Apparatus, system and method for providing security service in home network

• US 20060079231A1
• Filed: 10/11/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Han, Se-hee, Lee, Sung-min, Yook, Hyun-gyoo, Jeong, Tae-jin
• Granted Patent: US 8,453,247 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/434
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2137 Time limited access, e.g. to a computer or data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent

Abstract

Provided are apparatuses, systems and methods for providing security services. The apparatus includes a network interface unit for transceiving data between a control device and a management device, a controller for controlling provision of services requested from the control device through the network interface unit when a permit time, during which a target of security service is allowed to be given services, is longer than a used time, during which predetermined services are provided to the target of security service, and a used time processing unit for updating the used time by reflecting time during which the services are provided. When security services are performed, services of a controlled device can be provided during the permitted time according to a user or a control device.

Claims

1. A method of providing security services, comprising:

receiving a request to provide services to a control device;

comparing a permit time for provision of services to a target of security service and used time which is an accumulative value of time during which predetermined services are provided to the target of security service;

providing the services requested by the control device when the permit time is longer than the used time; and

updating the used time by reflecting time during which the services requested by the control device are provided.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the target of security services refers to any one of the control device, a user who requests services via the control device, and a user group to which the user belongs.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the updating of the used time is periodically performed.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising stopping provision of services if the permit time is not longer than the updated used time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the permit time and the used time refer to time information transmitted from a management device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the used time is the total amount of time during which services are provided to the target of security service through controlled devices constituting a home network, and the permit time is a total amount of time during which the target of security service is allowed to be provided services through the controlled devices constituting the home network.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising requesting the management device to update the used time by reflecting the time during which the services requested by the control device are provided.

8. A method of providing security services, comprising:

requesting, by a control device, a controlled device to provide services;

comparing, by the controlled device that received the request to provide services, permit time for provision of services to a target of security service and used time which is an accumulative value of time during which predetermined services are provided to the target of security service;

providing, by the controlled device, services requested by the control device if the permit time is longer than the used time; and

updating, by the controlled device, the used time by reflecting the time during which the services requested by the control device are provided.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the target of security service refers to any one among the control device, a user who requests services via the control device, and a user group to which the user belongs.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the controlled device periodically performs updating of the used time.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising, by the controlled device, stopping provision of services if the permit time is not longer than the updated used time.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the comparison comprises:

requesting, by the controlled device, a management device to provide the permit time and the used time of the target of security service;

searching, by the management device that received the request, the permit time and the used time of the target of security service;

transmitting, by the management device, the permit time and the used time to the controlled device; and

comparing, by the controlled device, the received permit time with the used time.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the used time is the total amount of time during which services are provided to the target of security service through controlled devices constituting a home network, and the permit time is the total amount of time during which the target of security service is allowed to be provided services through the controlled devices constituting the home network.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

requesting, by the controlled device, the management device to update the used time by reflecting the time during which the services requested by the control device are provided; and

updating, by the management device that received the request to update, the used time.

15. An apparatus for providing security services, comprising:

a network interface unit configured to for transceive data between a control device and a management device;

a controller, configured to control provision of services requested from the control device through the network interface unit when a permit time, during which a target of security service is allowed to be given services, is longer than used time which is an accumulative value of time during which predetermined services are provided to the target of security service; and

a used time processing unit configured to update the used time by reflecting time during which the services are provided.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the target of security service refers to any one of the control device, a user who requests services via the control device, and a user group to which the user belongs.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the used time processing unit periodically performs updating of the used time.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the controller stops provision of the services when the permit time is not longer than the updated used time.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the permit time and used time refer to time information transmitted from the management device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the used time is the total amount of time during which the target of security service is provided services through controlled devices constituting a home network, and the permit time is the total amount of time during which the target of security service is allowed to be provided services through the controlled devices constituting the home network.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the used time processing unit requests the management device to update the used time by reflecting the time during which the services are provided via the network interface unit.

22. A system for providing security services comprising;

a control device configured to request services;

a controlled device configured to provide the services requested by the control device when a permit time, during which a target of security service is allowed to be provided services, is longer than a used time which is an accumulative value of time during which predetermined services are provided to the target of security service, and updating the used time by reflecting the time during which the services requested by the control device are provided; and

a management device for setting the permit time in the controlled device.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the target of security service refers to any one of the control device, a user who requests services via the control device, and a user group to which the user belongs.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the controlled device periodically performs updating of the used time when the services are provided.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the controlled device stops provision of the services when the permit time is not longer than the updated used time.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the permit time and used time refer to time information which the management device transmits to the controlled device.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the used time is the total amount of time during which the target of security service is provided services through controlled devices constituting a home network, and the permit time is the total amount of time during which the target of security service is allowed to be provided services through the controlled devices constituting the home network.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the controlled device requests the management device to update the used time, and the management device that received the request updates the used time stored therein by reflecting the time during which the services are provided.