KR20100001044A - Method and system for providing mobility of internet protocol television user - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for providing mobility of an internet protocol television user are provided to authenticate use right and register use right about an IPTV if a smart card is used in a set-top box except an opened set top box. CONSTITUTION: A mobility decider(400) decides whether the information of a smart card corresponds to the information of a set top box. If the information of the smart card does not correspond to the information of the set top box, a smart card movement processor(500) determines whether authentication information corresponds to ID of the smart card. A provisioning server(600) registers use authentication of an IPTV by the set top box.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOBILITY OF INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION USER}

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing user mobility of IPTV, and more particularly, a set-top box (STB) fixed to a smart card used for IPTV. And a method and system for use with any set top box (STB).

Recently, the IPTV service provides a user with a set-top box such as a message service, a service such as life information or a game, and a commerce service such as shopping or banking.

However, since the user's personal mobility is not provided, it is impossible to use the same user name in another set-top box (STB).

Such IPTV services are not suitable for recent media services that require any content to be provided to any device without distinguishing between time and place. In particular, recent media services are required to provide personal mobility, terminal mobility, and service mobility, but IPTV services currently provided do not satisfy these requirements.

According to the prior art, the parameters of the smart card ID (SC-ID), subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number are set in the set-top box (STB) at the time of opening of the IPTV service. Once entered, the user cannot change these parameters once entered.

In addition, the smart card has an ID (SC-ID) assigned to each user with a unique value, but this ID (SC-ID) applies only to the opened set-top box (STB) and to other set-top boxes (STB). It doesn't work.

In addition, when the user uses his smart card in another set-top box (STB), the user cannot directly enter the SA-ID and PIN number, so that the smart card is transferred to the other set-top box (STB). Can't move and work.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-0087890 of the prior art discloses a method in which a user's ID and other information are stored in the STB, and the STB receives a service by authenticating the user of the STB to the server using the same. Patent No. 0723629 discloses a method for authenticating a use right by comparing information received from an inserted smart card with information stored in the STB.

This conventional technology also discloses a method of storing user information in a set-top box (STB) or a smart card and authenticating a use right using the same. The invention which receives an input is not disclosed.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and system for registering a use license for IPTV by authenticating a use right when a smart card is used in a set top box (STB) other than a set top box (STB) in which a smart card is opened. To provide.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a method and system for receiving a user's authorization information for use authority authentication when the smart card is moved to another set-top box (STB).

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, the first aspect of the present invention (a) the information of the set-top box (STB) and the information of the smart card attempted to connect through the set-top box (STB) (B) receiving authentication information on the smart card from the set-top box (STB) when the information on the set-top box (STB) and the information on the smart card do not correspond to each other; and (c ) If the received authentication information corresponds to the smart card, registering the use permission for the IPTV to the set-top box to which the smart card is connected, wherein the authentication information includes the smart card. It is possible to provide a user mobility providing method of IPTV (IPTV) that is input from the user through the set-top box.

In addition, a second aspect of the present invention is a movement determination unit for determining whether the information of the smart card and the set-top box (STB) correspond to each other, the information of the smart card and the information of the set-top box Do not correspond to each other, a smart card movement processing unit for determining whether the authentication information received from the set-top box (STB) corresponds to the ID (SC-ID) of the smart card and the authentication information is the ID of the smart card. The provisioning server includes a provisioning server that registers a usage right of IPTV to the set-top box, and wherein the authentication information is input from IPTV user's user. can do.

According to the aforementioned problem solving means of the present invention, it is possible to determine whether the smart card is used in the set top box STB other than the opened set top box STB, that is, whether the smart card has moved.

In addition, according to the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, when the smart card is moved, it is determined whether the user of the smart card has a legitimate use authority for the smart card to permit the use of IPTV (IPTV) can do.

In addition, according to the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, it is possible to determine the use authority for the smart card using the user authentication information received from the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an IPTV broadcasting system to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

The IPTV broadcasting system according to the related art includes a broadcaster 1000, a headend system 2000, a network network 3000, and a user terminal 4000.

