KR100733516B1 - Network serving device, portable electronic device, system and methods for mediating networked services - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intermediary service for mediating and exchanging network-based services, respectively, between service providers operating network-based services and portable electronic devices. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of mediating network-based services through an intermediary service provider is provided. The service request message is received from the portable electronic terminal via the data communication connection to provide at least tag identification sequence and subscriber identification information. A tag identification sequence is initially obtained from an RFID tag via the portable electronic terminal. One or more personal services are selected via the tag identification sequence and based on the subscriber identification information. An intermediary service provider also discloses setting up one or more selected personal services between the portable electronic terminal and at least one tag service provider running the one or more selected personal services.

Description

Network serving device, portable electronic device, system and methods for mediating networked services}

The present invention relates to an intermediary service for mediating and exchanging network-based services, respectively, between service providers operating network-based services and portable electronic devices. Specifically, the present invention relates to an intermediary service provider that mediates network-based services based on information retrieved from a radio frequency identification tag.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders, also referred to as RFID tags, are widely used for labeling objects for setting human identification information and recognizing objects for which RFID tags are provided. Originally, RFID tags include a radio frequency (RF) interface and electronic circuitry coupled to an antenna housed in a small container. Passive RFID tags are activated by an RFID tag reader that generates an interrogation signal, for example an RF signal of a particular frequency. Active RFID tags include a power source, such as a battery for energy supply to electronic components.

Passive inductive RFID tags are energized by the passage of an energy supplying electromagnetic field, that is, a query signal. RFID tags resonate at the frequency of the electromagnetic field, causing interference of the electromagnetic field that can be detected and evaluated by the RFID tag reader. The amount of information that can be provided in passive inductive RFID tags and their transmission range is limited.

Passive or active backscattering RFID tags reflect a small amount of electromagnetic energy of the interrogation signal output by the RFID tag reader. The reflected signal may be modulated or encoded in any manner to insert RFID tag information stored in the RFID tag to be transmitted to the RFID tag reader. Specifically, backscattered RFID tags receive electromagnetic energy of the interrogation signal and convert a small amount of electromagnetic energy for supplying the RFID components' electronic components. RFID tag components can generate a data stream comprising stored RFID tag information and a clock signal to be modulated or encoded on the reflected signal.

Two-way active RFID tags include miniaturized transceivers based on microprocessor techniques in a conventional manner. Two-way active RFID tags can be polled for data transmission or can be transmitted in a self-controlled manner. It is allowed to perform software algorithms for parsing (query) RF signals received through the microprocessor technique and for generating corresponding RF response signals.

Backscattering RFID tags and two-way RFID tags provide a large amount of information and allow for a wide transmission range. As RFID tags become more complex, the information stored in a non-volatile state within the RFID tags may be read-only information or may be modified (re-programmed) via an RFID tag reader.

RFID tags, such as information storage devices that allow wireless read access, are used in many applications. Specifically, the applications are electronic article surveillance (EAS), storage management systems, anti-theft systems, access controls, identification systems (people, pets, wildlife, children, etc.). , Toll collection, traffic management systems, rail vehicle identification, expensive asset management, and the like. Application areas are not limited to the details mentioned above. The operating frequency of RFID tags is inherent in the frequency range of several kilohertz to several gigahertz. RFID tags may have several containers that are adapted to the purpose and application of RFID tags. RFID tags used as key replacements for access control areas, such as government blocks, can be integrated into one key ring or have a credit card shape suitable for receipt in a pocket. Moreover, RFID tags may be provided with adhesives or may be secured on adhesive labels, films and the like that are attached to articles, products and the like.

The market for microprocessor-based portable terminals is still growing rapidly and the popularity of mobile terminals has not diminished. The portable terminal device provides the user with the ability to retrieve, process, modify and add information data at any place and at any time. Capabilities in terms of storage capacity and processing capacity are limited compared to desktop systems. Portable terminals with data wireless communication capabilities overcome the limitations of capability by, for example, employing wirelessly connected data storage devices.

Moreover, portable terminals including RFID tag readers are well known in the art. Such mobile terminals can receive RFID tag information for further processing. For example, the portable terminal may be employed to receive RFID tag information of RFID tags in place of bar codes used to uniquely label products. Furthermore, the read RFID tag information can be employed to request additional information of the scanned product, for example by establishing a communication link to an external information service via the Internet. Therefore, the read RFID tag information defines the product identification information and consequently the access related information identifying the scanned product for the external information service so that the portable terminal establishes the communication link to the external information service for the transmission of the product identification information. And a tag identification sequence that enables receiving an expected product information response. As an example, RFID tags that are attached to a product and replace conventional barcodes currently used for product identification in storage management systems and payment desk systems are associated with a URL sequence that defines the address of a manufacturing information service. Information can be stored. A portable terminal with RFID tag reader capability retrieves additional product information using the stored information.

A disadvantage of the well known use of RFID tag information employed in retrieving additional information from an external information service is that each RFID tag provides RFID tag information dedicated to one individual purpose, i.e. one RFID tag information. It is restricted to use for predefined services (purposes). A further disadvantage is that the RFID tag information further includes access related information allowing access settings for the same information as the above-mentioned example for the purpose of common encoding the service address based on the URL. Whenever a service or service addressing is modified or moved, precautions must be taken to ensure that the RFID tag information is still available and valid, if not all This is because RFID tags must be replaced or re-programmed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for granting access to information services in a preferred way to overcome the shortcomings of the above-mentioned application of RFID tag information.

