KR100969282B1 - Apparatus and method for providing internet service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an Internet service, wherein when a terminal receiving a roaming service from abroad accesses the wireless Internet, an initial page is basically provided to a terminal existing in Korea by referring to the location information of the terminal. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an Internet service for providing an initial page suitable for a local situation.

An apparatus for providing an Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a determination unit determining a location of a terminal requesting an Internet connection with reference to the received first message, and a message management unit generating a second message corresponding to the determination result. And a communication unit for transmitting the generated second message.

Roaming Service, Internet Protocol Accounting System (IPAS), Internet Mobile Station Identity (IMSI), Mobile Country Code (MCC), Mobile Network Code (MCN)

Description

Apparatus and method for providing internet service

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing an Internet service, and more particularly, when a terminal receiving a roaming service from abroad accesses the wireless Internet, the terminal existing in Korea is referred to by referring to the location information of the terminal. An apparatus and method for providing an Internet service for providing an initial page suitable for a local situation rather than an initial page to be provided.

In the current mobile communication service, when a mobile communication service subscriber visits overseas, a service that provides mobile phone call origination and incoming call service to both subscribers in any area by interworking agreement and system between mobile communication providers is called roaming service. do.

With the commercialization of such roaming services, mobile communication subscribers can easily make calls using their own numbers even if they cannot travel directly to a remote country geographically and directly access a domestic mobile communication system.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional international roaming system, wherein an international roaming system includes an overseas roaming gateway 11, an overseas mobile communication network 10 including an overseas mobile switching center 12, a domestic roaming gateway 21, and a domestic mobile switching center. Domestic mobile communication network 20, including the 22, the international mobile communication network 30 used for the transmission of routing phone numbers between the overseas mobile communication network 10 and the domestic mobile communication network 20, overseas mobile communication network ( 10) and an international telephone network 40 for a call path connection between the domestic mobile communication network 20.

In the process of providing the international roaming service, first, when a subscriber of the overseas mobile communication network 10 joins a roaming service and is located within the service area of the domestic mobile communication network 20, a user may select a domestic mobile communication network 20. When a call is requested to a subscriber identification number that is roaming, the overseas mobile switching center 12 requests the domestic mobile communication network 20 through the international roaming gateway 11 through the international signal network 30.

In addition, the domestic mobile switching center 22 transmits the routing phone number to the overseas mobile communication network 10 through the domestic roaming gateway 21, and the overseas mobile switching center 12 provided with the routing phone number is the routing phone number. By using the international telephone network (40) to receive a call to the terminal of the subscriber roaming, the incoming connection is made.

On the other hand, there is a commercially available service for accessing the wireless Internet using a mobile communication terminal. When a user accesses the wireless Internet using his terminal, he is connected to the system of his mobile carrier to provide the wireless Internet service. I can receive it.

Here, a screen first appearing when accessing the wireless Internet is basically a page according to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and when a user wants to modify it, the user must directly input the URL. However, since the basic page is a page written for users residing in Korea, a user who accesses the wireless Internet from abroad must perform a separate operation to move to a page that can be usefully used locally.

In addition, similarly to terminals receiving wireless Internet service in Korea, terminals receiving wireless Internet service through roaming service are managed by the same billing system in the foreign countries. Can't.

Accordingly, there is a need for the emergence of the invention of identifying a location of a terminal to be provided with a wireless Internet service and applying different services and billing according to the location.

The present invention provides an initial page suitable for local circumstances, not an initial page basically provided to a terminal existing in Korea by referring to the location information of the terminal when the terminal receiving the roaming service from abroad accesses the wireless Internet. There is a purpose.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to separate the path of the data packet provided to the terminal existing in the country and the data packet provided to the terminal existing in the foreign country.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing an Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the determination unit for determining the location of the terminal requesting the Internet connection with reference to the received first message, and the first corresponding to the determination result; And a message management unit for generating a second message and a communication unit for transmitting the generated second message.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing an Internet service, the method comprising: determining a location of a terminal requesting an Internet connection with reference to a received first message; generating a second message corresponding to the determination result; Transmitting the generated second message.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to the apparatus and method for providing an Internet service of the present invention as described above has one or more of the following effects.

First, by providing a wireless Internet initial screen according to the location of the terminal, there is an advantage that the user can easily obtain the information needed in the region.

