KR20040033392A - A system and method for providing mobile internet service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for offering a wireless Internet service are provided to charge a meter rate of use time to a wireless Internet service subscriber, offer the differentiated service depending on a sort of the wireless Internet service of a user, and differently charge a rate depending on the sort of the wireless Internet service by using a prepaid card. CONSTITUTION: A wireless LAN connector(201) includes a network interface card and a related program for making a user wireless device connect to the network through the wireless LAN. A general Internet connection service processor(203) is a client program for offering a general Internet connection service to the user. A contents service processor(204) is the client program for offering a contents service to the user. A VoIP(Voice over IP gateway) service processor(205) is the client program for offering a VoIP service to the user. A user certification processor(202) is the client program for processing certification of the user. The user inputs a PIN(Personal Identification Number) number of the prepaid card by using the user certification processor.

Description

System and method for providing wireless Internet service {A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, and more particularly, to wirelessly manage information about a place and time when a user uses the wireless Internet service, and to enable pay-as-you-go billing using a prepaid card. A system and method for providing an Internet service to a user.

As the Internet spreads, various Internet access services such as Megapass ADSL service of Korea Telecom and HanaFOS ADSL service of Hanaro Telecom are being provided. In recent years, with the development of wireless communication, the number of mobile Internet service providers has increased. Such a wireless Internet service is Nespot of KT. However, these wireless Internet service providers only provide simple authentication function to allow wireless Internet access for registered subscribers, and the monthly fee is paid regardless of the usage time and bandwidth of individual Internet users. We carry out only. Therefore, in such a situation, a user who uses a little internet pays more than the service actually used. In particular, in the case of the wireless Internet service, since the time required for the user to use the wireless Internet service may be relatively less than that of the wired Internet service, a pay-as-you-go service is required to pay for the time used by the user. In addition, this conventional technology relies on the server for both the user authentication function and the charging function, which is not suitable for a large capacity wireless Internet service.

In recent years, the number of PC rooms that provide Internet access services by connecting PCs to wired LANs within a certain space is increasing. Most of these PC rooms adopt a pay-as-you-go billing service that charges in proportion to the time when the user uses the Internet service in the PC room. In order to establish a PC room based on a wired LAN, as well as network equipment such as a plurality of PCs and hubs, switches, and routers, these equipments must be connected by using a UTP cable or an optical cable. This is necessary. Therefore, there is a demand for a service that can provide an Internet access environment to a user at a lower cost.

In addition, in the conventional PC room service, since information on which PC room the user uses the Internet service is not provided to the Internet service provider, the Internet service provider provides a service to the PC room manager based on this information. Could not provide.

In addition, even when a wireless Internet service subscriber uses a VoIP service through the wireless Internet, since a wireless LAN connection device for processing real-time Internet traffic is not provided, many users use various types of Internet services. In case of VoIP service, it is difficult to guarantee call quality. That is, according to the prior art, there is a problem in that it is not possible to provide a quality of service (QOS) function to a user by giving priority to a VoIP service.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by using a prepaid card (Prepaid Card) to perform a pay-as-you-go billing to the subscriber of the wireless Internet service according to the use time, and to the type of wireless Internet service that the user uses Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a differentiated service, and to provide a wireless Internet service that performs charging differently according to the type of the wireless Internet service.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wireless Internet service to a user's mobile device using an intelligent wireless LAN access point, and to use the user's wireless Internet service time and location. By managing the information of the in detail, it is to provide a PC room service that can provide a certain compensation (compensation) to the provider who provided the installation place of the intelligent wireless LAN access device. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily provide a PC room service at a low cost.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a communication quality guarantee function by giving priority to subscribers using VoIP service by using an intelligent wireless LAN access device.

1 is a block diagram showing a wireless Internet service providing system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a user wireless device according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an intelligent wireless LAN access device according to the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a method for storing information regarding an installation location of an intelligent wireless LAN access device according to the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a method of storing residual usage information for each personal identification number of a user's prepaid card in accordance with the present invention;

6 is a block diagram illustrating a connection with an internet access prepaid server, a content prepaid server, a VoIP prepaid server and an integrated billing server in accordance with the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a wireless Internet access service to a user according to the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of providing a content service to a user according to the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a VoIP service to a user according to the present invention.

