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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Mstar Semiconductor, Inc., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/25816 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01);
Abstract
An authorization method for a smart TV is provided. When an application is to be activated, it is determined whether machine authorization information is stored. When the machine authorization information is stored, a client certificate corresponding to the application is searched for. When the client certificate is found, it means the application is authorized. The application authorized by a server can then be activated.