Second, by separating the path of the data packet provided to the terminal existing in the country and the data packet provided to the terminal existing in the foreign country, there is an advantage to enable differential charging.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and a system for providing a page corresponding to a region to a terminal requesting wireless Internet from abroad.

The system providing the Internet service includes a terminal 200, a base station 230, a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) 240, a GPRS Roaming eXchange (GRX) 250, and a Core Network (Core Network) 100, a first portal server gateway (PAS G / W) 211, a second portal server gateway 212, a first menu server 221, a second menu server 222, a home location It includes a home location register (HLR) 260 and an authentication center (AuC) 270, where the terminal 200, the base station 230, and the packet switched support node 240 are located overseas. A core network 100, a first portal server gateway 211, a second portal server gateway 212, a first menu server 221, a second menu server 222, a home location register 260, and It can be understood that the authentication device 270 is located in the country.

The terminal 200 refers to a mobile phone, and the terminal 200 may hold a terminal identifier. The terminal identifier is a unique value for identifying the corresponding terminal 200 from another terminal, and may be assigned for each terminal by a terminal manufacturer or an authorized institution when the terminal 200 is produced.

The terminal 200 may be connected to an information card including a subscriber identifier. The subscriber identifier is unique information for identifying a subscriber, for example, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). In addition, the information card may generate an authentication value using a predetermined authentication function, which may be used when authenticating a subscriber in a mobile communication network.

The information card may be detachably connected to the terminal 200 or may be fixed to the terminal 200 to prevent a subscriber from detaching the information card from the terminal 200 arbitrarily. The information card may include a memory capable of storing data and a central processing unit (CPU) capable of performing a predetermined operation. Examples of such information cards include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) card.

2, each of the equipment constituting the Internet service providing system is shown one by one, this is only a schematic representation of the basic configuration of the Internet service providing system, the present invention is not limited thereto. Therefore, the Internet service providing system may include a plurality of devices, and some of the devices may be removed and operated. In addition, the Internet service providing system may be operated by integrating two or more devices into one, and a function performed by one device may be divided into a plurality of devices.

The base station 230 is a primary access point of the terminal 200 and may transmit and receive various signals and data with the terminal 200. That is, the base station 230 may perform a wireless modem function consisting of an antenna and a transmission / reception modem. The base station 230 may perform a radio access termination function with a subscriber station conforming to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) radio access standard. Especially, in the case of a 3G mobile communication network, a Node B plays a role of an uplink. Receives information sent from the physical layer of the mobile terminal 200, and transmits data to the mobile terminal 200 through the downlink to serve as an access point for the mobile terminal 200, thereby providing voice, video and It performs the function of sending and receiving data traffic. In addition, since the base station 230 is arranged in units of cells, the base station 230 performs location registration to determine the location of the terminal 200 existing in the cell area under its control, and performs voice and data communication with the terminal 200. Allocates a radio channel for

The packet switched support node 240 is a node responsible for forwarding data packets, and has functions such as packet routing and transmission, mobility management, logical link management, authentication, and charging, and a location register of the packet switched support node 240. Stores the location information (cell, visitor location register, etc.) of the registered General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) user, the user profile (International Mobile Station Identification Number: IMSI), and the like. Here, GPRS is a packet-based wireless communication service based on GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) to ensure continuous Internet access at a data rate of 56 ~ 144kbps when wireless communication by mobile phones and computers.

The GRX system 250 serves to access a data service using the GPRS protocol to a terminal 200 of a user who has visited overseas. That is, the GRX system 250 may be understood as performing a connection between a domestic mobile communication network and an overseas mobile communication network. In order to provide GPRS roaming services, a link is established between the GRX node and the GRX provider, which manages the exchange of data.

The core network 100 includes a packet gateway support node (GGSN) 110, a packet switched support node (not shown), a mobile switching center (MSC) (not shown), and a visitor location register (VLR). A Visitor Location Register (not shown).

The packet gateway support node 110 is a node that is in charge of the connection function between the GPRS backbone network and the external packet data network. The packet gateway support node 110 may convert a GPRS packet from a packet switched support node (not shown) into an appropriate Packet Data Protocol (PDP) format (PDP). Example: IP.X.25) converts and transmits, and converts the PDP address of the incoming packet data to the GSM address of the receiver.