In addition, the headend system 2000 includes a baseband system 2010, a compression multiplexing system 2020, a conditional access system (CAS) 2030, a back office system 2040, a monitoring system 2050, A media management core (MOC) 2060, a subscriber management system 2070, a data broadcasting system 2080, an electronic program guide (EPG) system 2090, and a return path server system 2100.

The broadcaster 1000 serves to produce, edit, and change broadcast content to provide to the headend system 2000. The broadcaster 1000 may include a program provider (PP), a terrestrial wave, or a content provider (CP). In addition, the broadcast content provided by the broadcaster 1000 may include existing broadcast content and rich content on the Internet.

The headend system 2000 receives and manages broadcast content from the broadcaster 1000 and distributes content to the user terminal 4000 to provide broadcast / recording / playback services. The received broadcast content may include related additional information and an EPG for such additional information.

The head-end system 2000 includes EPG information (PSIP / PSI /) including a subscriber concentrator, a broadcast video and audio signal, data broadcasting data, and a program recommendation service menu through a router supporting a multicast routing protocol. SI information) can be transmitted to IP set-top boxes of multiple subscribers by multicasting.

The baseband system 2010 receives an MPEG2 broadcast signal from an external program provider (PP) or an analog broadcast signal from terrestrial waves, converts the received source broadcast signal into a SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal, and converts a frame ( Frames), and distributes video and audio signals from multiple broadcast channels (e.g. 100 channels) via a routine switcher, subtitle generator (CG) and automatic program controller (APC). At least one of an advertisement, a logo, or a subtitle is inserted into the broadcast video and audio signal (signal editing and processing) and transmitted to the compression multiplexing system 2020.

The SDI (Serial Digital Interface) signal is, for example, a digital signal standard having a transmission rate of 270 Mbps, and a composite digital video and four channels of digital audio signals may be mixed.

The baseband system 2010 is basically a tuner for receiving analog broadcast signals through a receiving device (eg, a DS-3 station, a Yagi antenna, and an IRD) for receiving broadcast signals such as a program provider (PP) and terrestrial waves, respectively. (Tuner)), a frame synchronizer for converting and correcting a source signal received from a receiving device into an SDI signal, synchronizing frames, and A connecting / centralizing all broadcast signal channels for operation management. A signal splitter such as a / V router, and a subtitle generator for inserting an advertisement, a logo, and a subtitle into the SDI signal to edit and process the signal.

The compression multiplexing system 2020 uses an A / V encoder (A / V Encoder) for broadcasting video and audio signals (Video, Audio) received from the baseband system 2010 for each broadcasting channel (eg, 100 channels). ) To compress the SDI (Serial Digital Interface) video signal to H.264, and to compress the audio signal to MPEG-2 AAC to generate MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream), and to compress compressed broadcast video and audio -2 after multiplexing data broadcasting data and EPG information (PSIP / PSI / SI information) generated by a data encoder and a PSI / SI generator together with the TS signal When the received MPEG-2 TS signal is used in the reception restriction technique, the TS-2 may be inputted to a scrambler, encrypted, and finally IP packetized to transmit an IP packetized TS (Transport Stream) broadcast signal.

Also, optionally, the reception restriction system 2030 may be used to prevent illegal viewing and illegal copying of program recommended content.

The reception restriction system 2030 performs encryption of the real-time channel and pre-encryption of the VOD content, and controls viewing authority so that only the authenticated user can use the channel and the content. In order to prevent illegal copying of IPTV contents, a digital rights management (DRM) scheme may be used instead of the reception restriction system 2030.

The back office system 2040 is a provisioning system and provides a billing processing function for use of an IPTV program service for each subscriber.

The monitoring system 2050 is a control system that monitors transmission failures of A / V broadcast signals for IPTV broadcasting, reception failures by monitoring downlinks of IPTV headend systems, and confirmation of subtitles and captions. can do.

The media management system 2060 is a system that manages various business process information (program organization information, location information, contract information, product information, etc.) for operating a broadcasting business. The media management system 2060 integrates and manages the information flow through the organic combination with each system in the center of the broadcasting center.

