WO2007025424A1

WO2007025424A1 - A method for establishing a network platform for renting the electronic publications

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Publication number: WO2007025424A1
Application number: PCT/CN2006/000924
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xingxie Liu; Qin Zhang; Guowei Xu; Ning Liu
Original assignee: Shanghai Gaozhi Science And Technology Development Co. Ltd.
Priority date: 2005-09-02
Filing date: 2006-05-09
Publication date: 2007-03-08
Also published as: CA2621455A1; CA2621455C; JP2009507282A; EP1936559A4; CN1737846A; EP1936559A1; CN1737846B; JP4975746B2

Abstract

A method for establishing a network platform for renting the electronic publications adopts a grid technology, links to the Internet via various networks, and establishes the network platform having an information service grid character for renting the electronic publication. Three kinds of nodes are established in the information service grid: the first kind of node is established as the service domain owner and the administrator grid node; the second kind of node is established as the service consumer grid node which is composed of the consumers of the electronic publication; and the third kind of node is established as the service provider grid node which is composed of the publishers of the electronic publication; the three kinds of nodes provide the network information service by utilizing the grid computing mode and the SOAP. The service provider grid nodes can do online maintenance on the content of the electronic publication provided by them and collect the charge. And the service consumer grid nodes can obtain the service provided by the service provider nodes through the variant service paths, which are provided by the service domain owner and the administrator gird nodes, and pay the service fee.

Description

Method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform

The invention relates to a method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform, in particular to a method for establishing an electronic publication consumer through multiple network access methods (such as internet, satellite communication network, cable television network, wireless broadband network, computer network) And the local telephone network, etc.) access to the Internet (Internet), obtained on an information service grid consisting of a service domain owner and a manager grid node, a service provider grid node, and a service requester grid node Service provider grid nodes publish methods for various electronic publications service platforms. Background technique

With the continuous development of various networks and the proliferation of various electronic publications, the demand for electronic publishing consumers to use online consumer electronic publications is growing. Massive, distributed electronic publication publishers need to be released. At the same time, electronic publication consumers need personalized electronic publication consumption. That is to say, information, content, etc. need to be exchanged between consumers of electronic publications and publishers of electronic publications. Bringing massive electronic publication resources together in a virtual space with Digital Rights Management (DRM) capabilities requires an information service grid to provide unified and efficient information services. The Information Services Grid provides electronic publications consumers with the support of an electronic publication rental network platform, leasing, purchasing self-selected electronic publications, and reading and viewing their own electronic publications through a variety of display devices. The publishers of electronic publications, with the support of the electronic publication rental network platform, publish and rent electronic publications belonging to the publishers of electronic publications, and obtain the profits from the issuance of electronic publications by means of charging.

Comparing the advanced computing infrastructure (referred to as the grid) with the information superhighway (referred to as the broadband network), it can be said that the information superhighway is the information infrastructure for information transmission and acquisition; and the advanced computing infrastructure is information processing. Information infrastructure. Although there are plans to expand the bandwidth of the information superhighway and improve the performance of the router at home and abroad, domestic and foreign scientists believe that the true next generation information infrastructure is the advanced computing infrastructure. It will make a fundamental change in computer-based information processing. The essential feature of this change is the upgrade of the World Wide Web (WWW) to the grid (GGG, Great Global Grid).

The establishment of an electronic publication rental network platform, an information service grid, requires a variety of mainstream technologies, including middleware technology, peer-to-peer or peer-to-peer (P2P, Peer-to-Peer), and Web services (Web). Service Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA, Open Grid Services Architecture) and other technologies. Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic publication resource with distributed and ready to join and exit with the function of Digital Rights Management (DRM), which shields the different grid nodes in the information service grid. a method for constructing an electronic publication rental network platform that shields resource characteristics of each grid node in an information service grid;

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of establishing an electronic publication rental network platform in which an electronic publication consumer can obtain a rental and purchase electronic publication service;

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of an electronic publication rental network platform in which an electronic publication publisher can obtain a content distribution and content rental service with electronic publication copyright protection.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the method for establishing the present invention is:

Use various network access methods (various networks including Internet, satellite communication network, cable TV network, wireless broadband network, computer network, and local telephone network) to access the Internet (Internet) and multi-class (at least three types) grid The nodes form the information service grid; three types of grid nodes are established in the information service grid: the first type of grid nodes are the service domain owner and the manager grid nodes; the second type of grid nodes are established by the electronic publishing a service requester grid node composed of a consumer group; a third type of grid node is a service provider grid node composed of an electronic publication publisher group; a service domain owner and a manager grid node and The service requester grid node and the service provider grid node provide communication and services through the network, and the above-mentioned information service grid constitutes an electronic publication rental network platform.

