CN1459197A - System and method for facilitating subscriber access to web enabled services - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating subscriber access to an Internet site providing content, such transcripts, associated with an audiovisual program uses a virtual channel table (VCT) containing URLs. Access to the URLs by the subscriber is controlled through an allocation of a tier, and associating the allocated tier with this adjunct service (i.e., the capability of accessing the web site pointed to by the URL). The system provides a great convenience to subscribers, eliminating the need to physically use other Internet access devices to access the web site affiliated with the audiovisual program, and provides a straightforward mechanism for system operators for allowing access without the complexity of a parallel authorization and access infrastructure (e.g., policy and proxy servers).
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Technical field
The present invention relates generally to a kind ofly be used to make things convenient for the subscriber to access Internet website, (also be the system and method for virtual channel table (VCT) the access destination website of URL(uniform resource locator)-URL) in particular for making things convenient for the user with a kind of hyperlink that comprises.
Background technology
Along with the appearance such as widely popular data network such as public telephone system, internet (comprising the World Wide Web (WWW)) and wired satellite TV system, the big much progress of the communication of modern society.Especially usually the program merchant/provider of the audiovisual material of propagating by cable television system is provided to content corresponding (for example: record, video is sheared, or the like) on the attached internet site.In the system of routine, miss audiovisual material on the CNN for example or wish that obtaining actual institute watches the spectators of the additional information of audiovisual material need use a personal computer (PC) or its analog to visit corresponding website, for example
Http:// www.cnn.com, so that retrieve welcome content.Above visit needs spectators self to go in front of the PC, and this is normally unfavorable.
Also knownly in addition provide a kind of interactively, digital set-top terminal with the Internet access capabilities.But in this known system, need the parallel foundation structure of a large amount of front ends to allow spectators to authorize and visit required website (such as strategic server, acting server or the like).In addition, these systems do not provide straight-through mode to allow multisystem operator (MSO) to charge with the form of business to visiting these websites because it is a kind of value-added suggestion, so lost spectators than convenience.
Be entitled as " the MAPPINGUNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS TO BROADCAST ADDRESSES IN ATELEVISION SIGNAL " that authorize people's such as Field U.S patent No. No.6018764 discloses a kind of system, wherein the user can be from unidirectional broadcast television signal searching web pages.This patent also discloses a kind of permission user to flow the system of selecting the bulk information that is carried from broadcasting by calling an instruction according to URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) formal definition, and described information comprises the HTML(Hypertext Markup Language) page or leaf.The form mapping (enum) data is carried in the described broadcasting stream, and a corresponding broadcast address of the URL with user request signal is provided, so that be identified at the position that begins to retrieve information needed in the broadcast singal.But people such as Field do not disclose any mechanism and authorize and access the Internet information with control, openly are not used for the means of a large amount of websites of convenient visit yet.Therefore user's convenience and income chance have been lost.
Therefore need provide a kind of method and system of improvement to come to provide access to the Internet, to minimize or to eliminate above-mentioned one or more shortcoming to the user.
Summary of the invention
An advantage of the invention is that it provides a kind of straight-through mechanism so that allow the visit website relevant with audio-visual service, and need not complicated and parallel mandate and access infrastructure.Another advantage of system and method for the present invention is that it provides huge convenience to the user, need not the user and visits the website relevant with audiovisual material in front of going to personal computer (PC) or its analog.The invention provides following a kind of system and method, they have set up the ability with the internet site at the visit of supplementary service independently predetermined URL place, and have distributed access control associated reference (also being " grade ") to be used for charging/access control to it.
The internet site that method of the present invention has made things convenient for user capture to be associated with audio-visual service.For example, the user can retrieve recording of the program that missed or its video is sheared.Originally step comprises sets up a defined supplementary service of ability by the relevant website at the described URL of described user capture place.Then distribute one that be associated with described supplementary service, be configured to make things convenient for assesses user to the access control of the access right of this supplementary service with reference to (also being " grade " in a kind of preferred embodiment).Define a virtual channel table (VCT) that includes the URL of described website subsequently.At last described VCT is broadcast to a terminal that is arranged to the described URL of use so that the described website of regulation user capture.
The terminal that a kind of corresponding system also is provided and has used by the user.
For other purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage, those skilled in the art can be significantly from following detailed description and by example rather than limitation provide the accompanying drawing of feature of the present invention and draw.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the present invention is used for the system of convenient visit;
Fig. 2 is the virtual channel table (VCT) that the present invention includes URL; And
Fig. 3 illustrates in greater detail the block diagram that the present invention is positioned at the terminal of user's premises.
