SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING A ILLEGAL USE OF SET-TOP BOX

• Main Authors: SONG, YOUNG MI, JUNG, YOU SIK, LEE, KWANG HEE, RYOO, JUNG SOO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.10.2008
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

A system for preventing an illegal use of an IPTV(Internet Protocol Television) STB(Set Top Box) and a method thereof are provided to determine whether the STB is illegally copied by an illegal user and provide an IPTV service to only a legal user, thereby securing the reliability of the system and...