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102: Wireless PC room or LAN segment

104: The Internet connection prepaid server

105: Internet connection server

106: Content prepaid server

107: content server

108: VoIP Prepaid Server

109: VoIP server

110: intelligent wireless LAN access device

111: wireless device

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides an Internet service providing means for receiving a wireless Internet service request from a user through a wireless LAN connection device and providing a wireless Internet service to the user, and the wireless Provided is a wireless Internet service providing system including installation location information storage means for storing information on an installation location of a LAN access device.

The present invention also provides information on an Internet service providing means for receiving a wireless Internet service request from a user through a wireless LAN access device and providing wireless internet service to the user, and a provider providing an installation place of the wireless LAN access device. Provided is a wireless Internet service providing system comprising a provider information storage means for storing.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the wireless Internet service providing system identification number storage means for storing the identification number of the wireless LAN access device corresponding to the information on the installation place of the wireless LAN access device, and the wireless LAN An identification number receiving means for receiving an identification number of the connection device is further included. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless Internet providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The provider may further include a bonus point earning means for earning a predetermined bonus point.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a wireless Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention, which provides priority to a predetermined wireless Internet service and services the service according to the priority. It further includes a charging means for performing the charging on a pay-as-you-go basis. According to an aspect of the present invention, the wireless Internet service providing system is a prepaid card information storage means for storing the personal identification number of the user's prepaid card and the remaining usage information of the prepaid card, and the stored in the prepaid card information storage means And prepaid card information updating means for updating the remaining usage information of the prepaid card.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a wireless Internet service, the method comprising: receiving an access request packet for a predetermined web server from a user wireless device, extracting an IP address for the predetermined web server from the access request packet, and If the extracted IP address is not a predetermined IP address, connecting to a predetermined service prepaid server. The predetermined IP address may be stored in the WLAN access device.

According to an aspect of the invention, the method for providing a wireless Internet service further comprises the step of determining whether the user has a user right in the Internet prepaid server. The determining of whether the user is a user who has permission to use at the service prepaid server may include receiving a personal identification number of a prepaid card input from the user, and determining whether the personal identification number is valid. It may include.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a wireless Internet service providing system includes an Internet access server that receives a wireless Internet service request from a user and provides a wireless Internet service to a user, a personal identification number of the user's prepaid card, and the remaining usage amount of the prepaid card. Prepaid card information storage means for storing information, and prepaid card information updating means for updating the remaining usage information of the prepaid card stored in the prepaid card information storage means according to the user's wireless Internet service usage time.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a wireless Internet service, the method comprising: detecting whether a user wireless device is assigned an IP address from a DHCP server, determining whether user authentication information is stored in the user wireless device, And when the user wireless device is assigned an IP address from the DHCP server, transmitting user authentication information stored in the user wireless device to the authentication server.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a wireless Internet service, the method comprising: detecting a user's request for access to a predetermined web server through a user wireless device, determining whether user authentication information is stored in the user wireless device, and And transmitting the user authentication information stored in the user wireless device to an authentication server when the user wireless device detects a connection request to a predetermined web server.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for providing a wireless Internet service according to the present invention.

An intelligent wireless LAN access device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit for receiving a wireless Internet service request from a user wireless device, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the request and the identification number of the intelligent wireless LAN access device to a wireless Internet service server. do. The intelligent WLAN apparatus may further include a priority processor configured to determine whether the wireless Internet service request is a service to be processed with priority and to preferentially process a predetermined service request.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless Internet service providing system according to the present invention.

Reference numeral 102 and 103 denote a PC room or LAN segment. The service provider providing the PC room service using the system according to the present invention installs only the intelligent wireless LAN access device 110 and provides a user with a predetermined wireless device use space. Of course, the wireless device may be owned by the user or may be provided by a PC room provider. PC room operators may have different charges in each of these cases.

