SE522551C2 - Arrangements and user interfaces to give mobile terminals access to services - Google Patents

Arrangements and user interfaces to give mobile terminals access to services

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SE522551C2
SE522551C2 SE0002365A SE0002365A SE522551C2 SE 522551 C2 SE522551 C2 SE 522551C2 SE 0002365 A SE0002365 A SE 0002365A SE 0002365 A SE0002365 A SE 0002365A SE 522551 C2 SE522551 C2 SE 522551C2
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mobile terminal
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Billy Byberg
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Telia Ab
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/04—Protocols specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/50—Network services
    • H04L67/53—Network services using third party service providers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L69/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • H04L69/30—Definitions, standards or architectural aspects of layered protocol stacks
    • H04L69/32—Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
    • H04L69/322—Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions
    • H04L69/329—Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/2866—Architectures; Arrangements
    • H04L67/2871—Implementation details of single intermediate entities
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L69/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • H04L69/08—Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement and user interface to, for mobile terminals, provide access to services, especially via Internet, to an agent-based marketplace AMP. The arrangement includes: At least one mobile terminal (1) with wireless protocol (WAP) and which can be connected to a data communication network (Internet); at least one network server (4) located with an operator in the data communication network; at least one application server (8) located with a service provider which can be accessed via the data communication network. According to the invention, the interface (5) is arranged in the network server (4). The interface is arranged to operate by the wireless protocol towards the mobile terminal, and by one to the service provider adapted protocol towards the service provider. The interface is preferably written on the one hand in Java towards the service provider, and on the other in Jaffa (Java Framework) towards the mobile terminal. By moving the user's logic to a server on the Internet, and utilizing a specific interface, the invention makes it possible that such services can be utilized from a mobile terminal.

Description

20 25 30 35 522 551 ._ _, 2 Detalierade beskrivning av föredragna utföringsforrner Som nämnts inledningsvis har det utvecklats system för att handla med tjänster via Intemet. En tj änstleverantör har applikationsservrar som kan nås via Intemet. På dessa servrar skapas agenter som utför tjänster på uppdrag av den som vill köpa tjänsten. Detta kallas för en agentbaserad marknadsplats AMP. Ursprung- ligen är systemet tänkt för stationära datorer med hög kapacitet avseende datorkrafi och minne. När man nu vill göra det möjligt för mobila användare att nå tjänster via sina mobila terminaler måste systemet anpassas eftersom de mobila tenninalema har begränsad processorkraft och minne. De mobila terininalema kallas ofta för tunna klienter. Detailed description of preferred embodiments As mentioned in the introduction, systems have been developed for trading services via the Internet. A service provider has application servers that can be accessed via the Internet. On these servers, agents are created that perform services on behalf of the person who wants to buy the service. This is called an agent-based marketplace AMP. Originally, the system was intended for high-capacity desktops with regard to computer power and memory. When you now want to make it possible for mobile users to access services via their mobile terminals, the system must be adapted because the mobile terminals have limited processing power and memory. The mobile terminals are often called thin clients.

Det finns redan ett protokoll utvecklat för trådlös kommunikation, nämligen WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), som är lämpligt i den trådlösa miljön WAE (Wireless Application Environment) mot Intemet. Programvaran i applikationsservem är i allmänhet skriven i programspråket Java. Det finns också ett särskilt utvecklat språk Jaffa (Java Framework) som består av J ava-klassfiler. Jaffa är anpassat så att man i vanlig Java kan skriva ett gränssnitt mot funktionaliteten i AMP. Jaffa tillhandahåller också funktionalitet för att i Java skriva ett användargränssnitt mot WAP. Dänned kan man med WML (Wireless Mark-up Language) från WAP beskriva användargränssnittet mot AMP-tjänsten, vilket gör att tjänsten går att använda på vilken mobil terminal som helst som stödjer WAP.There is already a protocol developed for wireless communication, namely WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), which is suitable in the wireless environment WAE (Wireless Application Environment) against the Internet. The software in the application server is generally written in the Java programming language. There is also a specially developed language Jaffa (Java Framework) which consists of J ava classes. Jaffa is adapted so that in standard Java you can write an interface to the functionality in AMP. Jaffa also provides functionality for writing a user interface to WAP in Java. With WML (Wireless Mark-up Language) from WAP, you can describe the user interface to the AMP service, which means that the service can be used on any mobile terminal that supports WAP.

Systemet som införlivar uppfinningen beskrivs schematiskt i figuren.The system incorporating the invention is schematically described in the figure.

