CONNECTION SUPPORT APPARATUS AND GATEWAY APPARATUS

• US 20070274329A1
• Filed: 08/09/2007
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: MATSUOKA, Naoki, TAKEYOSHI, Haruyuki, ISHIHARA, Tomohiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,537,841 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A problem is to provide a connection support apparatus and a gateway apparatus in which management of information is easy and remote access from a user terminal to the gateway apparatus can be performed easily and securely, and the problem is solved by including a control unit configured to perform control on a gateway apparatus to which a user apparatus connects so as to permit connection from the user apparatus for which authentication succeeds; and a communication unit configured to provide the user terminal with connection information used for connecting to the gateway apparatus.

Claims

1. A connection support apparatus comprising:

a control unit configured to perform control on a gateway apparatus to which a user terminal connects so as to permit connection from the user apparatus for which authentication succeeds; and

a communication unit configured to provide the user terminal with connection information used for connecting to the gateway apparatus.

2. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the user terminal has a unique address identifier, the control unit performs a control request to the gateway apparatus by adding a terminal individual identifier and the address identifier of the user terminal, and an application identifier, and

when receiving a response from the gateway apparatus, the communication unit provides the user terminal with the connection information to permit connection to the gateway apparatus.

3. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the user terminal has a unique address identifier, the control unit performs a control request to the gateway apparatus by adding a random number, an address identifier of the user terminal and an application identifier, and

when receiving a response from the gateway apparatus, the communication unit provides the user terminal with the connection information to which the random number is added to permit connection to the gateway apparatus.

4. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the user terminal does not have a unique address identifier, the control unit performs a control request to the gateway apparatus by adding a terminal individual identifier of the user terminal, an address list of address identifiers held by another gateway apparatus through which the user terminal passes, and an application identifier, and

when receiving a response from the gateway apparatus, the communication unit provides the user terminal with the connection information to permit connection to the gateway apparatus.

5. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the user terminal does not have a unique address identifier, the control unit performs a control request to the gateway apparatus by adding a random number, an address list of address identifiers held by another gateway apparatus through which the user terminal passes, and an application identifier, and

when receiving a response from the gateway apparatus, the communication unit provides the user terminal with the connection information to which the random number is added to permit connection to the gateway apparatus.

6. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control on the gateway apparatus to which the user terminal connects according to a terminal type of the user terminal.

7. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control unit performs control on the gateway apparatus to which the user terminal connects according to a terminal accommodating carrier type of the user terminal.

8. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the user terminal includes a browser, the communication unit provides the user terminal with means for connecting to the gateway apparatus so as to permit connection to the gateway apparatus.

9. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein messages are exchanged between the user terminal and the gateway apparatus via an encrypted communication route.

10. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a session management unit configured to manage a session between the user terminal and the gateway apparatus by using a user identifier of a user who operates the user terminal and an identifier of the gateway apparatus or using the user identifier of the user, the identifier of the gateway apparatus, and an application identifier.

11. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the session management unit registers the session between the user terminal and the gateway apparatus when the connection unit receives the response from the gateway apparatus after performing the control request to the gateway apparatus or when the user terminal connects to the gateway apparatus.

12. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the session management unit deletes a session between the user terminal and the gateway apparatus when communication between the user terminal and the gateway apparatus ends or when communication between the user terminal and an application of the gateway apparatus ends.

13. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein, after registering the session between the user terminal and the gateway apparatus, the session management unit periodically sends a session check message, to which the user identifier, the identifier of the gateway apparatus and the application identifier are added, to the gateway apparatus so as to check a status of the session to the user terminal.

14. The connection support apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a connection destination management unit configured to receive the identifier of the gateway apparatus and the connection information from the gateway apparatus when the connection information used for connecting to the gateway apparatus is changed, and manage the connection information.

15. A gateway apparatus comprising:

a setting unit configured to receive a control request from a connection support apparatus and make settings for providing a user apparatus with connection permission so as to permit connection from the user apparatus for which authentication succeeds; and

a communication unit configured to permit connection from the user terminal.

16. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein, when the user terminal has a unique address identifier, the setting unit makes settings for providing the user terminal with connection permission according to a terminal individual identifier and the address identifier of the user terminal, and an application identifier included in the control request from the connection support apparatus, and

the communication unit permits connection from the user terminal that sends data to which the terminal individual identifier, the address identifier and the application identifier are added.

17. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein, when the user terminal has a unique address identifier, the setting unit makes settings for providing the user terminal with connection permission according to a random number, the address identifier of the user terminal and an application identifier included in the control request from the connection support apparatus, and

the communication unit permits connection from the user terminal that sends data to which the random number, the address identifier and the application identifier are added.

18. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein, when the user terminal does not have a unique address identifier, the setting unit makes settings for providing the user terminal with connection permission according to a terminal individual identifier of the user terminal, an address list of address identifiers held by another gateway apparatus through which the user terminal passes and an application identifier included in the control request from the connection support apparatus, and

the communication unit permits connection from the user terminal that sends data to which the terminal individual identifier, an address identifier included in the address list and the application identifier are added.

19. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 15, wherein, when the user terminal does not have a unique address identifier, the setting unit makes settings for providing the user terminal with connection permission according to a random number, an address list of address identifiers held by another gateway apparatus through which the user terminal passes and an application identifier included in the control request from the connection support apparatus, and

the communication unit permits connection from the user terminal that sends data to which the random number, an address identifier included in the address list and the application identifier are added.

20. The gateway apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein, when the user terminal performs connection using a particular address identifier in the address list, the setting unit does not permit connection to an address other than the particular address.