The specific establishment method is:

'<1> First establish the service domain owner and manager grid nodes of the electronic publication rental network platform: use various computers with multi-user, multi-tasking (multi-user, multi-tasking for special words on computer systems) The system uses the Web Service method and the Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) to establish a service domain owner and manager grid node, and shields the service domain owner and the manager grid node. Different heterogeneous resources, shielding the spatial characteristics of the service domain owner and the manager grid node, and connecting the service domain owner and the manager grid node to the Internet (Internet;) through various network links, and constructing into an information service network. The first type of grid nodes in the grid are processed to handle multiple service application channels, online service calculations and service matching letters, making it a service domain owner and manager grid node on the electronic publication rental network platform; <2> Establish a service requester grid node for the electronic publication rental network platform: Configure a multimedia terminal with a digital wireless copyright protection function and a normal television set to play; and allow access through various networks The method is to connect the service requester grid node to the Internet (Internet), and use various service environment application channels of the service domain owner and the manager grid node to obtain various network services on the platform and construct an information service. The second type of grid node of the grid makes it a service requester grid node on the electronic publication rental network platform;

<3> Establishing a service provider (or service provider) for the electronic publication rental network platform Grid node: Using various computer systems with multi-user and multi-task functions, using Web service and Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA), shielding the heterogeneous resource differences of service provider grid nodes, shielding the spatial characteristics of service provider grid nodes, and serving providers through various network links (or The service provider is connected to the Internet (Internet), and is constructed to include various electronic publications, and is capable of performing content services with the service domain owner and manager grid nodes and service requester grid nodes. Three types of grid nodes make it a service provider (or service provider) grid node on the electronic publication rental network platform.

The service domain owner and manager grid node, the service provider grid node, and the service requester grid of the electronic publication rental network platform can all pass various networks (such as the Internet, satellite communication network, and cable television network). , wireless broadband network, computer network and local telephone network, etc.) Access to the Internet (Internet), using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) with interoperable features and Extensible Markup Language (XML) The information processing framework communicates and services with each other to achieve advanced interoperability features.

The service domain of the electronic publication rental network platform represents a set of similar or related World Wide Web (Web) services through a public service entry point. Applying the principle of autonomic computing, based on Web services and grid architecture, the scalability and operability of the service grid system is built, and the Web services and grid services are aggregated. The service requester only faces a concise (friendly and concise) directory page, and the service request and response seem to be the same as the "local machine". Really any service requester, at any time, any time, as long as the service requester grid node performs the power-on operation, the initialization link of the service request can be completed, and the service requester faces a virtualized, huge Electronic publication rental network platform. With the changes in the operating environment, the platform can be dynamically configured autonomously, and can continuously monitor and optimize the operating state. If the platform is found to be attacked by an unknown source, or if a potential problem with the failure is discovered, the platform can control the operation of the center by setting policy rules (including service selection), service mapping, event processing, etc. of the electronic publication rental network platform. Adjust the system so that it can operate normally and stably, ensuring the quality of the platform. The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform of the invention has the following remarkable features:

<1> As described above, the establishment method of the present invention provides a platform similar to an operating system for network resource services through grid computing. The platform shields the heterogeneous resource differences of each grid node, shields the spatial characteristics of each grid node, manages the computing, storage, network and other resources of the grid, and provides interoperability and interoperability between applications. A prominent feature of the established electronic publication rental network platform is the Information Services Grid, which provides an integrated intelligent information platform using existing network infrastructure, protocol specifications, World Wide Web (WWW) and database technologies. The goal is to create a next-generation Internet-based information platform and software infrastructure built on top of the operating system (OS) and the World Wide Web (WWW). On this platform, the processing of information is distributed, collaborative and intelligent, and users can access all information through a single portal. The ultimate goal of the electronic publication rental network platform is to be able to implement Service On Demand and One Click Is Enough.

<2> As described above, the establishment method of the present invention provides an easy-to-operate information service for the service requester to play the content of the copyrighted and serviced times information separately from the information service grid through the multimedia terminal device.

<3> As described above, the establishment method of the present invention enables a service requester's service application to enter an information service by establishing various service application channels (call center service, network service, and various online application service channels of mobile short message service). Grid, this type of service request message is analyzed and processed by the service domain owner and manager.