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Description, wherein similar reference number are used to identify identical assembly in different views, Fig. 1 is the block diagram according to system 10 of the present invention.System 10 is configured to allow or makes things convenient for user 12 to visit the internet network website that is provided by the webserver 16 by terminal 14.Audiovisual material that described website is received with the user in some way, that come from audiovisual material establishment source 18 is relevant.Fig. 1 also shows the commercial computing system of a communication network such as internet 20,22, access controller 24,26 and headend equipments 28 of client's response center (CRC).
Before describing in detail, set forth the general overview of ability provided by the present invention now.As what in background technology, told about, when user 12 wish accesses network website 16 with retrieve relevant or with certain audiovisual material a bit during the content of relation, conventional system will have problems.For example, when user 12 has missed program and wish this program recording of retrieval, be this situation.Other situation also is possible, for example also can be like this when website comprises additional or additional information, and these information may relate to the theme of described audiovisual material.Under any circumstance, user 12 wants (i) oneself to go to personal computer (PC usually, not shown) or its analog in front of to be connected to visit website 16 on the internet 20, perhaps (ii) utilize an interactive digital user terminal to visit the internet with the Internet-enabled.In the previous case, user 12 is very inconvenience.For latter event, in the device of routine, wired or satellite television provider has set about providing a kind of parallel fully system to be used for authorizing and access the Internet (that is to say, be parallel in principle audiovisual and/or audio program mandate/visit/transfer system).The present invention has overcome the shortcoming of all these situations.
Specifically, system and method for the present invention has been set up a kind of supplementary service that is associated with audio-visual service.Be meant the business of visiting that provides at this employed " supplementary service " by the ability of the related network website of specific URL indication.Distribute a grade that is associated with this supplementary service.The URL of related network website is affixed on the virtual channel table (VCT), and be provided for set-top terminal, allow to visit described website in an identical manner this terminal selectively, just look like it be a kind of audio-visual service (for example by entitlement management message-EMM and analog thereof).Then, access control (also being conditional access), charge and other commerce operations can according to at present the performed such identical mode of audio-visual service is carried out.User this moment needn't get up and go in front of its PC, visit can by the user within doors terminal 14 obtain.The foundation structure that does not also need in addition to walk abreast (for example conventional strategic server, acting server or the analog that adopts).
Come with reference to figure 1, terminal 14 can comprise arbitrary set-top terminal, client terminal, cable TV game terminal, Digital Television or have the main equipment (personal computer PC that comprises suitable configurations) of allocative abilities characteristics again.In a kind of preferred version, terminal 14 comprises a digital set-top terminal 14, and this terminal has the ability of reception and treatment of simulated audio visual signal and digital audio-video signal (for example MPEG-2 digital transport stream).Usually, set-top terminal 14 is configured to handle that it receives, as to belong to the supplementary service that the present invention is based on URL message (for example virtual channel table, visiting demand, mandate).
An advantage of the present invention is to allow in very effective mode the internet resource control that conducts interviews, and need not to add at front end, to the comparatively general agency/strategic server of conventional system, measure, management or the like.In order intactly to estimate ingenious part of the present invention, come to tell about in detail access control information below.Access control to business comprises two major parts.The visiting demand of first's definition specific transactions, second portion defines the mandate of specific set-top terminal to visit these business.Visiting demand can be considered to lock, can be regarded as key and authorize.When authorizing visiting demand and conform to, just allow set-top terminal to visit described business (and relevant object).
Satellite and cable TV access control system all utilize " grade " scheme.For audio-visual service, a grade is program or professional logic groups (situation of simplification is single program or business).Described grade is established and is used for making things convenient for the user to the control that conducts interviews of the business in this grade or service groups according to user's overview of MSO (also being which professional given user subscribes).Be used for each available program or object if access right is stored as independent sign, then user's access right will need a large amount of memories in described set-top terminal.In one embodiment, described grade is represented as the single binary digit (bit) that can dynamically define and redefine.Because each grade (or group) is represented as single bit, and these grades are defined by with relevant in the given business that time point provided, so they provide for user's access right, compactedness is very important, because access right is preferably remained in the limited safe storage, and preferably sent continually, minimized bandwidth requires thus).In addition, these mandates also can be stored on the server of the network other end (relative with set-top terminal 14), can inquire its right by carrying out real-time communicating by letter by set-top terminal 14 there with this server, but preferably this visit information is stored in the set-top terminal 14, for use in fail safe, reliability, efficient, and the fault effects of single-point is minimized.In case incident (or " program ") stops, and then can upgrade a tier definition and reflect this variation.