The concept of the present invention is a method for allowing the insertion of a tag identification sequence addressing a plurality of services in RFID tag information, wherein the accepted tag identification sequence addresses a plurality of personal services. The RFID tag information is added to an embedded intermediary service that manages the allocation of services for the RFID tag based on the stored RFID tag information. Moreover, the embedded brokerage service supports the user subscription management function. In other words, the selection of services desired by the individual user from the plurality of services is made in advance for user subscription information provided by the user. The use of one RFID tag to accommodate such tag identification sequences reduces the number of RFID tags due to the fact that when employing the present invention multiple RFID tags can instead be used as a single RFID tag that allows to obtain the same information. Allow to let

An object of the present invention is to provide a network service providing apparatus as defined in claim 1, a portable electronic terminal as defined in claim 6, a system as defined in claim 9 and claims 10 and 15. Methods as defined in claims and 18.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a network service providing apparatus for mediating network-based services. The apparatus for providing a network service includes at least an interface component and a selection component. The interface component is suitable for receiving a service request message from a portable electronic terminal. The request message includes a tag identification sequence and subscriber identification information obtained from an RFID tag connected to the portable electronic terminal. The selection component helps to select one or more personal services based on the tag identification sequence and for the subscriber identification information. Finally, the interface component provides the initiation function of the one or more selected personal services, thereby consequently at least one tag service provider associated with the one or more selected personal services for the operation of the one or more selected personal services. And the one or more selected personal services between the portable electronic terminal.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the selection component in detail comprises a service search component, a subscription search component and an inspection component. The service retrieval component is suitable for retrieving service information about one or more personal services identified by the tag identification sequence. The subscription search component may retrieve subscription information identified by the subscriber identification information. The inspection component compares the retrieved subscription information with service information regarding the one or more identified personal services. The service information and the subscription information include feature information on which the comparison can be performed. Such comparison provides the one or more selected personal services. Note that the resulting one or more selected personal services may also include one or more personal services that do not require a user's subscription, that is to say freely accessible.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the service retrieval component is suitable for accessing a service data storage device and the subscription retrieval component is suitable for accessing a subscription data storage device. In addition to the service data storage device, the subscription data storage device may be one or more databases. The service storage device provides information that allows assigning tag information sequences to lists of personal services, preferably managed by a mapping table, to allow retrieval of service information about one or more personal services via a tag information sequence. Include. The subscription data storage device includes information to allow assignment of subscriber identification information to lists of subscription information, preferably managed by a mapping table, to allow retrieval of subscription information via subscriber identification information.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the subscription information comprises at least one classification definition from which a list of services can be classified. The classification definition is employed to compare with the service information to obtain the one or more selected personal services.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the interface component sends at least one initiation message to the at least one tag service provider to establish data communication of selected services between the at least one tag service provider and the portable electronic terminal. .

The portable electronic terminal may be a terminal having an improved mobile communication interface function or a terminal having an enhanced wireless communication interface function, respectively, which are suitable for communicating with the tag service providers and the network service providing device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a portable electronic terminal for accessing network-based services. The portable electronic terminal includes at least subscriber identification information, a generation component and an interface component. The RFID tag reader is connected to the portable electronic terminal as an embedded module or as an externally connected module. The RFID tag reader is adapted to receive at least one tag identification sequence from an RFID tag and supplies the received information to the portable electronic terminal. The generating component generates, for example, a service request message according to the subscriber identification information and the tag identification sequence stored in the portable electronic terminal and stored in the storage component of the portable electronic terminal, respectively. This service request message is sent to an intermediary service provider via an interface component. The mediation service provider is suitable for establishing a connection between the portable electronic terminal and at least one tag service provider associated with one or more subscribed personal services. The intermediary service provider processes the information contained in a service request message for selecting one or more personal services to which the user of the portable electronic terminal subscribes.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the RFID tag reader is also suitable for receiving communication related data and tag identification sequences. The communication related data may include information regarding message type, message encoding, message protocol and transmission requirements. The generating component is suitable for generating the service request message by considering the communication related data and the interface component is suitable for transmitting the service request message by considering the communication related data.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the interface component receives at least one service response message from the at least one tag service provider in accordance with the one or more subscribed personal services. Information contained in the received service response messages is displayed to the user of the portable electronic terminal via a user interface.

The portable electronic terminal may be a terminal having an improved mobile communication interface function or a terminal having an enhanced wireless communication interface function, respectively, which are suitable for communicating with the network service providing apparatus and the tag service providers.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system is provided for accessing network-based services via a portable electronic terminal. Network-based services are mediated through an intermediary service provider. The system includes at least one portable electronic terminal and a network service providing apparatus operated by the intermediary service provider.

The portable electronic terminal includes at least subscriber identification information, a generation component and an interface component. The RFID tag reader is connected to the portable electronic terminal as an embedded module or as an externally connected module. The RFID tag reader is adapted to receive at least one tag identification sequence stored in an RFID tag and supplies information retrieved from the RFID tag to the portable electronic terminal. The generating component generates, for example, a service request message according to the subscriber identification information and the tag identification sequence stored in the portable electronic terminal and stored in the storage component of the portable electronic terminal, respectively. This service request message is sent to the intermediate service provider through the interface component.

The network service providing apparatus operated by the mediation service provider includes at least an interface component and a selection component. The interface component is suitable for receiving the service request message from the portable electronic terminal. The selection component helps to select one or more personal services based on the tag identification sequence and for the subscriber identification information. Finally, the interface component provides at least one associated personality with the one or more selected personal services for the operation of one or more selected personal services, the services of which the user has subscribed to, thereby providing an initiation function of the one or more selected personal services. Cause the one or more selected personal services to be established between the tag service provider and the portable electronic terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one portable electronic terminal is a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention and a network service providing apparatus operated by the mediation service provider is a network service according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a providing device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of mediating network-based services through an intermediary service provider is provided. The service request message is received from the portable electronic terminal via a data communication connection. The service request message includes at least a tag identification sequence and subscriber identification information. The tag identification sequence is initially received from an RFID tag via the portable electronic terminal. One or more personal services are selected via the tag identification sequence and based on the subscriber identification information. The intermediary service provider consequently also initiates a connection between the portable electronic terminal and at least one tag service provider associated with the one or more selected personal services for the operation of the one or more selected personal services.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the selection through the tag identification sequence may include obtaining service information about one or more personal services referred to by the provided tag identification sequence and obtaining subscription information relating to the provided subscriber identification information. Include. To select the one or more selected personal services, the service information is compared with the subscription information to identify matching personal subscription services. Note that the resultant one or more selected personal services may also include one or more personal services that do not require a user's subscription, that is to say freely accessible.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the subscription data storage in addition to the service data storage device may be one or more databases. The service data storage device is information that allows assigning tag information sequences to lists of service information about one or more personal services, preferably managed by a mapping table, to allow retrieval of service information via a tag information sequence. It includes. The subscription data storage device includes information to allow assignment of subscriber identification information to lists of subscription information managed via a mapping table to allow retrieval of subscription information via subscriber identification information. The retrieval of the service information is accomplished by accessing the service data storage device. The retrieval of the subscription information is accomplished by accessing the subscription data storage device.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the subscription information includes at least one classification definition. The classification definition allows defining at least one service class that includes one or more personal services.