<4> As described above, the present invention is established by adopting a simple object access protocol (SOAP) and an extensible markup language (XML) information processing framework having interoperability characteristics. The service domain owner and the manager class node, the service requester class node, and the service provider class node establish communication and services through the network. With the support of the Simple Object Access Protocol, the management platform, content groups, and user groups work together to calculate and process the required data.

<5> As described above, the method for establishing the present invention is to use a wireless remote controller operation (or direct button operation) by a service requester to play an ordinary television set, and use a plurality of network access methods to import an information service grid. And use the services of the information service grid.

<6> As described above, the establishment method of the present invention is dynamic by the service domain owner and manager class node, the service requester class node, and the service provider grid node being freely added or revoked under the information service grid framework. Form an electronic publication rental network platform. <7> As described above, the method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform of the present invention is established by the method of the present invention by adopting a Web Service method and an Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA). The electronic publications leasing network platform is highly scalable: Following the standards of the Grid Service of the Open Grid Services Infrastructure (OGSI), the platform can be continuously expanded. The service capabilities of the entire platform are almost unlimited. As the service providers (ie publishers) continue to join, the platform can provide more and more services. By continuously expanding the grid processing power, the number of users supported by the platform will also increase.

<8> As described above, the electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention has a central service domain, which serves as a service access entry point for a group of related services. An entry point is where a service provider registers its services, and where the service provider builds a service domain architecture by instantiating a service center object. The central service domain is set to the default policy, which is to take different service provider service levels depending on the service capabilities provided. It divides the different service provider services according to the user service selection requirements. Each service provider service maps to the relevant service provider service instance, and the user can select the service function authorized by the service level according to the service. The central service domain will use multiple selection rules to select instances from the applicable provisioning service pool to service inbound requests.

<9> As described above, the method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform of the present invention is applied by the service requester grid node to send a service request, and the program content is leased to the multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node by the grid service, the content The playback of the electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention is reliable and has a good quality of service guarantee, and the effect of using the electronic publication is satisfactory to the user. .

<10> As described above, the electronic publication rental network platform established by the present invention is based on grid technology, so grid storage can be used, so that the data of the entire platform can be well protected without being lost.

<11> As described above, the service domain owner and manager grid node, the service requester grid node, and the service provider grid node of the electronic publication rental network platform established by the present invention can be added or revoked at any time, So grid nodes are not limited by the number.

The transition from the Internet to the World Wide Web (WWW) has increased the number of users from a million to hundreds of millions of dollars; the scope of applications from science education to all levels of society. From the World Wide Web (WWW) to the grid (GGG, Great Global Grid), its influence is from the surface application based on information sharing or communication to the depth of efficient collaboration and decision support. Application transitions; from applications that are easy to communicate to applications that focus on comprehensive capabilities. For example, the information grid application of the present invention. This seems to be a very simple content distribution, on-demand information service. However, due to the adoption of grid technology, its ability to simultaneously obtain online services is greatly enhanced, which alleviates the bandwidth bottleneck of each node of the grid and improves the effective throughput of information services.

With the continuous development of computer and network technologies, information service systems have become complex systems with multiple platforms and multiple systems. This requires an information service system solution with a wide range of compatibility capabilities to support different system platforms, data formats, and multiple connectivity options. Requires a system that is loosely coupled, cross-platform, language-independent, interface-independent, and provides reliable access to World Wide Web (WWW) applications in a variety of network environments. As the heterogeneous computing environment continues to increase, interoperability between various systems becomes more and more necessary, requiring the system to seamlessly communicate and share data, thereby eliminating information silos and achieving information sharing in various network environments. Data exchange to achieve information consistency. The invention adopts the Web Service method, which is to realize that different systems can be called each other by means of "software-software dialogue", which breaks the incompatible state between the software application, the website and various devices, and realizes The goal of "based on seamless integration of WEB". DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a grid node on a platform established by the method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram showing the specific structure of an embodiment of various types of mesh nodes on an information service grid of an electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of various modes in which a service requester network node accesses a network established by the method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart of the service requester grid node applying for service and obtaining service of the electronic publication rental network platform constructed as shown in Figure 1 by the method of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the service provider grid node obtaining the service application and providing the service of the electronic publication rental network platform constructed by the method of the present invention. detailed description

The method of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments thereof. The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform of the present invention is: As shown in Figure 1, an information service grid can be established by accessing the Internet through various networks (such as the Internet, satellite communication networks, cable television networks, wireless broadband networks, computer networks, and local telephone networks). Three types of grid nodes are established in the information service grid: the first type of grid section 1 is the establishment of the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01; the second type of grid node 2 is established by the electronic publication consumer a service requester grid node 02 composed of groups; a third type grid node 3 is a service provider grid node 03 composed of an electronic publication publisher group; a service domain owner and a manager grid node 01 The service requester grid node 02 and the service provider service grid node 03 communicate and serve through the network, and the above-mentioned information service grid constitutes an electronic publication rental network platform.

