KR101081113B1 - Method and system for providing internet service for group subscriber - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: connecting a mobile terminal with a local internet service system, a local menu for a general menu for a general internet service and a local internet service for a collective subscriber, wherein the local internet service system is equally provided to a general subscriber to the mobile terminal. Transmitting service menu information including a menu, the mobile terminal requesting a service to be provided through the service menu information to the local internet service system, and the mobile terminal transmitting the local internet service system to the local internet service system; When requesting the provision of a service, the local Internet service system may include providing the local Internet service to the mobile terminal in response to the request. Therefore, when attempting an internet service of a mobile terminal, the local internet service system is first accessed to provide a local internet service for a group subscriber only without changing the software of the existing network and the subscriber's mobile terminal.

Mobile Terminal, Internet Service, Local Internet Service

Description

Method and system for providing Internet service for group subscribers {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERNET SERVICE FOR GROUP SUBSCRIBER}

1 is a block diagram of an Internet service system for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of a method for providing Internet service for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a signal flow diagram when providing a local Internet service to a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a signal flowchart when providing a general Internet service to a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a state of a local server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings ***

100: mobile terminal 200: base station (BTS)

300: packet control function unit (PCF) 400: local Internet service system

450: intranet

410: Local Packet Data Service Node (Local PDSN)                 

430: local service server

470: local content provider

500: General Internet Service System

550: Internet network

510: general packet data service node (Public PDSN)

530: Generic Service Server

570: general content provider

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber, and more particularly, to a method for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber that provides a separate Internet service for a specific group subscriber such as a corporation, a university, and a public office. It is about the system.

In recent years, with the continuous development of communication engineering, services that can be provided to mobile terminals have also been diversified. In particular, the mobile terminal has become a means for receiving various information by accessing the Internet network as well as transmitting general voice calls and text messages.

In addition, such a generalization of the Internet service is generating a desire for providing a variety of separate services.                         

That is, since the Internet service in the conventional mobile terminal provides a collective service to all subscribers subscribed to the service provider, the Internet service is targeted to the subscribers belonging to a specific group such as a corporation, a university, and a public office. Could not provide Internet service.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. When the mobile terminal is connected to the Internet network, the local Internet service system is first accessed, and the local Internet is targeted only to the group subscribers without changing the software of the existing network and the subscriber's mobile terminal. It is to provide a method and system for providing Internet services for a group subscriber providing a service.

It is still another object of the present invention to connect the local Internet service system and the existing general general Internet service system when the mobile terminal is connected to the local Internet service system and requests the provision of the general Internet service. The present invention provides a method and system for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber who reconnects to an Internet service system and provides a general Internet service corresponding to the request.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber, comprising: A-1) connecting a mobile terminal and a local Internet service system; A-2) The local Internet service system transmits service menu information to the mobile terminal, the service menu information including a general menu for a general Internet service provided to a general subscriber and a local menu for a local Internet service for a group subscriber. step; A-3) the mobile terminal requesting a service to be provided through the service menu information to the local Internet service system; And A-4) when the mobile terminal requests the local internet service system to provide the local internet service, the local internet service system providing the local internet service to the mobile terminal in response to the request. Characterized in that.

And an Internet service providing system for a group subscriber according to the present invention for achieving the above object, Local Internet service system for providing a local Internet service for the group subscriber to the mobile terminal; A general internet service system for providing a general internet service for a general subscriber to the mobile terminal; And a packet control function for connecting the local internet service system and the general internet service system to interwork with each other, wherein the local internet service system senses a service type selected by the mobile terminal, When requesting the provision, the mobile terminal is connected to the general Internet service system.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments will be described in detail a method and system for providing Internet services for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar components.

First, an Internet service providing system for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram of an Internet service system for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an Internet service providing system for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a local Internet service system 400, a general Internet service system 500, and a packet control function unit (PCF). Function below, referred to as 'PCF') (300).

And preferably a home location register (HLR) and a base station (BS).

Meanwhile, the local Internet service to be described below is an Internet service provided by the local Internet service system 400 to the mobile terminal 100, and is an Internet service for a specific group of subscribers such as corporations, universities, and government offices.

The general Internet service is a general Internet service provided to all service subscribers.

