparatuses 610a and 610b through the communication network apparatuses 600a and 600b, and the communication network includes a mobile communication network and the Internet.

In addition, the Internet provides several services that exist in the TCP / IP protocol and its upper layers: HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Domain Name System (DNS), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), It includes all the global open network architectures that provide Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Network File Service (NFS), and more.

The mobile communication network includes an access gateway that enables transmission and reception of wireless packet data in addition to a base station (BS), a mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), and a home location register (HLR). It may be configured to include components such as a gateway, a packet data serving node (PDSN).

With reference to the components of the communication system looks at the difference from the conventional communication system for receiving additional service.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, when the user wants to receive an additional service to the digital processing apparatus 200, the communication network apparatus 110a or 110b to which the digital processing apparatus 200 may be connected is a communication network apparatus of a telecommunication company of which the user subscribes. (110a in FIG. 1).

On the other hand, in the communication system according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, when the digital processing apparatus 200 selects and drives the additional service identification module, the communication apparatus 600 is not limited to the communication network apparatus 600 of a specific communication company. ) Can be accessed. In order for the digital processing apparatus 200 to be connected to the communication network device 600 of a specific service provider, a frequency band, a transmission method of a signal, and the like must match the communication device network device 600 of a specific communication service provider. The communication network device 600 of a specific operator should recognize the MNC which is a provider code.

However, in the present specification, only the MNC, which is an operator code, is considered, and other factors for connecting to the communication network device 600, for example, a frequency band and a signal transmission method, are not considered.

However, the frequency band and the signal transmission method may recognize the communication network device 600 in which the digital processing device 200 is located in the digital processing device 200 to generate an additional service request message using an appropriate frequency band and signal method. can do. The generated additional service request message may be transmitted to the communication network device 600 close to the digital processing apparatus 200 and transmitted to the additional service providing device 610 regardless of the communication network device 600 of the communication service provider.

Accordingly, the communication network device 600 according to the present invention receives an additional service request message including a virtual MNC, which is an operator code of an additional service provider, from the digital processing apparatus 200 and provides an additional service indicated by the virtual MNC corresponding to the virtual MNC. The device 610 may transmit an additional service request message.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, an additional service providing apparatus 120b and a digital processing apparatus 100 connected to only a communication network apparatus 110b of another communication operator are connected to a digital processing apparatus 100 that is subscribed to a specific communication operator. In order to connect, communication network devices 110a and 110b of specific communication providers must be connected through a network connection device or the like.

Referring to the example of FIG. 1, the communication network apparatus to which the digital processing apparatus 100 may connect is the communication network apparatus A 110a and the additional service apparatus connected to the communication network apparatus A 110a is the additional service apparatus A 120a. On the other hand, the communication network device provided by another communication service provider is the network device B 110b, and the additional service device connected to the communication network device of the network device B 110b is the additional service device B 120b. In this case, in order to receive the additional service provided by the additional service device B 120b by the digital processing device, the communication network device A 110a and the communication network device B 110b of each communication provider must be connected to each other. In addition, authentication information based on subscriber information included in the subscriber identification module must be provided to the communication network device B (110b) of another communication provider.

On the other hand, referring to Figure 6 illustrating a communication system according to the present invention, the digital processing apparatus 200 according to the present invention is any one of the network device A 600a or the network device B (600b) provided by different communication providers. Can be connected to Therefore, the user of the digital processing apparatus 200 is an additional service providing apparatus A even when the network apparatus A 600a and the network apparatus B 600b, which are communication network apparatuses provided by different communication providers, are not necessarily connected as in the conventional communication system. An additional service provided by any additional service providing device, 610a or the additional service providing device B 610b, may also be provided. In addition, since the authentication information for each additional service providing device is already included and transmitted in the additional service identification module 300 built in or external to the digital processing device 200, a separate authentication procedure for providing the additional service is not required. .

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the digital processing apparatus 200 including the additional service identification module 300 according to the present invention and a communication system capable of receiving the additional service using the digital processing apparatus 200. According to the example, the order in which the additional services are provided will be described.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of receiving an additional service using the digital device 200 including the additional service identification module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 7, in order to receive an additional service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user may use one of the subscriber identification unit 250 or the additional service identification unit 260 included in the digital processing apparatus 200. One module is selected and driven (S700). As described above, the subscriber identification unit 250 and the additional service identification unit 260 may be implemented in the form of a chip, a card, a program, or the like, and may be built in or external to the digital processing apparatus 200.

First, when the user selects the subscriber identification module through the digital processing device 200, the digital processing device 200 generates a network connection request message including the information stored in the subscriber identification unit 250, and generates the network connection request. The message is transmitted to the communication network device 600 (S702). The information stored in the subscriber identification unit 250 may store an MNC representing a unique code of a communication service provider, authentication of a user of a digital processing apparatus, billing and security information, and the like.

The communication network device 600 extracts the MNC included in the received communication network connection request message (S704) and determines whether the digital processing device 200 is a digital processing device 200 subscribed to a communication service provider providing the communication network device 600. (S706).

When the digital processing apparatus 200 is determined to be a digital processing apparatus 200 subscribed to a communication provider providing the communication network apparatus 600, the communication apparatus 600 extracts authentication information included in the received network connection request message. After performing the authentication procedure for the user of the digital processing apparatus 200 (S708), if the authentication result is determined to be a subscriber, the digital processing apparatus 200 transmits a communication network connection request result to the digital processing apparatus 200 (S710). ). When the digital processing device 200 and the communication network device 600 are connected, the communication network device 600 may provide a communication service such as a call or wireless Internet through the digital processing device 200.

