METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT

摘要

Disclosed in the present invention are a method, apparatus and system for software management, relating to the technical field of communications, and allowing software installed on a UPnP device by a service provider to be managed only by that service provider. The method comprises: receiving a software installation command sent by a first control device, installing software according to the software installation command and storing a first authentication information required during management of the software; receiving a software management command sent by a second control device, and acquiring a second authentication information corresponding to the software management command, which command is used in managing the software; when the second authentication information is consistent with the first authentication information, executing the software management command. In embodiments of the present invention, after a service provider has installed software on a communication device, it is possible to allow only that service provider to manage the software that service provider has installed, and the user is unable to manage the software installed on the communication device by that service provider.