KR19990025609A - Password management method on television with Internet function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a password management method in a television receiver having an Internet function when a separate password is used for each site in order to open a plurality of sites on the Internet. In particular, A second step of mapping a password by a user and storing the password; a second step of setting a specific password among the mapped passwords by a user as a master password; A third step of inputting a specific password for the third step, a fourth step of comparing the password received in the third step with the master password set in the second step to determine the identity, and the fourth step And the password set in the second process And a fifth step of, when it is determined that the master password is identical, performing an open operation using a mapped password in an open operation of each site set in the first step Management method.

Description

Password management method on television with Internet function

The present invention relates to a television receiver (hereinafter referred to as " Internet TV ") having an Internet function, and in particular, when a site on the Internet is opened using a TV having an Internet search function, And a password management method in a television receiver having an Internet function for enabling one specific password to be used as a master key when used.

Generally, the Internet function TV is an addition of the Internet search function to the configuration of a conventional TV. It is not limited to simply watching a TV signal received through an antenna, but can be an Internet search function It says TV.

The configuration of the Internet TV as described above is a form in which a modem for Internet connection is installed in a general TV configuration and additional devices are provided, as shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a general configuration of a general Internet TV. In FIG. 1, a tuner 1 for tuning and receiving a specific channel according to input tuning voltage among a plurality of TV broadcast channels, A P / V separator 2 for receiving a television broadcast signal received through the P / V separator 2 and separating and outputting a video and an audio signal, and a demodulator for receiving a voice signal separated from the P / V demultiplexer 2, An image processor 4 for receiving a video signal separated from the P / V separator 2 and performing signal processing such as demodulation and outputting the processed video signal, A modem unit 6 for connecting the communication network with the Internet through a private line or the like, and a modem 6 for displaying data input from the Internet connected through the modem unit 6 on a CRT screen And a mixer for transmitting a signal output from the data processor 7 and a signal output from the image processor 4 to the CRT according to a control signal, (5), and a microprocessor (8) for controlling the respective components.

In the case of the Internet TV configured as shown in FIG. 1, when the user selects the TV signal reception mode, the Internet TV performs a normal TV function of receiving and outputting a voice signal and a video signal. However, TV signal reception is stopped and the modem is connected to the Internet to provide various services of the Internet through the number of TVs.

At this time, when connecting to a plurality of sites by using the Internet TV operating as described above, when connecting to a shopping mall operated by a newspaper company or a member, only the user inputs a site open key or a password for service or security There is only one case.

Therefore, in the case where the above-mentioned case uses different passwords for respective sites, the user may be quite inconvenient because confusion about the passwords for the site may occur, and further, when the password is lost, And other sites could not be operated.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to open a site on the Internet using a TV equipped with an Internet search function, and to use a specific password as a master key when using a plurality of passwords used as an open key for each site And a method of managing passwords in a television broadcast receiver having an Internet function for allowing a plurality of users to access the Internet.

1 is a schematic configuration example of a general Internet television broadcast receiver

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating an operation procedure for explaining a process of accessing a site on the Internet according to a password management method for an internet site according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

1: Tuner 2: P / V separation section

3: audio processing unit 4: image processing unit

5: Mixer 6: Modem section

7: data processor 8: microprocessor

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a password management method for a television receiver having an Internet function when a separate password is used for each site for opening a plurality of sites on the Internet, A first step of mapping a password used for opening the site by a user and storing the mapped password; a second step of setting a specific password among the mapped passwords by a user as a master password; A third step of receiving a specific password for opening a site requiring a password, a fourth step of comparing the password received in the third step with the master password set in the second step to determine the identity, In step 4, the password entered in the third step If the master password has been set at the second step, it is determined that the same is to a fifth process of the open operation by using the password mapping when the open operation of each site is set in the first process.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the fourth step, when it is determined that the password input in the third step is not the same as the master password set in the second step, But also to open only other openable sites.

According to another aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object, there is provided a method for providing a password, comprising: a first step of determining whether a site to be opened during the Internet search is a site mapped with a password in the first step; And a second step of opening the corresponding site using a mapped password corresponding to the site when it is determined that the site is a password-mapped site.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart illustrating a method of managing a password for each Internet site according to the present invention.

First, the user maps and stores the password set or assigned by the user for opening the site for each site using a keypad or a remote controller not shown in FIG. 1 as shown in Table 1 below.

Each site Corresponding password ****@*****.**.*** aaa1000 !!!! @ !!!!!. !!!! !!! abcdefg @ .. Ⓜ 10101011 ... ... ^^^^@^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 34hk24hlk

Then, the user sets a specific password as a master password in a state where each site as shown in Table 1 is mapped with a password for opening the corresponding site, that is, can do.

On the other hand, it is possible to arbitrarily designate and use arbitrary passwords of the currently defined and used password instead of using the form as shown in Table 1, without using it as a master.

Thereafter, when an Internet connection is established according to a user's request, the operation as shown in FIG. 2 is performed.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart illustrating a process of accessing a site on the Internet according to a password management method for an internet site according to the present invention.

In step S101, it is determined whether a user requests a master password in a state where the above-described process is completed. At this time, if the user does not request the password input, the normal Internet search function is performed.

If it is determined in step S101 that there is a request for the master password input by the user, the microprocessor 8 proceeds to step S102. In step S102, the microprocessor 8 loads the master password predetermined by the user, And stores the password temporarily. Then, in step S103, it is determined whether the loaded password is the same as the password input by the user. If it is determined that the password is the same, the flow advances to step S104 to load the password for each site mapped as shown in Table 1, , The corresponding site is opened using the corresponding password to retrieve the information in the site.

If it is determined in step S103 that the password is not the same, the process advances to step S105 to open some designated open sites that can be opened without using a password to search the corresponding site.

Providing a password management method in a television having an Internet function according to the present invention operates as described above, a user who uses different password words for respective sites can confuse passwords for the corresponding sites It can be quite inconvenient and even if the password is lost, it is possible to solve the problem that it is impossible to operate another site in accordance with the rights and necessities of the user.

Claims (3)

A method of managing passwords in a television receiver having an Internet function when a separate password is used for each site for opening a plurality of sites on the Internet, A first step of mapping and storing a password used for opening a site for each site by a user; A second step of setting a specific password among the mapped passwords as a master password by a user; A third step of receiving a specific password for opening a site that requires a password when accessing the Internet; A fourth step of comparing the password received in the third step with the master password set in the second step to determine identity; And When it is determined in the fourth step that the password input in the third step is identical to the master password set in the second step, an open operation is performed using the mapped password in the open operation of each site set in the first step 5. A method of managing a password in a television having an Internet function, the method comprising: The method of claim 1, wherein if it is determined that the password entered in the third step is not the same as the master password set in the second step in the fourth step, only the openable sites other than the respective sites set in the first step are opened The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: The method of claim 1, wherein the fifth step comprises: a first step of determining whether a site to be opened during the Internet search is a site mapped with a password in the first step; And a second step of opening the corresponding site using a mapped password corresponding to the site when it is determined that the site is a password-mapped site in the first step. .