KR101426679B1 - Method and apparatus for　 authenticating of user device - Google Patents

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KR101426679B1
KR101426679B1 KR1020070097886A KR20070097886A KR101426679B1 KR 101426679 B1 KR101426679 B1 KR 101426679B1 KR 1020070097886 A KR1020070097886 A KR 1020070097886A KR 20070097886 A KR20070097886 A KR 20070097886A KR 101426679 B1 KR101426679 B1 KR 101426679B1
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The present invention relates to an authentication technology of a user device, which connects a user device to a computer, requests registration of the user device from an application server in a content management server to a computer, And notifies the registration result, and the application server transmits the authentication identification number according to the registration result to the user equipment. According to the present invention, a user can enjoy a desired content anytime and anywhere through a user device, and a content provider can distribute or sell content through various user devices, and the network service provider can effectively increase the amount of wireless data traffic , The management range for the terminal can be expanded through the user device management method.

User device, USB (Universal Serial Bus) modem, authentication, content management server

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an authentication method and apparatus for a user device,

The present invention relates to a user equipment, and more particularly, to a user equipment, which is connected to a content management server wirelessly by a personal portable home appliance and is suitable for carrying out an authentication procedure of a personal portable home appliance from a content management server in order to receive content from a connected content management server And an authentication method and apparatus of a user device.

Nowadays, there are a variety of applications such as MP3 players, Portable Multimedia Players (PMP), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) receivers, electronic dictionaries, digital cameras, portable gaming devices (for example, Sony's PSP, Nintendo DS) There are various hand-held devices that individuals use when they need to carry them, and people using such personal portable electronic devices (user devices) are increasing exponentially.

Since all of these user devices have storage devices of a certain amount or more and can store digital contents, some user devices connect with wireless modems and use contents service by accessing a wireless Internet network.

However, in the case of the paid content, authentication of the user device is performed. However, there is no method for performing authentication for different types of user devices. State. In the case of a mobile phone, a text message authentication method for transmitting a text message to a mobile phone and delivering a transmitted number to a content-disguised server to perform authentication, a shared number authentication for performing authentication by inputting a unique number, And authenticate with content providers, and provide paid contents services through certified mobile phones.

However, the authentication method for the user device is not specifically defined.

In the conventional contents providing method in the mobile communication network operating as described above, it is necessary for the users to connect the wireless modem to user devices such as an MP3 player, a digital camera, an electronic dictionary, PMP, DMB, It is possible to connect to a mobile communication network or a wireless Internet network, but in order to provide a charged content service like a mobile phone, authentication of a user device is required.

However, in order to receive the charged content service of the mobile communication network at present, it is necessary to provide the content service through the mobile phone of the user who subscribes to the same mobile communication company, or to receive the MP3 data by the authentication method agreed with each other through the negotiation between the mobile communication company and the MP3 player manufacturer However, there is a problem that all user devices can not receive paid contents using an authentication method.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an authentication method and apparatus for a user equipment that receives a content service after performing an authentication procedure for a user equipment, when accessing a wired / wireless content management server through a user equipment.

Further, in the present invention, when the content management server accesses the content management server through the modem included in the user device, and the content management server performs authentication for the user device through the authentication process of the user device, The present invention provides an authentication method and apparatus for a user device that provides content to a user device.

The present invention also provides a method of connecting to a content management server of a mobile communication network through a modem connected to a user device via a USB system and determining whether the device is an existing registered device based on the unique number of the user device, And provides the content to the user device in response to the content service request of the user device.

The method includes the steps of connecting a user equipment to a computer, requesting the computer to register the user equipment in an application server in a content management server, Performing registration of the user equipment and notifying the user of the registration result, and transmitting the authentication identification number according to the registration result to the user equipment in the application server.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of authenticating a content user, comprising the steps of: requesting a user to authenticate a content member and a registration status of the user device from the application server in the application server; And registering the unique number of the device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for performing a service request by accessing a wireless application protocol (WAP) gateway with a wireless modem connected to a user equipment and performing a service request from the WAP gateway to a WAP server in a content management server Requesting the WAP gateway to input the login information, requesting the WAP gateway to input the login information, and transmitting the login information input from the user device to the WAP server through the WAP gateway Checking the content member and device registration status corresponding to the login information input from the WAP server into the member and device DB and receiving the member identification and authentication result from the content member and device registration result; Transmitting the member key to the user device via the WAP gateway It involves.

