METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS LAN SERVICE USING RENTAL DIGITAL TELEVISION

• US 20080141296A1
• Filed: 03/06/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joinon USA, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Joinon USA, Inc.
• Inventors: Yoon, Joo-Woong
• Application Number:
  US11/682,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20080141296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• 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 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64315 DVB-H
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method and system for providing a wireless LAN service using a rental digital television is provided. When a wireless-LAN-embedded digital television leased to a first user is turned on, the digital television accesses a management authentication server using a service server included in the digital television to determine whether or not the first user is a lease service subscriber. A TV tuner of the digital television is activated if the first user is a lease service subscriber. When a terminal of a second user has accessed an access point of the digital television, the digital television accesses the management authentication server using the service server to determine whether or not the second user is a wireless LAN service subscriber. A wireless LAN service is provided to the terminal of the second user if the second user is a wireless LAN service subscriber.

Claims

1. A method for providing a wireless LAN service using a rental digital television, the method comprising:

accessing a management authentication server using a service server included in a wireless-LAN-embedded digital television leased to a first user when the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television is turned on and determining whether or not the first user is a lease service subscriber;

activating a TV tuner of the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television if the first user is a lease service subscriber;

accessing the management authentication server using the service server when a terminal of a second user has accessed an access point of the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television and determining whether or not the second user is a wireless LAN service subscriber; and

providing a wireless LAN service to the terminal of the second user if the second user is a wireless LAN service subscriber.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether or not the first user is a lease service subscriber includes recording information of the first user including a lease fee and registering the first user as a lease service subscriber in the management authentication server when the first user has made a digital television lease request, and

providing the wireless LAN service includes adjusting the lease fee according to the number of times and how long terminals access the access point.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein activating the TV tuner includes:

receiving and storing, at the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television, advertisement image information transmitted from an advertisement image server; and

outputting an image produced by decoding the stored advertisement image information to a screen.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

accessing the management authentication server using the service server when a phone of a third user has accessed the access point and determining whether or not the third user is an Internet phone service subscriber; and

providing an Internet phone service to the phone of the third user if the third user is an Internet phone service subscriber.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television, advertisement image information transmitted from an advertisement image server and outputting an image produced by decoding the stored advertisement image information to a screen;

requesting, at the management authentication server, that a terminal of a fourth user confirm purchase information of digital content represented by the image when the purchase information has been input to the terminal of the fourth user to access the access point; and

transmitting digital content according to the purchase information from the management authentication server to the terminal of the fourth user when the fourth user has confirmed the purchase information.

6. A system for providing a wireless LAN service using a rental digital television, the system comprising:

a management authentication server in which lease service subscriber information and wireless LAN service subscriber information is stored;

a terminal of a second user including a modem for accessing an access point; and

a wireless-LAN-embedded digital television leased to a first user, wherein, when the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television is powered on, a TV tuner included in the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television is activated if the first user is a lease service subscriber and, when the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television is connected to the terminal of the second user, the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television provides a wireless LAN service to the terminal of the second user if the second user is a wireless LAN service subscriber,

wherein the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television includes;

the TV tuner for outputting a received broadcast signal to a display panel;

an access point connected to a wired network, the access point being accessed by the terminal; and

a service server, wherein, when the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television is turned on, the service server accesses the management authentication server to determine whether or not the first user is a lease service subscriber and, when the terminal has accessed the access point, the service server accesses the management authentication server to determine whether or not the second user is a wireless LAN service subscriber.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein, when the first user has made a digital television lease request, the management authentication server records information of the first user including a lease fee and registers the first user as a lease service subscriber and adjusts the lease fee according to the number of times and how long terminals access the access point.

8. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

an advertisement image server in which advertisement image information is stored,

wherein the wireless-LAN-embedded digital television includes;

a packet receiver for accessing the advertisement image server and receiving the advertisement image information;

an image storage for storing the received advertisement image information; and

an image transmitter for outputting an image produced by decoding the stored advertisement image information to a screen.

9. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a phone of a third user including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software,

wherein, when the phone has accessed the access point, the service server accesses the management authentication server to determine whether or not the third user is an Internet phone service subscriber, and

the access point provides an Internet phone service to the phone if the third user is an Internet phone service subscriber.

10. The system according to claim 8, further comprising:

a terminal of a fourth user that accesses the access point upon receiving purchase information that has been input to purchase digital content represented by the image,

wherein, when the terminal of the fourth user has accessed the access point, the management authentication server requests the terminal of the fourth user to confirm the purchase information and, when the fourth user has confirmed the purchase information, the management authentication server transmits digital content according to the purchase information to the terminal of the fourth user.