According to one embodiment of the invention, an initiation is sent to at least one tag service provider to initiate a connection between the portable electronic terminal and the at least one tag service provider to operate the one or more selected personal services.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of accessing network-based services via a portable electronic terminal is provided. At least one tag identification sequence stored in the RFID tag is obtained by an RFID reader connected to the portable electronic terminal. A service request message is generated that includes the tag identification sequence and subscriber information, each stored in the portable electronic terminal and stored in a storage component of the portable electronic terminal. The service request message is sent to an intermediary service provider to establish a connection between the portable electronic terminal and at least one tag service provider associated with one or more subscribed personal services. The established connection allows for running the one or more subscribed personal services. The one or more subscribed personal services are selected through the intermediary service provider based on the information contained in the service request message.

According to one embodiment of the invention, in addition to the tag identification sequence, communication related data is retrieved from the radio frequency identification tag via an RFID tag reader. The service request message is generated and transmitted according to the communication related data.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a service response message according to the one or more selected personal services is received from at least one tag service provider operating the one or more selected personal services. Information included in the service response message may be displayed to a user of the portable electronic terminal through a user interface.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for mediating network-based services between a network-based service and a portable electronic terminal through an intermediary service provider. At least one tag identification sequence stored in the RFID tag is received by an RFID tag reader coupled to the portable electronic terminal. A service request message is generated by the portable electronic terminal, and the service request message includes, for example, the subscriber identification information and the tag identification sequence stored in the portable electronic terminal and stored in a storage component of the portable electronic terminal. The service request message is transmitted to a network service providing apparatus of the intermediate service provider through an interface component of the portable electronic terminal to establish communication between at least one tag service provider and the portable electronic terminal. The service request message is received by the network service providing apparatus of the intermediate service provider from the portable electronic terminal via a data communication connection. The service request message includes the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information. One or more personal services are selected via the tag identification sequence and based on the subscriber identification information. The intermediary service provider may comprise at least one tag service provider and the portable electronic terminal associated with the one or more selected personal services to operate the one or more selected personal services between the portable electronic terminal and the at least one tag service provider. Also initiates the connection.

The above-mentioned method of mediating network-based services through an intermediary service provider between the portable electronic terminal and the network-based services is based on any operation of the network service providing apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention and any operation of the portable electronic terminal. It may further comprise any operation mentioned for.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a software tool is provided for mediating network-based services. The software tool includes program portions for performing the steps of the above-mentioned methods when such software tool implements and / or runs a computer program.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer program product for mediating network-based services is provided. The computer program product may comprise a microprocessor-based component, a processing device, for performing the steps of the above-mentioned methods when the program is run on a microprocessor-based component, a processing device, a terminal device, a communication terminal device, a service providing device or a network-based device. Program code portions directly loadable in a local memory of a terminal device, a communication terminal device, a service providing device, or a network based device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer program product for mediating network-based services is provided, wherein the computer program product is a microprocessor-based component, processing device, terminal device, communication terminal device, service providing device or Program code portions stored on a computer readable medium for performing the above-mentioned methods when executed on a network-based device.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer data signal contained within a carrier is provided, wherein the computer data signal represents instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the steps of any of the above mentioned methods to be performed. As such, the Internet applications of the present invention apply.

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification. Such accompanying drawings show embodiments of the invention and together with the description help to make the principles of the invention easy to understand.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus including a radio frequency identification tag, a mobile communication terminal, an interleaved intermediary service provider and a tag service provider that can use a database that allows implementation of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a flow chart showing a first sequence of operations for a method according to one embodiment of the invention.

2B is a flowchart showing a second sequence of operations for the method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2C is a flow chart showing the variant operation sequence of FIG. 2B for the method according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings will be described in detail. Wherever possible in the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are used and the description thereof refers to the same or similar parts.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system of participating components in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The system illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 100, a portable terminal 200 (and any of the portable electronic terminals 200), a public land mobile communication network 250, Mediation service provider 300 and tag service provider 500. In addition, the system illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a dedicated database 400 accessed by an intermediary service provider 300.

; 101)를 포함한다. 안테나(103)는 RFID 태그(100)가 질의(interrogation) 신호를 수신하고 예컨대 그러한 질의 신호의 수신에 따라 응답 신호를 송신할 수 있게 한다. 상기 저장 컴포넌트(102)는 RFID 태그 정보를 수용하고 상기 RFID 태그 정보는 본 발명에 따라 복수 개의 개별 서비스를 주소 지정하는데 적합한 적어도 하나의 태그 식별 시퀀스를 포함한다. 상기 질의 신호 및 상기 응답 신호는 무선 주파수 통신 링크인 무선 통신 링크(10)를 통해 상기 휴대용 단말기(200)에 전송된다. 상기 저장 컴포넌트는 판독 전용 또는 판독/기록 (즉, 랜덤 액세스(random access)) 비휘발성 저장 컴포넌트 중 하나일 수 있다. 판독 전용 저장 컴포넌트로서 구현되는 저장 컴포넌트는 내부에 저장되어 있는 RFID 태그 정보가 허가를 받지 않은 변경들에 대하여 보호를 받게 한다. 랜덤 액세스 저장 컴포넌트가 RFID 태그에 통합되어 있는 경우, 정보 무결성(information integrity)에 관한 보안 문제들이 고려되어야 하는데, 예컨대 저장되어 있는 RFID 태그 정보에 대한 허가받지 않은 액세스를 방지하기 위한 암호 메커니즘이 채용될 수 있다. 도 1에서 보여주고 있는 RFID 태그(100)의 실시예는 단지 일례일 뿐이다. RFID 태그 정보로서의 역할을 할 수 있는 어떠한 RFID 태그의 구현예라도 본 발명에 이용가능하다.The RFID tag 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a storage component (Mem) 102 and a microprocessor or microcontroller (

; 101). The antenna 103 allows the RFID tag 100 to receive an interrogation signal and to transmit a response signal, for example upon receipt of such interrogation signal. The storage component 102 accepts RFID tag information and the RFID tag information comprises at least one tag identification sequence suitable for addressing a plurality of individual services in accordance with the present invention. The query signal and the response signal are transmitted to the portable terminal 200 via a wireless communication link 10 which is a radio frequency communication link. The storage component may be one of read only or read / write (ie, random access) nonvolatile storage components. A storage component implemented as a read-only storage component allows the RFID tag information stored therein to be protected against unauthorized changes. If a random access storage component is integrated into an RFID tag, security issues regarding information integrity should be considered, for example a cryptographic mechanism may be employed to prevent unauthorized access to the stored RFID tag information. Can be. The embodiment of the RFID tag 100 shown in FIG. 1 is just one example. Any implementation of an RFID tag that can serve as RFID tag information is available for the present invention.