The media management system 2060 manages broadcast program organization information, content and media management information, contract information of a program provider (PP) and a content provider (CP), and product information, and manages each system in the center of a broadcasting center. Through organic integration, it can act as a coordinator to manage and manage the flow of information.

In addition, the media management system 2060 includes contract management, media and content metadata management, EPG information acquisition / management as broadcast schedule information, and real time broadcasting and VOD in terms of operation. It provides channel formation management, agent management, interworking with each subsystem, VOD catalog creation management, and various product management.In terms of analysis, marketing analysis reporting, delivery such as settlement of CP / CA, subscriber viewing propensity, etc. In terms of broadcasting transmission monitoring, video server transmission management and VOD subscriber authentication, transmission result recording / management for settlement with CP / CA, and data synchronization with each subsystem connected.

The subscriber management system 2070 provides a member subscription and termination for IPTV service and member information management.

The data broadcasting system 2080 authors, verifies, organizes, and transmits the data broadcasting data.

The data broadcasting system 2080 may include a data agent manager for managing data encoding, a PSI / SI generator for generating program specific information / service information (SI), and the like. PSI / SI Generator), Data Server / Data Encoder for encoding data broadcasting data into broadcast video and audio signals, and Multiplexer Manager for managing the multiplexing function of data to the broadcast video and audio signals ( Multiplexer Manager), and a scheduler user interface (Scheduler UI).

In addition, the data broadcasting system 2080 may use the A / V encoder to provide the A / V data provided from the A / V server according to the terrestrial Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) data broadcasting standard. Compresses the broadcast video and audio signals by using a data server / data encoder and PSI / SI (Program Specific Information / Service Information), and compresses the compressed video and audio signals from an application by the authoring tool. ) Is multiplexed by a multiplexer together with data broadcasting data and EPG information (PSIP / SI information) generated by the generator to encode and transmit broadcast program data and related information from collection and storage of data broadcasting programs. .

The EPG system 2090 includes an EPG server and provides an electronic program guide (EPG) service to the user terminal 4000.

The return path server system 2100 processes bidirectional data by a data provider (DP), provides online bill transfer from the user terminal 4000, usage history / billing interworking processing of bidirectional data, and personalization authentication processing. , And receive bidirectional data for the program recommendation service and transmit the corresponding response data to the user terminal 4000 in unicasting.

The network 3000 receives the broadcast content from the headend system 2000 and delivers the received broadcast content to the user terminal 4000. The network network 3000 includes a backbone network and an access network, and the access network includes Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Ca (HFC), and Fiber To The Curb), and may be configured in any one topology of a fiber to the home (FTTH) structure.

The user terminal 4000 is an apparatus for using an Internet broadcasting service, and generally includes an IPTV, a set top box, and a remote controller. IPTV outputs the broadcast content received from the headend system 2000 and transmits a user response signal received through the remote controller to the headend system 2000 through the return channel of the set top box.

The user terminal may use any one of a TV with an IP STB or an IP set-top box (IP STB), a computer, a notebook, or a personal portable terminal connected to the user's TV.

The IP set-top box includes a hardware layer composed of STB hardware such as a CPU, a media processor, flash RAM, and an Ethernet module, a system software layer including a system driver such as a device driver and an operating system, a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Middleware layer with Conditional Access System (CAS) module and Digital Rights Management (DRM) interface module, streaming protocol (RTP, RTSP), MPEG2, MPEG4, MPEG7, H.264, WMV It may include four layers of an application layer that supports various multi codecs such as -9 and includes an electronic program guide (EPG) for selecting an IPTV service channel. In this case, the subscriber's IP set-top box may be assigned an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an IPTV user mobility providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

IPTV user mobility providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a smart card 100, set-top box (STB) 200, authentication server 300, moving determination unit 400 ), A smart card movement processor 500 and a provisioning server 600.

The smart card 100 is inserted into the set-top box (STB) 200, and stores the smart card ID (SC-ID) stored in the smart card 100, the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and the PIN number of the smart card user. It transmits to the set-top box (STB) (200).

