WO2010081376A1

WO2010081376A1 - Digital television management system and method

Info

Publication number: WO2010081376A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/076199
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周旭栋
Original assignee: 深圳市同洲电子股份有限公司
Priority date: 2009-01-19
Filing date: 2009-12-29
Publication date: 2010-07-22
Also published as: CN101489097B; CN101489097A

Abstract

A digital television management system and method are provided. The system includes a network database and a service end memory connecting to the network database, wherein the service end memory also connects to clients in the same network. The client includes a first authentication module for transmitting authentication request information, and the network database or the service end memory includes a second authentication module; the second authentication module is used for receiving the authentication request information sent by the first authentication module and determining whether the client is valid user or not based on the authentication request information, if yes, authentication success information is fed back to the first authentication module, then the first authentication module acquires basic data of user pre-stored in the service end memory according to the authentication success information fed back from the second authentication module, thus avoiding multiple inquiry to the network database from the client, saving time and reducing the load of the network database when there are a large number of users, then avoiding slow data transmission caused by overload of the system.

Description

Digital television management system and method

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 200910105208.9, entitled "Digital Television Management System and Method", filed on January 19, 2009, the entire contents of in.

Technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of digital television, and in particular relates to a digital television management system and method. Background technique

Currently used in the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) management system of digital TV service management, when the client is powered on, the user's authentication and authentication operations are performed.

The authentication and authentication method adopted by the AAA management system provided by the prior art is: the user sends the authentication and authentication information to the AAA management system through the set top box, and after receiving the authentication and authentication information, the AAA management system queries the network database to query the user. Whether it exists, if it exists, it searches for information such as channels, regions, frequency points, and parameters related to the user, and sends the related information to the client. One authentication and authentication operation requires multiple queries to the network database, which wastes time, and as the number of clients increases, the system will be under great pressure, and will become slow to respond and poorly applicable. Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital television management system, which aims to solve the problem that the authentication and authentication method adopted by the AAA management system provided by the prior art needs to query the network database multiple times according to the authentication and authentication operations of the client. Time, poor applicability.

The embodiment of the present invention is implemented as a digital television management system, where the system includes a network database and server memory connected to the network database, and the server memory is simultaneously connected to at least one client in the same network. The client includes a first authentication module that sends authentication request information, where the network database or server memory includes:

a second authentication module, configured to receive the authentication request information sent by the first authentication module, and determine, according to the received authentication request information, whether the client is a legitimate user, and then feed the authentication success information to the first authentication Module The first authentication module acquires basic data of the user pre-stored by the server according to the authentication success information fed back by the second authentication module.

Another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a digital television management system, where the system includes a network database and server memory connected to the network database, and the server memory is simultaneously connected to at least one client in the same network. The client includes a first authentication module that sends authentication request information, where the server memory includes:

a second authentication module, configured to receive the authentication request information sent by the first authentication module, and determine, according to the received authentication request information, whether the client is a legitimate user, and then feed the authentication success information to the first authentication Module

The first authentication module acquires basic data of the user pre-stored by the server according to the authentication success information fed back by the second authentication module.

Another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a digital television management method, where the method includes:

Receiving authentication request information of the client;

The client determines whether the client is a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information, and then feeds the authentication success information to the client, and the client obtains the basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory according to the authentication success information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the server memory connected to the network database is set, and the server memory prestores the basic data of the user. When the client determines that the client is a legitimate user according to the client authentication request information, the client interacts with the server memory through the memory. Obtaining the basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory, avoiding multiple queries by the client to the network database, saving time, and reducing the load of the network database when the number of users is large, thereby avoiding the system pressure Data transmission is slow and applicable. DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

1 is a structural block diagram of a digital television management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a flowchart of a digital television management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the specific implementation structure of Figure 1;

FIG. 4 is an application example of a digital television management system according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a cluster network. detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the server memory connected to the network database is set, and the server memory prestores the basic data of the user. When the client determines that the client is a legitimate user according to the client authentication request information, the client interacts with the server memory through the memory. Get the basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a digital television management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. For the convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the server memory 12 connected to the network database 13 is set, and the server memory 12 is simultaneously connected to at least one client in the same network, and the client 11 is taken as an example.

