Patent ID: 8955085
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A service providing system, comprising: a user authentication server for receiving information for user authentication from a consumer electronics device and for performing a user authentication operation, the information for user authentication identifying a user of the consumer electronics device; a device authentication server for receiving a device identification (ID) from the consumer electronics device and performing a device authentication operation; and a service providing unit for receiving a result of a user authentication operation and a result of a device authentication operation, and providing service to the consumer electronics device when the user authentication operation and the device authentication operation are successful, the user authentication server manages user information and when the user authentication operation is successful the user authentication server transmits to the service providing unit both the result of the user authentication operation and user information corresponding to the information for user authentication, the device authentication server manages device information and when the device authentication operation is successful the device authentication server transmits to the service providing unit both the result of the device authentication operation and the device information, the service providing unit associates the user information with one or more pieces of device information and associates each piece of device information with one or more registered service information, the association is performed based on the user authentication, the user information, the device authentication, and the device information, wherein the user authentication operation is performed separate from the device authentication operation, wherein one of the user authentication operation and the device authentication operation is performed prior to the other one, and only upon completion thereof which results in successful authenticating of the respective user or device, the other one of the user authentication operation and the device authentication operation is performed, and wherein the one of the user authentication operation and the device authentication operation, and upon successful completion thereof, the other one of the user authentication operation and the device authentication operation are performed during a single logical connection between the consumer electronics device and a communication network, and wherein the information for user authentication is associated with an integrated circuit (IC) card.