KR20130039452A - Account management system for broadcasting receivers using android platform - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An account management system of a broadcast receiving device using an android platform is provided to personalize and protect logged user accounts for environment setting, an android application, and content through the broadcast receiving device, thereby blocking illegal access of other users. CONSTITUTION: An account setting module(23a) outputs a UI(User Interface) screen of an account setting menu through a display output unit by controlling an I/O interface(22). The account setting module generates a user account by using ID and a password of a user inputted through the account setting menu. The account setting module transmits the ID and the password to an account server through a transmitting/receiving unit(21). When the user or a guest logs in, a private setting module(23b) performs personalization and protection for blocking access for an application and content stored in other accounts. [Reference numerals] (21) Transmitting/receiving unit; (22) I/O interface; (23) Control unit; (23a) Account setting module; (23b) Private setting module; (23c) Change setting module; (23d) Public screen module; (23e) Private screen module; (24) Storage unit;

Description

Account management system for broadcasting receivers using android platform}

The present invention relates to a technology for implementing an account system in a broadcast receiving device (eg, set-top box) using the Android platform, and more particularly, to personalize and protect Android applications and contents in a broadcast receiving device employing the Android platform. The present invention relates to an account management system of a broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, which allows unauthorized access by other users to these Android applications and contents.

The Google Android platform is a software stack released by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), which is led by Google, and is used to build Linux kernels, virtual machines (VMs), frameworks, and applications. All means a software package.

The Android platform is mainly applicable to high-end smartphone terminals and smart TVs that provide a large screen display and touch screen input of WVGA (wide VGA) class with a resolution of 800 × 480.

In order to run an Android application, the Android full software stack must be applied to the terminal device. The Android software stack includes the Linux kernel and is a good platform for high-end devices because it includes many basic services such as the system daemon.

On the other hand, the original purpose of using a TV, including a smart TV has been used as a tool for viewing by individuals or many people in a shared or open concept.

However, with the development of technology and development of set-top boxes based on the Android platform, there is room for use as personalized tools. Accordingly, in the technical field, development of a technology for personalizing and protecting Android applications and contents for each individual (eg, a family member in a home) in a set-top box of the Android platform is required.

[Related Technical Literature]

1. Resource providing method and resource distribution device that provides cloud resources combined with a plurality of device resources (Patent Application No. 10-2010-0016375)

2. Diagnosis method of malicious code and dangerous file on Android terminal platform (Patent Application No. 10-2010-0004386)

The object of the present invention is to personalize and protect the Android applications and contents in the broadcast receiving device implemented by adopting Google's Android platform Android platform that can block unauthorized access made by other users to these Android applications and contents It is to provide an account management system of a broadcast receiving device using a.

The present invention is to achieve such a problem, the account management system of the broadcast receiving apparatus using the Android platform according to the present invention, the transmission and reception unit for transmitting and receiving signals and data with the account server through a communication network, smart TV and the signal and I / O interface including a connection terminal for transmitting and receiving data, and control the I / O interface to output the UI screen of the account setting menu through the output of the smart TV, and input the user's ID and password through the account setting menu After creating a user account, and transmits and stores the user ID and password to the account server, the account setting module to log in to another set-top box via the stored user ID and password.

In this case, the account setting module according to the present invention outputs a window for inputting a user ID and password when the set-top box is booting or booting is completed and the power of the smart TV is turned on after the user account is created. It is desirable to control the I / O interface to output negative.

In addition, the account setting module preferably activates the use authority as a privileged user in case of login by inputting a user ID and password or in case of login by inputting a password of a guest.

In addition, the account setting module enables the use of the account setting menu and the configuration menu when the privileged user's permission is activated, and personalizes and protects the user- and guest-based Android-based applications and contents stored in the storage. It is desirable to control so that it can be used.

On the other hand, when a user or guest logs in, the set-top box downloads to another account and performs personalization and protection to block access to Android-based applications and contents stored in the storage to prevent search and execution. It is preferable to further include a setting module.

At this time, the private setting module preferably sets the state information set in the account setting menu and the environment setting menu to be limited to the account of the logged-in user or guest when performing personalization and protection.

In addition, the private setting module packetizes the private information by packetizing the user ID and password of the logged-in user together with personalized and protected status information as the logged-in user, and Android-based applications and contents personalized and protected as the logged-in user. After creation, it is desirable to encrypt and store it in the storage unit.

