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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 12, 2004
Hyun-gyoo Yook, Seoul, KR;
Yeon-ho Jin, Goyang-si, KR;
Hyun-gyoo Yook, Seoul, KR;
Yeon-ho Jin, Goyang-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a network device and method available for use in non-secure use mode. A network device according to the present invention includes an ownership establishment determination unit for determining whether ownership has been established in the network device and establishing either a secure or non-secure use mode, upon reception of a use request message from a user through a control unit; and a non-secure use range search unit for searching for a non-secure use range available in non-secure use mode, if the ownership establishment determination unit determines the establishment of the non-secure use mode, and granting the user a license for the searched non-secure range. According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that a license for an appropriate range of content of a secure network device can be granted to a user even during the initial construction stage of a home network.