When the system authenticates for the first time, the client 11 sends the authentication request information to the network database 13, and the network database 13 compares the authentication request information with the pre-stored user authentication information (such as device flag information, etc.) to determine whether the client 11 is It is a legitimate user, and the basic data of the user stored therein is sent to the server memory 12, and the authentication success information is fed back to the client 11. After receiving the authentication success information fed back by the network database 13, the client 11 retrieves the basic data of the pre-stored user through interaction with the server memory 12. The basic data of the user is basic data shared by at least one client in the same network, such as a network area, a program broadcast frequency, an applicable channel, and a parameter. In the embodiment of the present invention, the server memory 12 and the network database 13 can be placed at any position on the digital television service network, and can be set separately or in other servers of the network.

Since the network database 13 pre-stores the basic data shared by the user to the server memory 12, when the client 11 or other clients on the same network as the client 11 are powered on again for authentication, after the authentication succeeds, the server directly passes the server. The interaction of the memory 12 acquires basic data, avoids multiple queries to the network database 13, saves time, and reduces the network when there are many users. The load of the database avoids the slow data transmission caused by excessive system pressure.

In addition, in order to further shorten the client authentication time, the user authentication information may be pre-stored by the server memory 12, and the authentication request information sent by the client 11 is received and compared, and the process is the same as that described above, and details are not described herein again.

Further, when the network database 13 determines that the client 11 is a legitimate user, the user is further authenticated according to the user authentication information received by the client, and the pre-stored authorized channel of the client 11 is retrieved and fed back to the client. 11.

Similarly, in order to further shorten the authentication time of the client 11, the client's authorized channel may be pre-stored by the server memory 12, and the user is authenticated according to the user authentication information received by the server, and the pre-stored authorization of the client 11 is taken out. Channel, and feed it back to client 11.

FIG. 2 shows a flow of a digital television management method provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S101, the authentication request information of the client is received.

The step S101 is specifically: the network database receives the authentication request information of the client. It can also be specifically as follows: The server memory receives the authentication request information of the client.

In step S102, it is determined whether the client is a legitimate user according to the authentication request information, and the authentication success information is sent to the client, and the client obtains basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory according to the authentication success information. The basic data of the user is basic data shared by at least one client in the same network, such as a network area, a program broadcast frequency, an applicable channel, a parameter, and the like.

The step of determining whether the client is a legitimate user according to the authentication request information is: the step of feeding back the authentication success information to the client is: the network database compares the authentication request information with the pre-stored user authentication information (such as device flag information, etc.). To determine whether the client is a legitimate user, the feedback authentication success message is sent to the client. In the specific implementation, the step may be specifically: the server memory compares the authentication request information with the pre-stored user authentication information (such as device flag information) to determine whether the client is a legitimate user, and the feedback authentication success information is To the client.

In the embodiment of the present invention, before the step S102, the method further includes the step of pre-storing the basic data of the user in the server, specifically: receiving the authentication request information of the client when the system is first authenticated; and determining the client according to the authentication request information. Whether it is a legitimate user, the basic data of the user stored in the network database is pre-stored to the server memory. The step of receiving the authentication request information of the client when the system is first authenticated is specifically as follows: When the system is first authenticated, the network database receives the client. The authentication request information may also be specifically: When the system is first authenticated, the server memory receives the client's authentication request information. In addition, determining, according to the authentication request information, whether the client is a legitimate user, the step of pre-storing the basic data of the user stored in the network database to the server memory is specifically: the network database passes the authentication request information and the pre-stored user authentication information ( For example, if the device flag information is compared, it is determined whether the client is a legitimate user, and the basic data of the user stored therein is pre-stored to the server memory. In a specific implementation, the step may also be specifically: the server memory compares the authentication request information with the pre-stored user authentication information (such as device flag information) to determine whether the client is a legitimate user, and the pre-stored network database is stored. Basic data for the user.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, when determining that the client is a legitimate user according to the authentication request information, the method further includes the following steps: authenticating the user according to the user authentication information, extracting the pre-stored authorized channel of the client, and Feedback to the client. The step is specifically: the network database authenticates the user according to the user authentication information, takes out the pre-stored authorized channel of the client, and feeds the extracted authorized channel to the client, which may also be specifically: the server memory is based on the user authentication information. The user authenticates, takes out the pre-stored authorized channel of the client, and feeds back the authorized channel to the client.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, before or after step S102, the following steps may be further included:

