KR20030005550A - A mobile internet application server and method for mobile internet platform - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A wireless Internet application server and a wireless Internet platform method are provided to correspond to an authentication request of a service provider, maintain a session of each user, and secure basis data of an Internet service rental fee charged to each user using a virtual Internet address by endowing the virtual Internet address to each user on a wireless Internet being connected through a wireless mobile communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: A MAS(Mobile Application Server,36) is positioned at the front end of a server(28) having contents. In the case that a group ware(GW,28-1) of a server, a mail server(28-2, POP3), a database server(28-3, DB), and a common document server(28-4) are interlocked, the MAS(36) makes a connection of a wire environment terminal or a wireless environment terminal possible. The MAS(36) performs a platform role capable of performing various applications such as a management with respect to various services being supplied in the wireless terminal and a levy of a rental fee thereof.

Description

A mobile internet application server and method for mobile internet platform}

The present invention relates to the Internet, and in particular, to allow service providers in wireless Internet to directly manage the session of each user, to process and store the processing of the user's request, and to bill the user The present invention relates to a wireless internet platform method for providing data on usage fees and a wireless internet application server implementing the wireless internet platform method.

The Internet is commonly used to connect by wire, and is performed on an open network, which is free of charge. In the case of using paid content, a fee may be charged by recognizing a wired ID.

However, wireless Internet has various problems as follows.

1. Technical differences between conservative wireless cellular networks and open wired Internet,

2. absence of a new business model between, in principle, paid wireless network services and, in principle, free wired Internet;

3. The lack of awareness of new business models for wireless Internet (the lack of efforts to break the existing wired Internet range);

4. absence of content and services suitable for the wireless Internet (absence of limited content and absence of related solutions for services suitable for small display screens) and

5. There are multiple different protocols.

In the case of wired Internet communication, Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) uses a fixed network cable to communicate between the Internet server and the client, and the user has a fixed Internet Protocol (IP) address. . Therefore, the Internet server is connected to the Internet server, and after identifying the IP of the user using the Internet content (contents) service, the authentication process to check the user name and password, etc. I'm using methods like session and cookie.

In the case of wireless communication, since there is no fixed network cable as in the case of wired communication, it is difficult to maintain sessions for each user, and there is no method of identifying the ID of each user (for example, a wireless communication terminal). . In other words, there is no way to provide the data that can charge the service provider (CP, Contents Provider) for the service provided after the user connects to the server.

1 is a block diagram showing a first generation in the evolution of the wireless Internet.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first generation wireless Internet includes a mobile communication terminal 10, a base station 12, a mobile communication company 14, and a server 16. The first generation wireless Internet, also called a network operator subordinate type, has a subordinate billing form in which a mobile telecommunication company 14 receives a fee for using a service from a user of the mobile terminal 10 and delivers it to a service provider CP. The content is also limited.

2 is a block diagram showing a second generation in the evolution of the wireless Internet.

Referring to FIG. 2, the second generation wireless Internet includes a mobile communication terminal 10, a base station 12, a mobile communication company 14, an independent wireless portal 26, and a server 28. The second generation wireless Internet is also known as limited open type because billing and contents are somewhat open compared to the first generation. In the second generation wireless Internet, the service fee is not received by the mobile telecommunication company 14, but the agency can perform the charge, and the independent wireless portals 26-1 to 26-n, n are integers. Is possible. Of course, original content is also possible.

As described above in the description of FIGS. 1 and 2, although currently at the level of the first generation, it will soon enter the second generation. At present, wireless telecommunication companies charge user fees for the use of wireless communication terminals and the Internet service fee directly, and Internet service providers are forced to charge the Internet service fee for use from the wireless telecommunication company. At this time, since the Internet service provider does not have a basis for the Internet usage fee delivered by the wireless communication company to the Internet service provider, there is a disadvantage that cannot be followed by the disposal of the wireless communication company.

Unlike the wired Internet, which has a fixed IP (Internet Protocol) address and can respond to the service provider's authentication requirements, the wireless Internet using a wireless mobile terminal is difficult to maintain sessions for each user and can identify each user's identity. There is no way.

Accordingly, the first technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to assign a virtual Internet address to each user on the wireless Internet connected to a wireless mobile communication terminal or the like, and to respond to the authentication request of a service provider by using the virtual internet address. The present invention provides a wireless Internet application server that maintains session data for each user and secures evidence of Internet service fee to be charged to the user.

The second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to assign a virtual internet address to each user on the wireless Internet connected to a wireless mobile communication terminal, and to use the virtual internet address when a service provider authenticates the user on the wireless internet. In addition, the present invention provides a wireless Internet platform method for maintaining sessions for each authenticated user and obtaining evidence of Internet service fees required for each user.

In order to more fully understand the drawings used in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a block diagram showing a first generation in the evolution of the wireless Internet.

2 is a block diagram showing a second generation in the evolution of the wireless Internet.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless Internet including a wireless Internet application server according to the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the first technical problem, the wireless Internet application server, which exists between the wireless communication base station and a plurality of Internet servers, and gives a virtual Internet address to a user receiving a service A function, a function of authenticating an existing addressed user, and a function of managing a profile of the addressed user, are controlled by a wireless Internet service provider.

