METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK AS WELL AS A LOCAL NETWORK AND NETWORK COMPONENT

• US 20100115629A1
• Filed: 02/19/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing Dtv
• Inventors: Hütter, Ingo, Weber, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,673,992 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2821 Avoiding conflicts related to the use of home appliances cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; protocols for network security H04L63/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a network as well as a local network comprising network components and to network components, in particular of a home network, where a functional command is generated, which is configured to execute an assigned function in a network station, wherein a user identification, which is derived from the collected user data, is assigned to the functional command, the assigned user identification is evaluated in the network station in response to executing the functional command and the functional command is executed when, in response to the evaluation of the corresponding user identification, it is established that the functional command is approved in connection with the assigned user identification.

Claims

1. A method for operating a network, in particular a home network, where a functional command is generated, which is configured to execute an assigned function in a network station, wherein a user identification, which is derived from the collected user data, is assigned to the functional command, the assigned user identification is evaluated in the network station in response to executing the functional command and the functional command is executed when, in response to the evaluation of the corresponding user identification, it is established that the functional command is approved in connection with the assigned user identification.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the functional command includes a control command for controlling a preprogrammed process and, upon executing the functional command, it is verified whether an identifier is assigned to the preprogrammed process, wherein the evaluation of the user identification, which is assigned to the functional command, includes a comparison of the user identification with the identifier, which is assigned to the programmed process.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the functional command includes an access command to electronic data, which are stored in a memory, and, upon executing the functional command, it is verified whether an identifier is assigned to the electronic data, wherein the evaluation of the user identification includes a comparison of the user identification, which is assigned to the electronic data, with the assigned identifier.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the electronic data stored in the memory include user account data.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user identification includes a specific user information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, upon executing the functional command, process data are generated which describe a process, which is to be initiated as a result of the functional command, wherein an identifier, which corresponds to the user identification assigned to the functional command, is assigned to the electronic process data.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the functional command includes a command for generating electronic data, wherein, in response to the execution of the functional command, the electronic data are generated and an identifier, which corresponds to the user identification assigned to the functional command, is assigned to the electronic data.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the generated electronic data include user account data.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the identifier is assigned to the electronic process data or to the electronic data by means of an allocation table, which is stored in a memory.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the generation and the execution of the functional command and the evaluation of the user identification are at least partly executed on different network components of the network, which are connected with one another in a data-technical manner.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user identification includes a value, which is determined from the collected user data by means of a hash function.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user data include a user password, which is input by the user.

13. A local network comprising network components, in particular home networks, comprising a control unit, which is configured to generate a functional command, an allocation unit, which is connected with the control unit and which is configured to generate an allocation between a user identification derived from user data and the functional command, a processing unit, which is connected with the control unit and which is configured to evaluate the assigned user identification and an execution unit, which is connected with the control unit and the processing unit and which is configured to execute the functional command, when, in response to the evaluation of the corresponding user identification, it is established that the functional command is approved in connection with the assigned user identification.

14. The network component for a local network according to claim 13, comprising a control unit, which is configured to generate a functional command, further comprising an allocation unit, which is effectively connected with the control unit and which is configured to generate an allocation between a user identification derived from user data and the functional command.

15. The network component for a local network according to claim 13, comprising a processing unit which is configured to evaluate a user identification, which is assigned to a functional command and further comprising an execution unit, which is configured to execute the command when, in response to the evaluation of the corresponding user identification, it is established that the functional command is approved in connection with the assigned user identification.