The synchronous modification interface for modifying the basic data of the user by the client is provided; the user synchronously modifies the interface to synchronously modify the basic data of the user of the network database and the server memory.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the synchronization modification is abnormal, and the server memory 12 does not receive the synchronization modification data of the user, the server memory 12 automatically clears the basic data of the user stored therein, and performs the authentication request at the client next time. When you reacquire the basic data of the user stored in the network database. When the network database does not receive the synchronization modification data of the user, the network database issues a modification failure signal to the client, and the user re-modifies the basic data of the user according to the prompt.

FIG. 3 shows a specific implementation structure of FIG. 1. For convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown, wherein the client 11 in at least one client in the same network is taken as an example for description. The other clients in the network have the same structure and functions as the client 11.

When the system is authenticated for the first time, the first authentication module 111 in the client 11 transmits the authentication request information input by the user to the second authentication module 133 in the network database 13. Second authentication module 133 Based on the authentication request information received by the client, it is determined whether the client is a legitimate user, and the signal is sent to the basic data storage module 131 in the network database 13, and the basic data of the user stored by the user is sent to the server memory 12. The second authentication module 133 simultaneously feeds the authentication success information to the first authentication module 111, and according to the feedback authentication success information, the basic data of the user pre-stored by the server memory 12 is taken out through interaction with the server memory 12.

When the client 11 is powered on again for authentication, the first authentication module 111 in the client 11 transmits the authentication request information input by the user to the second authentication module 133 in the network database 13. The second authentication module 133 determines whether the client is a legitimate user according to the authentication request information received by the user, and then feeds the authentication success information to the first authentication module 111, and the authentication success information according to the feedback passes through the server 12 with the server. Interactively, the basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory 12 is taken out.

Further, the network database 13 may further include a second authentication module 132, configured to: when the second authentication module 133 determines that the client is a legitimate user according to the authentication request information received by the second authentication module 133, according to the user authentication information received by the second authentication module 133. The user is authenticated, and the pre-stored authorized channel of the client 11 is taken out and fed back to the first authentication module 112 of the client 11.

Further, the client 11 may further include a modified interface module 113 connected to the server memory 12 and the basic data storage module 131, and configured to provide a synchronization modification interface for modifying the basic data of the user by the client 11, and the user passes the The interface is synchronously modified, and the basic data of the user stored in the server memory 12 and the basic data storage module 131 is synchronously modified. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the synchronization modification is abnormal, and the server memory 12 does not receive the synchronization modification data of the user, the server memory 12 automatically clears the basic data of the user stored therein, and performs the authentication request at the client next time. At this time, the basic data of the user stored by the basic data storage module 131 is retrieved. When the basic data storage module 131 does not receive the synchronization modification data of the user, the basic data storage module 131 issues a modification failure signal to the modification interface module 113, and the user re-modifies the basic data of the user through the modification interface module 113 according to the prompt.

In addition, in a specific implementation, in order to further shorten the client authentication time, the second authentication module 133 and the second authentication module 132 may be placed in the server memory 12. At this time, the digital television management system is implemented as above. As described, it will not be repeated here.

FIG. 4 is an application example of a digital television management system according to an embodiment of the present invention applied to a cluster network. For convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown. In the cluster network, The client connects to n node servers through a load balancer, and the n node servers are all connected to a database. The database includes the network database as shown in FIG. 3, and the n node servers respectively include the server memory as described in FIG. 3, and the cluster network adopts a storage type software function of a high availability database (HADB). , to achieve high availability storage of each node server and database session state.