A packet switching support node (not shown) has a hardware structure for providing an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) based switch and routing connection for a GPRS service, and is a node that delivers packet data with a terminal in a service area. It also has functions such as packet routing and transmission, mobility management, logical link management, authentication and charging.

The circuit switch relays communication between terminals. In the present invention, the circuit switch performs data relay between the terminal 200 located abroad and the portal server gateway (the first portal server gateway 211 or the second portal server gateway 212).

The visitor location register (not shown) notifies the location information of the terminal to the home location register 260 when the location of the terminal is changed, and receives related information of the terminal subscriber from the home location register 260 to transmit visited subscriber data to the database. It creates a role.

The home location register 260 may manage location information of the subscriber (eg, VLR address, MSC address, etc. where the terminal is currently located) and subscriber additional service information.

The authentication device 270 may support authentication for the mobile subscriber and encryption function for the wireless call interval. Although the authentication device 270 is shown as an independent device from the home location register 260 in FIG. 2, the authentication device 270 may be included in the home location register 260.

As a method of accessing the wireless Internet through the terminal 200, a method of allowing a user to directly access various portal sites by directly inputting a URL or inputting a hot-key through the terminal 200 and a mobile communication company are separately provided. It can be divided into a method of configuring a gateway to allow access to its own portal site.

In the present invention, the first portal server gateway 211 or the second portal server gateway 212 serves to allow the terminal 200 to access its own portal site operated by a mobile communication company.

The Internet Protocol Accounting System (IPAS) is a system for billing data packets after authentication, and processes Internet billing information collected from a packet data serving node (PDSN) and an interworking function (IWF). The server 200 may charge the wireless Internet data packet by classifying an IP address or a port number of a server to which the server 200 is connected.

On the other hand, in the conventional system, since there is only one portal server gateway, it is not possible to give a difference in charging for Internet data packets on the Internet protocol charging system. However, as in the present invention, a plurality of portal server gateways are provided in the system. Differentiate the charge for the packet.

The first portal server gateway 211 and the second portal server gateway 212 serve as gateways to the first menu server 221 and the second menu server 222, respectively, and may have the same IP address. It can have different port numbers. For example, the port number of the first portal server gateway 211 may be 9090, while the port number of the second portal server gateway 212 may be 9091.

As such, as the portal server gateways have different port numbers, the terminal 200 can receive different Internet pages according to its location. That is, the first portal server gateway 211 and the second portal server gateway 212 serve to provide the terminal 200 with Internet pages of the menu servers 221 and 222 connected to the terminal 200. Accesses a portal server gateway having a port number corresponding to its location and receives an Internet page from a corresponding menu server.

Here, the first portal server gateway 211 is a portal server gateway that initially receives a wireless internet access request message of the terminal 200, and confirms the location of the terminal 200 to determine if the terminal 200 exists in Korea. If it is confirmed, the Internet server receives the Internet page from the connected first menu server 221 and provides it to the terminal 200. If the terminal 200 is confirmed to exist overseas, the portal server corresponding to the location of the terminal 200 is provided. The wireless Internet connection request message received by the gateway (second portal server gateway 212) is transmitted.

At this time, the port number of the first portal server gateway 211 is basically specified in the wireless Internet access request message sent by the terminal 200. The first portal server gateway 211 uses the port number specified in the message. The port number of the second portal server gateway 212 may be modified and transmitted to the packet gateway support node 110 of the core network 100.

Accordingly, the packet gateway support node 110 attempts to send the wireless Internet access request message back to the portal server gateway, which transmits the wireless internet access request message to the second portal server gateway 212 as the port number is modified. Done. That is, the packet gateway support node 110 regards the second portal server gateway 212 as a portal server gateway providing an initial page.

Accordingly, the second portal server gateway 212 receives the Internet page from the second menu server 222 connected to the second portal server gateway 212 and provides it to the terminal 200.

The Internet page provided to the terminal 200 is an initial page according to the wireless Internet access request, which may be an initial page corresponding to the location of the terminal 200. The user of the terminal 200 may access the initial page through the initial page. You will be taken to various linked pages.