The smart card 100 is not only a smart card ID (SC-ID), a subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number described above, but also a user's personalized platform, for example, a user's own user interface (UI). Or stores a platform for using a commerce service.

The set top box (STB) 200 may include a model name and a media access control (MAC) address of the set top box (STB) 200, an SC-ID received from the smart card 100, a subscriber identity (SA-ID), and a PIN. The number is transmitted to the authentication server 300.

The authentication server 300 receives the model name and MAC address, SC-ID, subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number of the set-top box (STB) 200 from the set-top box (STB) 200, It is determined whether the information matches the information registered in the authentication server 300.

In other words, the authentication server 300 is a set-top box (STB) whether the set-top box (STB) 200 is registered, the set-top box (STB) 200 is registered with the smart card 100 ) And whether the SA-ID and the PIN number correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID) to authenticate the smart card 100 and the set-top box (STB) 200. To perform.

The movement determining unit 400 compares the model name and MAC address of the set-top box 200 with the SC-ID to determine whether the smart card 100 is inserted into a previously set-top box or a new set-top box. To judge. That is, the movement determining unit 400 determines whether the smart card 100 is moved and newly connected to the set top box (STB) 200.

The smart card movement processor 500 receives a SA-ID and a PIN number from the set-top box (STB) 200, and receives the SA-ID and a PIN number from the smart card 100. ), And if so, reports the result to the authentication server 300 so that the authentication server 300 performs additional registration of the authentication information.

The provisioning server 600 receives a license registration request from the authentication server 300 or the smart card movement processing unit 500, and in response thereto, licenses the IPTV to the set-top box (STB) 200. Register.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method for providing user mobility of IPTV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S105, set-top box STB information and smart card information are received from the set-top box STB. For example, the model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) and the ID (SC-ID), subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number of the smart card may be received. At this time, the information of the SC-ID, SA-ID and PIN number is the information stored in the smart card.

In step S110, it is determined whether the set-top box STB corresponding to the information is a registered set-top box STB using the set-top box STB information received in step S105. That is, it is determined whether the model name and MAC address of the received set-top box (STB) are registered and whether the received model name and MAC address correspond to each other.

In step S115, when it is determined that the set-top box STB is registered in step S110, it is determined whether the smart card ID SC-ID corresponds to the registered set-top box STB. Determines whether the set top box STB has moved.

When the smart card has been previously used in the registered set-top box (STB), the smart card ID (SC-ID) and the model name and MAC address of the registered set-top box (STB) correspond to each other.

Therefore, it is determined whether the smart card ID (SC-ID) and the model name and MAC address of the registered set-top box (STB) correspond to each other, and if they correspond to each other, the smart card is inserted into the previously used set-top box (STB). It can be judged.

In addition, when the smart card ID SC-ID and the model name and MAC address of the registered set-top box STB do not correspond to each other, it may be determined that the smart card is inserted into the new set-top box STB.

In step S120, if it is determined in step S115 that the smart card has not moved the set top box STB, the smart card ID SC-ID and the subscriber ID SA- received in step S105. ID) and PIN number are determined to correspond to each other.

The subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number serves as a kind of password for the smart card ID (SC-ID). Therefore, by determining whether the smart card ID (SC-ID), the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and the PIN number correspond to it can determine whether the right to use the IPTV (IPTV).

In step S125, if it is determined in step S115 that the smart card has moved the set-top box STB, request input of a subscriber ID (SA-ID) and a PIN number to the set-top box (STB), In response, it receives the SA-ID and PIN number transmitted from the STB.

The subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number received in step S125 is different from the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number received in step S105, such as a set-top box (STB) or a set-top box ( This information is received from the user by the STB client connected to the STB.

In step S130, it is determined whether the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number received in step S125 corresponds to the smart card ID (SC-ID). As described above, the subscriber identity (SA-ID) and PIN number serves as a kind of password (smart) for the smart card ID (SC-ID).