The client sends an authentication request signal to the load balancer through the network. After receiving the authentication request signal, the load balancer requests authentication and/or authentication from a node server according to the weight algorithm. The process is as described above. Let me repeat. In particular, when the client modifies the basic data of the user stored in a certain node server, such as "add", "modify" or "delete", in order to achieve consistent memory of each node server, the modified node server sends The information is sent to other node servers. After receiving the information, the other node servers synchronously modify the basic information stored by the node server to achieve consistent memory under the cluster network.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the server memory connected to the network database is set, and the server memory prestores the basic data of the user. When the client determines that the client is a legitimate user according to the client authentication request information, the client interacts with the server memory through the memory. Obtaining the basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory, avoiding multiple queries by the client to the network database, saving time, and reducing the load of the network database when the number of users is large, thereby avoiding the system pressure Data transmission is slow and applicable. In addition, when the basic data of the user needs to be modified, a synchronous modification interface for simultaneously modifying the network database and the server memory is provided, and the consistency of the data stored in the network database and the server memory is realized, and the application is strong.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be performed by a program to control related hardware, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, the storage. Media, such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD, etc.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

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A digital television management system, comprising: a network database and a server memory connected to the network database, wherein the server memory is simultaneously connected to a client in the same network, and the client includes a first authentication module that sends the authentication request information, where the network database or server memory includes a second authentication module;

The second authentication module is configured to receive the authentication request information sent by the first authentication module, and determine, according to the received authentication request information, whether the client is a legitimate user, and the feedback authentication success information is sent to the first Authentication module

2. The digital television management system of claim 1, wherein the network database further comprises:

a basic data storage module, configured to: when the first authentication module determines that the first requesting authentication client is a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information, the basic data storage module The data is pre-stored to the server memory.

The digital television management system of claim 1, wherein the client further comprises a first authentication module, the network database further comprising:

a second authentication module, configured to: when the second authentication module determines that the client is a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information, authenticate the user according to the user authentication information, and take out the pre-stored authorized channel of the client, And feeding back to the first authentication module;

The first authentication module is configured to receive an authorized channel sent by the second authentication module.

The digital television management system according to claim 2, wherein the client further comprises a modified interface module respectively connected to the server memory and the basic data storage module, for providing a client pair The synchronous modification interface of the user's basic data is modified, and the basic data of the user of the basic data storage module and the server memory is synchronously modified through the synchronization modification interface.

A digital television management method, the method comprising:

Receiving authentication request information of the client;

According to the received authentication request information, it is determined whether the client is a legitimate user, and then the feedback is authenticated. The work information is sent to the client, and the client obtains basic data of the user pre-stored in the server memory according to the authentication success information.

6. The digital television management method according to claim 5, wherein:

The step of receiving the authentication request information of the client is specifically: the network database or the server-side memory receives the authentication request information of the client;

The step of determining whether the client is a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information is: the step of feeding back the authentication success information to the client is specifically: the network database or the server-side memory passes the received authentication request information and the pre-stored user authentication information. To compare and determine whether the client is a legitimate user, the feedback authentication success message is sent to the client.

The digital television management method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of pre-storing the basic data of the user in the server memory before the step of determining whether the client is a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information Specifically, when the first authentication is performed, the authentication request information of the client is received; whether the client is a legitimate user according to the authentication request information, and the basic data of the user stored in the network database is pre-stored to the server memory.

The digital television management method according to claim 5, wherein when the client is determined to be a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information, the method further includes the following steps: authenticating the user according to the user authentication information Right, take out the pre-existing client's authorized channel and feed it back to the client.

The digital television management method according to claim 8, wherein the step of authenticating the user according to the user authentication information, extracting the authorized channel of the pre-stored client, and feeding it back to the client is specifically:

The server memory authenticates the user according to the user authentication information, retrieves the authorized channel of the pre-stored client, and feeds the extracted authorized channel to the client.

The digital television management method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises the following steps before or after the step of determining whether the client is a legitimate user according to the received authentication request information:

Providing a synchronous modification interface for modifying the basic data of the user by the client;

The basic data of the user of the network database and the server memory is synchronously modified through the synchronization modification interface.