The portable terminal 200 includes at least an RFID tag reader for retrieving RFID tag information stored in the RFID tag 100, a microprocessor or a microprocessor for processing RFID tag information received from the RFID tag 100. A processing unit (not shown) such as 101 and a communication interface for exchanging information with the intermediary service provider 300 and / or the tag service provider 500. The portable terminal 200 implemented in FIG. 1 includes a mobile communication interface capable of establishing a wireless communication link 20 to a mobile communication service provider 255 operating a public land mobile communication network 250. Alternatively, the portable terminal 200 may include a wireless communication interface, such as a Bluetooth interface or a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface, through which a wireless communication link to a dedicated network-based access point device may be established. can do. Data transmitted to the mobile communication service provider 255 or network based access point device via the wireless communication link 20 is illustrated in FIG. 1 by the mobile communication service provider 255 and the network based access point device. Routing to addressed recipients, such as intermediary service provider 300 or tag service provider 500, respectively.

 Many communication techniques may be employed for data transmission between the portable terminal 200 and the intermediary service provider 300 and / or the tag service provider 500. Depending on the wireless communication environment employed, other communication techniques based on other communication protocols may be used. Communication protocol standards available for almost all data communication applications are standardized by URLs (uniform resource locators) or uniform resource identifiers (URIs). It is a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) that allows, among other things, a request for the provision of information identified through an addressing encoding sequence in which is encoded. Wireless application protocols (WAPs), which are particularly used in cellular communication environments, are mostly based on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and are suitable for the specific requirements facing cellular communication environments. Considering cellular communications, data exchange may also be based on the messaging service provided by the cellular communication system employed. For example, GSM systems and related cellular communication systems may be messaging in accordance with proprietary standards such as the short message service (SMS) standard, the multimedia message service (MMS) standard and Nokia's smart messaging service. Provide service.

The brief description of the communication techniques mentioned above is provided as an example to clarify the possibility and it is merely noted that the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned communication techniques. Moreover, communication techniques may be employed without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The portable terminal 200 is a component for allowing parsing RFID tag information supplied by an RFID tag reader and generating a service request message according to the information obtained from the parsing of the RFID tag information. It further comprises a component for providing information to be received in the service request response according to the service request message.

As shown in FIG. 1, data transmitted over the wireless communication link 20 may be transferred by one or more connected communication networks 30 by the mobile communication service provider 255 (or network based access point routing device). Routed to one or more addressed recipients, which may be the intermediary service provider 300 and / or the tag service provider 500. The one or more communication networks 30 may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a combination thereof. The Internet is a wide-area communications network (WAN) available throughout the world and is today commonly used to connect network-based devices over long distances.

The intermediary service provider 300 may use messages provided by the portable terminal 200 and messages provided by the RFID tag obtained by the RFID tag reader of the portable terminal 200, in particular messages from the portable terminal 200. It operates a network service providing apparatus capable of receiving service request messages that accept information. The mediation service provider 300 further includes a component for processing the received messages and a component for generating corresponding messages in accordance with the received messages and the information provided by the mediation service provider 300.

The database 400 has an operation associated with a service provided by the intermediary service provider 300. The database 400 enables the mediation service provider 300 to store and manage information required for a service provided to a user of a wireless communication terminal.

Like the mediation service provider 300, the tag service provider 500 receives a tag service request, processes the tag service request according to the requested tag service, retrieves the required information, that is, the receiver, that is, the portable terminal 100 or the mediation. It operates a network service providing apparatus capable of generating a corresponding response to be sent to the service provider 300.

Typically, the network service providing apparatus comprises an information storage device or a network service providing apparatus in any manner to perform the above-mentioned operations described in connection with the intermediate service provider 300 and the tag service provider 500. It is possible to use an information storage device connected to the processing unit and the data communication interface.

The network service providing apparatus may be an information server, a WAP server, a WEB server, a database server or any related or similar service providing apparatus based on a processing unit connected to an information storage device for supplying portions of information. The following description addresses the information services operated by the information server. The important thing to know here is that you should understand that designated services are as broad as possible. The service provided by the service provider is operated by the service provider regardless of whether data exchange is initiated by the portable terminal and the exchanged data relates to application related information, meta-language / markup language information, database related information, and the like. It covers all cases where data exchange is performed between any service providing device and the portable terminal.

Functions of components illustrated in association with the wireless communication device 200, the network service providing device of the mediation service provider 300, and the network service providing device of the tag service provider 500 are described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2C. It will be apparent when considering the following operational sequences described.

The interaction of the system components shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail in FIGS. 2A-2C below showing operational sequences.

2A is a flow chart showing a first sequence of operations for a method according to one embodiment of the invention.

In operation S100, an information retrieval procedure is started. Such initiation may be automatic or may be through a user input of a portable terminal 200 that activates an RFID tag reader implemented in the portable terminal 200.

In operation S110, the query signal is output by the RFID tag reader and the RFID tag reader is implemented in the portable terminal 200 and activated after initiation of the information retrieval procedure. As the type of RFID tag is activated by a query signal, the query signal may be a simple activation signal with a specific frequency or may include additional information for the RFID tag such as an instruction.

In operation S120, the RFID tag 100 in the area irradiated by the RFID tag reader of the portable terminal 200 receives an inquiry signal.