In the present invention, the wireless modem is connected to the user device in a USB format.

An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a user device connected to a computer and receiving a device registration message from the computer; and a control unit transmitting the device registration message to a content management server, An application server that performs device registration according to a device registration request input to the content management server, generates an authentication number according to the registered device, and transmits the generated authentication number to the computer; A member and a device DB for registering the device and transmitting the registration result to the application server.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the application server requires a content member confirmation and a device registration status check with the member and device DB, transfers the unique number to the member and device DB, And receiving the data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for accessing a WAP gateway, the method comprising the steps of: accessing a wireless application protocol (WAP) gateway through a wireless modem to receive a content; performing a service request; A WAP gateway for converting a message transmitted from the user equipment into a transmission / reception method of a mobile communication network and delivering the message to a content management server; and a service request and login information transmitted from the content management server, A WAP server for transmitting the member key to the WAP gateway when the user device is registered, and a contents member check and device registration confirmation through the confirmation request information transmitted from the WAP server And transmits the confirmed member and device authentication result message Including the members and the delivery device DB to the WAP server.

In the present invention, the wireless modem is connected to the user device in a USB format.

In the present invention, effects obtained by representative ones of the disclosed inventions will be briefly described as follows.

According to the present invention, a user can enjoy a desired content anytime and anywhere through the user device, and the content provider can distribute or sell the content through various user devices.

In addition, network operators can effectively increase the use of wireless data traffic and have the effect of expanding the management range of terminals through user device management.

Hereinafter, the operation principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intentions or customs of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for accessing a content management server of a mobile communication network through a modem included in a user equipment, And when the content management server performs authentication for the user device through the authentication process of the user device, the content according to the content service request of the user device is provided to the user device.

Further, the present invention provides a method of connecting to a content management server of a mobile communication network via a modem connected to a user device via a USB system, judging whether the device is a registered device based on the unique number of the user device in the content management server, If it is verified, the content corresponding to the content service request of the user device is provided to the user device.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a connection structure between a user device and a content management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1, a user device 100 is connected to a USB modem 105 via a USB type interface, such as an MP3 player, a PMP, a DMB receiver, an electronic dictionary, a digital camera, or a portable game device. The USB modem 105 is connected to the user equipment 100 and enables connection to the mobile communication network.

That is, the USB modem 105 wirelessly connects to a wireless application protocol gateway (WAP) gateway of a mobile communication network so that a content service can be provided through the content management server 100. As a wireless access scheme to be used, a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) scheme and a connection scheme using a Wibro scheme may be used. In addition, all the techniques for wirelessly connecting to a mobile communication network Of course.

The user device 100 connected to the USB modem 105 provides the content service through the connection with the content management server 100 and the user of the user device 100 can receive the content service through the connection.

At this time, the content management server 100 confirms whether or not the user of the connected user device 100 is subscribed to the content service, and determines whether the user subscribes to the content service through the registration of the user device 100 and the authentication process When the authentication of the user device 100 is performed, the content management server 100 provides the content service to the user device 100 connected to the USB modem 105. [

However, in the embodiment of the present invention, only the USB type interface is shown as an interface mode for connecting the user device 100 and the USB modem 105 to each other. However, the present invention is not limited to the USB type, Any interface can be used.

In addition to the system in which the user device 100 and the USB modem 105 are connected to each other, a wireless modem connectable to the wireless Internet network may be included in the user device 100 and implemented.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of a user device and a USB modem according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2, the user device 100 includes a USB modem management unit 210 and a function unit 202. A connection menu of the USB modem 105 is configured, and various contents are browsed through the menu .

The function unit 202 includes a device unique number 204, a content playback unit 206, and a content storage unit 208. The function unit 202 indicates the basic functions of the user equipment 100, and all user equipments are provided with the same device unit number 204. At this time, the device specific number 204 is a serial number that can indicate a production count number or the like for each type of user device 100, function, manufacture date, version, etc. through an agreement with the content management server 110.