The PC room or LAN segments 102 and 103 are managed by a remote access control and authentication system connected remotely. Therefore, even if the user has the same wireless terminal and uses the wireless Internet service in another PC room or LAN segment, the wireless Internet service can be seamlessly used. The access control and authentication system performs user authentication, connection management, access fee charging basic information generation, and security management functions. In FIG. 1, the access control and authentication system is illustrated as an Internet access server 104, a content prepaid server 106, and a VoIP prepaid server 108 according to the type of wireless Internet service.

The wireless devices 111 and 112 are connected to the intelligent wireless LAN access device 110 by a wireless LAN.

In the present invention, a user wireless device includes any device having a wireless LAN connection such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a desktop computer equipped with a wireless LAN, and the like. Include.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an operator having authority for a space such as a cafe, a restaurant, a certain area of a building, etc., provides an intelligent WLAN access device in the space for a provider for providing a wireless Internet service according to the present invention. Can be installed. Users can then enter the indoor spaces such as cafes and restaurants or use the wireless Internet service according to the present invention in an outdoor space adjacent to a place where an intelligent wireless LAN access device is installed. The wireless Internet service provider may then compensate some of the usage fees for these services to the provider who provided a place for the intelligent wireless LAN access device.

When the Internet access prepaid server 104 receives a normal wireless Internet access service request other than a predetermined content service and VoIP service from the user, the user authenticates the user, registers a prepaid card, and connects to an Internet access server. Do

In the present invention, the wireless Internet service encompasses all Internet services using a wireless network such as a conventional wireless Internet access service, a predetermined content service, and a VoIP service.

When the content prepaid server 106 and the VoIP prepaid server 108 receive a predetermined content service and VoIP service request from the user, respectively, user authentication, registration of a prepaid card, connection with a server processing the service, and the like, are received. The processing of

Internet access server 105, content server 107, and VoIP server 109 provide the user with normal wireless Internet access services, predetermined content services, and VoIP services, respectively.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a user wireless device according to the present invention.

The WLAN connection unit 201 includes a network interface card and related software for allowing a user wireless device to access a network through a WLAN.

The general internet access service processor 203 is a client program for providing a general internet access service to a user. The content service processor 204 is a client program for providing a predetermined content service to a user, and the VoIP service processor 205 is a client program for providing a VoIP service to a user. The general Internet access service processing unit 203, the content service processing unit 204, and the VoIP service processing unit 205 perform functions specifically performed by the wireless device according to the respective services in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, respectively. A detailed description of such a function will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9.

The user authentication processing unit 202 is a client program that processes a user's authentication. Using the user authentication processing unit 202, a user may receive a user authentication by inputting a user ID and password. When using a prepaid card, the user inputs the PIN number of the prepaid card using the user authentication processing unit 202.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user client program included in the user wireless device automatically transmits the user authentication information to a predetermined authentication server, so that the user does not need to separately input user authentication information. The user authentication information processing unit 202 stores the user authentication information in the user's wireless device 200. The user authentication information processing unit 202 monitors whether the wireless device 200 is assigned an IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. When the wireless device 200 receives an IP address from the DHCP server during monitoring, the wireless device 200 automatically transmits the user authentication information stored in the user wireless device to the authentication server. The authentication server then authenticates the user and allows the user to use certain wireless Internet services.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the user authentication information processing unit 202 stores the user authentication information in the user's wireless device 200. And it monitors whether the user makes a connection request to a predetermined web server through the wireless device (200). When the wireless device 200 detects an access request for a predetermined web server through the wireless device 200, the wireless device 200 transmits the stored user authentication information to the authentication server. For example, a user enters a LAN segment with an intelligent WLAN connection, launches Microsoft's Internet Explorer on his laptop, enters Yahoo's URL into the URL field, and hits enter. Then, the user authentication information processing unit 202, which is a program stored and executed in the notebook computer, detects such a connection request of the user and transmits the stored user authentication information to the authentication server so that user authentication is performed. When the user is authenticated, Yahoo's web page is displayed in the user's Internet Explorer window, allowing the user to use the wireless Internet service immediately.