In operation S130, the RFID tag 100 is activated. The activated RFID tag retransmits a response signal related to the inquiry signal (S140). Activation of the RFID tag may further comprise a processing operation performed by the processing component of the RFID tag to generate a retransmitted response signal. Based on the example of the RFID tag 100 shown in FIG. 1, the electrical circuit, integrated circuit (IC), microcontroller or microprocessor 101 may be activated by a query signal of the tag RFID reader. After activation, the microcontroller 101 retrieves RFID tag information from the storage component 102 and generates an RF response signal that includes the RFID tag information. Depending on the RFID tag type, the query signal may include information or instructions for the microcontroller 101 to perform the retrieval of the RFID tag information and the generation of the RF response signal. Moreover, the technique of embedding the RFID tag information in the RF response signal can be modified among a number of other encoding and modulation techniques. The detailed operation of RFID tags is not within the scope of the present invention.

In operation S140, the RF response signal including the RFID tag information is output through the antenna 103 to be finally sensed by the RFID tag reader.

In operation S150, the RFID tag reader implemented in the portable terminal 200 receives the RF response signal from the activated RFID tag by outputting an inquiry signal. The RFID tag reader decodes or extracts the RFID tag information from the RF response signal and transfers the RFID tag information obtained for further processing to the portable terminal 200.

In operation S160, the parsing component of the portable terminal 200 parses RFID tag information supplied from the RFID tag reader to the parsing component. According to the invention, the RFID tag information comprises at least one tag identification sequence identifying the RFID tag itself and services provided in association with the RFID tag being read. The tag identification sequence allows the use of personal services. Prerequisites should be provided for obtaining authorized access to one or more of the personal services. Such preceding requirements will be described in detail below.

The ability to identify the RFID tag itself allows in determining in what circumstances the RFID tag is provided to the user of the portable terminal 200, i.e. at which geographical location the RFID tag can be found. . The determination of such geographic location may be based on information stored in a database such as database 400. The ability to identify the services addressed by the RFID tag allows determining which personal services have been assigned to a single RFID tag. As an example, assume that an RFID tag is provided near a timetable of a main station. The geographical location of the RFID tag is correspondingly a timetable at the central entrance of a particular city, more precisely, for example, at the central entrance of that trunk station. Personal services assigned to such an RFID tag may be an information service about current train contact delays, information about restaurants near the mainline station, information about hotels, information about shops in the mainline gallery, and the like. Instead of one RFID tag providing access information for the services listed in association with that for each service, personal services are summarized in one RFID tag.

The RFID tag information received from the RFID tag reader may further include accessory information for modifying a tag identification sequence that addresses one or more personal services. The accessory information defines the encoding and addressing of a request message for accessing one or more services addressed by the tag identification sequence. Specifically, the accessory information includes communication related data to be employed for transmission of the request message. More specifically, the communication related data may be encoded and encoded using the text message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS), for example, via the PLMN's over-the-air (OTA) interface. In which case the communication related data also defines a corresponding requested telephone number identifying the recipient of the request message. Alternatively, the communication related data may specify that the request message is encoded and transmitted using HTTP, WAP or any other suitable data communication protocol, in which case the communication related data is also a recipient of the request message. An Internet Protocol (IP) address, URL, or URI may be specified to identify the IP address. The communication related data may also provide information such as network access point setting information, proxy setting information, etc. required for the transmission of the request message.

In operation S170, the request generation component of the portable terminal 200 is capable of performing a function of generating a service request message based on information resulting from parsing RFID tag information. The service request message further includes subscriber identification information included by the request generation component and retrieved from a storage component in the portable terminal 200. The subscriber identification information may be, but is not limited to, a user of the portable terminal 200 or an identifier of the portable terminal 200. The subscriber identification information should be understood as an identification sequence that allows determining the sender of the service request message, in which case the sender may be a user of the portable terminal 200 or the portable terminal 200.

Typically, a mobile communication terminal including an OTA interface to a PLMN, such as a global system for mobile communication (GSM) or a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), is a portable terminal 200. A hardware identification code, a user identification code, and at least one telephone number, i.e., an international mobile equipment identifier (IMEI), an internationally unique IMSI, which uniquely identifies a user and the portable terminal 200 of the respective worlds. and a subscriber identification module (SIM) each having a mobile subscriber identifier (IS) and at least one integrated services digital network (ISDN) number. In particular, a telephone number or mobile subscriber identifier (IMSI) is suitable for being employed as subscriber identification information.

Moreover, a mobile communication terminal including an OTA interface to a PLMN, such as an analog mobile communication system, a code division multiple access (CDMA) based communication system, and a time division multiple access (TDMA) based communication system. Includes terminal (hardware) identification information associated with the mobile communication terminal. In other words, subscriber identification information as required by the present invention may be based on terminal (hardware) identification information or may be provided by a network gateway node operated by a corresponding PLMN operator. Such a gateway node may include subscriber identification information that can be retrieved by, for example, identifying the originator of the service request message based on terminal (hardware) identification information and identifying the originator of the service request message from the dedicated subscriber information entity. The service request message may be capable of performing a function of including subscriber identification information in a service request message delivered through the gateway node.

Considering a portable terminal 200 comprising a wireless network communication interface, such as a WLAN interface or a Bluetooth interface, a hardware network interface identification sequence (number assigned to the corresponding network communication interface and uniquely identifying the network communication interface throughout the world) ) May also be adapted to be employed as subscriber identification information, since the hardware network interface identification sequence likewise allows to determine the originator of the service request message.

However, the subscriber identification information is also assigned to the portable terminal 200 or the user of the portable terminal 200 some time ago through a subscription service, and to the portable terminal 200 to be employed for the service request message. And an identification sequence stored in each of the storage components of the portable terminal 200.

According to a communication scheme employed for encoding and transmitting the service request message, the subscriber identification information may be included in the payload of the service request message or through context information provided in association with the service request message. For example, the service request message may be encoded and transmitted through a text message service (SMS). The subscriber identification information is based on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal that transmits the service request message. In other words, such phone number need not be included in the payload of the service request message because the text message service carries the phone number independently as communication context information with an additional real payload. . In contrast, a service request message that is encoded based on Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) can be used to send a caller through an IP address that can be dynamically assigned to an Internet Protocol (IP) address that is not suitable for unambiguously identifying the sender. Can be identified. Clear subscriber identification information included in the payload of the service request message can be detected.

