| 摘要 |
A contents middleware system for providing online contents by using a STB and an operating method thereof, and an online contents service system, and the method thereof are provided to authenticate all systems, connected to the contents middleware system if a user once joins a contents middleware server, and unify authentication and charging of each contents providing company when the user uses a paid service so that a service provider can concentrated on only improving service quality. An online contents service system using an STB(Set-Top Box) comprises the followings: the STB(30); a contents middleware system(10) which receives authentication information, authenticates set-top account information in itself, transmits contents account information to the authentication server of a contents providing company(21) when achieving success in authentication, and transmits a first authentication result value about the authentication information to the STB(30) after log recording when achieving success in authentication by a second authentication result value; a contents system of the contents providing company(22) which provides the second authentication result value about the contents account information to the contents middleware system(10) and provides a corresponding online contents to contents applications(32) of the STB(30) which is connected on the basis of the contents account information. |