In the above embodiment, since the user can directly use the wireless Internet service without directly inputting the information on user authentication, the user does not recognize any part about the user authentication process.

3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an intelligent wireless LAN access device according to the present invention.

The intelligent wireless LAN access point 300 according to the present invention includes a wireless LAN access unit 301, an intelligent access control unit 302, and an internet access unit 303.

The wireless LAN connection unit 301 performs an interface with a user wireless device through a wireless LAN, and the internet connection unit 303 performs an interface with a wired / wireless internet network.

The intelligent access control unit 302 includes an internet access processing unit 304, a contact processing unit 305, a VoIP processing unit 306, a usage place processing unit 307, and a connection priority processing unit 308.

The internet access processing unit 304 is a module for providing a general internet access service to a user. The content processor 305 is a module for providing a predetermined content service to a user, and the VoIP processor 306 is a module for providing a VoIP service to a user. The processing units 304, 305, and 306 include information on whether to provide a service without charging for predetermined services. This information is set by authorized administrators. Then, the processing units 304, 305, and 306 directly provide a user with a predetermined service without processing required for charging.

The processing units 304, 305, and 306 also store the IP addresses of the prepaid servers 104, 106, and 108 for each service, so that the user's wireless device is transferred to a predetermined prepaid server according to the service requested by the user. Connect. In addition, when the processor receives information from the prepaid server such as insufficient balance of the prepaid card, the processor forcibly releases the WLAN connection of the user wireless device, thereby maximizing utilization of limited WLAN resources.

The Internet access processing unit 304, the content processing unit 305, and the VoIP processing unit 306 respectively perform functions specifically performed by the intelligent wireless LAN access device in accordance with the respective services in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9. A detailed description of these functions will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9.

The use place processing unit 307 transmits place information, such as a PC room or a LAN segment, to which a user is using a wireless Internet service, to a predetermined server.

The connection priority processing unit 308 determines whether or not a service should be processed with priority for a predetermined wireless Internet service request, and preferentially processes such service request. For example, if a user uses a VoIP service to use an Internet phone, the intelligent WLAN access device handles this VoIP service on an equal basis with other wireless Internet services, and then provides timely service to the VoIP service user. May not be provided. In the case of the general Internet access service, even if the information of the web server is displayed about 5 seconds later than usual, the user does not have great difficulty, but in the case of the Internet phone service, the delay of 5 seconds is a very serious problem.

In order to preferentially process the wireless Internet service to be processed in this manner, the connection priority processing unit 308 determines whether or not the service should be processed with priority for a predetermined wireless Internet service request. If the service is to be processed first, priority is given to this to provide a quality of service (QOS) function. The intelligent wireless LAN access device 902 first processes a packet corresponding to the VoIP service among the packets to be processed.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a method of storing information regarding an installation location of an intelligent wireless LAN access device according to the present invention.

The place-of-use processing unit 307 of the intelligent WLAN apparatus transmits place information, such as a PC room or a LAN segment, to which a user uses a wireless Internet service, to a predetermined server. As described above, the method of transmitting the place information to the server is possible in various ways.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent wireless LAN access device transmits its identification number (ID) to a predetermined server 401, and the server 401 is connected with the identification number of the intelligent wireless LAN access device. Information about where the device is installed is stored. Therefore, the server 401 can obtain information on the place where the access device is installed from the received identification number of the access point. 4 shows a database 402 for storing information on an access point ID and an installation location of an intelligent wireless LAN access device, which may be included in a predetermined server 401 or independently. It may be implemented. Referring to the database 402 of FIG. 4, if the identification number of the received access device is 30, it can be seen that the location where the access device is installed is C. FIG.

