JP5693619B2 - Communication control apparatus and method, network system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless LAN.

  Conventionally, when a free wireless LAN connection is provided, an example (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3) that requires advertisement browsing and installation of an application program (hereinafter also referred to as an “app”) designated by a predetermined sponsor or the like. The example (for example, patent document 4) on condition is known.

JP 2005-267122 A JP2011-258203A JP 2005-267122 A Special table 2008-514113 (Claim 11)

  However, when there are a plurality of apps to be provided for free connection, there has been no technology for sequentially promoting the introduction depending on the presence or absence of each app in the terminal. For this reason, for example, even if there is a plurality of apps provided by a certain company as a series, etc., in order to have those apps installed on the terminal, advertisements etc. are required individually, which is not only a heavy burden , It was virtually difficult to make sure that the entire series of apps were installed on the device.

  An object of the present invention is to sequentially promote the introduction of a plurality of applications to be provided with a free connection.

  Based on the above object, a communication control apparatus according to one aspect (1) of the present invention includes a request receiving unit that receives a communication request from a terminal via a wireless LAN, and a detection unit that detects a predetermined program from the terminal. Installation means for installing in the terminal a program that is not detected from the terminal, communication determination means for determining whether the communication request is from the program, and the communication request from the program And a communication providing means for providing the program with WAN access according to the communication request.

  Another aspect (6) of the present invention is a communication control method that captures the above aspects in a method category, and includes a request acceptance process for accepting a communication request from a terminal via a wireless LAN, and a predetermined program. A detection process that is detected from the terminal; an installation process that causes the terminal to install a program that is not detected from the terminal; and a communication determination process that determines whether the communication request is from the program; When the communication request is determined to be from the program, the computer performs a communication providing process for providing the program with WAN access according to the communication request.

  According to another aspect (2) of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, an authentication unit that displays an authentication screen in response to the communication request received by the request reception unit is provided. A screen element in which a link for causing the terminal to install the program is set is displayed on the authentication screen.

  According to another aspect (3) of the present invention, in any one of the above aspects, the acquisition unit that acquires the usage amount of the program, and the wireless LAN for the program when the acquired usage amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. And a permission means for permitting use of another predetermined wireless LAN different from the above.

  Another aspect (4) of the present invention includes a communication control apparatus according to any one of the above aspects, and a first wireless LAN network that provides a network connection in response to a communication request by a predetermined program from a terminal; A second wireless LAN network that provides a network connection based on a use permission by a second communication control device in response to a communication request by a program, wherein the second communication control device is the terminal Information receiving means for receiving usage amount information from the program, and permission means for permitting use of the second wireless LAN based on the received usage amount information. .

  Another aspect (7) of the present invention captures the above aspect in a method category, and includes a communication control device that executes the communication control method according to any one of the above aspects, according to a predetermined program from a terminal. A first wireless LAN network that provides a network connection in response to a communication request; a second wireless LAN network that provides a network connection in response to a use permission by a second communication control device in response to a communication request by the program; In the connection providing method in the network system comprising: the computer constituting the second communication control device includes: an information reception process for receiving usage amount information from the program of the terminal; and the received usage amount information Based on the above, a permission process for permitting the use of the second wireless LAN is executed.

  Another aspect (5) of the present invention includes a communication control apparatus according to any one of the above aspects, and a first wireless LAN network that provides a network connection in response to a communication request based on a predetermined program from a terminal; In response to a communication request by a program, a network system comprising a second wireless LAN network that provides network connection based on control by a second communication control device, wherein the communication control device is based on the program of the terminal Information receiving means for receiving and decrypting encrypted identification information via the second wireless LAN network, and whether or not the second wireless LAN can be used based on the received and decrypted identification information And permitting means for judging and transmitting to the second communication control device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to sequentially promote the introduction of a plurality of applications to be provided with free connection.

The functional block diagram which shows a structure about embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in embodiment of this invention. The functional block diagram which shows a structure about 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The functional block diagram which shows a structure about 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  Next, a mode for carrying out the present invention (referred to as “embodiment”) will be illustrated along the drawings. In addition, the assumptions common to the contents already described in the background art and problems are omitted as appropriate.

[1. Constitution〕
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the present embodiment. The present embodiment relates to a network system in which a first wireless LAN network W1 and a second wireless LAN network W2 are connected by a communication network N. The first wireless LAN network W1 includes an access point AP1 and a communication control device C1 (“communication control device” is also referred to as “control device” in the figure and hereinafter), and a user authenticated by a user ID or the like and a terminal T A network connection is provided in response to a communication request from a predetermined program Y.

