TWI425786B - Network system and method for providing internet services thereof - Google Patents

Description

Network system and method for using the same to provide network service

The present invention relates to a network system and a method of using the same to provide network services, and more particularly to a system and method for a thin user to use a network service through an entry server.

As consumers' demand for wireless Internet access continues to increase, the functionality of mobile phones is constantly evolving. For example, users can send multimedia messages or listen to streaming music through their mobile phones. However, the execution of the application requires the hardware specifications of the mobile phone to be supported. In order to execute more complex applications, the hardware specifications of the mobile phone need to be relatively increased. For example, in order for a mobile phone to watch Internet TV or movies, the mobile phone may need to adopt a multi-core architecture, with one main processor responsible for the execution of the operating system, and another single digital signal processor responsible for multimedia decompression and other related Computing, however, users must purchase high-performance mobile phones before they can enjoy more advanced multimedia services.

On the other hand, as the new network communication technology can provide a continuous increase in the transmission rate, users can transmit a large amount of data through the network connection with the carrier. Faced with this trend, it is extremely urgent to provide a way for users to use advanced multimedia functions through a streamlined user device.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a network system and use it to provide network services. The method can proxy the calculation of the network service through an ingress server to provide more advanced network services of the user device in a situation where the performance of the user device is limited.

A network system includes a user terminal connected to an access server via a wireless communication module, and the performance is detected by the portal server when the first connection is made and the result is stored as After configuring the file, the user terminal obtains a service menu of the network server through the portal server, and the portal server performs the configuration file according to the user terminal and the user terminal's selection in the service menu. Corresponding service and return the execution result to the user terminal.

A network system includes a network server connected to an portal server and connected to at least one user terminal through the portal server to transmit a service menu, the portal server being first The connection to the user terminal detects the performance of the user terminal and stores the result as a configuration file, and the user terminal confirms the service to be executed, and then connects to the portal server, and the portal server is configured according to the portal server. The configuration file of the user terminal executes the service at the portal server, and the portal server returns the execution result to the user terminal.

A method for providing a network service includes the following steps: a connection step, a user terminal is connected to an entry server; and a detecting step is first connected to the portal server at the user terminal The access server detects the performance of the user terminal and stores the detection result as a configuration file. Upon requesting the service step, the user terminal sends a service request to the portal server, and the service request specifies The service information to be executed by the user terminal; and an execution service step, after receiving the service request, the portal server executes the service according to the configuration file, and transmits the execution result back to the user terminal.

A method for providing a network service, comprising the following steps: a detecting step, when at least one user terminal is first connected to an portal server, the portal server detects the performance of the user terminal, And storing the detection result as a configuration file; an initial service step, a network server is connected to an entry server; and a determination step, the entry server determines the use of the receivable service according to the stored configuration file Terminal; a confirmation step, the user terminal transmits a receiving service message to the portal server, the portal server forwards the received service message to the network server; and performs a service step, the network servo The service provided by the device is executed by the portal server, and the portal server transmits the execution result back to the user terminal.

Compared with the prior art, the network system and the method for providing the network service thereof can perform a network servo on the portal server after the thin client device logs in to the portal server. The service provided by the device is then passed back to the reduced user device by the portal server.

10‧‧‧Network System

20‧‧‧User terminal

30‧‧‧ Internet Service Provider

32‧‧‧Base station control module

34‧‧‧Interconnect function module

40‧‧‧Entry server

42,44,46‧‧‧ action window

50‧‧‧Web server

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a network system in accordance with the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method of using the network system to provide network services in the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of a method for providing network services through a network server in a network system of the present invention.

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a network system (hereinafter referred to as "the present system 10") of the present invention. The system 10 includes at least one user terminal 20, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) 30, an portal server 40, and a network server 50.

The user terminal 20 is a simplified user device. In the preferred embodiment, the reduced user device is a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or a PDA. The user terminal 20 includes a wireless communication module, a microprocessor, and a memory unit. The user terminal 20 establishes a connection with the ISP 30 through the wireless communication module to connect to the Internet 100. The basic operation is performed by the operation of the microprocessor and the memory unit.

The ISP 30 includes a base station control module 32 and an Inter-working function (IWF) module 34. The base station control module 32 is mainly responsible for transmitting and receiving packets in the service area, and providing authentication. , encryption, mobility management, and data transfer with the IWF module 34. The IWF module 34 is responsible for protocol conversion and routing of other data networks. In the preferred embodiment, the IWF module 34 establishes a connection with the portal server 40 via the Internet 100.

The web server 50 provides different types of web services and provides a service menu containing such web services for the user to select. The network service includes a multimedia streaming, a Unified Messaging Service (UMS), and the like. The UMS includes Short Message Services, Multimedia Message Services, Instant Message Services, and email services. However, the services that the web server 50 can provide are not limited to the services listed above. The UMS will be described as an example below.

