System for multimedia public telecommunication terminal networking

• US 20030051025A1
• Filed: 09/06/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hwang-Sub Kwon
• Original Assignee: Hwang-Sub Kwon
• Inventors: Kwon, Hwang-Sub
• Application Number:
  US10/236,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20030051025A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5014 using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5084 Providing for device mobility network addressing or numbering for mobility support in wireless networks H04W8/26; mobile IP H04W80/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/41 Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/56 for VoIP communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/57 for integrated multimedia messaging subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/74 Backing up
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/7655 shared by technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/772 per service, e.g. prepay or post-pay
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/773 per technology, e.g. PSTN or wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0164 Billing record, e.g. Call Data Record [CDR], Toll Ticket[TT], Automatic Message Accounting [AMA], Call Line Identifier [CLI], details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/202 VoIP; Packet switched telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/208 IMS, i.e. Integrated Multimedia messaging Subsystem
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 : Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 : Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/709 : Backup
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/725 : Shared by technologies, e.g. one account for different access technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7263 : per service, e.g. prepay and post-pay
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7268 : per technology, e.g. PSTN or wireless

Abstract

A system for multimedia public telecommunication terminal networking is disclosed. The system includes: a plurality of multimedia public telecommunication terminals installed at unspecified locations, each terminal being connected to a telephone network and providing telephone service, each terminal being connected to an Internet network and providing Internet service; and a central management server capable of performing telecommunication with the terminals through a connection network and the Internet network, wherein the terminal includes an agent program for generating account data of the telephone service and the Internet service and transmitting the generated account data to the central management server, wherein the central management server includes: an IP address database for managing IP addresses of the terminals and installation location information of the terminals; an account data collecting server for requesting transmission of the account data from the terminal registered in the IP address database according to a fixed schedule; and a database server for storing transmission result information of the account data transmitted from the terminal, wherein the central management server requests transmission of the account data to the terminal registered in the IP address database according to the fixed schedule, and wherein the terminal generates and stores the account data of the services provided to a consumer, and transmits the stored account data to the central management server when receiving a transmission request from the central management server.

Claims

1. A system for multimedia public telecommunication terminal networking, the system comprising:

a plurality of multimedia public telecommunication terminals installed at unspecified locations, each terminal being connected to a telephone network and providing telephone service, each terminal being connected to an Internet network and providing Internet service; and

a central management server capable of performing telecommunication with the terminals through a connection network and the Internet network;

wherein the terminal includes an agent program for generating account data of the telephone service and the Internet service and transmitting the generated account data to the central management server,

wherein the central management server includes;

an IP address database for managing IP addresses of the terminals and installation location information of the terminals;

an account data collecting server for requesting transmission of the account data from the terminal registered in the IP address database according to a fixed schedule; and

a database server for storing transmission result information of the account data transmitted from the terminal,

wherein the central management server requests transmission of the account data to the terminal registered in the IP address database according to the fixed schedule, and

wherein the terminal generates and stores the account data of the services provided to a consumer, and transmits the stored account data to the central management server when receiving a transmission request from the central management server.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal includes a fixed IP address user terminal and a movable IP address user terminal,

wherein the central management server registers fixed IP address of the fixed IP address user terminal in the IP address database, and registers IP address transmitted from the agent program in the IP address database if the movable IP address user terminal is turned on.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the central management server further includes an advertisement server for managing advertisement information, and

wherein the terminal downloads advertisement information stored in the advertisement server through the Internet network, manages display information of advertisement information cumulatively, and transmits the display information of advertisement information to the central management server when receiving a transmission request of the ad information history data from the central management server.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a maintenance center connected to the central management server through the Internet network,

wherein the agent program of the terminal checks an error occurrence of the terminal, and transmits information of the error occurrence to the central management server if there is error, and

wherein the central management server detects installation position information linked to IP address of the terminal when receiving information of the error occurrence from the terminal, and notifies a maintenance center of the error.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the central management server detects installation location information linked to the IP address of the terminal if not receiving the account data from the terminal corresponding to the transmission request signal of the account data transmitted to the terminal according to the fixed schedule, and notifies the maintenance center of the non-receipt of the account data.