  The predetermined program Y is a collective term for a series of applications Y1, Y2,... For information terminals such as smartphones provided by a predetermined entity such as an Internet service provider or a group thereof. Also called “specific application Y”.

  The second wireless LAN network W2 is another predetermined wireless LAN network different from the first wireless LAN network W1, and includes an access point AP2 and communicates with the user authenticated by the user ID and the like by the app Y. In response to the request, a network connection is provided based on the use permission by the second control device C2.

  The control devices C1 and C2 have a computer configuration such as an arithmetic control unit 6 such as a CPU, a storage device 7 such as a main memory or an auxiliary storage device (for example, a flash memory or a hard disk drive), and a communication network N (for example, an optical fiber). And a communication device 8 (for example, a LAN adapter or the like) with a backbone line such as the Internet via another connection line.

  The terminal T is a mobile information terminal equipped with a computer, such as a smartphone or a mobile phone terminal. Although not shown, the terminal T includes a rechargeable battery control unit that controls charging / discharging of the built-in rechargeable battery, a call control unit that performs incoming / outgoing calls and voice processing, GPS, etc. And a positioning unit that measures the position of the terminal. Furthermore, the terminal T includes a display screen (for example, a symbol G in FIG. 3) such as a liquid crystal with a touch panel function.

  In the control devices C1 and C2, the arithmetic control unit 6 implements the elements shown in FIG. 1 by executing a program (not shown). The programs are, for example, basic software, application programs, various middleware, scripts, and the like. Of the realized elements, the information storage means may be various files on the storage device 7, work areas, etc., or remote storage by network computing (cloud).

  The storage means may include not only a data storage area but also functions such as data input / output and management. In addition, the unit of the storage means shown in this application is for convenience of explanation, and the configuration can be divided or integrated as appropriate, and the processing data and processing results of each means are stored in addition to the explicit storage means. A storage means is used as appropriate.

  Among the storage means, the user information storage means 15 of the control device C1 is a means for storing a pair of user ID and password used for use authentication of the first wireless LAN network W1, and stores the user information of the control device C2. The means 25 is means for storing a user ID and password pair used for use authentication of the second wireless LAN network W2. These user information storage means 15 and 25 are generally considered to be realized by accessing a device installed at another base via the communication network N.

  The arrows in the figure (for example, FIG. 1) supplementarily indicate the main direction of the flow of data, control, etc., and do not deny other flows or imply direction limitations. For example, before or after data acquisition in a certain direction, a data request or an acknowledgment (ACK) can occur in the reverse direction.

  In addition, each means other than the storage means is a processing means for realizing and executing the functions and operations of information processing as described below, but these are functional units arranged for explanation, and actual hardware It doesn't matter if it matches elements or software modules.

[2. Action)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the present embodiment.
[2-1. (Providing access to specific apps)
First, in the control device C1, when the request reception unit 20 receives a communication request from the terminal T via the wireless LAN (steps S1 and S11), the communication determination unit 50 determines whether the communication request is from the specific application Y. Determination is made (step S12).

  The communication request here is not limited to the authentication or association stage based on a beacon or probe, but may be a packet transfer request in the subsequent data exchange stage or a data exchange stage regarding necessary encryption and user authentication.

  At that stage, whether or not the communication request is from a specific application is determined based on the data included in the communication packet or frame, for example, the port number that is the transmission source of the communication request on the terminal that is the transmission source. Whether the application is predetermined for use by the specific application Y, a predetermined domain name, an IP address or a predetermined port number as a communication destination, a predetermined code string included in the data of the specific application Y, etc. Do.

  When it is determined that the communication request is from the specific application Y (step S12: “YES”), the communication providing unit 60 provides the specific application Y with WAN access (in this case, Internet access) according to the communication request. (Steps S13 and S2).

[2-2. (Detect and install specific apps)
The specific application Y that can use the first wireless LAN network W1 as described above is a predetermined server (for example, an application) that provides the application when the terminal T uses the first wireless LAN network W1 last time or at another occasion. Downloaded from the server A) and installed. Here, the control device C1 has the following function to install the specific application Y in the terminal when there is an uninstalled specific application Y in the terminal T that has sent the communication request.