Meanwhile, the set-top box controls the I / O interface to output a change setting menu through an output unit, a user change menu for changing from a currently connected ID to another ID with a change setting menu, and a password of a currently connected ID with a different password. A change setting module that provides a user password change menu for changing a user password, and a public screen as an output unit when receiving a guest mode control signal from an account setting module according to connection as a guest without inputting a password without performing account setting for a user account. It is preferable to further include a public screen module for controlling the I / O interface to provide a UI screen.

In this case, the public screen module preferably controls the I / O interface to provide the public screen UI screen to the output unit when the Android-based application or the configuration menu is set to be used by all members in the family registered in the storage unit. Do.

In addition, the public screen module may be personalized and protected when the public screen UI screen is implemented to allow access to all applications and contents except for Android-based applications and contents stored in a storage unit.

On the other hand, the set-top box preferably further comprises a private screen module for controlling the I / O interface to provide a private screen UI screen to the output when the privilege of the privileged user is activated.

In this case, when providing a private screen UI screen, the private screen module controls the I / O interface to be implemented through an output unit according to access to Android-based applications and contents personalized and protected by a user or guest using private information. It is preferable.

In addition, the private screen module preferably controls the I / O interface to output the status information set in the personalized and protected configuration menu as a user or guest through the output unit.

According to the present invention, through the broadcast receiving device of the Android platform, by setting the personalized and protected by the logged-in user account for the environment settings and Android applications and content to block unauthorized access by other users and through this the user of the Android broadcast receiving device Improve your satisfaction.

1 is a view showing an account management system of a broadcast receiving device using the Android platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a first set top box of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a diagram illustrating the concept of a UI screen showing an account setting menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating the concept of a UI screen including a change setting menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining the concept of a public screen UI screen and a private screen UI screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is a view showing an account management system of a broadcast receiving apparatus using the Android platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the first set top box 20-1 of FIG. 1. 3 is a diagram illustrating a concept of a user interface screen (hereinafter, referred to as a UI screen) showing an account setting menu according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a diagram illustrating a concept of a UI screen including a change setting menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram for describing the concept of a public screen UI screen and a private screen UI screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, the account management system of the broadcast receiving apparatus using the Android platform includes a plurality of smart TVs (10-1 to 10-n, n is a natural number), and a plurality of set-top boxes (20). -1 to 20-n, n is a natural number), the communication network 30, the account server 40, the content server 50.

Hereinafter, the account management system of the broadcast receiving apparatus using the Android platform will be described based on the configuration of the first set top box 20-1. For convenience of description, the first set top box 20-1 will be described. However, it will be clear that the second set top box 20-2 to the n th set top box 20-n may be formed in a common configuration. At this time, the smart TV (10-1 to 10-n) and the set-top box (20-1 to 20-n) is presented as an example of a broadcast receiving device, the configuration for receiving the broadcast may be made in various ways.

The first set top box 20-1 includes a transceiver 21, an I / O interface 22, a controller 23, and a storage 24.

The transceiver 21 transmits and receives signals and data to and from the account server 40 and the content server 50 through the communication network 30.

The I / O interface 22 may include, for example, a universal serial bus (UBS) terminal as a peripheral device connection interface for transmitting and receiving various signals and data with the first smart TV 10-1.

The control unit 23 includes an account setting module 23a, a private setting module 23b, a change setting module 23c, a public screen module 23d, and a private screen module 23e, as shown in FIG. It is done by Each of the account setting module 23a, the private setting module 23b, the change setting module 23c, the public screen module 23d, and the private screen module 23e constituting the control unit 23 are basically provided by the Android platform. It may be provided by an account management application or implemented by installing a separate account related application.

The account setting module 23a outputs a user interface screen (hereinafter, 'UI screen') including an account setting menu through the output unit 11 of the first smart TV 10-1 as shown in FIG. 3. Control the I / O interface 22.

More specifically, the account setting module 23a creates a user's account when inputting an ID and password for each user in the account setting menu, as provided by a personal computer technology based on a Windows operating system or a Linux operating system. The account setting module 23a transmits and stores the ID and password of the user input to the account server 40 according to the user account creation.

The account setting module 23a is powered on the first smart TV 10-1 after the user's account is created, and the first set-top box 20-1 is booting or booting is completed. The I / O interface 22 is controlled to output a UI screen including a window for inputting an ID and password constituting the generated user account to the output unit 11 of the first smart TV 10-1.

