APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DOMAIN INFORMATION

• US 20080075023A1
• Filed: 04/25/2007
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Sang-hyeon, KIM, Hyoung-shick
• Application Number:
  US11/740,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20080075023A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1012 to domains
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

An apparatus for providing domain information is disclosed. The apparatus includes a storage module that stores domain information, a device-connection module that connects to a device intending to join a domain, and a control module that extracts domain information stored in the storage module, and provides the extracted domain information to the connected device through the device-connection module.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing domain information, the apparatus comprising:

a storage module that stores domain information;

a device-connection module that connects to a device intending to join a domain; and

a control module that extracts the domain information stored in the storage module, and provides the extracted domain information to the device by the device-connection module.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module extracts domain information stored in the storage module according to a request of the connected device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connected device sets a domain environment using the provided domain information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module is one of software, hardware, and a software-hardware hybrid.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a computer readable medium including instructions for implementing operation of the control module.

6. An apparatus for providing domain information, the apparatus comprising:

a storage module that stores domain information;

a communication-interface module that communicates with a device intending to join a domain through one of a wired medium and a wireless medium; and

a control module that extracts said domain information stored in the storage module, and transmits the extracted domain information through the communication-interface module to the device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control module is one of software, hardware, and a software-hardware hybrid.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a computer readable medium including instructions for implementing operation of the control module.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control module extracts said domain information stored in the storage module according to the request of the device.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the device sets a domain environment using the transmitted domain information.

11. A method of providing domain information, the method comprising:

connecting to a device intending to join a domain;

extracting domain information about the domain; and

providing the extracted domain information to the connected device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the extracting is performed according to the request of the connected device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the connected device sets a domain environment using the provided domain information.

14. A computer readable medium including a set of instructions for performing operations of the method of claim 11.

15. A method of providing domain information, the method comprising:

receiving a request for domain information about a domain from a device intending to join the domain through one of a wired medium and a wireless medium;

extracting the domain information according to the request; and

transmitting the extracted domain information to the device through one of the wired medium and the wireless medium.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing a domain environment using the transmitted domain information.

17. A computer readable medium including a set of instructions for performing operations of the method of claim 15.