Crucially, the majority of uses that allow for the above description of subscriber identification information to allow both the identification of the sender (each of the user of portable terminal 200 and portable terminal 200) and the originator of the service request message to be determined. Possible personal identification sequences are illustrated. The subscriber identification information may be included in the payload of the service request message by a network node inserted in the transmission path of the service request message or by the portable terminal 200. The subscriber identification information may be provided in communication context information that exists in parallel with the service request message. The subscriber identification information may be based on actual subscriber information that may be stored within the portable terminal 200 and any hardware identification information provided by the portable terminal 200 and components of the portable terminal 200. It can also be based on It should be noted that, given the examples mentioned above, it should be understood that the designated subscriber identification information is as broad as possible and should not be limited to any subscriber identification information required for the operation of the portable terminal in the PLMN. . The subscriber identification information is available to determine the originator of the service request message.

In operation S180, the communication interface of the portable terminal 200 allows transmitting a generated service request message including a tag identification sequence extracted from at least subscriber identification information associated with the requested service and RFID tag information. The service request message is delivered to the intermediary service provider 300. Communication-related data relating to the transmission of the service request message to the intermediary service provider 300 may be further extracted from the RFID tag information or, alternatively, may be stored in the portable terminal 200.

In operation S190, the network service providing apparatus operated by the mediation service provider 300 receives the service request message through a data communication interface.

In operation S200, the parsing component included in the network service providing apparatus parses the service request message and extracts included information, that is, at least tag identification sequence and subscriber identification information. As mentioned above, the subscriber identification information may be extracted from the payload of the received service message or obtained from the message context information.

In operation S210, the identification component of the network service providing apparatus has a function of determining personal services addressed by a tag identification sequence, the user subscribed based on the subscriber identification information and provided to the user independently of the subscription. And the ability to determine which services are to be addressed and which of the addressed personal services apply to user subscription and to check whether the addressed personal services are provided without user subscription.

It should be noted here that the subscription is to be understood as an agreement to pay for the services / applications subscribed to. Use may be billed as a flat fee or as a personal fee for personal use, such as a charge by a PLMN provider. A subscription may include one or more definitions regarding one or more classifications that specify related services / applications, for example, a classification defines a theme or theme that includes several services / applications of interest to the user (subscriber). can do. A subscription may include a period during which the services / applications can be used by a user (subscriber), corresponding to a time flat fee, and the subscription is allowed access to the services / applications, corresponding to a flat fee It may also include the number of times.

Services / applications managed by the mediation service provider 300 may change over time. In other words, specific services / applications may be provided respectively at a specific time and for a specific period of time. Moreover, the services / applications can change over time. In other words, the services / applications themselves may change over time and the service function of the services / applications may change over time.

More generally, a designated subscription also refers to a user of a portable electronic terminal and a user of the portable electronic terminal that requests the requestor to the first group and the second group (ie, a description of each of the subscriber identification information mentioned above). Should be understood as the (detailed) division of the sender of service request messages identified by the subscriber identification information that identifies in either way. The first group may be designated as joined but the second group may be designated as not joined. The selection of services may be assigned to a first group including subscribed group members (requesters) and provided to the first group. The second group, which includes all requestors that are not part of the first group, is a service that has no assigned service at all, a different selection of services, a selection of services that are limited in terms of the functionality of the services as compared to the corresponding complete services. And so on. For example, a particular service may be provided to a number of previously known users, such as customers (subscribers) of a particular PLMN provider operating a PLMN to illustrate a generic named subscription. Limited services may be provided to other requesters than customers of this particular service. Restricted services can be understood as individual services and handled as such services. For example, a limited service is for service advertising and can only be provided for a certain period of time. In view of the example mentioned above, the services can be subdivided into subscription services (which require subscription) and free services (which do not require subscription).

For checking of a subscription, the services addressed by the extracted identification sequence are identified. In other words, subscription services subscribed by the user (subscriber) are identified based on the extracted subscriber identification information. Moreover, these are services that are provided to the user without special subscription, for example, because the user is a customer of a particular PLMN provider, since the use of all requesters and the like for the service is provided free of charge. The identification information of the addressed services and the identification information of the subscribed and provided services may include access to a service and subscription database 400 that stores the necessary information.

In operation S300, the service and subscription database 400 is used to retrieve subscription information about the subscriber identified by subscriber identification information. The subscription information may include information about one or more services to which the user (subscriber) is subscribed or provided to the user, a service classification or related subscription definitions that are predefined and provided by the user (subscriber). Such a search is included in the service request message generated by the portable terminal 200 and is based on subscriber identification information allowing identification of the portable terminal 200 and the user of the portable terminal 200, respectively. The database 400 may provide information about a single service subscribed to by a user and may provide classification information that allows identifying one or more service classes that are summarized by the subject matter of the theme definition.

In operation S310, the service and subscription database 400 is used to retrieve the services addressed by the tag identification sequence. Through such a search, one or more services are associated with a tag identification sequence obtained from a particular RFID tag 100 that is read by the RFID tag reader of the portable terminal 200. Identification of one or more services associated with the read RFID tag 100 is designated to mediate the determination of the services, that is to say mediate in the sense of the determination. The database 400 includes relevant information linking a tag identification sequence to one or more services. Retrieving the services from the database 400 based on a tag identification sequence contained within a service request defines and / or modifies personal services assigned to the tag identification sequence, respectively, and adds personal services from the related information. Or provide a simple way to remove it. Referring back to operation S140, the RFID tag provides a tag identification sequence to the portable terminal 200. Mediation and determination to specify the personal services assigned to the RFID tag is performed by the database 400 respectively. As an example, the use of the RFID tag at trunk stations is widely accepted by passengers. The new cafe also provides its own service to passengers using the services assigned to the RFID tag. The new service of such a cafe is simply assigned to this RFID tag by modifying the information stored in the database 400. No change needs to be made to the RFID tag itself.

The inspection of the subscription is performed by the network-based service providing apparatus of the mediation service provider 300 for comparing the identified services to be assigned to the RFID tag identified based on the tag identification sequence for the subscription information finally retrieved according to the subscription information. Contains an inspection component. Such a check may be a one-to-one comparison between subscribed and provided services and assigned services and may be based on classification information provided by the user for subscription of one service class. One or more matching services are additionally handled through the checking operation.

