Method and telecommunications system for registering a user with an IPTV service

摘要

A method for protecting privacy when a user logs into a secured personalized IPTV service includes: requesting a secured personalized IPTV service at an IPTV terminal; transmitting an address of the authentication service and a session identifier of the secured personalized IPTV service from the authentication service to the IPTV terminal; transferring the address of the authentication service and the session identifier of the secured personalized IPTV service to the mobile communications device; transmitting an authentication message that includes an authentication request and an identification number of the mobile communications device, from the authentication application of the mobile communications device to the authentication service; performing secure authentication between the authentication service and the mobile communications device; and logging the user into the secured personalized IPTV service.

主权项

1. A method for protecting privacy when a user logs into a secured personalized IPTV service using a mobile communications device that is subscribed to a mobile network operator and in which an authentication application is installed, comprising the steps of:
requesting a secured personalized IPTV service at an IPTV terminal; establishing a communication connection between the IPTV terminal and an authentication service; transmitting an address of the authentication service and a session identifier of the secured personalized IPTV service from the authentication service to the IPTV terminal; transferring the address of the authentication service and the session identifier of the secured personalized IPTV service to the mobile communications device; in response to the address of the authentication service, transmitting an authentication message that includes an authentication request and an identification number of the mobile communications device, from the authentication application of the mobile communications device to the authentication service; performing secure authentication between the authentication service and the mobile communications device; in response to successful authentication, generating a password, and determining an IPTV user identifier associated with the identification number of the mobile communications device, by the authentication service; transmitting the password to the IPTV terminal; transmitting the IPTV user identifier to the secured personalized IPTV service; and logging the user into the secured personalized IPTV service by transmitting the password from the IPTV terminal to the secured personalized IPTV service.