In addition, the mobile terminal 100 includes all mobile terminals capable of Internet service, and in particular, refers to a mobile terminal registered as a group subscriber of a local Internet service.

The home location register (not shown) is a database system that generally stores and manages location information and status information of the mobile terminal 100 and provides the same to a system requesting the information. In particular, the mobile terminal 100 is locally stored. It is determined whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal of a group subscriber who wishes to provide Internet service, or a mobile terminal of a general subscriber who wishes to provide general Internet service.

The base station 200 selects a local Internet service system 400 to which the mobile terminal is connected when there are a plurality of local Internet service systems 400.

The local Internet service system 400 is a mobile terminal 100 connected to the local Internet service system 400 provides a local Internet service, Local Packet Data Service Node (Local PDSN: or less, 'local PDSN '), 410, Local Service Server 430, and Local Contents Provider 470, each of which is an intranet of a local Internet service system 400. INTRANET) 450 are connected to each other.

The local PDSN 410 exchanges a signal with the base station 200 on the side of the mobile terminal 100 through the PCF 300 to provide a point-to-point protocol (PPP) for the mobile terminal 100 between the base station 200; Point-to-Point Protocol) is established to connect the mobile terminal 100 and the local service server 430.

In addition, the local PDSN 410, when the mobile terminal 100 connected to the local service server 430 requests the provision of the general Internet service, the mobile terminal 100 from the local service server 430 is connected to the general Internet service system ( Receive a request for a reconnection request to access the 500 and transmits it to the PCF (300). In addition, the point-to-point protocol established between the mobile terminal 100 is terminated to stop the connection between the mobile terminal 100 and the local service server 400.

In addition, the local PDSN 410 checks the state of the local service server 430 at predetermined time intervals.

That is, when the local PDSN 410 requests the local service server 430 to check the status of the local service server 430, the local service server 430 stores the central processing unit (CPU) in response to the request. The device (Memory) and network (Network) status is checked and the status result information on the check result is transmitted to the local PDSN 410.

In this case, if the local PDSN 410 does not receive the status result information within a preset time or receives status result information for an abnormal operation of the local service server 430, the point PD set with the local PDSN 410 is set. The point protocol is terminated to stop the connection between the mobile terminal 100 and the local service server 430.

And, preferably, the mobile terminal 100 is reconnected to the general internet service system 500 so that the mobile terminal 100 can receive the general internet service.

Meanwhile, the method for setting and canceling the point-to-point protocol by transmitting and receiving a signal between the base station 200, the PCF 300, and the local PDSN 410 is already known in general, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted below. .

The local service server 430 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 by the local PDSN 410 and includes a local menu for the local internet service and a general menu for the general internet service to the mobile terminal 100. By transmitting a service menu, the mobile terminal 100 can select an Internet service to be provided.

In addition, the service menu detects the type of the Internet service selected by the mobile terminal 100.

If the mobile terminal 100 requests the local service server 430 to provide a local Internet service, the local service server 430 provides a local Internet service in response to the request.

However, when the mobile terminal 100 requests the local service server 430 to provide the general Internet service, the local PDSN 410 may reconnect the mobile terminal 100 to the general Internet service system 500. request.

The local content providing unit 470 provides various various contents for providing the local internet service.

The general Internet service system 500 is the same as the existing Internet service system in that it provides the same Internet service to subscribers subscribed to the service, but from the local Internet service system 400 in conjunction with the local Internet service system 400 The difference is that the mobile terminal 100 receives the request, reconnects after the connection between the local service system 400 and the mobile terminal 100 is terminated, and provides the general Internet service.

More specifically, the general Internet service system 500 includes a public packet data service node (Public PDSN) (hereinafter, referred to as a general PDSN) 510 and a public service server 530. And a general content provider 570.

The general PDSN 510 receives a request for the reconnection of the local service server 430 through the PCF 300 and sets a point-to-point protocol with the mobile terminal 100 in response to the request. 100 is reconnected to the general service server (530).

The general service server 530 is connected to the mobile terminal 100 through the general PDSN 510 to provide the general internet service to the mobile terminal 100.

The general content provider 570 is connected to the general service server 530 to provide various types of contents for providing the general Internet service to the general service server 530.