Systemet kan delas upp i en privat domän, en operatörsdomän och AMP-operatörens domän. I den privata domänen finns användaren eller den som vill köpa en tjänst med hjälp av en mobil terminal l med WAP.The system can be divided into a private domain, an operator domain and the AMP operator's domain. In the private domain is the user or the person who wants to buy a service using a mobile terminal l with WAP.

Operatörens domän tillhör alltså telekommunikationsoperatören och inne- fattar en modempool 2, en WAP Gateway 3 och en Webserver eller nätserver 4. I nätservem är nämnda användargränssnitt 5 implementerat.The operator's domain thus belongs to the telecommunication operator and comprises a modem pool 2, a WAP Gateway 3 and a Web server or network server 4. In the network server, the said user interface 5 is implemented.

I AMP-operatörens domän finns en lastdelare 6 med tillhörande logik 7 och ett antal applikationsservrar 8. I respektive applikationsserver skapas och agerar olika agenter, här exemplifierat med WebButler 9. Agenten kan emellertid bytas mot vilken serverprogramvara som helst skriven i Java eller med viss modifikation något annat.In the AMP operator's domain there is a load splitter 6 with associated logic 7 and a number of application servers 8. In each application server different agents are created and acted, here exemplified with WebButler 9. However, the agent can be exchanged for any server software written in Java or with some modification something else.

Agenten 9 innehåller funktioner som WebButlerManager (Mgr) GUI (Graphical User Interface), WebButlerManager Agent, WebButlerManager Databas, AgentFind GUI, AgentFind Agent och AgentFind Databas. Dessa funktioner berörs inte speciellt av föreliggande uppfinning.Agent 9 includes features such as WebButlerManager (Mgr) Graphical User Interface (GUI), WebButlerManager Agent, WebButlerManager Database, AgentFind GUI, AgentFind Agent, and AgentFind Database. These functions are not particularly affected by the present invention.

Ur figuren framgår det att användargränssnittet, som tidigare normalt fanns i en stationär dator hos den som använde tjänsten, har flyttats till nätservem 4 och finns som en logikdel 5 skriven i Jaffa. Jaffa bygger på Javas servlet-struktur och 10 o» un. n n nu v. .o .o nu nu o u nu ua u u oo c 1 nu a ~u o v. n n o. »nu n a. n u a... un. una u. n n- an; u. nu n o u ua u oo u n nu o n n p »u u. u . . ~ . c u . n o 3 har utökat denna genom att i stället för att producera dynamisk HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language) från Java-kod så producerar den dynamisk WML med hjälp av vanlig J ava. Med andra ord upplever användaren den beställda tjänsten som en WAP-tjänst i sin mobila terminal l. Gränssnittet 5 ombesörjer att WML-sidorna hela tiden anpassas efter vad användaren gör och hans inställningar. Från tjänst- leverantörens synvinkel ser det ut som vilken användare av tjänsten som helst.The figure shows that the user interface, which previously normally existed in a desktop computer of the person using the service, has been transferred to the network server 4 and is available as a logic part 5 written in Jaffa. Jaffa is based on Java's servlet structure and 10 o »un. n n nu v. .o .o nu nu o u nu ua u u oo c 1 nu a ~ u o v. n n o. »nu n a. n u a ... un. una u. n n- an; u. nu n o u ua u oo u n nu o n n p »u u. u. . ~. c u. n o 3 has extended this by instead of producing dynamic HTML (HyperText Mark-up Language) from Java code, it produces dynamic WML using standard J ava. In other words, the user experiences the ordered service as a WAP service in his mobile terminal 1. The interface 5 ensures that the WML pages are constantly adapted to what the user does and his settings. From the service provider's point of view, it looks like any other user of the service.

Användargränssnittet fungerar som ett kommunikationsgränssnitt mellan WAP- bläddraren i terrninalen och agenten 9 som ligger på en applikationsserver 8.The user interface acts as a communication interface between the WAP browser in the terminal and the agent 9 located on an application server 8.

Jaffa inbegriper också servlet-strukturen för lastdelning, vilket utnyttjas i logiken 7 i lastdelaren 6.Jaffa also includes the servlet structure for load sharing, which is used in the logic 7 of the load splitter 6.

Således möjliggör uppfinningen att tunna klienter, såsom mobila terminaler, kan utnyttja tjänster hos en operatör som tillhandahåller en agentbaserad marknads- plats AMP. Uppfinningen är endast begränsad av nedanstående patentkrav.Thus, the invention enables thin clients, such as mobile terminals, to take advantage of the services of an operator providing an agent-based AMP marketplace. The invention is limited only by the following claims.

