Service communication control method, service relaying apparatus, management server, portal server, and service communication control system
First Claim
1. A service communication control method for providing an application service from a service providing device to a service-user terminal via a service relaying apparatus, the service communication control method comprising:
- the service relaying apparatus requesting the service providing device to provide a service in response to a request from the service-user terminal; and
the service relaying apparatus relaying communication between the service providing device and the service-user terminal with a protocol corresponding to the service to provide the service to the service-user terminal.
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Abstract
A service communication control system includes a user terminal connected to a user network. The service communication control system also includes communication gateway, a management server, and an application server connected to a communication carrier network. The communication using a communication protocol dedicated for the application service is performed between the user terminal and the application server through the communication gateway as a substitute. Thus, the user terminal need not be aware of the protocol.
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28 Claims
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1. A service communication control method for providing an application service from a service providing device to a service-user terminal via a service relaying apparatus, the service communication control method comprising:
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the service relaying apparatus requesting the service providing device to provide a service in response to a request from the service-user terminal; and the service relaying apparatus relaying communication between the service providing device and the service-user terminal with a protocol corresponding to the service to provide the service to the service-user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A service relaying apparatus that relays a service provided from a service providing device to a service-user terminal, the service relaying apparatus comprising:
a service relaying unit that requests the service providing device to provide a service in response to a request from the service-user terminal, and relays communication between the service providing device and the service-user terminal with a protocol corresponding to the service to provide the service to the service-user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A management server that is located between a service providing device and a service relaying apparatus to provide an application service from the service providing device to a service-user terminal via the service relaying apparatus, the management server comprising:
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a program managing unit that manages a communication control program provided by the service providing device and used for relaying communication between the service-user terminal and the service providing device; a user managing unit that manages a user who subscribes to service provided by the service providing devices together with program identification information of the communication control program necessary for the service; and a program notifying unit that reads the communication control program based on the program identification information, and notifies the service relaying apparatus of the communication control program. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A portal server that is located between a service providing device and a service relaying apparatus to provide an application service from the service providing device to a service-user terminal via the service relaying apparatus, the portal server comprising:
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an attribute-information managing unit that receives terminal-attribute information of service-user terminals collected by the service relaying apparatus and manages the terminal-attribute information for respective users; a service managing unit that manages service information including identification information of the communication control program and use condition required to use the service notified by the service providing device; and a service list control unit that creates a list of services available for the respective users on the service-user terminals based on the terminal-attribute information and the service information, and displays the list to allow each user to select a service from the list on the service-user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A service communication control system comprising:
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a service relaying apparatus; and a service providing device that provides an application service to a service-user terminal via the service relaying apparatus, wherein the service relaying apparatus includes a service relaying unit that requests the service providing device to provide a service in response to an authorized request from the service-user terminal, and relays communication between the service providing device and the service-user terminal with a protocol corresponding to the service to provide the service to the service-user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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