Next, a method of providing an Internet service for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a signal flow diagram when providing a local Internet service to a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a signal flow diagram when providing a general Internet service to a group subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method of determining a state of a local server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, when the Internet service is to be provided through the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 accesses the local Internet service system 400 (S100).                     

On the other hand, preferably, before the mobile terminal 100 accesses the local Internet service system 400, the group subscriber who wishes to provide the local Internet service through the home location register (not shown) moves. It is determined whether the terminal is a mobile terminal of a general subscriber who wants to provide general Internet service.

If it is determined that the mobile terminal 100 is the mobile terminal 100 of the group subscriber, the mobile terminal 100 selects the local Internet service system 400 to which the mobile terminal 100 is connected.

In this case, when it is determined that the mobile terminal 100 is a mobile terminal of a general subscriber, the mobile terminal 100 may be connected to a general internet service system to provide a general internet service.

In the following description, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 100 is a mobile terminal 100 of a subscriber registered as a group subscriber for a local Internet service.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a signal is transmitted and received between the base station 200 and the PCF 300 (S110), and the point-to-point is between the base station 200 and the local PDSN 410 on the mobile terminal 100 side. Set a protocol (S120).

Since the procedure for setting the point-to-point protocol is a known general technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As a result, the local PDSN 410 connects the mobile terminal 100 and the local service server 430 through the set point-to-point protocol (S130).

The local service server 430 transmits the service menu information to the mobile terminal 100 (S200), and the mobile terminal 100 selects an Internet service to be provided through the service menu information (S300).

In this case, when the mobile terminal 100 requests the local service server 430 to provide local Internet service (S400), the local service server 430 provides the local Internet service to the mobile terminal 100 in response to the request. (S500).

However, when the mobile terminal 100 requests the provision of the general Internet service (S600), the mobile terminal 100 reconnects to the general Internet service system 500 (S700) and the general Internet service system 500 from the general Internet service system 500. Internet service is provided (S800).

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the local service server 430 requests the local PDSN 410 to reconnect the mobile terminal 100 to the general Internet service system 500 (S610).

Then, the local PDSN 410 terminates the set point-to-point protocol with the mobile terminal 100 (S620), and is reset between the general PDSN 510 (S630).

As a result, the general PDSN 510 connects the mobile terminal 100 and the general service server 530 through the set point-to-point protocol (S640), and the general service server 530 connects the general Internet service to the mobile terminal 100. Provided (S650).

Meanwhile, the local PDSN 410 checks the state of the local service server 430 at predetermined time intervals.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the local PDSN 410 transmits status check request information to the local service server 430 to request checking of the status of the local service server (S910).                     

Then, in response to the request, the local service server 430 checks the state of the CPU, the memory, the network, and the like, and then checks the status of the check result with the local service server 430. The result information is transmitted (S920).

In this case, when the local service server 430 does not receive the state result information within a predetermined time or determines that the local service server 430 is performing abnormal operation based on the received state result information, the mobile terminal 100 When the general Internet service is requested, the same process is performed (S610, S620, S630, S640, and S650).

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone skilled in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various changes or modifications can be made.

As described above, according to the present invention, a method and system for providing an Internet service for a group subscriber, by first accessing the local Internet service system when attempting an Internet service of the mobile terminal, is performed without changing the software of the mobile terminal of the existing network and the subscriber. There is an effect that can provide a local Internet service targeting only.

In addition, when a mobile terminal wants to provide a general Internet service, the mobile terminal is automatically connected to a general Internet service system, thereby providing a general Internet service.

Claims (18)

