Patent ID: 8000680
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A security management method in multimedia middleware of a terminal that can download a multimedia service provided from an external entity, the method comprising: if there is an access request for a particular multimedia service, determining whether there is a corresponding multimedia service; if the access-requested multimedia service does not exist in middleware of the terminal, performing negotiation for secure session setup with the external entity; setting up a secure session to the external entity using a security parameter selected as a result of the negotiation; and receiving information for the download from the external entity through the secure session, and determining whether to execute the download according to the information received through the secure session, wherein the determination of whether to execute the download further comprises: receiving a Service Profile of the multimedia service desired to be downloaded from the external entity through the set secure session; checking a Target Profile related to the Service Profile and a Security Profile related to the secure session in the middleware; determining to download the multimedia service based on the Service Profile, the Target Profile and the Security Profile; and downloading the multimedia service through the secure session.