  That is, the process for installing a specific application Y that has not been installed in the terminal T that has sent a communication request is as follows. That is, in the control device C1, when the communication request is not from the specific application Y (step S12: “NO”) but from the browser (step S14: “YES”), the detection means 30 is installed from the terminal T. The presence / absence of a specific application Y (for example, Y1, Y2, Y3, etc.) being detected is detected (step S16).

  The following example can be considered as the detection method. For example, first, a web page (for example, for an authentication request) provided by the control device C1 to the terminal T in response to a communication request using Web Intent or a custom URL scheme in Android (registered trademark) or iOS (registered trademark). The specific application Y is attempted to be opened in a form that opens a URL for starting the detection target application from the redirect page.

  After that, the screen transition state is monitored by a script such as JavaScript (registered trademark) incorporated in advance in the web page to determine whether the URL is open. When the URL is not open, the specific application Y is installed. Judge that it is not.

  Then, the installation unit 42 identifies the specific application Y (also referred to as “undetected application” or “undetected application Y”) that is the specific application Y and was not detected from the terminal T (step S17: “YES”). To install.

  In the “install” mode, the control device C1 itself or a server linked to the control device C1 may cause the terminal T to start the installation operation of the undetected application Y using Web Intent, a custom URL scheme, You may only provide links or transfers to external websites or servers that provide for the installation of undetected apps.

  For example, more specifically, the authentication unit 22 displays an authentication screen for inputting a user ID and a password in response to the communication request received by the request reception unit 20 (for example, FIG. 3). The installation means 42 displays a screen element in which a link (installation link) for installing the specific application Y on the terminal is set on the screen (step S18).

  The link here may be an arbitrary screen element such as a character string or an image in which a hyperlink to the predetermined URL is set in addition to the push button B corresponding to the predetermined URL. Further, for communication for installing the specific application Y, the first wireless LAN network W1 provides necessary WAN access such as access to the application server A, for example.

  The aspect in which the installation unit 42 installs the specific application Y that has not been installed on the terminal T is not limited to the above. For example, without using an authentication screen, a communication request is directly redirected to a web page (such as a corresponding page of an application providing site) for installing a specific application Y, and installed on the terminal T based on a confirmation operation from the user. The operation may be started.

  Note that the response when the communication request is not from the specific application Y (step S12: “NO”) and not from the browser (step S14: “NO”) may be an error response or no response (step S15). If the installation operation of the specific application Y can be started for the request source program or the like by the type of the program, the plug-in function, or the like, it may be started.

  If there is no undetected application (step S17: “NO”), the user installs all of the specific applications Y to the user ID or account corresponding to the right to use the first wireless LAN network W1. Based on this, since there is a possibility that the use from a browser or the like is about to start, an authentication screen (installation is omitted) without an installation link is displayed (step S19).

  Then, if the input user ID and password match any pair stored in the user information storage unit 15, the authentication unit 22 determines that the authentication is OK (step S20: “YES”), and the communication providing unit 60 WAN access is provided to the terminal T (step S21).

[2-3. (Detection between apps)
Another specific application Y installed in the same terminal T can also be detected from the specific application Y installed in the terminal T as described above. In other words, if the specific application Y can only be detected via the browser, when the Internet connection is used by starting only the specific application Y without starting the browser within the communication range of the first wireless LAN network W1, other specific The introduction of the app Y cannot be promoted sequentially.

  Therefore, a detection unit 33 is provided for each specific application Y, and another specific application Y (for example, Y2) is detected from any one of the specific applications Y (for example, Y1) by, for example, the detection unit 33 of the specific application Y1. For example, the recommendation unit 34 of the specific application Y1 recommends the specific application Y2 to the user on the screen of the terminal T.

  Thus, in order to detect other apps installed in the same terminal from each of a group of apps, any known method such as attempting inter-process communication may be used. For example, in iOS (registered trademark), each installed application creates a custom pasteboard with a unique name, and tries to refer to a custom pasteboard corresponding to another application, and determines the result.

  For example, in Android (registered trademark), an application acquires the package name of an installed application from PackageManager, and detects the other specific application Y by searching for the package name of another specific application Y from the package name.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, for example, the detection unit 33 of the specific application Y (for example, Y1) installed in the terminal T performs another specific application Y (for example, Y2 or Y3) at a predetermined timing (step S3: “YES”). ) Is detected (step S4).

  As the predetermined timing, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the last installation of any specific application Y, the accumulated time using the first wireless LAN network W1 by communication from the specific application Y, the accumulated data amount, This is when the number of accumulated pages reaches a predetermined value. If there is an undetected application Y (step S5: “YES”), the recommendation unit 34 recommends the installation of the undetected application Y on the screen display of the terminal T (step S6).