A-1) connecting the mobile terminal and the local Internet service system; A-2) transmitting, by the local Internet service system, service menu information including a general menu for a general Internet service provided to a general subscriber to the mobile terminal and a local menu for a local Internet service for a group subscriber to the mobile terminal; ; A-3) the mobile terminal requesting a service to be provided through the service menu information to the local Internet service system; And A-4) when the mobile terminal requests the local internet service system to provide the local internet service, the local internet service system including providing the local internet service to the mobile terminal in response to the request. Internet service providing method for a group subscriber, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, A-5) when the mobile terminal requests the local internet service system to provide the general internet service, disconnecting the connection between the mobile terminal and the local internet service system and connecting the mobile terminal to the general internet service system. ; And A-6) The Internet service providing method for a group subscriber, characterized in that the general Internet service system further comprises providing the general Internet service to the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, before step A-1), I) determining whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal of a group subscriber who wishes to provide a local Internet service or a mobile terminal of a general subscriber who wishes to provide a general Internet service; And If the mobile terminal is determined to be a mobile terminal of a group subscriber, selecting the local Internet service system to which the mobile terminal is to be connected. The method of claim 3, III) if the mobile terminal is determined to be a mobile terminal of a general subscriber, providing the general internet service by connecting the mobile terminal to a general internet service system; Way. 3. The method of claim 2, The local service server, which is connected between the mobile terminal and the local Internet service system, requests a connection between the mobile terminal and the general service server to a local packet data service node having a point-to-point protocol set up with the mobile terminal side. And canceling the set protocol according to the request. The method of claim 2. And the connection between the mobile terminal and the general service server is achieved by setting a point-to-point protocol between the mobile terminal and the general packet data service node. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the local packet data service node is The Internet service providing method for a group subscriber, characterized in that for checking the status of the local service server at a predetermined time interval. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the status check of the local service server is Iii) the local packet data service node requesting the local service server to check the status of a local service server; Ii) the local service server checking the local service server status in response to the request, and sending status result information on the check result to the local packet data service node; And Iv) the local packet data service node receiving the status result information and checking the status of the local service server through this to check the status of the local service server. How we deliver the service.  9. The method of claim 8, wherein the packet data service node is When the status result information is not received within a preset time or when the status result information for abnormal operation of the local service server is received, the point-to-point protocol set between the mobile terminal and the local packet data service node is terminated. And connecting the mobile terminal to the general service server. A local Internet service system for providing a local Internet service for a group subscriber to a mobile terminal; A general internet service system for providing a general internet service for a general subscriber to the mobile terminal; And And a packet control function for connecting the local internet service system and the general internet service system to interwork with each other. The local Internet service system senses a service type selected by the mobile terminal, and when the mobile terminal requests to provide a general Internet service, connects the mobile terminal to the general Internet service system. Internet service provision system. The system of claim 10, wherein the local Internet service system is A local packet data service node for establishing a point-to-point protocol with a mobile terminal to connect the mobile terminal to the local internet service system; And Transmitting service menu information including a general menu for the general Internet service and a local menu for the local Internet service to the mobile terminal, detecting a service type selected by the mobile terminal through the service menu information, and If the terminal requests to provide a local Internet service, the Internet service providing system for a group subscriber, characterized in that it comprises a local service server for providing a local Internet service corresponding to the request. 12. The local service server of claim 11, wherein the local service server is When the mobile terminal requests to provide a general Internet service, the mobile terminal and the general service system request to reconnect to the local packet data service node, and the local packet data service node that receives the request is configured as the point-to-point. Internet service providing system for a group of subscribers, characterized in that to terminate the protocol. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the general internet service system A general packet data service node configured to receive a request for the reconnection of the local service server through the packet control function and establish a point-to-point protocol with the mobile terminal according to the request; And And a general service server connected to the mobile terminal through the general packet data service node to provide the general internet service to the mobile terminal. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, And a home location register for determining whether the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal of a group subscriber who wishes to provide a local Internet service or a mobile terminal of a general subscriber who wishes to provide a general Internet service. Internet service provision system. The method of claim 13, And a base station for selecting a local Internet service system to which the mobile terminal is to be connected, if the mobile terminal is determined to be a mobile terminal of a group subscriber. The method of claim 11 or 12, And the local packet data service node checks the state of the local service server at predetermined time intervals.  The method of claim 16, wherein the status check of the local service server  The local packet service node requests the local service server to check the status of the local service server, and the local service server checks the status of the local service server in response to the request and then checks the status with the local packet service node. Internet service providing system for a group subscriber, characterized in that for transmitting the status result information for. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the packet data service node is When the status result information is not received within a preset time or when the status result information for abnormal operation of the local service server is received, the point-to-point protocol set between the mobile terminal and the local packet data service node is terminated. And connecting the mobile terminal to the general service server.

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