Broadcast subscription management method and apparatus
OwnerMark Pecen, Kenneth Stewartinventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for broadcast subscription management in a mobile station (110) comprises sending (302) a subscriber identifier, which may be for example an international mobile station identifier and a radio receiver identification with a transmitter of the mobile station to a wireless communications network (100). The mobile station receives, from a Broadcast Network Operator (187), through the wireless communications network, a shared secret key. The mobile station authenticates (306) a broadcast radio receiver of the mobiles station or broadcast data received from the broadcast network operator with the shared secret key.
Claims29
A method for broadcast service subscription management in at least one mobile station comprising:
- transmitting a broadcast subscription request from a first mobile station, the broadcast subscription request including a subscriber identity and a first radio receiver identification to a network in which the mobile station is in communication with;
- receiving a first shared secret key at the mobile station from the network;
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- authenticating a broadcast radio receiver of the mobile device which is associated with the radio receiver identification with the shared secret key.
A wireless communication device comprising:
- a controller;
- a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the controller and configured to communicate with a wireless communication network;
- a broadcast receiver coupled to the controller having a radio receiver identification associated therewith, the broadcast receiver configured to receive broadcast subscription services;
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- a broadcast management client module coupled to the controller, the transceiver and the broadcast receiver, wherein the broadcast management client module is configured to receive a shared secret key from the wireless communication transceiver and to receive information broadcast services.
The device according to claim zz4, wherein the broadcast management client module is further configured to decode the information received with a current shared secret key.
A method for broadcast service subscription management in a wireless communication network comprising:
- receiving a broadcast subscription request from a mobile station, the broadcast subscription request including a subscriber identity and a first radio receiver identification;
- sending the subscription request to a broadcast network operator;
- and
- receiving at least one shared secret key from the broadcast network operator, wherein the shared secret key is associated with the subscriber identity and the first radio receiver identification;
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- transmitting the at least one shared secret key to the mobile station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.