Method and apparatus for providing service using personal network

摘要

A method and apparatus in which a device capable of near-field communication receives a service from an external network using a communication function of a device capable of accessing the external network. A personal network is formed with devices having different users, and subscriber information for each user is safely acquired and authenticated, making it possible to provide a service received from the external network to the devices included in the personal network more conveniently.

主权项

1. A method for providing by a Personal Network (PN) gateway a service of an external network to an entity constituting a personal network through the personal network, the method comprising:
receiving a PN connection request message from an entity connected through near-field communication; determining whether the PN connection request message includes subscriber information, wherein the subscriber information is generated by another PN gateway connected with the entity; if the subscriber information is included in the PN connection request message, sending a registration request message including the subscriber information to a server, the server on the external network provides a service to the entity via the personal network; if subscriber information is not included in the PN connection request message, sending a PN connection rejection message to the entity; receiving from the server a response message indicating that entity authentication/authorization based on the subscriber information has been completed; and including the entity in the personal network and providing a service received from the server to the entity, wherein the entity is not registered in the PN gateway before the entity transmits the PN connection request message to the PN gateway.