In addition, the grade that has two types at least.The first kind is a subscription level, and it is relevant with the business that continues for some time (and corresponding object), and buys before reality is used.Second type is by using impromptu paying (IPPU is similar to by the video frequency program of watching impromptu paying), object or object set that its allows impulse buy to be associated with given service/application, and may have the time cycle associated therewith.It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other purposes-combination or with good conditionsi-can be based on these two kinds of grades.
Continuation is with reference to figure 1, and the commercial computing system 22 in the illustrated embodiment comprises the MSO commercial affairs computing system of operation MSO operation, and comprises such as functions such as charging, system configuration and commerce operations.Described computing system 22 can comprise well known to a person skilled in the art conventional system.In an illustrated embodiment, computing system 22 is used to set up described supplementary service.In this regard, system 22 is configured to distribute an access control with reference to related (also being a grade), and this grade is associated with described supplementary service.Described grade can be a subscription type, perhaps can be the IPPU type of being told about in conjunction with CRC 26 below.
In an illustrated embodiment, client's response center (CRC) 26 is configured to allow the user impromptu paying impels the startup access to the Internet by use according to the present invention (IPPU).User 12 can visit CRC 26 by communication network (for example the internet 20) or analog.For example the web browser (for example in user terminal 14) at user place and with webserver (not shown) that this CRC 26 is associated between can communicate and service selection.This selection is transmitted to commercial computing system 22 (for example charge system part) subsequently.As a part of communicating by letter with access controller 24, charge system is configured to impel or the command access controller is added in the business that is identified in this User IP PU selection.Should be appreciated that professional startup be a kind of be different from and be independent of by system 22 started processing, it is to tell access controller 24 which user to be authorized to visit described business.Between HE equipment 28 and CRC 26, also direct link can be arranged, shown in the dotted line connection of Fig. 1.
Cable TV (CATV) system front end equipment 28 is configured to carry out the function of various routines.A kind of function can comprise the multiplexed function that produces broadcast singal, and described signal has video, audio frequency and the audio-visual service that stems from programming source 18, also has the numerical data that stems from the webserver 16.Last signal can be used as abides by for example that the grouping digital transport stream of motion image expert group 2 (MPEG-2) standard delivers.Headend equipment 28 can also be configured to handle above-mentioned various transport stream and analog input, so that be distributed to the wired system user.For example, can carry out various encrypt/decrypts and scrambling/go to disturb operation.
Can provide main audio-visual service (for example CNN) with the form of analog or digital at down direction.Supplementary service, the especially information from server 16 are provided in the form of down direction with numeral, and carry out (utilizing telephone modem or RF cable modem) by the interactive segmentation of network in one embodiment.In order to handle the transmission path of up direction, for example handle the HTTP request of being started to server 16 at terminal 14 places, headend equipment 28 includes other assembly.In one embodiment, up direction communication is undertaken by a cable modem that is integrated in the set-top terminal 14, and this modulator-demodulator can be followed the DOCSIS standard.Correspondingly, headend equipment 28 can also comprise a cable modem termination system (CMTS-is not shown) and a head end router (not shown) that is used for business is routed to server 16, and both can comprise conventional assembly well known in the art for they.
Fig. 2 shows the simplification view of virtual channel table (VCT) 29, and it comprises a plurality of records, and the some of them sample is represented with 29A, 29B and 29C.The tabulation of a business that is provided on specific MSO network is provided VCT 29, and has indicated the relevance of these professional and given logic channels.VCT 29 has exceeded conventional configuration and has comprised a new parameter, and this parameter is the URL of the internet site paid by the webserver 16, also is the content of supplementary service.Fig. 2 has illustrated the information (also being virtual channel 1) that is associated with the audio-visual service of CNN in record 29A.Fig. 2 has also illustrated by visit by URL in record 29B
Http:// www.cnn.comThe supplementary service that the ability of specified resource defines.As write down shown in the 29C, can be the URL of supplementary service definition, for example more than one
Http:// cnnfn.comKnow VCT has stipulated where can find described business in broadcast singal, for example to the regulation of carrier frequency (also be physics RF channel-carrier wave definition list (CDT) with reference to), and for the program identification in transport stream of a digital transport stream.Can comprise out of Memory widely in VCT 29, for clarity sake this does not illustrate in Fig. 2 yet.