Accordingly, it is determined whether the holder of the smart card is a legitimate user by determining whether the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and the PIN number received from the user received in step S125 correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID). You can judge.

In step S135, it is determined that the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number stored in the smart card in step S120 does not correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID) or from the user in step S130 If it is determined that the entered SA-ID and PIN number do not correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID), the SA-ID and PIN number are assigned to the smart card ID (SC-ID). The set-top box (STB) is notified.

In step S140, when it is determined that the subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number input from the user in step S130 correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID), the smart card ID (SC-ID). The model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) received in step S105 is additionally registered in the authentication information for the "

If the SA-ID and PIN number entered by the user correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID), a valid holder of the smart card may determine that the smart card is used in the new set-top box (STB). Therefore, the model name and the MAC address of the set top box STB received in step S105 may be additionally registered as authentication information for the smart card ID SC-ID.

In step S145, the license of IPTV is registered for the set-top box STB that has transmitted the set-top box information and the smart card information in step S105, and the user uses the set-top box STB. Use IPTV. Permission to use IPTV may include permission for the overall use of IPTV, such as permission to purchase VODs, download and playback of content, and the like.

4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a method for providing user mobility of IPTV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S205, the set-top box (STB) 200 transmits authentication information to the authentication server 300. The authentication information may include a model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) 200, a smart card ID (SC-ID), a subscriber ID (SA-ID) and a PIN number. Model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) 200 is information stored in the set-top box (STB) 200, smart card ID (SC-ID), subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number is set-top box (STB) Information stored in a smart card (not shown) inserted into the 200.

In operation S210, the authentication server 300 determines whether the set-top box STB 200 is a set-top box STB registered with the authentication server by using the authentication information received in operation S205.

That is, the authentication server 300 determines whether the model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) 200 received in step S205 is registered in the authentication server 300 to determine whether the set-top box (STB) 200 is configured. Determine whether you are registered.

In step S215, when it is determined in step S210 that the set-top box (STB) 200 is registered in the authentication server, the authentication server 300 transmits the movement determination information to the movement determination unit 400. do. The movement determination information may include a model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) 200 and a smart card ID (SC-ID) stored in the smart card, and additionally correspond to the smart card ID (SC-ID). It may include a Participant ID (SA-ID) and a PIN number.

In operation S220, the movement determining unit 400 determines whether the smart card is moved based on the information received in operation S215. The movement of the smart card is determined based on whether the smart card ID (SC-ID) corresponds to the set top box 200 registered in the authentication server 300.

More specifically, when the smart card ID (SC-ID) stored in the smart card is registered to correspond to the model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) 200, the smart card does not move and the existing set-top box It can be determined that it is used for (STB).

In contrast, if the smart card ID (SC-ID) stored in the smart card is not registered to correspond to the model name and MAC address of the set-top box 200, it is determined that the smart card is used for the new set-top box (STB). Can be.

In step S225, when it is determined in step S220 that the smart card has moved to the new set-top box STB, the movement determination unit 400 reports the movement of the smart card to the smart card movement processing unit 500. do.

In step S230, the smart card movement processing unit 500 registers the smart card with respect to the set top box 200 in the set top box (STB) 200 in response to the smart card movement report received in step S225. Notify and request personal information for registration of smart card. The personal information for registering the smart card may include information on a smart card such as a subscriber identity (SA-ID) and a PIN number corresponding to the smart card ID (SC-ID).

As described above, since the SA-ID and the PIN number may serve as a password for the smart card ID (SC-ID), the SA-ID is used as personal information of the user of the smart card. ) And a PIN number may be requested.

In step S235, the set-top box (STB) 200 is an input receiver (not shown) provided in the set-top box (STB) 200 or a set-top box client (not shown) connected to the set-top box (STB) 200. Receive personal information, such as a subscriber identity (SA-ID) and PIN number from the user through.

In step S240, the set-top box (STB) 200 transmits the received personal information to the smart card movement processor 500.