  In this case, a predetermined consent operation such as an operation of an installation button by the user is waited (step S7: “YES”), and the undetected application Y is installed (step S8). One or any number of undetected apps Y recommended or installed at a time may be used.

[2-4. roaming〕
In addition, this system provides wireless LAN access using the second wireless LAN network W2 as roaming to the frequently used specific application Y. Here, in the configuration for realizing roaming, the determination of the usage amount and the permission for use are completed on the second wireless LAN network W2 side to be used for roaming (FIG. 1).

  Specifically, the usage amount transmitter 35 of the specific application Y tries to use another wireless LAN network (here, the second wireless LAN network W2) that is a roaming destination other than the first wireless LAN network W1. At this time, the usage amount of the specific application Y is transmitted as data along with the communication request.

  The usage amount data represents the amount of data, the number of pages, the scroll amount, the number of advertisements displayed, the frequency of these, the frequency of these, and the like, the number of times the specific application Y has been used, the number of activations, the execution time, and the display in the most recent predetermined period. A history or a score calculated based on a predetermined standard from a part or all of the information can be considered.

  Information on the usage amount of the specific application Y transmitted in this way is acquired by the information receiving means 74 of the control device C2 receiving from the specific application Y, and the permission means 75 is based on the received usage amount information. That is, when the usage amount is greater than or equal to the predetermined amount, the use of the second wireless LAN network W2 is permitted for the specific application Y. For access from the permitted specific application Y, the communication providing means 60 provides WAN access to the terminal T.

[3. effect〕
As described above, in this embodiment, in response to a communication request from the terminal T to the wireless LAN (for example, the first wireless LAN network W1), a communication request from a predetermined program (for example, the specific application Y) is free. A connection is provided, and a predetermined specific application Y that is a target of free communication and that is not detected from the terminal T is installed. Thereby, in addition to using free connection from the specific application Y as an incentive, the introduction of the specific application Y that has not been introduced at the time of communication can be sequentially promoted.

  In particular, in this embodiment, a link (for example, button B) for installing the specific application Y is displayed on an authentication screen (for example, FIG. 3) for inputting a user ID or a password that is redirected to a communication request. indicate. Thereby, it is not necessary to use separate screens for wireless LAN use by authentication using a user ID or the like and wireless LAN use by installation of the specific application Y, and the operation and user interface of the communication control device can be unified.

  In this embodiment, if the usage amount of the specific application Y is large, a predetermined other wireless LAN (for example, the second wireless LAN network W2) can also be used with a roaming capacity. As a result, even if a revenue share or the like is provided to a roaming destination wireless LAN operator, business opportunities for distributing content and advertisements through the specific application Y can be increased.

  Further, in the present embodiment, usage information is obtained by transmitting usage amount information from the specific application Y of the terminal T to a roaming destination wireless LAN (for example, the second wireless LAN network W2). Thereby, it is not necessary to transmit specific personal information such as a user ID and usage history to the roaming destination, and privacy and information security can be protected.

[4. Second Embodiment]
In the above embodiment (referred to as the first embodiment), the process related to permission for roaming use is performed on the second wireless LAN network W2 that is the roaming use target, but permission determination is performed on the first wireless LAN network W1. It can also be performed on the side (second embodiment).

  Specifically, the network system in the second embodiment includes a first wireless LAN network W21 and a second wireless LAN network W22, as shown in FIG. Among these, the first wireless LAN network W21 provides network connection to the user authenticated by the user ID or the like and the communication request from the specific application Y2 (Y21, Y22...) From the terminal T. A control device C21 in which information receiving means 71 and permission means 72 are added to the control device C1 shown in one embodiment is provided.

  The second wireless LAN network W22 is a network based on the control by the second control device C22 for the user authenticated by the user ID and the communication request by the specific application Y2 (Y21, Y22...). Provide a connection. In the second embodiment, the specific application Y2 includes an identification information transmission unit 36 that transmits encrypted identification information together with a communication request.

  Further, the control device C22 of the second wireless LAN network W22 includes an information transfer unit 23, and the information transfer unit 23 starts from the specific application Y2 of the terminal T existing in the communication area of the second wireless LAN network W22. When the encrypted identification information is received along with the communication request, the identification information is transferred to the control device C21 of the second wireless LAN network W2.

