Value added services system of wireless local area network and method for providing the same

• US 20070008919A1
• Filed: 11/22/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chiu, Chaucer, Yu, Clark
• Application Number:
  US11/286,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008919A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A Value Added Services (VAS) system of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and a method for providing the same which are applied in a wireless mobile communication device are proposed for allowing a user to use a plurality of VAS provided by a wireless mobile communication provider through the wireless mobile communication device. A WLAN receives and confirms a connecting information outputted from the wireless mobile communication device by the user, then the WLAN outputs a connection-permission information to a workstation after being connected to the wireless mobile communication device, and the workstation provides a plurality of VAS to the user through the WLAN. Therefore, the wireless mobile communication provider can autonomously customize and manage the VAS in accordance with the practical requirements of the user, so that the network resources can be used more effectively.

Claims

1. A Value Added Services (VAS) system of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), applicable in a wireless mobile communication device, for allowing a user to use a plurality of VAS provided by a wireless mobile communication provider through the wireless mobile communication device, the VAS system comprising:

a WLAN for receiving and confirming connecting information outputted from the wireless mobile communication device by the user, and outputting connection-permission information after being connected to the wireless mobile communication device; and

a workstation for receiving the connection-permission information from the WLAN and providing the plurality of VAS to the user through the WLAN.

2. The VAS system of claim 1, wherein the workstation comprises:

a communication protocol related server for receiving the connection-permission information from the WLAN and outputting the received connection-permission information;

a network server for receiving the connection-permission information outputted from the communication protocol related server and outputting login-permission information after the connection-permission information is verified by a verifying mechanism;

a VAS server for receiving the login-permission information outputted from the network server and transmitting VAS information provided by the VAS server back to the wireless mobile communication device of the user through the WLAN; and

a database server for storing related data of the VAS information provided by the VAS server.

3. The VAS system of claim 2, wherein the communication protocol related server is a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) related server.

4. The VAS system of claim 2, wherein the network server is a WLAN server.

5. The VAS system of claim 2, wherein the verifying mechanism is provided for the user to input related data to use the VAS.

6. The VAS system of claim 5, wherein the related data inputted by the user include a set of user name and password.

7. The VAS system of claim 5, wherein the related data inputted by the user are provided by the wireless mobile communication provider.

8. The VAS system of claim 2, wherein the VAS server is one of a value added application server, a positioning server and a combination thereof.

9. The VAS system of claim 8, wherein the positioning server is for determining a location of the wireless mobile communication device according to an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the wireless mobile communication device.

10. The VAS system of claim 9, wherein the IP address is configured by a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) of the WLAN.

11. A method for providing Value Added Services (VAS) of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), applied in a wireless mobile communication device, for allowing a user to use a plurality of VAS provided by a wireless mobile communication provider through the wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

outputting connecting information to a WLAN through the wireless mobile communication device by the user;

after confirming the connecting information, having the WLAN be connected to the wireless mobile communication device and output connection-permission information; and

having a workstation receive the connection-permission information from the WLAN and provide a plurality of VAS to the user through the WLAN.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the workstation comprises:

a communication protocol related server for receiving the connection-permission information from the WLAN and outputting the received connection-permission information;

a network server for receiving the connection-permission information outputted from the communication protocol related server and outputting login-permission information after the connection-permission information is verified by a verifying mechanism;

a VAS server for receiving the login-permission information outputted from the network server and transmitting VAS information provided by the VAS server back to the wireless mobile communication device of the user through the WLAN; and

a database server for storing related data of the VAS information provided by the VAS server.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the communication protocol related server is a WAP related server.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the network server is a WLAN server.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the verifying mechanism is provided for the user to input related data to use the VAS.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the related data inputted by the user include a set of user name and password.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the related data inputted by the user are provided by the wireless mobile communication provider.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the VAS server is one of a value added application server, a positioning server and a combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the positioning server is for determining a location of the wireless mobile communication device according to an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the wireless mobile communication device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the IP address is configured by a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) of the WLAN.