Patent ID: 8355717

Claim:
A method for smartcard terminal registration in a broadcast server, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a request for registration from the smartcard terminal with at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) based Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) server and a broadcast server; authenticating the smartcard terminal based on the request; generating a Generic Bootstrapping Architecture (GBA) Network Application Function (NAF) specific key material, Ks_NAF, in response to the request; performing at least one of: registering the smartcard terminal with the IMS server and with the broadcast server simultaneously; and registering the smartcard terminal with the IMS server and subsequently with the broadcast server through the IMS server; and notifying the IMS server of a status of the registration by the broadcast server, wherein the registration with the broadcast server comprises: receiving a registration request at the IMS server; identifying a portion of the registration request associated with the broadcast server; and forwarding the portion of the registration request to the broadcast server after performing a check based on subscription information in a Home Subscription Server (HSS).