On the other hand, when the user selects and drives the additional service identification unit 260 through the digital processing device 200, the digital processing device 200 may include the information stored in the additional service identification unit 260 to send the additional service request message. Generate and transmit the generated additional service request message to the communication network device 600 (S712). The information stored in the additional service identification unit 260 may store a virtual MNC indicating a unique code of the additional service provider, authentication, billing, and security information of the user of the digital processing apparatus 200.

The communication network device 600 receiving the additional service request message extracts the virtual MNC included in the additional service request message as in the case of receiving the communication network connection request message (S714).

If it is determined that the extracted virtual MNC is not the communication operator's MNC, the communication network device 600 searches for the additional service providing device 610 corresponding to the extracted virtual MNC (S716).

The communication network device 600 transmits the received additional service request message to the searched additional service providing device 610 (S718), and the communication network device 600 receiving the additional service request message authenticates included in the additional service request message. The authentication procedure is performed according to the information (S720).

The additional service providing apparatus 610 transmits an additional service providing request result through the communication network device 600 if it is determined that the additional service subscriber is a result of authentication, and then additional service according to the additional service data request requested through the communication network device 600. Additional services are provided by performing data transmission (S722).

The additional service data which is always transmitted may be encrypted and transmitted to the digital processing apparatus 200 through the communication network apparatus 600. In this case, the digital processing apparatus 200 may further include means for decrypting the encrypted additional service data. Can be.

According to the digital processing apparatus 200 including the supplementary service identification module according to the present invention, the supplementary service identification module is configured by including a virtual MNC, which is a unique provider code of supplementary service providers, so that the subscriber does not subscribe to a communication service of a specific communication service provider. Various additional services can be provided. Therefore, the supplementary service provider may provide supplementary services to the user of the digital processing device independently of the carrier, and the user may provide various supplementary services provided by other supplementary service providers other than the specific carrier even if the user subscribes to the specific carrier. It is available.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, according to the digital processing apparatus including the service module and the method of providing additional services using the same according to the present invention, there is an advantage that a user of the digital processing apparatus can receive additional services without subscribing to a specific communication service provider. have.

In addition, since the user of the digital processing apparatus may receive the additional service without subscribing to a specific communication service provider, the additional service provider may provide the additional service to the user independently of the communication service provider.

In addition, the user has an advantage of using a variety of additional services in addition to the additional services provided by the subscribed carrier.

Claims (15)

A digital processing apparatus capable of receiving an additional service by accessing a communication network including a communication function, An input unit for inputting a signal; A subscriber identification unit for storing the service provider identification code and generating a network connection request message; An additional service identification unit for storing the additional service provider identification code and generating an additional service request message; And And a control unit for generating a control signal for selectively operating one of the subscriber identification unit and the additional service identification unit according to the selection signal inputted from the input unit. The method of claim 1, The subscriber identification unit, And storing subscriber authentication and billing information for the network operator. The method of claim 1, The additional service identification unit, And storing subscriber authentication and billing information for the additional service provider. The method of claim 1, And at least one of the subscriber identifier and the supplementary service identifier is plural. The method of claim 1, And at least one of the subscriber identification unit and the additional service identification unit is an external device. The method of claim 5, The external device is a digital processing device, characterized in that the chip or card form. In the supplementary service providing method of the supplementary service providing apparatus connected to the digital processing apparatus and the communication network device, (A) receiving an additional service request message transmitted through the digital processing device from the communication network device; (B) extracting authentication information included in the additional service request message; And (C) transmitting additional service data according to the extracted authentication information, The digital processing apparatus generates the additional service request message including the additional service provider identification code and the authentication information included in the additional service identification unit, including the additional service identification unit, And the communication network device transmits the additional service request message to the additional service providing device according to the additional service provider identification code included in the additional service request message. The method of claim 7, wherein Step (c) is, And encrypting the supplementary service data, wherein the encrypted supplementary service data is decrypted by the digital processing apparatus. The method of claim 7, wherein The additional service identification code and the authentication information included in the additional service request message are stored in a means external or embedded in the digital processing apparatus. In a recording medium on which a program of instructions that can be executed by an additional service providing apparatus is tangibly implemented to provide an additional service to a digital processing apparatus through a communication network, and records a program that can be read by the additional service providing apparatus. (A) receiving an additional service request message transmitted through the digital processing device from the communication network device; (B) extracting authentication information included in the additional service request message; And (C) transmitting additional service data according to the extracted authentication information, The digital processing apparatus generates the additional service request message including the additional service provider identification code and the authentication information included in the additional service identification unit, including the additional service identification unit, And the communication network device transmits the additional service request message to the additional service providing device according to the additional service provider identification code included in the additional service request message. The method of claim 10, Step (c) is, And encrypting the supplementary service data, wherein the encrypted supplementary service data is decrypted by the digital processing apparatus. The method of claim 10, And the additional service identification code and the authentication information included in the additional service request message are stored in a means external or embedded in the digital processing apparatus. An additional service providing system for providing an additional service to a digital processing apparatus including an additional service identification unit, A communication network device receiving an additional service provision request message including an additional service provider identification code and additional service authentication information included in the additional service identification unit of the digital device from the digital processing device; And An additional service providing device for receiving an additional service providing request message from the communication network device and transmitting additional service data to the digital processing device; The communication network device extracts an additional service provider identification code included in the additional service providing request message and transmits the additional service providing request message to the additional service providing device corresponding to the extracted additional service provider identification code, The additional service providing apparatus extracts the authentication information included in the additional service providing request message and transmits the additional service data according to the extracted authentication information. The method of claim 13, And the digital processing apparatus stores the additional service identification code and the authentication information in a means external or embedded in the digital processing apparatus. The method of claim 13, The supplementary service providing apparatus encrypts the supplementary service data, and the encrypted supplementary service data is decrypted by the digital processing apparatus.

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