Accordingly, when the user ID and password are input to the UI screen, the account setting module 23a activates the use authority for the first set-top box 20-1 as a super user.

On the other hand, the account setting module 23a to the first set-top box 20-1 even when the user logs in through the password input of the guest (GUEST) account, rather than the user ID previously prepared as shown in FIG. It also has the ability to activate the privileges of the super-user.

That is, the account setting module 23a provides the user with a function of creating a password as a guest, and activates the same permission as the privileged user obtained by inputting a user ID and password when generating a password corresponding to the guest. Accordingly, the guest setting mode may include two functions of the guest mode in which the guest does not enter the password, and the privileged user mode in which the guest enters and logs in according to the password setting.

In addition, the account setting module 23a performs I / O so that not only the account setting menu but also the configuration menu of the first set-top box 20-1 may be implemented as the output unit 11 when connecting with a guest and a password before creating a user account. By controlling the interface 22, it allows the user to use the configuration menu settings. The accounting module 23a also allows the use of Android-based applications and content stored on the personalized and protected storage 24 as a logged in guest.

Meanwhile, the private setting module 23b receives an input completion signal indicating that an ID and password constituting the user account are input after the user's account is created by the account setting module 23a in the above process. When received from the content server 50, the personalization and protection of the Android-based applications and content received from the content storage unit 24 is performed. The same is true for the guest who inputs the password.

More specifically, the private setting module 23b, when logging in with an ID and password constituting a user's personal account, downloads another account and accesses Android-based applications and contents stored in the storage unit 24. Blocks (access) so that the application and its contents cannot be searched or executed.

The private setting module 23b sets not only the account setting menu but also the state information generated according to the setting in the configuration menu of the first set-top box 20-1 to be limited to the logged-in user's account or the logged-in guest, Allows various management related to personalization and protection by user.

In conclusion, the private setting module 23b generates a "private information" by packetizing an ID and password set as a user account, personalized and protected state information, and personalized and protected Android-based applications and contents. After that, the data is encrypted and stored in the storage unit 24. The same is true for the guest who inputs the password.

In addition, the private setting module 23b controls the transceiver 21 to transmit the private information to the account server 40 through the communication network 30, so that the private setting module 23b is stored in the area set as a dedicated space of the user in the account server 40. Do it.

Accordingly, when the user accesses and logs in to the account server 40 through the communication network 30 using the same ID and password in another set-top box (eg, the second set-top box 20-2), the account server 40 ) Sends the user's private information to another set-top box.

Accordingly, the user can use the private information to access the content server 50 and other systems, where the private information plays a role in the same way as a kind of accredited certificate for the user.

The content server 50 may be a TV store server that provides Android-based applications and content.

Meanwhile, the private setting module 23b may be set to a public mode or a private mode for an application downloaded or downloaded from the content server 50 through the communication network 30, and the setting change between the public mode and the private mode may be performed. Only through the downloaded user account.

The change setting module 23c outputs the UI screen including the change setting menu 12 through the output unit 11 of the first smart TV 10-1 as shown in FIG. 4. ).

The change setting module 23c is provided in two menus: a user change menu and a user password change menu.

First, the user can change from the currently connected ID to another ID through the user change menu. In order to change the user, the user must know the password of the ID to change.

On the other hand, the user through the user password change menu provides the user with a function to change the password in case the password of the currently connected ID is exposed.

When the guest screen control signal is received from the account setting module 23a according to access to the first set-top box 20-1 through the guest without initial account setting and password input, the public screen module 23d receives the first screen. The I / O interface 22 is controlled to provide a public screen UI screen to the output unit 11 on the smart TV 10-1.

On the other hand, the public screen module 23d outputs the first smart TV 10-1 when the Android-based application or the configuration menu is set to be used by all members in the family registered in advance in the storage unit 24. The I / O interface 22 is controlled to provide the public screen UI screen to the unit 11.

The public screen module 23d allows access to all applications and contents except for Android-based applications and contents stored on the personalized and protected storage unit 24 when implementing the public screen UI screen.

The private screen module 23e is connected to the output unit 11 of the first smart TV 10-1 when the user ID and password are connected or the guest password is created by accessing the guest and connected to the guest. The I / O interface 22 is controlled to provide a private screen UI screen.