According to another embodiment, the predetermined server 401 stores the identification number of the intelligent wireless LAN access device and information on the provider of the location where the access device is installed. Based on this information, the wireless Internet service provider may reward the provider of the installation location of the access device with a certain amount of time depending on the service usage time of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a predetermined time storage means for storing a user's wireless Internet service usage time, and a provider for providing an installation place of the wireless LAN access device according to the user's wireless Internet service usage time. Includes bonus point earning means for earning bonus points (not shown). Therefore, after accumulating bonus points to the provider who provided the installation place of the wireless LAN access device, the provider can be compensated accordingly for a certain period.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a method of storing residual usage information for each personal identification number of a user's prepaid card according to the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates a case in which billing for a user's use of various wireless Internet services is made through a prepaid card.

FIG. 5 shows a database 502 that stores a personal identification number (PIN) of a prepaid card and information about remaining usage, which may be included in a given server 501 or independently. It may be implemented. The predetermined server 501 refers to the database 502 to determine whether to provide a wireless Internet service to a user. The remaining usage information of the database 502 may be stored in various forms such as amount of money and time.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a connection with an Internet access prepaid server, a content prepaid server, a VoIP prepaid server and an integrated billing server according to the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a separate billing server may be provided according to a type of a wireless Internet service such as a wireless Internet access service, a content service, a VoIP service, and the billing may be performed separately according to the type of each service.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, an integrated billing server 601 is connected to an Internet access prepaid server 602, a content prepaid server 603, and a VoIP prepaid server 604 to provide various types of wireless Internet services. Perform integrated billing According to the present embodiment, the user can use various kinds of wireless Internet services with one prepaid card without having to provide a separate prepaid card for each service.

Charging for the user may use such integrated billing server 601 or may be separately performed for each service in each of the prepaid servers 602, 603, 604. The integrated billing server 601 and the prepaid servers 602, 603, and 604 perform separate billing in a separate billing system according to the type of service. If a prepaid card is used, this charge is made within the balance of the prepaid card.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a wireless Internet access service to a user according to the present invention.

In step 711, the user having the wireless device 701 enters a segment in which the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 is installed and attempts to connect to a web server having a predetermined IP address. For example, a user enters a cafe, a restaurant, or a PC room in which an intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 according to the present invention is installed, and executes Microsoft Internet Explorer on his laptop computer. Then, when the user enters the URL of the Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com in the URL input window and hits the enter key, the IP address corresponding to the URL becomes the destination IP address intelligent intelligent access device 702 Is passed on.

In step 713, the intelligent access controller 302 of the intelligent wireless LAN access point 702 checks whether the destination IP address is a registered IP address. According to one embodiment of the invention, the IP address of the content server and the specific VoIP server for providing a specific content is stored in the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702. The intelligent WLAN access point 702 detects the destination IP address of the communication packet received from the user wireless device 701 and compares this address with a stored predetermined IP address to determine whether the destination IP address is a registered IP address. To judge.

If the IP address of the server to which the user wants to connect is registered in the wireless LAN access device 702, the user wireless device is connected to the server in step 717. When the user uses the Internet phone service, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 allows the user wireless device 701 to be connected to the VoIP server to which the user is connected if the VoIP server to which the user is to be connected is registered in the intelligent access control unit. .

If the destination IP address is not the IP address registered in the WLAN access point 702, the WLAN access point 702 forces the user wireless device 701 to the internet access prepaid server 703 in step 715. Connect. If the user enters the URL of Yahoo, but the Yahoo's IP address is not registered in the WLAN connection device, the WLAN connection device 702 forces the user wireless device 701 to the Internet connection prepaid server 703. Connect. The web page of the Internet connection prepaid server 703 is then displayed on the user's wireless device display.

On the web page of the Internet connection prepaid server 703 displayed on the display in step 719, the user can authenticate the user by entering his logon ID and password to use the wireless Internet service. If the user has purchased a prepaid card for using the wireless Internet service in advance, he / she inputs a personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card. Alternatively, the user may use the wireless Internet service by receiving a personal identification number of the prepaid card by performing a prepaid card purchase procedure while connected to the internet access prepaid server 703.