The management of the profile of the user is preferably all Internet services that the user accesses and uses, such as finance, e-mail, and groupware, as well as paid Internet contents.

The wireless Internet application server may further include a function of processing and storing processing matters generated by the Internet server into predetermined data and outputting the processed and stored data when the service provider desires it. The processed and stored data are data for each user, service contents, and time of use.

The virtual internet address is preferably a value based on a connection date and a connection time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the second technical problem, the wireless Internet platform method, in a wireless Internet application server existing between a wireless communication base station and a plurality of Internet servers,

Assigning a virtual internet address to a user who receives a service;

Authenticating an existing user assigned an address; And

Managing a profile of the addressed user.

Preferably, the virtual internet address is based on the date and time of connection to the server.

Assigning the virtual internet address,

Collecting documents requested by the user;

Determining whether a document requested in the collecting step exists in a connection portion to another document;

Delivering a document addressed to the user when there is no connection to another document as a result of the determination in the determining step; And

And when there is a connection portion to another document as a result of the determination in the determination step, delivering the connection document addressed to the user.

Authenticating the user includes:

Selecting a document received by the user; Confirming an address through a HTTP request header of the document selected in the selecting step; And

Authenticating the verified address.

The profile management step,

Management of all Internet services accessed and used by the user, such as finance, e-mail, and groupware, as well as paid Internet content.

The wireless Internet platform method,

Processing and storing the processing matters generated in the wireless Internet server; And

And outputting the processed stored information.

The processed and stored information is preferably data for each user, service content, and usage time.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. For each figure, like reference numerals denote like elements.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless Internet including a wireless Internet application server according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the wireless Internet application server 36 (Mobile Application Server, MAS) according to the present invention is located at the front end of the server 28 including the content, and the groupware 28-1, G / W of the server. ), Mail server 28-2, POP3, database server 28-3, D / B, document server 28-4, etc. It allows you to connect to the terminal.

The wireless Internet application server is an application web server designed to serve as a platform that enables various applications, such as management of various services provided to a wireless terminal and a fee for use thereof. )to be.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the wireless Internet application server according to the present invention, which operates according to the method of the wireless Internet platform according to the present invention, may use the Internet through a wireless communication means as well as the Internet through a wired communication means. It has the advantage of being able to receive services by accessing a server that requires authentication.

In the case of a provider providing a service, the number of users can be increased by authenticating a user connected through the wireless Internet, and the profile of the authenticated user can be managed to transparently know the service provision and user fees charged to the user. Can be.

In addition, the service provider can operate the independent site wirelessly through user information analysis, and the initial investment can be minimized by establishing a sales policy based on the number of modules and concurrent users. Since it is possible to link various applications in one system, the construction and management cost of the system is reduced, and wireless connection can be made by interworking with a wired application server. Therefore, the system can be constructed without changing the existing infrastructure.

Claims (12)

Exists between a wireless communication base station and a plurality of Internet servers, Assigning a virtual Internet address to a user who receives a service; A function of authenticating an existing user assigned a virtual internet address; It has a function to manage a profile (profile) of the user given a virtual Internet address, And said functions are controlled by a wireless internet service provider. The method of claim 1, wherein the user manages the profile. Wireless Internet application server, characterized in that all Internet services used by the user such as finance, e-mail and groupware as well as paid Internet content. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless Internet application server, And processing the processing matters generated by the internet server into predetermined data, and outputting the processed and stored data when the service provider desires the wireless internet application server. The method of claim 3, wherein the processed and stored data, Wireless Internet application server, characterized in that the data for each user, service content (contents) and usage time. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual Internet address, A wireless Internet application server, characterized in that the value based on the access date and access time. In the wireless Internet application server existing between a wireless communication base station and a plurality of Internet servers, Assigning a virtual internet address to a user who receives a service; Authenticating an existing user assigned a virtual internet address; And And managing a profile of the user who is assigned a virtual internet address. The method of claim 6, wherein the virtual Internet address, Based on the date and time of access to the server, the wireless Internet platform method characterized in that none of the virtual Internet addresses are the same. The method of claim 6, wherein assigning the virtual internet address comprises: Collecting documents requested by the user; Determining whether a document requested in the collecting step exists in a connection portion to another document; Delivering a document given a virtual Internet address to the user when there is no connection to another document as a result of the determination in the determining step; And And transmitting a connection document addressed to the user when there is a connection portion to another document as a result of the determination in the determination step. The method of claim 6, wherein authenticating the user comprises: Selecting a document received by the user; Identifying a virtual Internet address through an HTTP request header of the document selected in the selecting step; And And authenticating the verified virtual internet address. According to claim 6, The profile management step, Wireless Internet platform method, including the management of all Internet services used by the user, such as financial, e-mail and groupware, as well as paid Internet content The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless Internet platform method, Processing and storing the processing matters generated in the wireless Internet server; And And outputting the processed stored information. The method of claim 11, wherein the processed stored information, Wireless Internet platform method characterized in that the data for each user, service content (contents) and usage time.