AUTHORIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART TV AND SMART TV APPLYING THE SAME
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1. An authorization method for a smart TV, comprising:
- the smart TV determining whether machine authorization information is stored in the smart TV when an application is to be activated;
the smart TV searching for a client certification corresponding to the application when the machine authorization information is stored, wherein the client certificate comprises a validity expiration date;
reading the client certificate when the client certificate is found; and
determining whether the client certificate is valid according to the validity expiration date, and activating the application when the client certificate is valid.
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Abstract
An authorization method for a smart TV is provided. When an application is to be activated, it is determined whether machine authorization information is stored. When the machine authorization information is stored, a client certificate corresponding to the application is searched for. When the client certificate is found, it means the application is authorized. The application authorized by a server can then be activated.
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1. An authorization method for a smart TV, comprising:
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the smart TV determining whether machine authorization information is stored in the smart TV when an application is to be activated; the smart TV searching for a client certification corresponding to the application when the machine authorization information is stored, wherein the client certificate comprises a validity expiration date; reading the client certificate when the client certificate is found; and determining whether the client certificate is valid according to the validity expiration date, and activating the application when the client certificate is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A smart TV, comprising:
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a first determination module, for determining whether machine authorization information is stored in the smart TV when an application is to be activated; a search module, for searching for a client certificate corresponding to the application when the machine authorization information is stored, wherein the client certificate comprises a validity expiration date; a reading module, for reading the client certificate when the client certificate is found; a second determination module, for determining whether the client certificate is valid according to the validity expiration date; and an activation module, for activating the application when the client certificate is valid. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An authorization system for a smart TV, comprising:
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a smart TV and a server; wherein, the smart TV; determines whether machine authorization information is stored in the smart TV when an application is to be activated; searches for a client certification corresponding to the application when the machine authorization information is stored, wherein the client certificate comprises a validity expiration date; reads the client certificate when the client certificate is found; determines whether the client certificate is valid according to the validity expiration date, and activates the application when the client certificate is valid; transmits a client certificate request message to a server when the client certificate is not found, wherein the client certificate request message comprises a unique hardware identification of a device and manufacturer information of the device; and receives the client certificate replied from the server in response to the client certificate request message; and the server; receives the machine authorization request message transmitted from the smart TV; determines whether the unique hardware identification of the device exists in a hardware identification database corresponding to the manufacturer information of the device according to the unique hardware identification of the device and the manufacturer information of the device; transmits the machine authorization information to the smart TV when the unique hardware identification of the device exists; and transmits an authorization failure message to the smart TV when the unique hardware identification of the device does not exist. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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