The specific method for establishing the above information service grid is:

<1> First establish the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 of the electronic publication rental network platform: use various computer systems with multi-user and multi-task functions, adopt Web service and open network OGSA—Open Grid Services Architecture establishes service domain owner and manager grid nodes, shields heterogeneous resource differences between service domain owner and manager grid nodes, and shields service domain owner and manager grids The spatial characteristics of the nodes, the service domain owners and the manager grid nodes are connected to the Internet (Internet) through multiple network access methods, and the information service grid is built to handle multiple service application channels and online services. The first type of grid node 1 of the computing and service matching function becomes the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 on the electronic publication rental network platform;

<2> Establishing a service requester grid node of the electronic publication rental network platform 02: Playing with a multimedia terminal having a digital copyright protection function and a normal television set (the multimedia terminal has a wireless remote controller). The service requester grid node is connected to the Internet through various network access methods, and is constructed into various service application paths in the information service grid using the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01. A second type of mesh node 2 of various network services on the information service grid platform is obtained, making it a service requester grid node 02 on the electronic publication rental network platform.

<3> Establishing a service provider (or service provider) for the electronic publication rental network platform Grid Node 03: Using various computer systems with multi-user and multi-tasking functions, using Web Service And the Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA-Open Grid Services Architecture), which shields the heterogeneous resource differences of service provider grid nodes, shields the spatial characteristics of service provider grid nodes, and provides service providers through network access methods ( Or a service provider. The grid node accesses the Internet (Internet) and is built into a variety of electronic publications. It can perform network services with the service domain owner and manager grid nodes and service requester grid nodes. The third type of grid node 3, making it a service provider on the electronic publication rental network platform (or service provider) 000924 donor) Grid node 03.

As shown in FIG. 1 , under the information service grid framework on the electronic publication rental network platform, the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 on the first type of grid node 1 that can be added or revoked at any time is configured. Service requester grid node 02 on the second type of grid node 2 and service provider grid node 03 on the third type of grid node 3, so the service domain owner and manager grid node 01, service request Both the grid node 02 and the service provider grid node 03 are not limited by number.

As shown in FIG. 1, the service requester grid node 02 on the electronic publication rental network platform of the present invention is composed of a user group including at least one electronic publication consumer; on the electronic publication rental network platform of the present invention The service provider grid node 03 is composed of a content group that includes at least one electronic publication publisher.

As shown in FIG. 1, the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 on the electronic publication rental network platform passes various networks (such as the Internet, satellite communication network, cable television network, wireless broadband network, computer network). And the access mode and the service provider grid node 03 and the service requester grid node 02 are communicated by using a simple object access protocol (SOAP) having interoperability characteristics, thereby Implement advanced interoperability features.

The Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) adopted by the present invention is a simple protocol for exchanging information in a distributed or distributed environment, and is based on an Extensible Markup Language (EML). Agreement. As a communication protocol, it can be used in a variety of programming languages on a variety of operating systems (such as: Windows, Solaris, Mac OS UNIX, LINUX, etc.) and a variety of computer platforms (such as IBM PC, APPLE Power MAC, SUN Workstation, etc.) achieve. The Simple Object Access Protocol consists of four parts: 1) Simple Object Access Protocol Encapsulation (SOAP envelop), which defines a description of what is in the message, who sent it, who should accept and process it, and how to handle them; 2) Simple object access protocol encoding rules (SOAP-encoding-rules), used to represent instances of the data types that the application needs to use; 3) Simple object access protocol representation (SOAP RPC representation), an agreement representing remote procedure calls and responses 4) Simple object access protocol binding (SOAP binding), using the underlying protocol to exchange information as in the following SOAP protocol embodiment.