When the private screen module 23e provides a private screen UI screen, the private screen module 23e is matched with the user or the guest by the private setting module 23b and personalized as the user or the guest by using the private information stored in the storage unit 24. Or through the output unit 11 according to access to protected Android-based applications and content.

In addition, the private screen module 23e controls the I / O interface 22 to output the state information set in the configuration menu through the output unit 11.

Meanwhile, the private screen module 23e may automatically log in to the content server 50 through the communication network 30 by providing a private screen UI screen which is a personalized screen when logging in using a user ID and password. The transceiver 21 may be controlled so that the transmitter / receiver 21 is controlled.

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, including those implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). .

The computer readable recording medium can also store and execute computer readable code in a distributed manner over networked computer systems. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

As described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the present specification and drawings, and although specific terms have been used, they have been used only in a general sense to easily describe the technical contents of the present invention and to facilitate understanding of the invention , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

10-1 to 10-n: 1st to nth smart TV
20-1 to 20-n: 1st to nth set top box
21: transceiver
22: I / O Interface
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23a: Account Setup Module
23b: private configuration module
23c: change setting module
23d: public screen module
23e: private screen module
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30: Network
40: accounting server
50: content server

Claims (8)

As an account management system of a broadcast receiving device using the Android platform,
Transmitting and receiving unit 21 for transmitting and receiving signals and data with the external account server 40 through a communication network;
An I / O interface 22 including a connection terminal for transmitting and receiving signals and data with the display output unit;
The I / O interface is controlled to output a UI screen of an account setting menu through a display output unit, and a user account is generated when a user's ID and password are input through the account setting menu, and the user's ID is transmitted to the account server. And an account setting module 23a for transmitting and storing a password to log in to another set-top box through the stored user ID and password;
When the user or the guest is logged in, a private setting module for performing personalization and protection to download and download to another account to block access to Android-based applications and content stored in the storage unit to prevent searching and executing ( 23b);
Account management system of a broadcast receiving device comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,
The account setting module 23a,
In case of login by inputting the ID and password of the user or in case of login by inputting the password of the guest, the use authority is activated as a privileged user.
Upon activation of the privilege of the privileged user, the account setting menu and the environment setting menu can be used, and the use of Android-based applications and contents stored in a storage unit personalized and protected as the user or the guest can be used. Account management system of the broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, characterized in that the control to enable.
The method according to claim 2,
The private setting module 23b,
Set the state information set in the account setting menu and the environment setting menu to be limited to the account of the logged in user or guest when performing the personalization and protection,
After generating the private information by packetizing the ID and password of the logged-in user with personalized and protected status information personalized and protected by the logged-in user, and Android-based applications and contents personalized and protected by the logged-in user. Accounting system of the broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, characterized in that the encrypted and stored in the storage unit.
The method according to claim 1,
The I / O interface is controlled to output a change setting menu through the output unit, a user change menu for changing from an ID currently connected to the change setting menu to another ID, and a password for the currently connected ID to another password. A change setting module 23c for providing a user password change menu;
Account management system of the broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, characterized in that it further comprises a.
The method of claim 4,
Controlling the I / O interface to provide a public screen UI screen to the output unit when receiving a guest mode control signal from the account setting module according to access as a guest without password setting without performing account setting for the user account. Public screen module 23d;
Account management system of the broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, characterized in that it further comprises a.
The method according to claim 5,
The public screen module 23d is
When the Android-based application or the configuration menu is set to be used by all members of the family registered in the storage unit, the I / O interface is controlled to provide the public screen UI screen to the output unit,
Account management of a broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, wherein the public screen UI screen is personalized and protected to allow access to all applications and contents except for Android-based applications and contents stored in the storage unit. system.
The method of claim 6,
A private screen module (23e) for controlling the I / O interface to provide a private screen UI screen to the output unit when the privilege of the privileged user is activated;
Account management system of the broadcast receiving device using the Android platform, characterized in that it further comprises a.
The method of claim 7,
The private screen module 23e,
When the private screen UI screen is provided, the I / O interface is controlled to be implemented through the output unit according to access to personalized and protected Android-based applications and contents using the private information. ,
The account management system of the broadcast receiving apparatus using the Android platform, characterized in that for controlling the I / O interface to output the state information set in the configuration menu personalized and protected by the user or the guest through the output unit. .

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