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10 15 20 25 30 35 522 551 4 PATENTKRAV10 15 20 25 30 35 522 551 4 PATENT REQUIREMENTS 1. Arrangemang för att ge mobila terminaler access till tjänster på en agentbaserad marknadsplats (AMP), innefattande: åtminstone en mobil terminal (l) med trådlöst protokoll (WAP) och uppkopplingsbar till ett datanät (Intemet); åtminstone en nätserver (4) placerad hos en operatör i datanätet; åtminstone en applikationsserver (8) placerad hos en tjänstleverantör som kan nås via datanätet, kännetecknat av att ett gränssnitt (5) är anordnat i nätservem (4), varvid gräns- snittet är anordnat att arbeta med det trådlösa protokollet (WAP) mot den mobila terminalen (1) och med ett för tjänstleverantören anpassat protokoll mot tjänstleverantören.Arrangements for giving mobile terminals access to services on an agent-based marketplace (AMP), comprising: at least one mobile terminal (1) with wireless protocol (WAP) and connectable to a data network (the Internet); at least one network server (4) located at an operator in the data network; at least one application server (8) located at a service provider that can be accessed via the data network, characterized in that an interface (5) is arranged in the network server (4), the interface being arranged to work with the wireless protocol (WAP) towards the mobile the terminal (1) and with a protocol adapted to the service provider against the service provider. 2. Arrangemang enligt krav l, kännetecknat av att gränssnittet (5) är skrivet dels i Java mot tjänstleverantören och dels i Jaffa (Java Framework) mot den mobila terminalen (1).Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the interface (5) is written partly in Java towards the service provider and partly in Jaffa (Java Framework) towards the mobile terminal (1). 3. Arrangemang enligt krav 2, kännetecknat av att gränssnittet (5) är anordnat att beskriva tjänster med koden WML (Wireless Mark-up Language) enligt WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).Arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that the interface (5) is arranged to describe services with the code WML (Wireless Mark-up Language) according to WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). 4. Arrangemang enligt något av föregående krav, kännetecknat av att en agent (9) är anordnad på applikationsservem (8) för att verkställa en tjänst.Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an agent (9) is arranged on the application server (8) for performing a service. 5. Arrangemang enligt krav 2 och 4, kännetecknat av att agenten (9) är alstrad med programvara skriven i Java.Arrangement according to claims 2 and 4, characterized in that the agent (9) is generated with software written in Java. 6. Gränssnitt för att ge mobila terminaler access till tjänster på en agent- baserad marknadsplats (AMP), i ett system innefattande: åtminstone en mobil terminal (1) med trådlöst protokoll (WAP) och uppkopplingsbar till ett datanät (Intemet); åtminstone en nätserver (4) placerad hos en operatör i datanätet; åtminstone en applikationsserver (8) placerad hos en tj änstleverantör som kan nås via datanätet, kännetecknat av att gränssnittet ( 5) är anordnat att placeras i nätservem (4) och av att gränssnittet (5) är anordnat att arbeta med det trådlösa protokollet (WAP) mot den mobila terrninalen (1) och med ett för tjänstleverantören anpassat protokoll mot tjänstleverantören.An interface for giving mobile terminals access to services on an agent-based marketplace (AMP), in a system comprising: at least one mobile terminal (1) with wireless protocol (WAP) and connectable to a data network (the Internet); at least one network server (4) located at an operator in the data network; at least one application server (8) located at a service provider that can be accessed via the data network, characterized in that the interface (5) is arranged to be placed in the network server (4) and in that the interface (5) is arranged to work with the wireless protocol (WAP ) against the mobile terminal (1) and with a protocol adapted to the service provider against the service provider. 7. Gränssnitt enligt krav 6, kännetecknat av att gränssnittet (5) är skrivet dels i Java mot tjänstleverantören och dels i Jaffa (Java Framework) mot den mobila temiinalen (1).Interface according to Claim 6, characterized in that the interface (5) is written partly in Java against the service provider and partly in Jaffa (Java Framework) against the mobile terminal (1). 8. Gränssnitt enligt krav 6, kännetecknat av att gränssnittet (5) är anordnat att beskriva tjänster med koden WML (Wireless Mark-up Language) enligt WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).Interface according to claim 6, characterized in that the interface (5) is arranged to describe services with the code WML (Wireless Mark-up Language) according to WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).
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