The following example sends a request for obtaining a server address to the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 for the service requester grid node 02. =~ request envelope begin ===

<?xml version="1.0" encoding=" UTF-8 " ?>

<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV ^=l 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">

<SOAP-ENV:Header>

<STBID>0050C2262000</STBID> (Set Top Box ID)

<CardID>86430A5FC3122726</CardID> (smart card ID)

<ValidCheck>24FA8798FF361F913B83BD6FlF8F3C8D</ValidCheck> (authorization code, authentication code)

<Language>ZH_CN</Language> (Set Top Box Language) ·

</SoapHeaderClass>

</SOAP-ENV:Header>

<SOAP- ENV: Body>

<RequestServerIP> (requested method; ί

<MAC>0050C2262000</MAC> (Set-top box MAC address)

</RequestServerIP>

</SOAP-ENV:Body>

</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

=== request envelope end === The following is the service domain owner and manager grid node 01. According to the request of the above service requester grid node 02, the response to obtain the server address service is given:

~= response envelope begin (answer packet start) ===

<?xml version-"1.0" encoding= ⁿ UTF-8"?>

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http:〃 schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">

<soap;Body>

<RequestServerIPResp xmlns="http:〃 www.mv3.cn/services/"> (Request for permission)

<RequestServeriPResult>http ://211.161.197.178/WebService/</RequestServerIPResult>

</RequestServerIPResp> (allows the result, indicating the available server address)

</soap:Body>

</soap:Envelope>

=== response envelope end == Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the specific structure of each grid node embodiment on the information service grid of the electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the service domain owner and the manager mesh node 01 established on the first type of mesh node 1 access the route through the network. 105 access to various networks 5 (including the Internet, wireless networks, cable television networks, wired telephone networks, wireless telephone networks, etc.), online management 104 manages the online status of the service provider grid node 03 and the service requester grid node 02 The electronic publications column 106 of the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 issues an electronic publications column to the service requester grid node 02; the identity confirmation and tariff processing 107 is responsible for serving the requestor grid node 02 and service provisioning The identity verification and tariff processing of the grid node 03; the service management (processing) 108 is responsible for the service request presented by the service requester grid node 02 and the service instance provided by the service provider grid node 03.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the established service domain owner and manager node 01 is responsible for setting the operation policy and monitoring the behavior of the center, including registering and deregistering the provided service instance; maintaining its control over the quality of service; Manual failover processing; specifically responsible for identity verification, service management, and data security of service requester grid node 02 and service provider grid node 03; responsible for various electronic publications including digital book materials, digitized audio and video, etc. Release and delivery; Responsible for service charge collection and payment; Provide services such as call center service 101, mobile short message service and WAP network service 102, WWW network service (order) 103, etc. for service requester grid node 02 . Delivering electronic publications from a service provider grid node 02 or a plurality of service provider grid nodes 02 to a multimedia terminal 206 of the service requester grid node 02 in accordance with rules of the information service grid; service requester grid The node 02 operates the multimedia terminal 206 by using a handheld wireless remote controller, and the external ordinary television set 205 is played; or the button of the multimedia terminal 206 is directly operated, and the ordinary ordinary television set 205 is played.

As shown in FIG. 2, the service domain ownership and manager grid node 01 of the electronic publication rental network platform, in this embodiment, the established service path includes manual or automatic service of a call center (Call Center). 101. Application services for various online services such as mobile short message and wireless application protocol (WAP) network service 102, World Wide Web (WWW) network subscription service 103, and the like. among them:

Qin call center _(Ca ii Center) service 101, receiving service requester grid nodes 02 using general telephone service application 201 proposed service content comprises:

Business consulting, introducing users to functions, usage methods, charging methods, etc.;

Accounting query, providing users with real-time accounting information;

Rent the content, accept and confirm the user's service application;

User complaints can receive user complaints and also record reasonable user suggestions. Mobile SMS and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Network Service 102: The services it contains include:

The service domain owner and manager grid node 01 is responsible for configuring the mobile SMS and WAP network service 102, and the service requester grid node is sent by the mobile phone 202 to the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 by SMS. Apply and send back the confirmation message by SMS. The WAP website service provides hot news publication order information for users to choose.

The World Wide Web (WWW) network subscription service 103, which contains the following services:

Business consulting, introducing users to functions, usage methods, charging methods, etc.

Accounting query, providing users with real-time accounting information.

Rent the content, receive and confirm the user's order.

User complaints, which can receive user complaints, will also record reasonable user suggestions.

As shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the specific structure of the service requester mesh node established on the second type of mesh node is:

A service requester grid node 02 is created that includes at least one electronic publication consumer. The service requester grid node 02 enjoys electronic publications using the multimedia terminal 206 and the ordinary television set 205, and the multimedia terminal 206 has a digital rights protection (DRM) function. The multimedia terminal 206 has a function of automatically registering with the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 (the multimedia terminal 206 is a product provided by a patent).

