Method and apparatus for installing cas information
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyejin Lee, Myungjin Eom, Heejeong Lee
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Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method and an apparatus a broadcast receiver for a conditional access system (CAS) information download. The CAS information download method includes acquiring broadcast provider information. The method also includes, selecting a broadcast provider based on the broadcast provider information. The method further includes, transmitting a subscription request including identity information of the broadcast reception device to a broadcast provider server of the selected broadcast provider. The method also includes, downloading CAS information from a CAS server.
Claims20
A method for downloading conditional access system (CAS) information by a broadcast reception device, the method comprising:
- acquiring broadcast provider information;
- selecting a broadcast provider based on the broadcast provider information;
- transmitting a subscription request including identity information of the broadcast reception device to a broadcast provider server of the selected broadcast provider;
- and
- downloading CAS information from a CAS server.
A broadcast reception device, comprising:
- a transceiver;
- a security domain;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- acquire, via the transceiver, broadcast provider information,
- select a broadcast provider based on the broadcast provider information,
- transmit, via the transceiver, a subscription request including identity information of the broadcast reception device to a broadcast provider server of the selected broadcast provider,
- download, via the transceiver, CAS information from a CAS server, and
- install the CAS information on the security domain.
A method by a conditional access system (CAS) server, the method comprising:
- receiving a CAS installation request including identity information of a broadcast reception device from a broadcast provider server;
- generating CAS information for the broadcast reception device based on the CAS installation request;
- receiving a CAS information download request from the broadcast reception device;
- and
- transmitting the CAS information to the broadcast reception device.
A conditional access system (CAS) server, comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive, via the transceiver, a CAS installation request including identity information of a broadcast reception device from a broadcast provider server,
- generate CAS information for the broadcast reception device based on the CAS installation request,
- receive, via the transceiver, a CAS information download request from the broadcast reception device, and
- transmit, via the transceiver, the CAS information to the broadcast reception device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.