This is used as a serial number of the user device 100 and is used to access the content management server 110 of the content provider and perform authentication.

The content reproduction unit 206 reproduces the streaming content or the received content, and displays the reproduced content to the user. In addition, the content storage unit 208 stores the content received through the content management server and the wireless streaming server. The USB modem management unit 210 is connected to the USB modem 105 through a USB type interface and performs communication with the USB modem 105. [

The USB modem 105 includes a USB connection unit 214 and a communication modem 216. The USB connection unit 214 performs connection and communication with the user equipments 100, 105 may be connected to a plurality of user equipments 100, respectively. That is, since the unique number for authentication of the user device 100 is included in the user device 100, there is no need to purchase the USB modem 105 for each user device 100, It is compatible with all the user devices 100.

The communication modem 216 is connected to the content management server 216 via the wireless communication method and transmits the data received from the USB connection unit 214 to the content management server 216, And transfers the content to the USB connection unit 214. [

3 is a block diagram illustrating a content providing method from a content management server to a user equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user device 100 receives content from a content management server 110 using a user device 100. First, Pass number.

The computer 304 receiving the device unique number of the user device 100 is connected to the content management server 110 through the Internet network. The content management server 110 includes an application server 308 and a WAP / WEB server 310, a wired download server 312, a member and device information DB 314, and a content file DB 316, The application server 308 connects with the computer 304 and provides application programs for executing the content service and stores the device specific number of the user device 100 transmitted from the computer 304 in the member and device information DB 314).

Accordingly, the user registers the user device 100 to receive the content service using the content management server 110

Then, the user device 100 accesses the WAP / WEB server 310 via the WAP gateway (not shown) of the content management server 110 via the USB modem 105 connected to the user device 100, ), And requests a content service. At this time, the WAP gateway converts the message transmitted from the user equipment 100 into the transmission / reception method of the mobile communication network and transmits the message to the content management server 100. That is, the wireless language WML transmitted from the user device 100 is changed to the HTML language, or the HTML language is converted into the WML format language and transmitted to the user device 100.

The WAP / WEB server 310 requests input of ID / password information, which is login information, for confirmation of the user device 100 and the user of the user device 100. When the login information including the device unique number is input from the user device 100, the WAP / WEB server 310 transmits the login information to the member and device information DB 314, 100) is registered.

When the user device 100 is authenticated, the WAP / WEB server 310 transmits a result message to the WAP / WEB server 310. The WAP / The WEB server 310 transmits the member key information for use of the content to the user device 100.

The user device 100 requests content service from the wired download server 312 by using the member key so that the content data from the content file (e.g., MP3 file) DB 316 connected to the wired download server 312 And receives a streaming service from the wireless streaming server 318 by performing a service use request including the member key in the wireless streaming server 318. [

4 is a flowchart illustrating a device registration procedure through connection between a user device and a computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user device 400 connected to the USB modem performs connection with the computer 304 in step 410 and performs device registration. In other words, the user device 400 transmits the device unique number to the computer 304. The computer 304 accesses the content management server 110 in step 412 and transmits a device registration request message to the application server 308 of the content management server 110. [ At this time, the device registration request message includes login information for accessing the content management server 110 and confirming whether the content is a content member.

The application server 308 transmits the login information included in the device registration request message transmitted from the computer 304 to the member and device DB 314 in step 414 to request confirmation of the content member and device registration status. The member and device DB 314 confirms whether the user using the user device 400 is a content member, checks the unique number of the user device 400 accessed through the serial number registered by the user, If not, a new device registration request is made.

If the user device 400 is not registered in the member and device DB 314, the application server 308 stores the unique number of the user device 400 in the member and device DB 314 in step 416 And transmits a device registration message.

The member and device DB 314 adds the received unique number as a serial number of the user device 400 and transmits a device registration result message to the application server 308 in step 418. In step 420, the application server 308 transmits an authentication identification number (for example, a mobile station identification) for the user device 400 to the computer 304 in step 420 so that the user device 400 can access the Internet network through the WAP gateway of the mobile communication network. Number (MIN: Mobile Identification Number)) and transmits it.

In step 422, the computer 304 transmits the received authentication identification number to the user device 400, and the user device 400 records the received authentication identification number.