The service requester grid node 02 on the electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention can obtain the services of the electronic publication rental network platform by using various broadband Internet access methods. The way to access it in multiple ways is shown in Figure 3:

When the service provider mesh node 02-1 accesses various networks 5 using ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), the broadband router 207 can be used to access through the ADSL modem 208. It constitutes the configuration of the service requester grid node 02.

When the service requester grid node 02-2 adopts FTTB (FTTB+LAN (FTTB): that is, Fiber to The Building access to the network 5), a hub 207 can be used to form a service requester grid node. 02 configuration scheme 2.

When the service requester mesh node 02-3 uses the Cable cable (cable cable) to access the network 5, the broadband router 207 can be connected to the cable modem 208 to access the configuration scheme 3 of the service requester mesh node 02. . When the service requester mesh node 02-4 adopts the satellite communication access network 5, it can be accessed by the digital satellite receiver 207 to form the configuration scheme 4 of the service requester mesh node 02.

When the service requester grid node 02-5 adopts the wireless access network 5, it can directly access the wireless broadband router 207 to form a configuration scheme of the service requester grid node 02.

All of the above-described service requester grid node 02 configuration schemes, the user 204 of which uses the ordinary television set 205 and the multimedia terminal 206 to enjoy the electronic publication. Moreover, the download method is used to complete the playback, the authorized information content. The play form established on the service requester grid node 02 is the information content that is released from the network to play the authorized play, or the information content that has been authorized to play on the network.

An information service grid approach using service-on-demand or one-step-to-one services (ie, browsing information content directly through a multimedia terminal) is established on a service requester grid node on an electronic publication rental network platform.

In the configuration scheme of all service requester grid nodes 02, the service requester grid node 02 provides the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 through the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 as described above. Apply for a service to submit a service request. As shown in FIG. 2, the user 204 can utilize the ordinary telephone 201, the mobile phone 202, the personal computer 203, or the multimedia terminal 206 through the call center manual service 101, the mobile short message service 102, and the network subscription service 203 (web browsing service or wireless website browsing service). The WAP Wireless Application Protocol (Wireless Application Protocol); can also be directly clicked through the multimedia terminal 206, that is, the user 204 can operate at the multimedia terminal 206 using a remote controller (or a direct operation button). That is to say, the above-mentioned established service requester grid node 02 can communicate with the service domain owner and administrator network through various networks 5 including the Internet, a satellite communication network, a cable television network, a wireless broadband network, a computer network, and a local telephone network. The cell node 01 and the service provider mesh node 03 establish communication, and adopt an interoperable Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and an Extensible Markup Language (XML) information processing framework (such as The above) enables advanced interoperability; the service can be obtained through the multimedia terminal 206; the service provider node grid 03 can be released through a plurality of service channels provided by the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01. Electronic publications and pay for their services. Service Requester Grid Node 02 can be viewed at any time in accordance with digital copyright protection.

As shown in FIG. 2, the specific structure of the established service provider grid node 03 grid node is to establish a service provider grid node 03 including at least one electronic publication publisher on the third type grid node 3. The electronic publication content server 301 is configured on the service provider grid node 03. The content data storage of the service provider grid node 03 can be based on the self-condition of the service provider grid node 03, and the physical location is designed and constructed (for example, stored in the service provider grid node 03 headquarters, IDC, etc.). The logical location of the service provider grid node 03 (ie the domain name or fixed IP address on the network) must be The service domain owner and manager grid node 01 registration on the sub-publisher rental network platform; the service provider grid node 03 manages its own content data, which will be scheduled under the service domain owner and manager grid node 01 The content program list and profile data are submitted to the electronic publication rental network platform; the electronic publication rental network platform will be automatically combined according to the data of the plurality of service provider grid nodes 03 and the personalized requirements of the service requester grid node 02. The rental content list is sent to the urea requester grid node 02.

The service provider grid node 03 established as shown in FIG. 2 can communicate with the service domain owner and administrator grid through various networks 5 including the Internet, a satellite communication network, a cable television network, a wireless broadband network, a computer network, and a local telephone network. The node 01 and the service requester mesh node 02 establish communication, and adopt the EML information processing framework provided by the Interoperability Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to implement advanced interoperability characteristics. The electronic publication content provided by the network publication can be maintained online; and after providing service to the service request inspection grid node 02, the service reward (service fee, etc.) is obtained from the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01; The grid node 01 stores its electronic publication content in a content group unit (publisher unit, the physical location may be the publisher local or offsite) in the platform. Electronic publications Publishers can maintain and provide electronic publication content online. Service Provider Grid Node 03 will register the service provided on the electronic publication rental network platform, or cancel the service provided. Registering and unregistering the service will cause the service instance to be added or removed from the list of service instances in the service domain. The service provider will select from the supplier service requirements provided on the electronic publication rental network platform to register their service instances. The service provider does not choose which user service to support. The electronic publication rental network platform maps the relationship as part of its policy settings.