In step 721, the Internet access prepaid server 703 verifies the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card entered from the user. If the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user is not a valid personal identification number, in step 723, the intelligent WLAN access point 702 forcibly releases the user's WLAN connection. The display of the user wireless device then displays in step 725 that the internet connection failed.

If in step 721 the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user is confirmed to be valid, the remaining usage of the prepaid card is checked in step 727. The remaining usage of the prepaid card can be managed in various forms, such as amount of money and time.

If there is no remaining usage of the prepaid card at step 727, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 forcibly releases the user's wireless LAN connection at step 729. The display of the user wireless device then displays in step 731 that there is no remaining usage of the prepaid card.

If there is a remaining usage of the prepaid card in step 727, then in step 733 the wireless Internet access service is provided to the user's wireless device 701.

In step 735, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 transmits, to the internet connection prepaid server 703, location information of the PC room or LAN segment in which the user is using the Internet service. According to one embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 4, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 transmits its identification number (ID) to the internet access prepaid server 703. The internet access prepaid server 703 stores the identification number of the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 and information on the location where the access device 702 is installed. According to another embodiment, the internet access prepaid server 703 stores the identification number of the intelligent wireless LAN access device 702 and information on the provider of the location where the access device 702 is installed. Based on this information, the wireless Internet service provider can reward the provider of the installation location of the access device with a certain amount of time depending on the user's Internet usage time. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a predetermined time storage means for storing a user's wireless Internet service usage time, and a provider for providing an installation place of the wireless LAN access device according to the user's wireless Internet service usage time. Bonus point earning means for earning bonus points. Therefore, after accumulating bonus points to the provider who provided the installation place of the wireless LAN access device, the provider can be compensated accordingly for a certain period.

In step 737, charging is performed according to a user's wireless Internet access service usage time. In one embodiment of the present invention, some of these billings can be given to the provider who provided the installation location of the wireless LAN access device.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a content service to a user according to the present invention.

In step 811, a user attempts to access a content server having a predetermined IP address through the wireless device 801 in a LAN segment in which the intelligent wireless LAN access device 802 is installed. For example, a user attempts to connect to a server providing a stock information service through a dedicated program or a web browser. Then, the IP address of the server becomes a destination IP address and is transmitted to the intelligent wireless LAN access device 802.

In step 813, the intelligent access controller 302 of the intelligent wireless LAN access device 802 checks whether the destination IP address is the IP address of the registered content server.

If the destination IP address is the IP address of the content server registered in the WLAN access point 802, the WLAN access point 802 connects the user wireless device 801 to the content prepaid server 803 in step 815. Let's do it.

If the destination IP address is not the IP address of the content server registered in the WLAN access point 802 in step 813, the intelligent WLAN access point 802 forces the user's WLAN access in step 815. Release it. In step 817, the display of the user wireless device displays that the connection of the content server has failed.

In step 821, a user inputs a personal identification number (PIN) of a prepaid card purchased in advance to use a predetermined content service.

In step 823, the content prepaid server 803 verifies the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user. If the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user is not a valid personal identification number, in step 825, the intelligent WLAN access device 802 forcibly releases the user's WLAN connection. The display of the user wireless device then displays in step 827 that the content prepaid registration confirmation failed.

If the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user in step 823 is confirmed to be valid, then the remaining usage of the prepaid card is checked in step 829. If there is no remaining usage of the prepaid card in step 829, then in step 831 the intelligent WLAN access point 802 forcibly releases the user's WLAN connection. Then, in step 833, the display of the user wireless device displays that there is no remaining usage of the prepaid card.

If there is a remaining usage of the prepaid card in step 829, then in step 835, the user's wireless device 801 provides the content service requested by the user.

In step 837, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 802 transmits, to the content prepaid server 803, location information such as a PC room or a LAN segment in which the user is using the Internet service. In operation 839, charging is performed according to a user's use of a content service.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a VoIP service to a user according to the present invention.