The user device 400 receives the streaming service from the content downloading and wireless streaming server through the USB modem.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an authentication procedure of a user equipment before a content browsing service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5, the user equipment 400 connected to the USB modem transmits a content service request message including a serial number of the user equipment 400 to the WAP gateway 502 in step 510, 502 transmits a service request message to the WAP server 310 in the content management server 110 in step 512. [ The WAP server 310 checks whether a previous connection is established through a unique number included in the service request message through a cookie stored in the WAP server 310. If there is no previous connection with the user device 400 In step 514, the WAP gateway 502 requests input of an ID / password as login information for the user device 400.

However, if there is a cookie for the user equipment in the WAP server 310, the wireless content service can be provided without inputting login information.

Meanwhile, the WAP gateway 502 transmits the login information received from the WAP server 310 to the user device 400 in step 516. The WAP gateway 502 transmits the information input from the user device 400 to the WAP server 310 in step 520. In step 520, the WAP server 502 transmits the login information to the WAP gateway 502, do.

The WAP server 310 transmits the login information and the unique number of the user device 400 to the member and device DB 314 in step 522 so that the member and device DB 314 can use the user device 400 Confirms whether the user is a content member, and confirms the registration status of the device through the unique number. In other words, if it is determined that the login information and the unique number are identical, the member login information and the device registration unique number stored in the member and device DB 314 are identical to each other, To the WAP server 310.

The WAP server 310 sets a cookie based on the received authentication result message and transfers the cookie to the WAP gateway 502. The WAP gateway 502 transmits the cookie information set as the user device to the user device 400 in step 528, .

At this time, the set cookie includes the member key, the ID information, and the unique information, and performs the streaming service on the basis of the wireless streaming server provided with the content later.

As described above, according to the present invention, when accessing a wired / wireless content management server through a user equipment, the content service is provided after performing an authentication procedure for the user equipment, The content management server determines whether the device is an already registered device on the basis of the unique number of the user device. If the content management server determines that the device is a previously registered device, the content management server provides the content corresponding to the content service request of the user device to the user device do.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims, and equivalents thereof.

As described above, in the content providing method according to the present invention, when a customer having a user equipment accesses a content management server through a unique number of the user equipment and performs authentication, and when authenticated to the user equipment, , And the content provider is suitable for distributing or selling the content through various user devices.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a connection structure between a user equipment and a content management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a user device and a USB modem according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing a content providing method from a content management server to a user equipment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a device registration procedure through connection between a user device and a computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flow chart illustrating an authentication procedure of a user equipment before a content browsing service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100: user equipment 105: USB modem

304: computer 110: content management server

308: Application server 310: WAP / WEB server

312: wired download server 314: member and device DB

316: Content file DB

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delete delete The method comprising the steps of: a user equipment accessing a content management server and transmitting a content request message including its own unique number; Wherein the content management server confirms whether a previous connection to the user device is established through a unique number included in the content request message, If there is a previous connection to the user device, the content management server provides the wireless content service to the user device, and if there is no previous connection to the user device, The process of requesting, Transmitting the input login information to the content management server; Authenticating the user equipment using the login information and the unique number of the user equipment; When the authentication of the user equipment succeeds, the content management server transmits a member key for content use to the user equipment The authentication method comprising the steps of: The method of claim 3, Wherein the user equipment accesses the content management server through a wireless modem connected in a USB format when connected to the content management server. The method of claim 3, After confirming whether or not the previous connection is established, Wherein when a previous connection to the user equipment exists, the content management server transmits the member key for content use to the user equipment, and provides the wireless content service to the user equipment. delete The content management server transmits a content request message including its own unique number to the content management server in order to receive the content, transmits the login information according to a request from the content management server, A receiving user device, When a content request message including the unique number is received from the user equipment, it is checked whether a previous connection is established with the user equipment using the unique number, and if there is a previous connection, Requesting input of login information to the user device when the previous connection does not exist, and when the login information is received from the user device, using the login information and the unique number of the user device, When the authentication is successful, the content management server transmits the member key for content use to the user device The authentication apparatus comprising: 8. The method of claim 7, Further comprising a wireless modem connected to the user device in a USB format and relaying connection between the user device and the content management server.
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