Internet subscriber management
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1. A subscriber information management system for use with a broadcast system, comprising:
- means for storing subscriber internet parameters relating to access to internet services by a subscriber;
means for storing subscriber broadcast parameters relating to access to broadcast television by the subscriber, wherein the subscriber has a first subscription for access to internet services and a second subscription for access to broadcast television; and
means for processing requests relating to access to internet and broadcast services that allows the broadcast system to provide internet services to the subscriber,wherein providing internet services to the subscriber comprises allowing the subscriber to interactively use internet services, andwherein said internet and broadcast parameters are linked by the subscriber information management system, and wherein the linked internet and broadcast parameters are used to relate the first subscription and the second subscription and to obtain internet services and broadcast services.
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Abstract
A subscriber information management system for use with a broadcast system, and a method of managing subscriber information, are described. The system includes storing subscriber internet parameters relating to internet services access and storing subscriber broadcast parameters relating to broadcast services access. The internet and broadcast parameters are linked.
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1. A subscriber information management system for use with a broadcast system, comprising:
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means for storing subscriber internet parameters relating to access to internet services by a subscriber; means for storing subscriber broadcast parameters relating to access to broadcast television by the subscriber, wherein the subscriber has a first subscription for access to internet services and a second subscription for access to broadcast television; and means for processing requests relating to access to internet and broadcast services that allows the broadcast system to provide internet services to the subscriber, wherein providing internet services to the subscriber comprises allowing the subscriber to interactively use internet services, and wherein said internet and broadcast parameters are linked by the subscriber information management system, and wherein the linked internet and broadcast parameters are used to relate the first subscription and the second subscription and to obtain internet services and broadcast services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A broadcast system, comprising:
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a subscriber information management system, the subscriber information management system, comprising; means for storing subscriber broadcast parameters relating to access to internet services by the subscriber, means for storing subscriber broadcast parameters relating to access to broadcast television by the subscriber, wherein the subscriber has a first subscription for access to internet services and a second subscription for access to broadcast television, and means for processing requests relating to access to internet and broadcast services, which allows the broadcast system to provide internet services to the subscriber, wherein providing internet services to the subscriber comprises allowing the subscriber to interactively use internet services, and wherein said internet and broadcast parameters are linked by the subscriber information management system, and wherein the linked internet and broadcast parameters are used to relate the first subscription and the second subscription and to obtain internet services and broadcast services. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of managing subscriber information, comprising:
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storing subscriber internet parameters relating to access to internet services by a subscriber and subscriber broadcast parameters relating to access to broadcast television by the subscriber, wherein the subscriber has a first subscription for access to internet services and a second subscription for access to broadcast television; and processing requests relating to accessing the internet and broadcast services, thereby allowing a broadcast system to provide internet services to the subscriber, wherein providing internet services to the subscriber comprises allowing the subscriber to interactively use internet services, and wherein said internet and broadcast parameters are linked, and wherein the linked internet and broadcast parameters are used to relate the first subscription and the second subscription and to obtain internet services and broadcast services. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for managing subscriber information, comprising:
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storing subscriber internet parameters relating to access to internet services by a subscriber and subscriber broadcast parameters relating to access to broadcast television by the subscriber, wherein the subscriber has a first subscription for access to internet services and a second subscription for access to broadcast television, wherein the first subscription and the second subscription are not associated with each other, and wherein said internet and broadcast parameters are linked, and wherein the linked internet and broadcast parameters are used to relate the first subscription and the second subscription and to obtain internet services and broadcast services; sending a request for internet services, wherein the request is sent by the subscriber using a receiver/decoder; forwarding the request to an internet service provider (ISP), wherein the ISP is configured to use the subscriber internet parameters to obtain a response to the request, wherein the request is forwarded to the ISP via a gateway, if the receiver/decoder is not enabled to directly communicate with the ISP; sending data in response to the request for internet services to the receiver/decoder via a broadcast system, wherein the broadcast system is configured to provide internet services to the subscriber; and forwarding the data to the receiver/decoder, wherein the receiver/decoder is configured to extract and display the data.
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