  The encrypted identification information is, for example, login information such as a user ID held by the application, terminal identification information, usage history, and the like. In the second embodiment, the information receiving means 71 in the control device C21 of the first wireless LAN network W21 sends the encrypted identification information from the specific application Y2 of the terminal T via the second wireless LAN network W22. Receive and decrypt.

  Further, the permission unit 72 determines whether or not the second wireless LAN network W22 can be used for the specific application Y2 based on the received and decrypted identification information, and transmits the determination result to the control device C22. The control device C22 provides a network connection by the communication providing means 60 based on the transmitted use permission, that is, in response to a communication request from the specific application Y2 permitted to use.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the encrypted identification information is transferred to the first wireless LAN network W21 that is the roaming source via the second wireless LAN network W22 that is the roaming destination. The availability as determined in (2) is sent to the second wireless LAN network of the roaming destination. As a result, while the accuracy of the availability determination is increased based on specific personal information, the identification information is not passed to the roaming destination, so that privacy and information security can be maintained.

[5. Third Embodiment]
As yet another mode for realizing roaming (third embodiment), as shown in FIG. 5, the acquisition unit 81 and the permission unit 82 may be provided in the control device C31 of the first wireless LAN network W31 that is the roaming source. it can. In this case, the acquisition unit 81 acquires the usage amount of the specific application Y3 (Y31, Y32...), And when the acquired usage amount is greater than or equal to the predetermined amount, the permission unit 82 uses the second wireless LAN network for the specific application Y. Use of W32 is permitted.

  In order to acquire the usage amount of the specific application Y3, the specific application Y3 itself may be provided with a function (for example, the usage amount transmission unit 37) that aggregates and transmits the communication amount to the control device C31. The function of the acquisition means 81 is not provided in the specific application Y, and records the communication log for each terminal or each application when processing the communication from the specific application Y3, thereby collecting the communication amount for each specific application Y3. For example, it may be provided on the control device C31 side.

  In order to permit the use of the second wireless LAN network W2 by the specific application Y3 from the first wireless LAN network W31 side, for example, a predetermined value for allowing the second wireless LAN network W32 to use roaming The electronic token or the like may be transmitted to the specific application Y3 and transmitted from the specific application Y3 to the control device C32 when using roaming, or the identification information of the specific application Y3 that permits roaming use may be transmitted to the second wireless LAN network W32. You may transmit to the control apparatus C32.

  Thus, in the third embodiment, acquisition of the usage amount of the specific application Y3 and use permission of another wireless LAN by roaming are completed by the processing in the control device C31 that is the roaming source. As a result, the identification information is encrypted and transferred from the control device C22 to the control device C21 as in the second embodiment, and the usage amount of the specific application Y31 is acquired and another wireless LAN (for example, the second wireless LAN) by roaming is used. The use permission of the wireless LAN network W32) can be performed on the first wireless LAN network W31 side.

  For this reason, on the side of the roaming destination control device C32, the configuration relating to roaming can be simplified, and more wireless LAN networks that exist conventionally can be used as the second wireless LAN network W32 to expand the range of roaming. .

[6. Other embodiments]
In addition, the said embodiment is only an illustration and this invention includes what is illustrated below and other embodiment other than that. For example, a configuration diagram, a data diagram, a flowchart, a screen diagram, and the like in the present application are merely examples, and the presence / absence of each element, the order of arrangement and processing execution, specific contents, and the like can be changed as appropriate.

  As an example, the number of wireless LAN networks constituting the network system is not limited to two as shown in FIG. Further, each of two or more wireless LAN network control devices according to the control device C1 (FIG. 1) is also provided with information receiving means 74 and permission means 75, and the usage amount of a specific application that can be connected free of charge by any of the wireless LANs If there are many, other wireless LAN networks may be used for roaming.

  Moreover, each aspect shown in this application can be grasped | ascertained also as other categories (a method, a program, a system containing a terminal, etc.) which are not specified. Regarding the category of method and program, “means” shown in the category of apparatus is appropriately read as “process” or “step”. Further, the order of processes and steps is not limited to the one directly specified in the present application, and can be changed such as changing the order or executing some processes collectively or partly at any time.

  In addition, computers for realizing and executing individual means, processes, and steps may be common, or may be different for each means, process, step, or timing. For example, each control device may be composed of a plurality of server computers. Further, all or any part of the “means” can be read as “part” (unit, section, module, etc.).

