KR20060017245A - Value added service subscriber information management system and method for mobile communication service system - Google Patents

Abstract

An additional service subscriber information management system and method for storing and managing subscriber information for an additional service subscribed through a wired terminal or a mobile terminal are disclosed. In particular, by determining whether to permit the use of the additional service of the mobile terminal based on the subscriber information of the additional service among the portal services, the mobile communication service operator can provide a reliable service to the content provider and the mobile communication service subscriber. have.

Portal management device, subscriber management device, web subscriber module, mobile subscriber module

Description

Supplementary service subscriber information management system and method for mobile communication service system {VALUE ADDED SERVICE SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICE SYSTEM}

1 is a block diagram showing a mobile communication service system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the integrated management server of FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing an additional service subscriber information management system for a mobile communication service system according to the present invention;

* Explanation of Codes on Major Parts of Drawings *

100: mobile terminal 110: wired terminal

150: content providing server 310: content provider access device

330: transmission device 350: interface device

500: subscriber information management unit 510: portal management device

520: additional service management device 900: subscriber system

The present invention relates to a mobile communication service system, and more particularly, to an additional service subscriber information management system and method for a mobile communication service system for managing subscriber information of an application such as content provided to the mobile communication service system. .

At present, with the development of mobile terminals, mobile terminals no longer provide only voice communication. In particular, a WAP capable mobile terminal actively connects to a gateway to access information desired by a user. Through a swappable mobile terminal, the user can immediately obtain the desired information such as flight time, ringtones and games, as well as real-time stock market quotes.

In order to respond to the various service needs of the subscribers as described above, the mobile network operator must satisfy the individual needs of the service subscriber and the content provider for providing the content to the mobile terminal or the wired terminal of the service subscriber. do.

To this end, mobile communication system operators are required to provide customized services to customers of mobile terminals, an intuitive and easy-to-use interface, security and convenience of security, quick access to contents, and qualitative time use.

In addition, mobile communication system operators can provide content providers with a platform that is rules-based, extensible, able to meet the needs of current content providers, and be able to quickly and effectively adapt to ongoing business and technical environments. Necessity arises.

In addition, in order to effectively provide such various contents services to mobile terminal subscribers, mobile communication system operators are required to manage subscriber information more efficiently.

The present invention has been drawn to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for managing additional service subscriber information for storing and managing content registered for each mobile communication service subscriber. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for managing additional service subscriber information to provide a basis for subscriber authentication / submission required by a mobile communication service operator from a content provider.

In order to achieve the above object, in the additional service subscriber information management system for a mobile communication service system according to the present invention, a mobile terminal and a wired terminal are connected to an integrated management server through a communication network, and the integrated management server includes the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal. A mobile communication service system for providing a predetermined portal service to a wired terminal, the mobile communication service system comprising: a subscriber information management unit for storing subscriber information of an additional service among the portal services; And a content providing server that determines whether to permit the use of the additional service of the mobile terminal based on the subscriber information stored in the subscriber information management unit.

In addition, in the method of managing additional service subscriber information for a mobile communication service system according to the present invention, a mobile terminal and a wired terminal are connected to an integrated management server through a communication network, and the integrated management server is predetermined to the mobile terminal and the wired terminal. A method of managing subscriber information of a mobile communication service system providing a portal service, the method comprising: storing subscriber information of an additional service; Confirming, through the stored subscriber information, the inquiry on whether to subscribe to the additional service requested from a content providing server; And determining whether to provide the additional service according to the verification result. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a mobile communication service system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication service system includes a terminal 100, a communication network 120, and an integrated management server 200. Additional applications include at least one content providing server 150 and An external server 170 is included in the mobile communication service system.

The terminal 100 includes both a mobile phone capable of wireless communication, a mobile communication terminal including a PDA, and a computer capable of wired communication.

The content providing server 150 provides a service including a content and an application composed of various data to the terminal 100 through the mobile communication service system.

The integrated management server 200 supports HP-UX, Sun Solaris, WebLogic, Oracle9iAS, SunONE Web Server as a multiple platform. In addition, it supports global regulations related to wireless businesses such as WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

On the other hand, the content providing server 150 is connected to the integrated management server 200 through the communication network 120, the content provided by the service or the service to the terminal 100 through the integrated management server 200 To provide.

The external server 170 is connected to the integrated management server 200, and an example of the external server 170 is a billing server.

2 is a block diagram showing the integrated management server of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the integrated management server 200 has an open structure including a content provider access device 310, a central management device 300, a transmission device 330, and an interface device 350. It includes flexibility and modularity that can be implemented with other solutions.

3 is a block diagram showing an additional service subscriber information management system for a mobile communication service system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the supplementary service subscriber information management system, the subscriber information management unit 500 receives subscriber information of the wired terminal 110 and the mobile terminal 100 through the transmission device 330, and then interfaces. The subscriber information of the subscriber system is input through the device 350, and the additional service subscriber information is input from the content providing server 150 through the content provider access device 310.