Meanwhile, although the second portal server gateway 212 is illustrated as one in FIG. 2, this is only one embodiment, and a plurality of second portal server gateways 212 may exist. In addition, although the port number is used as a means for distinguishing the portal server gateways according to the location of the terminal 200, the portal server gateway may be distinguished by using an IP address as each portal server gateway receives a different IP address. have.

3 is a diagram illustrating a system for authenticating a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein a first portal server gateway 211, a second portal server gateway 212, a packet gateway support node 110, and a PAS authentication server are shown. 300, an Internet Protocol Location Server (IPLS) 310.

IMSI is information consisting of 15 or fewer numbers (0 ~ 9), and includes 3 numbers of Mobile Country Code (MCC) and 2 to 3 numbers of Mobile Network Code (MCC). The portal server gateway 211 may check the location of the corresponding terminal with reference to the received IMSI.

Meanwhile, the IMSI transmitted by some terminals may include MCCs and MNCs input at the time of manufacture, rather than MCCs and MNCs according to the location of the terminals. Such MCCs and MNCs may be changed even if the location of the terminals is changed. It cannot be used to determine the location of the terminal. Accordingly, such a terminal may notify its location by attaching the MCC and the MNC to a separate message (hereinafter, referred to as an additional location message) that is not IMSI.

When the first portal server gateway 211 and the second portal server gateway 212 transmit the IP address of the terminal 200 to the PAS authentication server 300 and inquire the location information of the corresponding terminal 200, the PAS authentication server 300 searches for the IPLS 310 and extracts location information corresponding to the received IP address. To this end, the IPLS 310 preferably stores the IP address assigned to the terminal 200 and the location information of the terminal 200 in correspondence with each other. Here, the location information of the terminal 200 may be MCC and MNC included in the IMSI or MCC and MNC included in the additional location message.

When the terminal 200 accesses the packet gateway support node 110 for a wireless Internet access, the packet gateway support node 110 assigns an IP address to the terminal 200, and at this time, the terminal 200 itself. An IMSI or additional location message to the packet gateway support node 110. Accordingly, the packet gateway support node 110 transmits the location information (IMSI and additional location message) of the terminal 200 to the IPLS 310 together with the assigned IP address, so that the IPLS 310 transmits the IP address and location information. So that you can save it

Accordingly, the first portal server gateway 211 or the second portal server gateway 212 determines the location of the terminal 200 requesting the wireless Internet service, and then sets the IP address of the terminal 200 as the target terminal. The page can be sent.

4 is a diagram illustrating a server system for providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein a second menu server 222 connected to a second portal server gateway 212 is connected to a plurality of Internet content servers 410, 420, and the like. 430 is shown.

The terminal 200 connected to the second portal server gateway 212 receives an initial page from the second menu server 222 as it is located overseas, and when the user selects one of the links displayed on the initial page, The Internet content server corresponding to the selected link among the Internet content servers 410, 420, and 430 transmits the Internet content to the terminal 200.

The second menu server 222 is a server that provides an initial page corresponding to the location of the terminal 200. For example, when the terminal 200 is located overseas, the initial menu may include weather, recent major news, Embassy information may be included.

Here, the second menu server 222 may be a separate server operated by a mobile communication provider, or may be a server operated by a general portal provider. Accordingly, the user may access the Internet through the initial page provided from the second menu server 222.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. An apparatus for providing an Internet service (hereinafter, referred to as an Internet service providing apparatus) 211 includes a communication unit 510 and a location search unit. 520, a determination unit 530, a storage unit 540, a message checking unit 550, and a message managing unit 560.

In the present invention, the role of the Internet service providing apparatus 211 may be understood to be performed by the first portal server gateway 211. However, this is only one embodiment and may be performed by the packet gateway support node 110 or a separate device.

The message checking unit 550 analyzes the received message and extracts each field included in the message. The received message includes a wireless Internet access request message, which is a HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) formatted message that contains the IP address and port number of the server providing the Internet service, in its header the IMSI and additional location. At least one of the messages may be included.

In addition, the IMSI or the additional location message may include the MCC and the MNC, and the message confirming unit 550 may extract the MCC and the MNC from the IMSI or the additional location message.

The extracted MCC and MNC is transferred to the determination unit 530, the determination unit 530 serves to determine the location of the terminal 200 requesting the Internet connection with reference to the received MCC and MNC.