As shown, the user terminal 20 includes a user terminal A, a user terminal B, and a user terminal C. The user terminal 20 establishes a connection with the portal server 40 via the ISP 30. When the user terminal 20 establishes a connection with the portal server 40 for the first time, a registration program is executed, and then the portal server 40 detects the user terminal 20. The performance of the hardware includes its microprocessor speed, wireless communication module type and memory unit capacity, and stores the detection result for each user terminal 20 as a configuration file.

The registered user terminal 20 needs to execute an authentication program each time it connects to the portal server 40 to confirm that it is an authorized user. After the user terminal 20 is authenticated by the authentication program, the configuration file can be downloaded by the portal server 40 to be presented in the form of an action window 42, 44, 46.

When the user terminal 20 wants to start using the web service, it can download the service menu from the portal server 40. In the preferred embodiment, the service menu can be downloaded by the portal server 40 from any of the network servers 50 to which it is connected, or the user terminal 20 can request the service of a specified network server 50. At this time, the portal server 40 issues a request for a service menu to the designated network server 50.

After receiving the service menu, the user terminal 20 can send a service request to the portal server 40, the service request indicating the service information to be executed by the user terminal 20. Upon receiving the service request, the portal server 40 establishes a connection with the network server 50, and the network server 50 starts providing services. At this time, the portal server 40 is based on the user terminal 20. The configuration file executes its selected service and passes the execution result back to the user terminal.

During the execution of the service, the user terminal 20 can set its preference option for each service, and the set preference option can be stored in the portal server 40, so that when the user terminal 20 executes the service again, the portal Server 40 can load this preference directly.

When the user terminal 20 wants to stop using the service, it sends a stop connection request to the Entry server 40. Upon receiving the stop connection request, the portal server 40 forwards the stop connection request to the network server 50 to interrupt the connection of the portal server 40 to the network server 50.

2 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method of using the network system to provide network services in accordance with the present invention. First, in step S2, the user terminal 20 is connected to the portal server 40. In step S4, the portal server 40 requests the user terminal 20 to execute an authentication program. Thereafter, in step S6, the user terminal 20 inputs the user name and password.

After the user terminal 20 has passed the authentication program, step S8 is executed, and the user terminal 20 downloads its configuration file from the portal server 40. In step S10, the user terminal 20 sends a message requesting the service menu to the portal server 40. Thereafter, in step S12, the portal server 40 sends a service menu to the user terminal 20.

After receiving the service menu, the user terminal 20 can select the network service to be executed, and in step S14, it sends a service request to the portal server 40, the service request indicating the service information to be executed by the user terminal 20. .

After receiving the service message, in step S16, the portal server 40 is connected to the network server 50 that provides the service. After the connection is established, in step S18, the network server 50 sends a response message to the portal server 40 to confirm that it will provide the service. In step S20, the portal server 40 further forwards the response message to the user terminal 20. Thereafter, the portal server 40 executes the selected service based on the configuration file of the user terminal 20 and transmits the execution result back to the user terminal 20.

When the user terminal 20 wants to stop using the service, the user terminal 20 sends a stop connection request to the portal server 40 in step S22. After receiving the stop connection When the line requests, in step S24, the portal server 40 forwards the stop connection request to the network server 50. Thereafter, in step S26, the network server 50 sends a response message to the portal server 40 to confirm that it will stop providing the service. In step S28, the portal server 40 further forwards the response message to the user terminal 20.

As described above, a network service request is issued by the user terminal 20, and the service of the network server 50 is used by the portal server 40. However, in other embodiments, the web server 50 can also actively provide its services to a user terminal 20.

3 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of a method for providing network services through a network server 50 in a network system of the present invention.

First, in step S50, the network server 50 is connected to the portal server 40. In step S52, the portal server 40 is connected to the user terminal 20 that can receive the service, and transmits its service menu to the user terminal 20. The portal server 40 can determine whether the user terminal 20 is willing to accept the initial network service by the network server 50 according to the preference setting of the user terminal 20, and the portal server 40 must also be configured according to the user terminal 20. The file determines if the performance of the user terminal 20 is sufficient to receive the network service.

If the user terminal 20 decides to receive the network service, the user terminal 20 transmits a receiving service message to the portal server 40 in step S54. In step S56, the portal server 40 further forwards the received service message to the network server 50. When the network server 50 receives the received service message, it can begin to provide services to the user terminal 20.