The database 400 is referred to as a service and subscription database that provides information about subscription definitions of a user (subscriber) and information about services assigned to a read RFID tag. The combination of two sets of information in one database 400 as mentioned is not necessary, and dedicated databases for each set of information may be substituted for the above mentioned database 400.

In operation S250, the intermediary service provider 300 initiates handling of services that finally match. Operations that must be performed in association with the matching services are performed by one or more tag service providers. Representative embodiments for the handling of matching services will be mentioned with respect to FIGS. 2B and 2C. Initiation of a matching service is illustrated in FIGS. 2B and 2C based on one matching service provided and operated by the tag service provider 500. The above-mentioned initiation operation is available to a plurality of matching services provided by one or more tag service providers in a similar manner.

2B is a flowchart illustrating a first operation sequence in which an operation is performed according to the operation sequence shown in FIG. 2A according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation sequence illustrated in FIG. 2A shows a direct initiation of one matching service provided by the tag service provider 500.

In operation S400, the network service providing apparatus operated by the mediation service provider 300 generates one or more tag service request messages corresponding to matching services identified in the previous operation S210.

To illustrate the initiation of tag service handling, it may be assumed that the services provided by the tag service provider 500 have been identified as matching. The generated tag service request message is dedicated to initiating such tag service originally requested by the user. Therefore, the tag service request accepts the necessary information required by the addressed tag service provider 500 to perform the service provided by the addressed tag service provider 500. The necessary information may include portable terminal related data, tag service related data, communication related data, and the like. This set of information may be obtained from a service request message originally sent from the portable terminal 200 to the intermediary service provider 300 or from a database 400 that stores information about a tag service.

In detail, the terminal related data may be adapted to the tag service provider 500 according to the requirements set by the portable terminal 200 if necessary, that is, the functions and capabilities of the portable terminal 200. Can be allowed. The tag service related data may include information and data about the RFID tag 100 which initially supplied the tag identification sequence in which the tag service provider 500 was identified to the portable terminal 200. In more detail, the tag service related data may include geographic location data required by the tag service provider 500 for operation. Alternatively, the tag service related data may simply comprise a tag identification sequence and additional identifications with respect to the RFID tag 100 are made by the tag service provider 500. The communication related data may include communication related data regarding communication with the tag service provider 500 such as a communication protocol, address information, and the like. The communication related data may further include data regarding communication with the portable terminal 200 addressed as a recipient of information resulting from the service of the tag service provider 500.

In operation S410, a tag service request message is transmitted from the intermediate service provider 300 to a network service providing apparatus of the tag service provider 500 through a communication interface.

In operation S420, the network service providing apparatus of the tag service provider 500 receives a tag service request message through a communication interface. In operations S430 and S440, the tag service request message is parsed by a parsing component of the network service providing apparatus of the tag service provider 500 and a tag service response message is tagged according to the service request message and tag service. Generated by the generating component of the network service providing apparatus of the service provider 500.

In operation S450, the generated response message is transmitted from the tag service provider 500 to the portable terminal 200.

In operation S460, the portable terminal 200 receives a tag service response message. The tag service response message is initially addressed by the service identification information obtained from the RFID tag 100 and includes information of a tag service to which a user of the portable terminal 200 is subscribed.

FIG. 2C is a flowchart illustrating a second operation sequence in which an operation is performed according to the operation sequence shown in FIG. 2A as a modification to the operation sequence provided in FIG. 2B according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In operation S500, the network service providing apparatus operated by the mediation service provider 300 generates a service response message including information about services previously identified as matching.

To illustrate the initiation of tag service handling, it may be assumed that the service provided by tag service provider 500 has been identified as matching. The generated service response message is initially dedicated to initiating the tag service requested by the user. Therefore, the service response accommodates the necessary information required by the addressed tag service provider 500 to perform the service provided by the addressed tag service provider 500. The necessary information may include portable terminal related data, tag service related data, communication related data, and the like. This set of information may initially be obtained from a service request message sent from the portable terminal 200 to the intermediary service provider 300 or from a database 400 that stores information about a tag service. For detailed data description, refer to operation S400 illustrated in FIG. 2B.

In operation S510, a service response message is transmitted from the network service providing apparatus of the mediation service provider 300 to the portable terminal 200. In operation S520, the portable terminal 200 receives the service response message and parses the service response message in operation S530. The user of the portable terminal 200 may be allowed to view the results of the service request and may select one or several results for the services to be processed.

In operation S540, based on the parsed information of operation S530, the portable terminal 200 is transmitted to the tag service provider 500 through a communication connection in operation S550 500. Create a tag service request message for). The generation and transmission of the tag service request message may be performed according to the tag service related data and additional data provided by the intermediary service provider 300 and provided in the service response message by the portable terminal 200.

In operation S560, the network service providing apparatus of the tag service provider 500 receives a tag service request message through its communication interface.

In operations S570 and S580, the tag service request message is parsed and a tag service response message is generated according to the service request message and tag service. In operation S590, the generated tag service response message is transmitted from the tag service provider 500 to the portable terminal 200.

In operation S600, the portable terminal 200 receives a tag service response message. The tag service response message is initially addressed by the service identification information obtained from the RFID tag 100 and includes information of a tag service to which a user of the portable terminal 200 is subscribed. The information can be displayed to the user.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, with the development of the technology, the concept of the present invention can be implemented in many ways. Accordingly, the invention and its embodiments are not limited to the examples mentioned above but may vary within the scope of the appended claims.

