CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), CONTENT SERVER SIDE USER TERMINAL, CONTENT CLIENT SIDE USER TERMINAL AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD

• US 20080148391A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: NAKAMURA, Kyoichi
• Application Number:
  US11/954,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20080148391A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/17
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1066 Session management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast

Abstract

A system includes: a network including a SIP server, a content server side user terminal, connected to the aforementioned network and to content storage device and having a SIP control function of distributing playback content such as video, audio, etc., in the aforementioned content storage device by QoS band reservation; and a content server side user terminal, connected to the aforementioned network and motion picture reproducing device and having a SIP control function of outputting content such as video, audio, etc. distributed through the aforementioned network, to the aforementioned motion picture reproducing device or a display portion.

Claims

1. A content distribution system comprising:

a network including a SIP server;

a content server side user terminal for connecting to said network and a content storage device, and controlled by SIP call control by way of said network for distributing content inside said content storage device using QoS that reserves a band; and

a content client side user terminal for connecting to said network for controlling said content server side user terminal by SIP call control by way of said network and for receiving said distributed content to output the content.

2. The content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein said content client side user terminal transmit a control signal based on a user'"'"'s input control to a content server side user terminal, and

said content server side user terminal receives said control signal and controls said content storage device in accordance with the control signal to control the distribution of said content.

3. The content distribution system according to claim 2, wherein said content client side user terminal receives an infrared control command based on said input control from a remote controller and transmits a control signal based on the control command, and

said content server side user terminal transmits an infrared control command in accordance with said control signal to said content storage device to control said content storage device.

4. The content distribution system according to any one of claims 1, wherein said content client side user terminal transmits terminal authentication information to said content server side user terminal, and

said content server side user terminal performs terminal authentication, based on terminal authentication information registered in advance and the terminal authentication information received from said content client side user terminal, and establishes a session with said content client side user terminal when the terminal authentication has been proved, then distributes said content.

5. The content distribution system according to any one of claims 1, wherein said content client side user terminal transmits terminal authentication information, user authentication information input from a mobile terminal to a content server side user terminal;

said content server side user terminal performs terminal authentication, based on terminal authentication information registered in advance and the terminal authentication information received from said content client side user terminal and also performs user authentication, based on the user authentication information registered in advance from the mobile terminal and the user authentication information received from said content client side user terminal, and establishes a session with said content client side user terminal when both the terminal authentication and the user authentication have been proved, then distributes said content.

6. The content distribution system according to claim 5, wherein said terminal authentication information is a user ID and password, and said user authentication information is the terminal ID of said mobile terminal.

7. The content distribution system according to claim 5, wherein when both said terminal authentication and said user authentication have been proved, said content server side user terminal receives a ciphering key sent from said content client side user terminal and ciphers said content with the key, and

said content client side user terminal decodes said content.

8. A content server side user terminal comprising:

a SIP call controller for establishing a session with a content client side user terminal on a network including a SIP server, using a SIP call control function; and

a communication controller for distributing content on said session, using QoS that reserves a band.

9. The content server side user terminal according to claim 8, which is connected to a content storage device for storing said content, wherein said SIP call controller receives a control signal which said content client side user terminal transmits by a SIP call function, controls said content storage device in accordance with the control signal to control distribution of said content.

10. The content server side user terminal according to claim 8, wherein said content storage device is controlled by control commands, further including an infrared controller for transmitting an infrared control command based on a control signal received by said SIP call controller to control said content storage device.

11. The content server side user terminal according to any one of claims 8, wherein said SIP call controller for performs terminal authentication, based on terminal authentication information registered in advance and the terminal authentication information received from said content client side user terminal, and establishes a session with said content client side user terminal when the terminal authentication has been proved.

12. The content server side user terminal according to any one of claims 8, further comprising an authenticator for performing user authentication, based on the user authentication information registered in advance from a mobile terminal and the user authentication information received from said content client side user terminal, wherein said SIP call controller performs terminal authentication, based on the terminal authentication information registered in advance and the terminal authentication information received from said content client side user terminal and establishes a session with said content client side user terminal when both the terminal authentication and the user authentication have been proved.

13. The content server side user terminal according to claim 12, wherein said terminal authentication information is a user ID and password, and said user authentication information is the terminal ID of said mobile terminal.

14. The content server side user terminal according to claim 12, wherein when both said terminal authentication and said user authentication have been proved, said communication controller receives a ciphering key sent from said content client side user terminal, further comprising an encoder for ciphering said content with the key received by said communication controller.

15. A content client side user terminal comprising:

a SIP call controller for establishing a session with a content server side user terminal on a network including a SIP server, using a SIP call control function; and

a communication controller for receiving content from said content server side user terminal on said session, using QoS that reserves a band.

16. The content client side user terminal according to claim 15, wherein said SIP call controller receives a control signal based on user'"'"'s input control, transmits said control signal to said content server side user terminal using SIP call control to control a content storage device storing content, connected to said content server side user terminal to distribute said content.

17. The content client side user terminal according to claim 16, further comprising infrared controller for receiving an infrared control command based on said input control, from a remote controller and outputting a control signal based on the control command to said SIP call controller.

18. The content client side user terminal according to any one of claims 16, wherein said SIP call controller transmits terminal authentication information to said content server side user terminal and establishes said session when terminal authentication is proved at said content server side user terminal.

19. The content client side user terminal according to any one of claims 16, wherein said SIP controller transmits terminal authentication information and user authentication information input from a mobile terminal to the content server side user terminal, and establishes said session when both the terminal authentication and the user authentication have been proved at said content server side user terminal.

20. The content client side user terminal according to claim 19, wherein said terminal authentication information is a user ID and password, and said user authentication information is the terminal ID of said mobile terminal.

21. The content client side user terminal according to claim 19, which sends a ciphering key for said content to said content server side user terminal when both the terminal authentication and the user authentication have been proved at said content server side user terminal.

22. An authentication method for a content distribution system including:

a network including a SIP server;

a content server side user terminal connected to said network and a content storage device for distributing content inside said content storage device through said network, using QoS that reserves a band and a SIP call control function; and

a content client side user terminal connected to said network for receiving said distributed content using a SIP call control function and for outputting the content,

said content server side user terminal, registering, in advance, the terminal ID of a mobile terminal as user authentication information,

said content client side user terminal, receiving said terminal ID from said mobile terminal as user authentication information, transmitting a terminal ID to said content server side user terminal to request user authentication that proves that a person accessing said content server side user terminal is the owner of an content server side user terminal.

23. The authentication method according to claim 22, wherein when user authentication has been proved at said content server side user terminal, said content client side user terminal sends a ciphering key for said content to said content server side user terminal.

24. The authentication method according to claim 23, wherein, in regard to sending said key, said ciphering key is shared between said content server side user terminal and said content client side user terminal by sending the key from said mobile terminal to said content client side user terminal and by sending the key from said content side user terminal to said server client side user terminal.

25. The authentication method according to claim 24, wherein, for said advanced registration, said user authentication information is registered by infrared communication between said mobile terminal and said content server side user terminal.