Fig. 3 shows in more detail and is applicable to terminal 14 of the present invention.Terminal 14 comprises: the decoder 30 that contains interior tuner 32 of band and cable modem 34, first primary processor 36, second safe processor 38, main memory unit 40, safe storage 42, the memory bus controller 44 that is used for control storage bus 46, input interface 48, and output interface 50.
Tuner 32 is configured to receiving broadcast signal in the band, under the control of primary processor 36, carry out tuning to it on demand and decoding, on the display (not shown) that is coupled with terminal 14, reproduce this audio-visual service (also being CNN) so that recover Voice ﹠ Video information.Aspect this, processor 36 can use information specified in VCT 29.With regard to supplementary service (also being www.cnn.com), the data that received by terminal 14 can be used as pay(useful) load and are included in the mpeg 2 transport stream, and for example recover by the qam demodulator (not shown) that is included in the decoder 30, perhaps can recover by cable modem 34.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in VCT 29 also the residing position of supplementary service of can regulation paying and the characteristics of this payment.Cable modem 34 also can be arranged to such as lead to the up direction transmission of front end 28, and this front end 28 provides following ability for terminal 14, promptly send some to VCT 29 in appointment URL proposed, in accordance with the request of HTTP.
In an illustrated embodiment, terminal 14 comprises two different processors.First is a primary processor 36, and it for example can be a kind of CPU.Primary processor 36 is to carry out the processor of object code with the function of realization terminal 14.Second processor is safe processor 38, it be used to determine business-such as audio-visual service or supplementary service-visiting demand whether conform to user's mandate.
Main memory unit 40 can be any type of, non-volatile, long-term electronic data storage device structure, comprises for example hard disk driver or floppy drive light or magneto-optic of electronic storage device, magnetic.Memory cell 40 is configured to comprise the executable code that is arranged to the multiple function of execution.For example, main storage 40 can comprise the code/object 52 that is configured to carry out mandate, and provides support and abstract API (API).Memory 40 can also comprise and operating system software and the corresponding code/object 54 of networking routine/driver, for example electronic program guide (EPG), web browser or the like.
Safe processor 38 has towards the connection of memory bus 46, and is thus connected memory cell 40.In addition, safe processor 38 also comprises the connection of leading to safe storage 42, and this memory 42 can not be by primary processor 36 visits.In a kind of preferred embodiment, safe storage 42 is configured to store the authorization mechanism that those have defined the business of user-accessible.
Memory bus controller 44 can be set the visit that is used for regulating 36,38 pairs of memory buss of two processors.In a kind of configuration, the memory bus controller corresponds directly to primary processor 36 and activity on the monitor bus 46, so that allow visit to lead to the memory bus 46 of safe processor 38 when primary processor 36 does not use memory bus 46.
In a kind of alternative, the functional of primary processor and safe processor can combine.Specifically, under the situation that does not adopt two separate processor, reaching another means of the present invention is to move a kind of fail-safe software or firmware task on primary processor 36 with the form of " background " task.This safe task can be carried out above-mentioned all functions for safe processor 38.
If described safe task can be designed to prevent invaded or destruction carefully, then can provide effective and efficient manner to obtain many functions of two kinds of different processors with a kind of background safe task.
Input interface 48 is configured to receive for example the input from user 12.For example, input interface can transmit the sign and the order of the preliminary election key that has been pressed on order that the button on identity, terminal 14 front panels be pressed and the hand-held remote control unit (not shown) to primary processor 36.
Output interface 50 is configured to produce and is suitable for the output signal that shows on appended TV, monitor or its analog.
Tell about the operation of system of the present invention below.At first set up supplementary service.This supplementary service can be the business of reservation type, and wherein visiting each special URL can be independent business, perhaps allows all URL groups of visit to provide jointly as a business.In alternative, described supplementary service can be the IPPU type.In a kind of situation, MSO access controller 24 will utilize commercial computing system 22 to distribute a grade, or be a subscription level, or be an IPPU grade.If described supplementary service is a reservation business, then needs user 12 to tell described business system 22, and authorize corresponding mandate to decoder subsequently.When supplementary service was established as IPPU type business, the IPPU grade had been assigned to this business with pre-authorization.The user selects this business (need not by phone or by CRC 26 requests) to be authorized to visit.Safe processor will write down this startup, to be used for further chargeing accounting checking.