Here, the MCC represents a code of the country where the terminal 200 is located, and the MNC represents a unique number of a mobile communication company that provides a mobile communication service in the corresponding country. That is, the determination unit 530 may check the country where the terminal 200 is located and the communication company in use with reference to the MCC and the MNC.

Meanwhile, the IMSI and the additional location message may be simultaneously received from the terminal 200. At this time, the determination unit 530 may determine the location of the terminal 200 by first considering the MCC and the MNC included in the additional location message. Can be. Here, the IMSI and the additional location message may be provided from the packet gateway support node 110 or the IPLS 310.

The message manager 560 generates a message corresponding to the determination result of the determination unit 530. Here, the message generated by the message manager 560 may be a modified form of the wireless internet access request message received from the terminal 200. That is, the message manager 560 generates a message including the connection information of the server providing the Internet service corresponding to the location of the terminal 200, which is a modification of the connection information included in the wireless Internet access request message. Can be understood.

Here, the access information may include at least one of an IP address and a port number of a server providing the Internet service.

In addition, the message manager 560 may generate a message for requesting location information of the terminal 200 according to the control command of the location search unit 520. That is, the location search unit 520 performs a role of inquiring the PAS authentication server 300 of the IMSI and the additional location message of the terminal 200. In the location information request message, the IP address of the terminal 200 is specified, and the IPLS 310 receiving the location information transmits a message in which the location information of the corresponding terminal 200 is specified.

The message generated by the message manager 560 is delivered to the communication unit 510, and the communication unit 510 transmits the received message. That is, the communication unit 510 transmits a message including the connection information of the server providing the Internet service corresponding to the location of the terminal to the packet gateway support node 110 or a message requesting the location information of the terminal 200. It is to perform the role of transmitting to the authentication server (300).

In addition, the communication unit 510 may receive a wireless Internet access request message from the packet gateway support node 110 or a message including the location information of the terminal 200 from the PAS authentication server 300.

For the data transmission and reception as described above, the communication unit 510 may be configured with a plurality of different communication means for transmission and reception by message type, and each communication means may use a different communication method.

The storage unit 540 is a wireless Internet access request message received from the packet gateway support node 110, a wireless internet access request message modified by the message manager 560, and a location of the terminal 200 received from the IPLS 310. It plays a role of temporarily storing informational message. The storage unit 540 may include a hard disk, a flash memory, a compact flash card (CF), a secure digital card (SD), a smart card (SM), a multimedia card (MMC), or a memory stick. May be provided inside the Internet service providing apparatus 211 as a module capable of inputting and outputting the same or may be provided in a separate device.

As described above, the Internet protocol charging system may perform charging for the terminal 200 by referring to the IP address and port number of the portal server gateway, and the port number of the portal server gateway by the Internet service providing apparatus 211. According to the amendment, the Internet protocol charging system can perform differential charging for each terminal located in Korea and abroad.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein a process of receiving a wireless Internet service through a second portal server gateway 212 is provided as the terminal 200 is located abroad. It is a flow chart shown.

In order to receive the wireless Internet service, the terminal 200 first transmits a wireless Internet access request message (S610). Here, the terminal 200 may transmit a wireless Internet access request message to the domestic packet gateway support node 110 through the GRX 250 as the terminal 200 located abroad.

Accordingly, the packet gateway support node 110 transmits an access message to the first portal server gateway 211 (S620). Here, the access message may be the same as the wireless internet access request message sent by the terminal 200 or may simply include a flag indicating an IP address and a wireless internet access request of the terminal 200.

The first portal server gateway 211 transmits the location information request message of the terminal 200 to the PAS authentication server 300 (S630). Here, the location information request message of the terminal 200 may include an IP address of the terminal 200.

Accordingly, the PAS authentication server 300 retrieves the location information of the terminal 200, for example, IMSI or additional location message, from the IPLS 310 (S640). The PAS authentication server 300 transmits the searched position information of the terminal 200 to the first portal server gateway 211 (S650).

The first portal server gateway 211 receiving the message including the location information of the terminal checks the location of the terminal 200 by referring to the IMSI or the additional location message of the terminal 200 included in the received message (S660). ). That is, the MCC and the MNC are extracted from the IMSI or the additional location message to confirm the location of the terminal 200.