It can be understood that, in the preferred embodiment, the portal server 40 and the network server 50 are designed as two servers, but in other embodiments, the portal server can be simultaneously executed by a single server. 40 and the function of the network server 50. The network system of the present invention provides an portal server 40 to which a user can connect to a portal server 40 and perform a network service on the portal server 40. Since the network service is mainly executed by the portal server 40, that is, the portal server 40 performs the main operation of the network service, the portal server 40 passes the execution result through the simplified user device. The connection is passed back to the reduced user device, so that the system allows the reduced user device to perform many services requiring complex operations in the case of only basic functions.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

Claims (16)

A network system includes: a user terminal connected to an access server via a wireless communication module, and the performance is detected by the portal server when the first connection is made and the result is stored as a configuration file And then the user terminal obtains a service menu of the network server by using the portal server; and the portal server performs the corresponding service according to the configuration file of the user terminal and the selection of the user terminal in the service menu. And transmitting the execution result back to the user terminal; the portal server determines, according to the preference option of the service provided by the network server set in the user terminal, whether the user terminal is willing to receive the initial provided by the network server Internet service. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal is a reduced user equipment, comprising a microprocessor and a memory unit, configured to perform network transmission with the portal server through the wireless module. In the system of claim 2, the user terminal needs to execute an authentication program each time the portal server is connected, and after passing the authentication program, the user downloads the group by the portal server. State file. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal downloads the service menu after connecting to the portal server, and sends a service request to the portal server, thereby causing the portal server and the network The server establishes a connection and the service is started by the network server. The system of claim 2, wherein during the service provided by the network server, the user terminal can set a preference option for each service, and the preference option is stored in the portal server. The preference option can be applied directly when the user terminal executes the service again. A network system that includes: a network server connected to an portal server and connected to the at least one user terminal through the portal server to transmit a service menu, the portal server detecting when first connected to the user terminal The performance of the user terminal and storing the result as a configuration file; and the user terminal confirms the service to be executed and then connects to the portal server, the portal server is based on the configuration file of the user terminal at the portal The server executes the service, and the portal server returns the execution result to the user terminal; the portal server determines the user terminal according to the preference option of the service provided by the web server set in the user terminal. Whether you are willing to receive the initial network service provided by the web server. The system of claim 6, wherein the user terminal is a reduced user equipment, comprising a wireless communication module, a microprocessor, and a memory unit, wherein the user terminal passes the wireless module and the portal servo The device performs network transmission. According to the system of claim 6, the user terminal needs to execute an authentication program each time the portal server is connected, and after passing the authentication program, the user downloads the group by the portal server. State file. The system of claim 6, wherein the user terminal can set a preference option for each service during the service provided by the network server, and the preference option is stored in the portal server. The preference option can be applied directly when the user terminal executes the service again. A method for providing a network service includes the following steps: a connection step, a user terminal is connected to an entry server; and a detecting step is performed when the user terminal is first connected to the portal server Detecting, by the portal server, the performance of the user terminal, and storing the detection result as a configuration file; in a determining step, the portal server according to the preference of the service provided by the network server set in the user terminal An option to determine whether the user terminal is willing to receive an initial network service provided by the network server; a request service step, the user terminal sends a service request to the portal server, the service request specifies service information to be executed by the user terminal; and a service step, after receiving the service request, the portal server The service is executed according to the configuration file, and the execution result is transmitted back to the user terminal. The method of claim 10, after the connecting step, the method further comprises: the portal server executing an authentication program, and establishing a connection after the authentication program passes; the user terminal is served by the portal Download a corresponding configuration file. The method of claim 10, after the connecting step, the method further includes a downloading service menu step, the method comprising: the user terminal sending a message requesting the service menu to the portal server; The portal server sends a service menu to the user terminal. The method of claim 10, the requesting service step further comprising the steps of: connecting the portal server to a network server providing the service; after the connection is established, the network server sends A response message is sent to the portal server to confirm that it will provide the service; and the portal server further forwards the response message to the user terminal. The method of claim 10, wherein the user terminal is a reduced user equipment, further comprising a microprocessor and a memory unit, configured to perform network transmission with the portal server through the wireless module. The method of claim 10, after the performing the service step, the method comprises the user terminal changing its preference option for each service execution and storing it in the portal server for use The preference option can be applied directly when the terminal executes the service again. A method of providing a network service, the method comprising: a detecting step, when at least one user terminal is first connected to an entry server, the portal server detects the performance of the user terminal, and stores the detection result as a configuration file; a service step, a network server is connected to an portal server; a determining step, the portal server determining, according to a preference option of a service provided by the network server set in the user terminal, whether the user terminal is willing to receive The initial network service provided by the network server; in a confirmation step, the user terminal transmits a receiving service message to the portal server, and the portal server forwards the received service message to the network server: The service step is performed, and the service provided by the network server is executed by the portal server, and the portal server returns the execution result to the user terminal.