The subscriber information management unit 500 includes a portal management device 510 for managing a mobile communication service subscriber and a portal service subscriber, and an additional service management device 520 for managing an additional service subscriber.

The additional service management device 520 stores and manages (registers, terminates and changes) subscribers subscribed to the additional service. At this time, the additional service is set by the mobile communication provider or the content provider. That is, it stores and manages the list of additional services registered for each subscriber of the mobile communication service.

Here, a value added service is composed of one content or a set of contents. In addition, whether the additional service is provided by the content providing server 150 for each content when predetermined content is provided from the content providing server 150 to the integrated management apparatus 200. Therefore, the integrated management apparatus 200 can easily recognize whether the additional service for each content. In addition, among the contents provided from the content providing server 200, a mobile communication service operator may also select whether the additional service is required.

Representative examples of the additional service as described above may be an adult service and a flat service.

In the case of adult service, it should be provided only for a certain age or more, so the mobile communication service operator must provide the service after performing a predetermined authentication procedure. Therefore, for the authentication of the adult content service subscriber, whether to subscribe the content for each mobile communication service subscriber is stored in the additional service management apparatus 520. Through this, it is possible to determine whether the mobile terminal service of the adult content. That is, it is used as the material of the adult certification module.

In addition, in the case of a flat fee service, the billing method is different from the general billing method, so that the information is self-managed and used as a basis for settlement with a content provider. Therefore, the subscriber to the subscription service for each mobile communication service subscriber stores and manages in the additional service management device (520). Therefore, it is utilized as the data of the authentication module for the subscription service subscription query sent from the content providing server 150.

On the other hand, the method of registering the subscriber information in the additional service management device is as follows.

1) Registration of additional services for each subscriber through wired terminal 110

When the mobile communication service subscriber subscribes to the predetermined content providing server 150 through the wired terminal 110, the subscriber transmits the subscription fact to the content providing server 150, and the integrated management apparatus 200 subscribes to the content subscribed to by the subscriber. Subscriber information for the additional service management device 520 is stored.

2) Registration of additional services for each subscriber through mobile terminal 110.

When the subscriber of the mobile communication service accesses the content providing server 150 through the mobile terminal 100 and requests the use of predetermined content, the content providing server 150 provides the mobile communication service to the integrated management apparatus 200. After the subscription status inquiry, the subscriber to register the subscriber information for the content.

Thereafter, the content providing server 150 transmits the subscriber information to the additional service management apparatus 520. In this case, the subscriber information is a VAS service ID for the subscriber ID. The additional service management apparatus 520 stores the subscriber information.

As described above, by using the content ID for each subscriber stored in the additional service management apparatus 520, the integrated management apparatus 200 verifies whether to authenticate the content subscription inquiry module transmitted from the content providing server 150. You can decide.

While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by storing and managing subscriber information for additional services subscribed through a wired terminal or a mobile terminal, a mobile communication service operator provides a reliable service to a content provider and a mobile communication service subscriber. It can work.

Claims (10)

In a mobile communication service system, a mobile terminal and a wired terminal connect to an integrated management server through a communication network, and the integrated management server provides a predetermined portal service to the mobile terminal and the wired terminal. A subscriber information management unit for storing subscriber information of additional services among the portal services; And And a content providing server for determining whether to permit the use of the additional service of the mobile terminal based on the subscriber information stored in the subscriber information management unit. The additional service subscriber information management system for a mobile communication service system according to claim 1, wherein the subscriber information stored in the subscriber information management unit includes subscriber information of an additional service transmitted from the wired terminal. The subscriber information management of claim 1, wherein the subscriber information stored in the subscriber information management unit stores subscriber information of an additional service using a mobile terminal transmitted from the content providing server. system. The additional service subscriber information management system for a mobile communication service system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the additional service is a service requiring adult authentication. The additional service subscriber information management system for a mobile communication service system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the additional service is a service that is charged by both the mobile communication service operator and the content provider. The subscriber of an additional service according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the content providing server determines whether or not its content is an additional service and registers the content when registering the content. Information management system. In the subscriber information management method of a mobile communication service system in which a mobile terminal and a wired terminal are connected to an integrated management server through a communication network, and the integrated management server provides a predetermined portal service to the mobile terminal and the wired terminal. (a) storing the subscriber information of the additional service; (b) checking through the stored subscriber information with respect to whether to request additional service subscription requested from a content providing server; And (c) determining whether to provide the supplementary service according to the verification result. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the subscriber information of the additional service includes subscriber information of the additional service transmitted from the wired terminal. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the subscriber information of the additional service stores the subscriber information of the additional service using a mobile terminal transmitted from the content providing server. The mobile communication method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the step (c) decides to provide the supplementary service if it is subscribed as a result of the confirmation, and if it is not subscribed, it does not provide it. An additional service subscriber information management method for service system.

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