In step 911, the user attempts to connect to the VoIP server having the predetermined IP address through the wireless device 901 in the LAN segment in which the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902 is installed. For example, a user attempts to connect to a server providing VoIP service through a dedicated program or a web browser. Then, the IP address of the server becomes a destination IP address and is transmitted to the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902.

In step 913, the intelligent access controller 302 of the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902 checks whether the destination IP address is the IP address of the registered VoIP server.

If the destination IP address is the IP address of the VoIP server registered in the wireless LAN access device 902, the wireless LAN access device 902 connects the user wireless device 901 to the VoIP prepaid server 903 in step 915. Let's do it.

If the destination IP address is not the IP address of the VoIP server registered in the WLAN access point 902 in step 913, the intelligent WLAN access point 902 forces the user's WLAN access in step 915. Release it. Then, in step 917, the display of the user wireless device displays that the connection of the VoIP server has failed.

In step 921, the user enters the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card purchased in advance to use the predetermined VoIP service.

In step 923, the VoIP prepaid server 903 verifies the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card entered from the user. If the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user is not a valid personal identification number, the intelligent WLAN access device 902 forcibly releases the user's WLAN connection in step 925. Then, in step 927, the display of the user wireless device displays that the VoIP prepaid registration confirmation failed.

If the personal identification number (PIN) of the prepaid card input from the user in step 923 is found to be valid, then the remaining usage of the prepaid card is checked in step 929. If there is no remaining usage of the prepaid card in step 929, in step 931, the intelligent WLAN access point 902 forcibly releases the user's WLAN connection. In step 933, the display of the user wireless device displays that there is no remaining usage of the prepaid card.

If there is a remaining usage of the prepaid card in step 929, then in step 935 the user's wireless device 901 is provided with the VoIP service requested by the user.

In step 937, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902 transmits, to the VoIP prepaid server 903, location information such as a PC room or a LAN segment where the user is using the Internet service. The VoIP service should provide the user with a certain amount of bandwidth so that the user cannot use the service. To this end, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902 guarantees communication quality by giving priority to the connection because the wireless Internet service used by the current connection in step 937 is a VoIP service. : Quality of Service) function. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902 first processes a packet corresponding to the VoIP service among the packets to be processed.

In step 939, charging is performed according to a user's VoIP service usage time. Since the VoIP service is preferentially processed by the intelligent wireless LAN access device 902, it is possible to charge more expensive than when using other wireless Internet services.

The steps shown in FIG. 8 and the steps shown in FIG. 9 are similar to the steps shown in FIG. 7, and one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may have various embodiments described with reference to FIG. 7. 8 and 9, the description of an embodiment similar to FIG. 7 related to FIGS. 8 and 9 will be omitted.

Various servers (eg, Internet access prepaid server, Internet access server, content prepaid server, content server, billing server, etc.) according to the present invention have been described independently in the present invention, but the configuration of such servers is physically separated from each other. The computer system may be implemented in one computer system, or two or more of the servers may be implemented together in one computer system.

According to the present invention, a service provider who wants to provide a wireless Internet service to a user in a specific space can provide a wireless Internet service by installing only an intelligent wireless LAN access device according to the present invention. In a conventional PC room, a PC room operator must purchase a plurality of PCs and establish a wired LAN. However, in the PC room service according to the present invention, since the user has his or her own wireless device, and only the wireless Internet service is provided to the wireless device, only the intelligent wireless LAN access device according to the present invention provides the user with the wireless Internet. Can provide services. Of course, it is also possible that the PC room service provider according to the present invention installs a wireless LAN in at least one PC to provide a wireless Internet service to a user who does not have a wireless device.

According to the present invention, unlike the conventional simple wireless Internet connection technology, it is possible to differentially provide communication management such as priority processing according to communication type, information type, and the like, thereby charging the fee for use. That is, the present invention manages communication by giving priority to services requiring real-time or continuity such as voice call, streaming service, media service, etc., thereby improving service quality and facility efficiency.