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In the network service providing apparatus for mediating network-based services, An interface component for receiving a service request message from the portable electronic terminal 200, the service request message comprising at least a tag identification sequence and subscriber identification information, wherein the tag identification sequence is received from a radio frequency identification tag ; And A selection component for selecting one or more services according to the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information, The interface component is suitable for establishing a connection between the portable electronic terminal 200 and at least one tag service provider 500 associated with the one or more selected services for the operation of the one or more selected services. Network service providing device. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection component, A service search component for obtaining service information associated with the tag identification sequence; A subscription search component for obtaining subscription information associated with the subscriber identification information; And And a checking component for comparing the subscription information with the service information for selection of one or more subscription services. The method of claim 2, The service retrieval component is suitable for accessing a service data storage device 400, the service data storage device 400 includes a plurality of service information associated with at least one tag identification sequence for retrieval, The subscription search component is suitable for accessing subscription data storage 400, wherein the subscription data storage 400 includes a plurality of subscription information associated with at least one subscriber identification information for retrieval. Network service providing apparatus. The network service providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the subscription information includes classification information relating to at least one service class. 4. An interface component according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the interface component for establishing a connection with respect to the one or more selected services is suitable for sending an initiation request to at least one tag service provider 500. Network service providing device. A portable electronic terminal for accessing network based services, Subscriber identification information; A radio frequency identification tag reader for receiving one tag identification sequence from the radio frequency identification tag; A generating component for generating a service request message according to the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information, the generating component including the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information; And An interface component for transmitting the service request message to the intermediary service provider 300, the interface component for establishing a connection to at least one tag service provider 500 for the operation of one or more subscription services. Portable electronic terminal. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the radio frequency identification tag reader is suitable for receiving at least the tag identification sequence and communication related data, the generating component suitable for generating the service request message in accordance with the communication related data, And the interface component is suitable for transmitting the service request message according to the communication related data. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The interface component is suitable for receiving a service response message from at least one tag service provider 500, And a user interface for outputting information included in the service response message. In a system for mediating network-based services, As at least one portable electronic terminal 200, Subscriber identification information; A radio frequency identification tag reader for receiving one tag identification sequence for the radio frequency identification tag; A generating component for generating a service request message according to the tag identification sequence and the subscriber information, wherein the service request message includes the tag identification sequence and the subscriber information; And At least one portable including an interface component for transmitting the service request message to the intermediary service provider 300, the interface component for establishing a connection to at least one tag service provider 500 for the operation of one or more subscription services. Electronic terminal 200; And An apparatus for providing a network service constituting the intermediate service provider 300, An interface component for receiving a service request message from the portable electronic terminal (200), the service request message including the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information; And A selection component for selecting one or more services in accordance with the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information, wherein the interface component includes at least one tag associated with the one or more selected services for operation of the one or more selected services And a network service providing apparatus suitable for establishing a connection between a service provider (500) and the portable electronic terminal (200). In the method of mediating network-based services through the mediation service provider 300, Receiving a service request message from the portable electronic terminal 200, the service request message comprising at least a tag identification sequence and subscriber identification information, wherein the tag identification sequence is received from a radio frequency identification tag. Receiving step of; Selecting one or more services according to the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information; And Establishing a connection between at least one tag service provider 500 associated with the one or more selected services and the portable electronic terminal 200 for operation of the one or more selected services. Method of mediating network-based services through a service provider. The method of claim 10, wherein the selecting comprises: Retrieving service information associated with the tag identification sequence; Retrieving subscription information associated with the subscriber identification information; And And comparing the subscription information with the service information for selection of one or more subscription services. The method of claim 11, The retrieval of the service information may include accessing a service data storage device 400, wherein the service data storage device 400 includes a plurality of service information associated with at least one tag identification sequence for retrieval. Steps, The retrieval of the subscription information may include accessing the subscription data storage device 400, wherein the subscription data storage device 400 includes a plurality of subscription information associated with at least one subscriber identification information for retrieval. A method of mediating network-based services through an intermediary service provider, comprising the steps of: 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the subscription information includes classification information related to at least one service class. The method of claim 10, The setting step includes transmitting an initiation request to the at least one tag service provider (500). In the method of accessing network-based services through the portable electronic terminal 200, Receiving at least one tag identification sequence from a radio frequency identification tag via a radio frequency identification tag reader connected to the portable electronic terminal (200); Generating a service request message according to the tag identification sequence and the subscriber information, wherein the service request message includes the tag identification sequence and the subscriber information; And Transmitting the service request message to an intermediary service provider 300, comprising transmitting a service request message to establish a connection to at least one tag service provider 500 for the operation of one or more subscription services. A method of accessing network-based services via a portable electronic terminal, characterized in that. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the receiving comprises receiving communication related data from the radio frequency identification tag via a radio frequency identification tag reader, wherein the service request message is generated and transmitted in accordance with the communication related data. A method of accessing network-based services via a portable electronic terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 15, Method for accessing network-based services through the portable electronic terminal, Receiving one service response message from the at least one tag service provider (500); And And displaying the information included in the service response message to a user. In the method for mediating network-based services to the portable electronic terminal 200 through the mediation service provider 300, Receiving at least one tag identification sequence from a radio frequency identification tag via a radio frequency identification tag reader connected to the portable electronic terminal (200); Generating a service request message according to the tag identification sequence and subscriber information; Transmitting the service request message from the portable electronic terminal (200) to an intermediary service provider (300); Receiving the service request message from the portable electronic terminal (200) via the intermediary service provider (300); Selecting one or more services according to the tag identification sequence and the subscriber identification information; And Establishing, through the intermediary service provider 300, a connection between the at least one tag service provider 500 and the portable electronic terminal 200 associated with the one or more selected services for the operation of the one or more selected services. A method of mediating network-based services for a portable electronic terminal through an intermediary service provider, comprising the steps of: 20. Performing the steps of any one of claims 10 to 18 when the program portion is implemented as a computer program running on a microprocessor-based component, a processing device, a terminal device, a communication terminal device, a service providing device or a network-based device. A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a software tool for intermediary of network-based services comprising program portions for the same. 19. Loadable program code section for performing the steps of any of claims 10 to 18 when the program code is executed on a microprocessor-based component, a processing device, a terminal device, a communication terminal device, a service providing device or a network-based device. A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a computer program product for the intermediary of network-based services, including. 20. Program code sections for performing the method of any one of claims 10 to 18 when the computer program product is executed on a microprocessor based component, a processing device, a terminal device, a communication terminal device, a service providing device or a network based device. A computer readable storage medium having recorded thereon a computer program product for the intermediary of network-based services comprising. 19. A computer readable storage medium having recorded thereon structural data for the intermediary of network-based services which, when executed by a processor, causes the steps of any of claims 10-18 to be performed.

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