Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090144539 | HEADEND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SERVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating a headend system for a downloadable conditional access service, the method including: receiving, by an Authentication Proxy (AP) server, basic authentication information from a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) host, the basic authentication information being required to authenticate the DCAS host; transmitting, by the AP server, the basic authentication information to an external trusted authority device which authenticates the DCAS host; generating, by the AP server, a session key for encrypting/decrypting a secure micro client using a session key sharing factor; obtaining, by the AP server, download-related information of the secure micro client from a DCAS Provisioning Server (DPS); and commanding, by the AP server, an Integrated Personalization System (IPS) server to download the secure micro client to the DCAS host based on the download-related information, the secure micro client being encrypted by the session key. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND TRANSMISSION OF CLASSIFIED CONDITIONAL ACCESS APPLICATION TO PROVIDE DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM SERVICE - A method and apparatus for management and transmission of a classified conditional access application to provide Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) service according to disclosed embodiments is an effective managing method according to a type of a conditional access module in a software version in the DCAS. In particular, it relates to a method and apparatus which can continuously provide Pay per View (PPV) service during movement in a DCAS service operator (SO) network, such as maintaining independence of CAS SO in DCAS, provide adaptability to adapt to a variety of policies of the SO, and install an optimum application in a terminal. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION IN DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM - Disclosed is a mutual authentication method and apparatus in a CAS including a headend system and DCAS host. In particular, example embodiments relate to a mutual authentication method and apparatus in DCAS, wherein the mutual authentication is performed between an authentication server of the headend system and an SM of a DCAS host, and then CAS software is downloaded to the SM. According to the example embodiments, there is provided a mutual authentication protocol between the authentication server of the headend and the SM of the DCAS host in a cable network, and also provided a mutual authentication method and apparatus in the DCAS where a substantial authentication based on a hardware, such as a smart card or a cable card, is not needed. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158401 | DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus of supporting a fee-based broadcasting service in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) is provided. A control method of a DCAS, the method including: receiving a Conditional Access (CA) image file from a Conditional Access System (CAS) server and receiving Integrated Personalization Server (IPS) access information from an IPS; providing an Authentication Proxy (AP) with information about the received CA image file; controlling the AP to provide a terminal with access information to the IPS and image installation information when the terminal joins a fee-based service based on verifying device information of the terminal; and controlling the IPS to enable the terminal to receive a CA image code of the terminal based on the access information and the image installation information. | 06-18-2009 |
20100131761 | DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SESSION CONTROL FOR SECURED 2-WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AUTHENTICATION SERVER AND HOST DEVICE IN DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM - Disclosed is a downloadable conditional access system (DCAS) including a key request unit to transmit a key request message to an authentication server, an authentication request unit to request authentication from the authentication server based on a key response message received from the authentication server in response to the key request message, and a session establishment unit to establish a session with the authentication server, based on an authentication response message received in response to the authentication request. | 05-27-2010 |
20100161966 | MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM - A mutual authentication method in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) is provided. The mutual authentication method may receive authentication-related information about authentication between an authentication unit and a security module (SM) from a Trusted Authority (TA), generate an authentication session key using the authentication-related information, transmit the authentication session key by the authentication unit to the SM through a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), and control a Conditional Access System (CAS) software to be downloaded to the SM from the authentication unit, when the authentication is completed by the authentication session key. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161987 | DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) service providing method where a mutual authentication with respect to a DCAS host and an Authentication Proxy (AP) server is performed, operating environment information and host identification information, which are extracted by the AP server, are transmitted by the AP server to a Personalization Server (PS), image information is selected by referring to the host identification information, the operating environment information, and policy information agreed to by a Conditional Access System (CAS) server and the PS, the image information being transmitted by the PS to a code download server, and the image information is transmitted to the DCAS host, when access information of the image information is transmitted to the DCAS host through the PS and the AP server. | 06-24-2010 |
20100235626 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION IN DOWNLOADABLE CONDITIONAL ACCESS SYSTEM - A mutual authentication apparatus in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) includes an announce protocol processor to authenticate SecurityAnnounce information using an Authentication Proxy (AP) and to transmit the authenticated SecurityAnnounce information to a Secure Micro (SM), a keying protocol processor to relay KeyRequest information and KeyResponse information between a Trusted Authority (TA) and the SM in response to the SecurityAnnounce information, a decryption unit to decrypt the KeyResponse information using the SM, an authentication protocol processor to determine whether a first encryption key of the KeyResponse information is identical to a second encryption key generated by the AP, and a download protocol processor to control DownloadInfo to be transmitted from the AP to the SM, the DownloadInfo permitting the SM to download SM Client Image information. | 09-16-2010 |
20110153651 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MONITORING TERMINAL - An apparatus for remotely monitoring a terminal is provided which includes an analyzer to map terminal information regarding at least one management target terminal, a collection period, a cycle setting value, or an analysis item, to group the at least one management target terminal, and to store the grouped at least one management target terminal in a form of a profile, a management processor to perform a query for a Management Information Base (MIB) object requested by the at least one management target terminal conforming with a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) standard, and to transmit a value of the returned MIB object to the analyzer, and an output unit to output, from a database, at least one of the analysis item, the analysis period, the terminal information, and an output format. | 06-23-2011 |