4 is a flow chart of an application service and a service for an electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention.

(1) Service Requester Grid Node 02 Login: When the management of the electronic publication rental network platform has been registered, the service requester section grid point 02 registered on the station will automatically log in when the multimedia terminal is opened. The service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 know that the multimedia terminal is online;

(2) The service domain owner and manager grid node 01 issues the rental content list: when the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 automatically publish the content list to the service when acquiring the service requester's multimedia terminal online signal a multimedia terminal of the requester grid node 02·;

(3) Service requester grid node 02 selection function: The service requester grid node 02 can select a rental and play function on the multimedia terminal; (4) Selecting the rental content: The service requester grid node 02 can perform content rental selection through the multimedia terminal, the computer, the mobile phone, and the manual call system. Mobile phone or manual call system (this call system includes Call Center, Communication Center, Service Center Business; this call system can communicate directly with customers via voice, call center operator (Call -Center-Agent) Accept customer selection of electronic publication rental, customer complaints, answer customer questions and consumer services, etc.)

(5) Verification of user resources: After the service requester makes a content lease selection, the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 will perform resource inspection and fund verification on the multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node 02. If the resource requirements are not met, the multimedia terminal will request the service requester grid node 02 to perform resource selection, and notify the service requester grid node 02 to handle the funding problem when the funding requirement is not met. When the service requester grid node 02 presents the leased content to the other service requester grid node 02, the donor service provider grid node will be tested for funds;

(6) Establishing a key and establishing an identity: After the service requester grid node 02 meets the requirements, the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 will establish a key and establish identity work with the service requester grid node 02. To enable effective communication between the service provider grid node 03 and the content storage multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node 02;

(7) Transfer Key and Identity to Service Provider Grid Node 03: Service Domain Owner and Manager Grid Node 01 will establish a key and identity with the content storage multimedia terminal of the Service Requestor Grid Node 02 Submitted to the relevant service provider grid node 03 via the network, and content leased

(8) Initiating the service requester and the service provider session: the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01, after completing the key and identity establishment and delivery, starting the service requester grid node 02 and the corresponding service provider grid Session of node 03;

(9) Related service provider grid node 03 Check key and identity: related service provider grid node 03 Verify the key and identity of the service requester grid node 02, and establish a lease content transmission mechanism;

(10) Rental content delivery: The rental of the rental content is performed by the service provider grid node 03 to the content storage destination multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node 02;

(11) Select the rented content to play: the service requester grid node 02 selects the downloaded rental content to play; '

(12) The verification content is complete: the multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node 02 checks the integrity of the rental content; (13) Verifying the content key: the multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node 02 checks the key of the leased content and the key of the multimedia terminal, and generates a play request of the service requester node;

(14) Submitting the service requester grid node 02 Playback application: The multimedia terminal of the service requester grid node 02 submits a play request to the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01;

(1) Acquiring a play permission key: The service domain owner and manager grid node 01 calculates a play key according to the play request of the service requester mesh node 02, and transmits the key to the service requester grid node 02 Destination of the multimedia terminal;

(16) playing according to the content key and the playing key: the multimedia terminal of the destination plays the rental content according to the content key and the playing key;

(17) Charging according to the content key and the play key: The service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 will calculate the charge for the lease of the service requester grid node 02 according to the content key and the play key. The tariff collection and tariff sharing are based on the tariff calculation and the copyright agreement with the service provider grid node 03.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the application for obtaining and providing services for the electronic publication rental network platform established by the method of the present invention.