  In addition, the mode of realizing each means that constitutes the control device is free, and the function provided by the external server is called by API (application program interface) or network computing (so-called cloud). For example, the configuration of the present invention can be changed flexibly. Furthermore, each element such as means relating to the present invention may be realized by other information processing mechanisms such as a physical electronic circuit as well as a computer control unit.

6 Arithmetic Control Unit 7 Storage Device 8 Communication Device 15, 25 User Information Storage Unit 20 Request Accepting Unit 22, 27 Authentication Unit 23 Information Transfer Unit 30 Detection Unit 33 Detection Unit 34 Recommendation Unit 35, 37 Usage Transmitting Unit 36 Identification Information Transmission Unit 42 Installation means 50 Communication determination means 60 Communication providing means 71 Information receiving means 81 Acquisition means 72, 82 Authorization means A Application servers C1, C21, C31 Communication control device (control device)
C2, C22, C32 Second communication control device (control device)
G Code W1, W2, W21, W22, W31, W32 Wireless LAN network N Communication network T Terminal URL Custom Y (Y1, Y2...), Y2 (Y21, Y22...), Y3 (Y31, Y32...) Program (specific application )

Claims (6)

Request accepting means for accepting a communication request from a terminal via a wireless LAN;
Detecting means for detecting a predetermined program from the terminal;
Installation means for causing the terminal to install a program that is not detected from the terminal;
Communication determining means for determining whether the communication request is from the program;
If the communication request is determined to be from the program, communication providing means for providing the program with WAN access according to the communication request;
Obtaining means for obtaining the usage amount of the program;
Permission means for permitting the use of another predetermined wireless LAN different from the wireless LAN for the program when the acquired usage amount is a predetermined value or more;
A communication control apparatus comprising: In response to the communication request received by the request receiving means, the authentication means for displaying an authentication screen,
The communication control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the installation unit displays a screen element in which a link for installing the program on a terminal is set on the authentication screen. Request accepting means for accepting a communication request from a terminal via a wireless LAN, detecting means for detecting a predetermined program from the terminal, and causing the terminal to install a program that is not detected from the terminal Installation means, communication determination means for determining whether the communication request is from the program, and when the communication request is determined to be from the program, WAN access corresponding to the communication request is made to the program A first wireless LAN network comprising a communication control device comprising a communication providing means for providing, and providing a network connection in response to a communication request by a predetermined program from a terminal;
A second wireless LAN network that provides a network connection based on a use permission by a second communication control device in response to a communication request by the program;
In a network system with
The second communication control device is:
Information receiving means for receiving usage information from the program of the terminal;
Permission means for permitting the use of the second wireless LAN based on the received information of the usage amount;
A network system characterized by comprising: Request accepting means for accepting a communication request from a terminal via a wireless LAN, detecting means for detecting a predetermined program from the terminal, and causing the terminal to install a program that is not detected from the terminal Installation means, communication determination means for determining whether the communication request is from the program, and when the communication request is determined to be from the program, WAN access corresponding to the communication request is made to the program A first wireless LAN network comprising a communication control device comprising a communication providing means for providing, and providing a network connection in response to a communication request by a predetermined program from a terminal;
A second wireless LAN network that provides a network connection based on control by a second communication control device in response to a communication request by the program;
In a network system with
The communication control device includes:
Information receiving means for receiving and decrypting encrypted identification information via the second wireless LAN network from the program of the terminal;
Permission means for judging whether or not the second wireless LAN can be used based on the received and decoded identification information, and transmitting the permission information to the second communication control device;
A network system characterized by comprising: A request acceptance process for accepting a communication request from a terminal via a wireless LAN;
A detection process for detecting a predetermined program from the terminal;
An installation process for causing the terminal to install a program that is not detected from the terminal,
A communication determination process for determining whether the communication request is from the program;
If the communication request is determined to be from the program, a communication providing process for providing the program with WAN access according to the communication request;
An acquisition process for acquiring the usage amount of the program;
A permission process for permitting use of another predetermined wireless LAN different from the wireless LAN for the program when the acquired usage amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value;
A communication control method characterized in that a computer performs the above. A first wireless LAN network comprising a communication control device for executing the communication control method according to claim 5 and providing a network connection in response to a communication request by a predetermined program from a terminal;
A second wireless LAN network that provides a network connection based on a use permission by a second communication control device in response to a communication request by the program;
In a connection providing method in a network system comprising:
The computer constituting the second communication control device is:
An information receiving process for receiving usage information from the program of the terminal;
Permission processing for permitting use of the second wireless LAN based on the received information of the usage amount;
A connection providing method in a network system, characterized in that

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