In case the user is allowed to access service, commercial computing system 22 and also have access controller just each user's 12 mandate to be sent to access controller 24 thus sends these rights to relevant terminal subsequently by this access controller.On the other hand, visiting demand is broadcast to a plurality of terminals by (asynchronously) independently.
According to an aspect of the present invention, terminal 14 is configured to provide a kind of user interface of simplification, uses described supplementary service to allow user 12.In one embodiment, terminal 14 is configured to for example detect preliminary election key on the remote control hand-held controller and when is pressed and shows available URL.In a kind of selection scheme, the indication of described URL or its existence can be shown before the user presses any key.This detected incident (button is pressed) is provided for user interface application software (for example being included in the piece 56 of main storage 40) as input.Primary processor 36 extracts the URL of the available website that is associated with audio-visual service from VCT 29, and further is configured to produce a url list and it is presented on the TV that links to each other with this terminal 14.Can from VCT 29, extract URL and realize possible site list by disposing an API.The user interface software of carrying out on processor 36 is further configured and is used for making things convenient for user 12 to select a URL from shown tabulation.When user 12 has selected a URL, then check and authorize.
In this respect, by safe processor 38 visiting demand of the selected websites of visit and user's 12 mandate (that is: comprise indicate the authorization mechanism of user to the information of the mandate of business) is compared, and produce a result.Described mandate can be stored in the safe storage 42.When comparative result indication user is authorized to visit described website (also promptly: authorize visiting demand and conform to), then terminal 14 is made and being replied by set up a connection between the URL of terminal 14 and appointment, for example, utilize cable modem 34 (Fig. 3) forward end equipment 28 to send a request 60 (preferably as shown in Figure 1) of abideing by HTTP.Cable modem termination system (CMTS) is cooperated with a head end router and described request 60 is sent to internet 20.Internet 20 sends this request on the server 16 specified URL according to known Routing Protocol (TCP/IP).If server 16 can satisfy this request, then it is made with message 62 and replying, and this message is returned to set-top terminal 14 by internet 20 through headend equipment 28 subsequently.Above-mentioned user interface application can further include the browser function of simplification, so that can explain this response message 62.By above method, the tabulation that the user can be simply shows by observation station and make one's options and select required website, so that the information that obtains adding or watch the programme content that misses, and needn't or use the equipment that substitutes by the URL define styles.
In another optional embodiment, cancellation produces the step of lists of links and check mandate, and wherein the tabulation of returning from API includes only those URL that user 12 has been authorized to visit.
In another kind of replacement scheme,, then can come this licensing status of instantaneous change through the selection of IPPU option according to the user if the user selects a URL but is not authorized to.This is because in this embodiment, and supplementary service is to utilize one to allow the IPPU grade of instantaneous mandate to come mark.The user must select it clearly, because have implicit paying.
Obviously, more than explanation is exemplary rather than circumscribed, also multiple improvement and variation can be arranged, but can not break away from spirit of the present invention and category, and it is limited by appending claims.For example, when setting up as the IPPU grade based on the supplementary service of URL, terminal 14 can be configured to be connected to the selected website that is pointed to by selected URL, and with user 12 whether have authorize irrelevant-but needs suppose and in safe processor, have enough credit.This allows user can obtain visit not having under the situation of additional relationships with MSO.In this respect, terminal 14 can be configured to subsequently well known to a person skilled in the art that mode reports to access controller 24 to these affairs, so that for example be used for the audiovisual material establishment.In addition, terminal 14 can be configured to write down the visit to URL in a record, it can be reported to access controller 24 subsequently, or is retrieved to be used for pattern analysis (for example being used for advertisement subsequently) by this access controller.
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1, be used to allow the method for the internet site that user capture is associated with audio-visual service, described method comprises step:
Set up a supplementary service by the website at the described URL of described user capture place;
Distribute one that be associated with described supplementary service, be configured to make things convenient for the access control reference of assesses user to the access right of this supplementary service;
Define a virtual channel table (VCT) that includes the URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) of described website; And
Described VCT is broadcast to one is arranged to the terminal of using described URL, so that the described website of regulation user capture.
2, press the method for claim 1, wherein, described terminal is a terminal that is selected from following group, and this group comprises a set-top terminal, cable TV recreation terminal, Digital Television, people's computer and the main equipment with allocative abilities characteristics one by one.
3, by the process of claim 1 wherein, described access control comprises a grade with reference to association.