ω Service Provider Service Grid Node 03 Login: When the service provider grid node 03 that has been registered on the management platform of the electronic publication rental network platform opens the node, the grid node will automatically log in. The service domain owner and manager grid node 01 knows the node of the service provider grid node 03 content server online; '

(2) Service domain owner and manager grid node 01 establishes an instance of service provider node grid 03: Service domain owner and manager grid node 01 will be based on the content server of the opened service provider grid node 03 The content in the middle establishes an instance of the service provider grid node 03;

(3) Service Provider Grid Node 03 Provides Service: Service Provider Grid Node 03 will wait for the service request of the Service Provider Grid Node 02 forwarded by the Domain Owner and Manager Grid Node 01;

(4) Inspection resource: service request of service requester grid node 02 forwarded by service domain owner and manager grid node 01, service provider grid node 03 inspection service resource;

(5) Verifying the key and identity of the service requester grid node 02: the service request of the service requester node 02 forwarded by the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01, the service provider grid node 03 verifying the service request The key and identity of the mesh node 02;

(6) Service Request of Inspection Service Requestor Grid Node 02: Service Request of Service Requestor Grid Node 02 Forwarded by Service Domain Owner and Manager Grid Node 01, Service Provider Grid Node 03 Verifying the service request of the service requester grid node 02;

(7) Lease content transmission: content service of the service provider grid node 03 to the service requester grid node 02 according to the service request of the service requester grid node 02 forwarded by the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01 The destination multimedia terminal performs the delivery of the rental content;

(8) Service Billing Request: The service request of the service requester grid node 02 is completed, and the service billing request is sent to the service domain owner and the manager grid node 01, and the service fee is charged.

Claims

Rights request

• A method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform, which is characterized by using a grid computing method to establish an information service grid through various network access methods; and establishing three types of grid nodes in the information service grid: The first type of grid node is to establish a service domain owner and manager grid node; the second type of grid node is to establish a service requester grid node composed of an electronic publication consumer group; the third type of grid node Is to establish a service provider grid node composed of a group of electronic publication publishers; these three types of grid nodes use grid computing and simple object access protocols for network communication and network services, with the above-mentioned grid nodes The composed information service grid constitutes an electronic publication rental network platform.

2. The method of establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein the specific establishment method is:

<1> First establish the service domain owner and manager grid node of the electronic publication rental network platform: use various computer systems with multi-user and multi-task functions to establish services by using the global network service mode and the open grid service architecture. Domain owner and manager grid nodes, shielding the heterogeneous resource differences between the service domain owner and the manager grid node, shielding the spatial characteristics of the service domain owner and the manager grid node, and serving the service through various network links The domain owner and manager grid nodes access the Internet, and the information service grid is built with the first type of grid nodes that handle various service application paths, online service calculations, and service aggregation signaling, making it an electronic publication. Lease the service domain owner and manager grid nodes on the network platform;

<2> Establishing a service requester grid node for the electronic publication rental network platform: Configuring a multimedia terminal with a digital wireless copyright protection function and a normal television set to be played, allowing access through various network access methods The service requester grid node accesses the Internet, and uses various service environment application channels of the service domain owner and the manager grid node to acquire various network services on the platform, and constructs a second information service grid. a class grid node, making it a service requester grid node on an electronic publication rental network platform;

<3> Establishing a Service Provider Grid Node for the Electronic Publication Rental Network Platform: Using a variety of multi-user, multi-tasking computer systems, using Web services and an open grid service architecture, shielding service provider networks Different heterogeneous resource differences of grid nodes, shielding the spatial characteristics of service provider grid nodes, connecting service provider grid nodes to the Internet through various network links, and constructing various electronic publications, which can be combined with the above services. The domain owner and manager grid nodes, the service requester grid node, perform a third type of grid node of the content service, making it a service provider grid node on the electronic publication rental network platform.

3. The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein an information service network using a service on demand or a one-step service is established on a service requester grid node on an electronic publication rental network platform. Way.

4. The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein the play form established on the service requester grid node is an information content that is played independently from the network to play the authorized play; or Networked playback of information content that has been authorized to play.

5. The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein: the various service application paths established on the electronic publication rental network platform include: establishing a call center online service path, Establish online online service channels and establish mobile SMS online service channels.

6. The method of establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein the service domain owner and the manager grid node and the service requester grid node and the service provider grid node pass through the network Communication services are carried out using a simple object access protocol with interoperability features and an information processing framework for extensible markup languages.

The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein the service requester grid node uses a handheld wireless remote controller to operate the multimedia terminal, and the external television is played; or The button of the multimedia terminal is operated, and the external television is played.

8. The method of establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, characterized in that in the information service grid framework, a service provider grid node that can be added or revoked at any time is configured.

9. The method of establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, wherein the service requester grid node completes playing the authorized information content by using a download method.

10. The method for establishing an electronic publication rental network platform according to claim 1, characterized in that in the information service grid framework, a service domain owner and manager grid node V service that can be joined or revoked at any time is configured. Requester grid node and service provider grid node.