The first portal server gateway 211 having received the location information of the terminal 200 transmits the connection information of the portal server and the information (IP address or IMSI) of the terminal 200 to the packet gateway support node 110 (S670). ). Here, the connection information of the portal server may be extracted through the location of the terminal 200. The first portal server gateway 211 extracts the connection information of the portal server corresponding to the location of the terminal 200 to form a packet gateway. Transmitting to the support node 110.

Accordingly, the packet gateway support node 110 transmits a wireless internet access request message including the access information of the terminal 200 to the corresponding portal server (second portal server gateway 212) using the received portal server access information. Transmit (S680).

In response to the wireless Internet access request message, the second portal server gateway 212 extracts the Internet initial page and transmits the roaming initial page to the packet gateway support node 110 (S690), and the packet gateway support node 110. ) Transmits it back to the terminal 200 (S700).

Through the above process, the terminal 200 located abroad can be provided with a roaming initial page that can be usefully used in a corresponding region, unlike the terminal located in Korea.

Meanwhile, although FIG. 6 shows that the location information request of the terminal 200 is performed by the first portal server gateway 211, this is an example and is performed by the second portal server gateway 212. Of course it can be.

That is, the packet gateway support node 110 transmits the wireless Internet access request message received from the terminal 200 to the second portal server gateway 212, thereby requesting the PAS authentication server 300 to locate the terminal 200. The second portal server gateway 212 having received the information may transmit the initial page corresponding to the location of the terminal 200 to the packet gateway support node 110.

6, the location information of the terminal 200 is provided by the PAS authentication server 300, but the first portal server gateway 211 may access the terminal received from the packet gateway support node 110. The location of the terminal may be determined by referring to the IMSI or additional location message included in the message.

To this end, the wireless Internet access request message transmitted by the terminal 200 may include an IMSI or an additional location message of the corresponding terminal 200.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. You will understand that. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1 is a view showing a conventional international roaming system.

2 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a system for authenticating a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a server system for providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for providing an Internet service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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510: communication unit 520: location search unit

530: Determination unit 540: Storage unit

550: message confirmation unit 560: message management unit

Claims (18)

A determination unit determining a location of a terminal requesting access to the Internet with reference to the received first message; A message manager which generates a second message corresponding to the determination result; And Apparatus for providing an Internet service including a communication unit for transmitting the generated second message. The method of claim 1, The determination unit provides an internet service for determining the location of the terminal with reference to the mobile country code (MCC) and mobile network code (MCC) included in the received first message. 3. The method of claim 2, And the first message comprises at least one of an IMSI and a separate message transmitted from the terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein If the IMSI and the separate message is received at the same time, the determination unit provides an Internet service for determining the location of the terminal in consideration of the MCC and MNC included in the separate message first. The method of claim 3, wherein And the IMSI and the separate message are provided by separate servers. The method of claim 5, Apparatus further comprising a location search unit for querying the IMSI and the separate message to the separate server. The method of claim 1, The message management unit provides an Internet service for generating the second message including the connection information of the server providing the Internet service corresponding to the location of the terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein And the access information includes at least one of an IP address and a port number of the server. The method of claim 1, And a fee charged for the internet access is differentially charged according to the location of the terminal. Determining a location of a terminal requesting access to the Internet with reference to the received first message; Generating a second message corresponding to the determination result; And Transmitting the generated second message. The method of claim 10, The determining of the location of the terminal provides an internet service including determining the location of the terminal by referring to a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MCC) included in the received first message. Way. The method of claim 11, And wherein the first message comprises at least one of an IMSI and a separate message sent from the terminal. The method of claim 12, When the IMSI and the separate message are received at the same time, determining the location of the terminal includes determining the location of the terminal by first considering the MCC and the MNC included in the separate message. How to give it. The method of claim 12, And the IMSI and the separate message are provided by separate servers. 15. The method of claim 14, Querying the IMSI and the separate message for the separate server. The method of claim 10, Generating the second message comprises generating the second message including access information of a server providing an internet service corresponding to a location of the terminal. The method of claim 16, And the access information comprises at least one of an IP address and a port number of the server. The method of claim 10, The fee charged to the Internet connection is differentially charged according to the location of the terminal.

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