In step S245, the smart card movement processor 500 determines whether the personal information received from the set-top box (STB) 200 matches the personal information corresponding to the smart card ID (SC-ID). For example, the SA-ID and the PIN number received from the set-top box (STB) 200 correspond to the SA-ID and PIN number corresponding to the smart card ID (SC-ID). It can be determined whether they match.

As such, the smart card movement processing unit 500 may determine whether the personal information is matched to determine whether the current smart card holder has a right to use the smart card.

In step S250, when the personal information is matched in step S245, the smart card movement processing unit 500 sets the set-top box STB to the authentication information for the smart card ID SC-ID stored in the authentication server 300. Information of the 200), for example, the model name and MAC address of the set-top box (STB) 200 is registered as additional authentication information.

In operation S255, the smart card movement processing unit 500 requests the provisioning server 600 to use the IPTV for the set top box STB 200.

In step S260, the provisioning server 600 registers the use rights of the IPTV for the set-top box (STB) 200 in response to the request of the smart card movement processing unit 500.

As the smart card is connected to the new set-top box (STB), the use of IPTV is allowed, so that the user's personalized platform stored in the smart card can be applied to the new set-top box (STB).

Thus, a user can apply a platform personalized to a smart card, such as a user's unique user interface (UI) to any set top box (STB).

One embodiment of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium containing instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

Although the methods and systems of the present invention have been described in connection with specific embodiments, some or all of their components or operations may be implemented using a computer system having a general purpose hardware architecture.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an IPTV broadcasting system to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an IPTV user mobility providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method for providing user mobility of an IPTV according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a flow of a method for providing user mobility of an IPTV according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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In a method for providing mobility to a user of IPTV, (a) receiving information of a set-top box (STB) and information of a smart card attempting to connect through the set-top box (STB), (b) if the information of the set top box STB and the information of the smart card do not correspond to each other, receiving authentication information for the smart card from the set top box STB; and (c) if the received authentication information corresponds to the smart card, registering a permission for the IPTV to the set-top box to which the smart card is connected; Including, The authentication information is received through the set-top box (STB) from the user of the smart card IPTV user mobility providing method. The method of claim 1, (d) providing a personalized platform to the IPTV through the set top box STB based on the information of the smart card; How to provide a user mobility of IPTV (IPTV) further comprising. The method of claim 1, The information of the set top box STB includes at least one of a model name and a media access control (MAC) address of the set top box STB, and the information of the smart card is an ID (SC-ID) of the smart card. How to provide user mobility in IPTV. The method of claim 3, wherein The authentication information is a subscriber ID (SA-ID) and PIN number, In step (c), if the SA-ID and the PIN number correspond to the SC-ID of the smart card, the IPTV is registered. How to provide user mobility. The method of claim 4, wherein (e) If the SA-ID and the PIN number correspond to the SC-ID of the smart card, the information of the smart card and the information of the set-top box STB correspond to each other. Steps to further enroll in the authentication server More, And the authentication server stores and registers information of the set top box (STB) and the smart card. In a system that provides mobility to an IPTV user, A movement determination unit determining whether the information of the smart card and the information of the set-top box (STB) correspond to each other; If the information of the smart card and the information of the set-top box does not correspond to each other, the smart card movement to determine whether the authentication information received from the set-top box (STB) corresponds to the ID (SC-ID) of the smart card Processing unit and If the authentication information corresponds to the ID of the smart card, provisioning server for registering the use rights of IPTV (IPTV) with the set-top box Including, The authentication information is input from the user of the smart card IPTV user mobility providing system. The method of claim 6, A system for providing user mobility of IPTV, wherein a personalized platform is provided to IPTV through the set top box based on the information of the smart card. The method of claim 7, wherein The information of the set top box STB includes at least one of a model name and a media access control (MAC) address of the set top box STB, and the information of the smart card is an ID (SC-ID) of the smart card. IPTV's user mobility providing system. The method of claim 7, wherein The authentication information is a subscriber identity (SA-ID) and a PIN number, and the smart card movement processing unit corresponds to the subscriber identity (SA-ID) and the PIN number and the ID (SC-ID) of the smart card. IPTV's user mobility provision system.

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