4, by the method for claim 1, also comprise step:
Indicate the visiting demand of the described website of visit and described including the user that the authorization mechanism of the information of the access authorization of described business is compared, and produce a result, and
When comparative result indicated described user to be authorized to, regulation was through the described website of described terminal access.
5, by the method for claim 4, also comprise step:
The expense of chargeing described business for described user; And revise the information of described indication subscriber authorisation so that allow described visit.
6, press the method for claim 4, wherein, described VCT comprises a plurality of URL, and this URL is corresponding to the internet site that is associated with a plurality of relevant audio-visual services, and wherein, described establishment step comprises that the user utilizes the arbitrary or a plurality of described website of corresponding URL visit.
7, by the method for claim 6, wherein, described URL is associated with the provider/program merchant of audio-visual service.
8, by the method for claim 6, wherein, described URL is associated with the theme of audio-visual service.
9, be used to make things convenient for the system of the internet site that user capture is associated with audio-visual service, comprise:
A computing system, be used to distribute a grade and this grade is associated with a supplementary service, described supplementary service is defined as comprising the described internet site at described URL place, described internet site is relevant with the program merchant/provider of described audio-visual service or this audio-visual service in a predetermined manner
An access controller, be configured to produce a URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) that includes website, based on the virtual channel table (VCT) of the described grade that is assigned with, described access controller is further configured the message of the mandate that is used for producing some visiting demands that comprise described supplementary service or described user, and
Be used for giving described VCT and described information broadcast one to be arranged to the terminal of using described URL so that the described website of regulation user capture optionally.
10, press the system of claim 9, wherein, described terminal comprises the first processor that is configured to extract from VCT URL, and second safe processor, whether the mandate that this second processor is configured to utilize described message to determine described user conforms to visiting demand through the described website of described terminal access, and is used for when visiting demand conforms to connecting between described terminal and described website authorizing.
11, by the system of claim 10, wherein, described first processor comprises different processing units respectively with described second processor.
12, by the system of claim 10, wherein, described first processor and described second safe processor all are embodied on the processing unit according to Programming Strategy separately.
13, press the system of claim 10, wherein, described first processor is further configured and is used for: indicate at the input equipment that links to each other with described processor and produce the url list that described user is authorized to visit when predetermined key on the remote control hand-held controller has been pressed, described terminal be further configured be used for display that described terminal links to each other on the demonstration of the described tabulation of generation.
14, press the system of claim 13, wherein, described terminal is further configured and is used for convenient described user selects at least one URL from described tabulation, described processor be further configured be used for a request be sent to the corresponding website of described selecteed URL on.
15, by the system of claim 10, wherein, visit a payment that condition is an expense of described supplementary service, described computing system is further configured the described expense that is used for to described user and charges.
16, be used to make things convenient for the terminal of the internet site that user capture is associated with audio-visual service, comprise:
First processor is configured to the URL(uniform resource locator) (URL) of extracting the described website that is associated with described audio-visual service from one from the virtual channel table (VCT) that access controller receives;
A safe processor, be configured to receive some and comprise visiting demand and described user information the mandate of supplementary service, described supplementary service is defined as comprising the ability of the described internet site of visiting described URL place, and described internet site is associated with described audio-visual service in a predetermined manner; And
When conforming to, visiting demand is used for the device that between described terminal and described website, optionally connects when authorizing.
17, by the terminal of claim 16, wherein, described apparatus for establishing comprises a cable modem.
18, press the terminal of claim 16, wherein, described VCT comprises a plurality of URL, described first processor is further configured to be used for indicating at the input equipment that links to each other with described processor and produces a url list when predetermined key on the remote control hand-held controller has been pressed, described terminal be further configured be used for display that described terminal links to each other on the demonstration of the described tabulation of generation.
19, by the terminal of claim 18, wherein, described terminal is further configured and is used for convenient described user selects among the described URL one from the described tabulation that is shown.
20, press the terminal of claim 19, wherein, when described user has a kind of authorization mechanism that allows impromptu visit, described first processor is configured to start described apparatus for establishing and removes to connect the described selected website that is positioned at selected URL place, no matter whether described user has the mandate of visiting this selected website.
21, by the terminal of claim 20, wherein, described terminal is further configured the described impromptu visit that is used for reporting to access controller.
22, by the terminal of claim 18, wherein, described terminal is further configured the visit that is used for writing down to the described website at described URL place, so that report.
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