According to the present invention, since the differential charging is possible according to the type of service used by the user, the service provider can develop various products, charge using the prepaid card and pay-as-you-go billing, and the like according to the user's usage pattern. Wireless Internet service is available at a cost.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

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In the system for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, Internet service providing means for receiving a wireless Internet service request from a user through a wireless LAN access device and providing wireless Internet service to the user; And Installation site information storage means for storing information on the installation location of the wireless LAN access device. Wireless Internet service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, Identification number storage means for storing an identification number of the wireless LAN access device in response to the information on the installation place of the wireless LAN access device; And Identification number receiving means for receiving an identification number of the wireless LAN access device Wireless Internet service providing system further comprising. In the system for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, Internet service providing means for receiving a wireless Internet service request from a user through a wireless LAN access device and providing wireless Internet service to the user; And Provider information storage means for storing information about the provider that provided the installation place of the wireless LAN access device Wireless Internet service providing system comprising a. The method of claim 3, Identification number storage means for storing an identification number of the wireless LAN access device in response to the information on the provider; And Identification number receiving means for receiving an identification number of the wireless LAN access device Wireless Internet service providing system further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Usage time storage means for measuring and storing a wireless internet service usage time of the user; And Bonus point earning means for earning a predetermined bonus point to a provider who provided the installation place of the wireless LAN access device according to the use time of the wireless Internet service stored in the use time storage means Wireless Internet service providing system further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Priority processing means for assigning priority to a predetermined wireless Internet service and serving the service according to the priority. Wireless Internet service providing system further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Billing means for billing on a pay-as-you-go basis based on the user's wireless Internet service usage time Wireless Internet service providing system further comprising. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, Prepaid card information storage means for storing a personal identification number of the user's prepaid card and remaining usage information of the prepaid card; And Prepaid card information updating means for updating the remaining usage information of the prepaid card stored in the prepaid card information storage means Wireless Internet service providing system further comprising. In the method for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, Receiving a connection request packet for a predetermined web server from a user wireless device; Extracting an IP address for the predetermined web server from the access request packet; And If the extracted IP address is not a predetermined IP address, accessing a predetermined service prepaid server Wireless Internet service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 9, The predetermined IP address is stored in a wireless LAN access device. The method of claim 9, Determining, by the service prepaid server, whether the user has a user right Wireless Internet service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining of whether the user is a user having permission to use the Internet prepaid server comprises: Receiving a personal identification number of a prepaid card entered from the user; And Determining whether the personal identification number is valid Wireless Internet service providing method comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 9 to 13. In the system for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, An internet access server receiving a wireless internet service request from a user and providing a wireless internet service to the user; Prepaid card information storage means for storing a personal identification number of the user's prepaid card and remaining usage information of the prepaid card; And Prepaid card information updating means for updating the remaining usage information of the prepaid card stored in the prepaid card information storage means according to the user's use time of the wireless Internet service. Wireless Internet service providing system comprising a. In the method for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, Detecting whether a user wireless device is assigned an IP address from a DHCP server; Determining whether user authentication information is stored in the user wireless device; And If the user wireless device is assigned an IP address from a DHCP server, transmitting user authentication information stored in the user wireless device to the authentication server; Wireless Internet service providing method comprising a. In the method for providing a wireless Internet service to a user, Detecting a request for a connection to a predetermined web server of a user through a user wireless device; Determining whether user authentication information is stored in the user wireless device; And Transmitting the user authentication information stored by the user wireless device to an authentication server when the user wireless device detects an access request for a predetermined web server; Wireless Internet service providing method comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 15. An intelligent wireless LAN access device for providing wireless Internet service to a user, A receiver configured to receive a wireless internet service request from a user wireless device; And A transmitter for transmitting the request and the identification number of the intelligent wireless LAN access device to a wireless Internet service server; Intelligent WiFi access device comprising a. The method of claim 18, A priority processing unit that determines whether the wireless Internet service request is a service to be processed with priority and prioritizes a predetermined service request. Intelligent wifi connection device further comprising.