SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE WEB SERVICE

• US 20100131583A1
• Filed: 08/25/2009
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hong, Joon-sung, Lee, Jae-won
• Granted Patent: US 8,352,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable

Abstract

A server for a mobile web service and a method for providing a web service are provided. The wired server stores an IP address of at least one mobile web server. When a request for access to a mobile web server is received, the wired server delivers the access request to the mobile web server or provides a service in place of the mobile web server, using a URL included in the access request.

Claims

1. A wired server for a mobile web service, comprising:

a database configured to store an IP address of at least one mobile web server; and

a network controller configured to control access to a mobile web server using an IP address of the mobile web server retrieved from the database in response to a request for access to the mobile web server.

2. The wired server of claim 1, wherein the request for access to the mobile web server comprises a URL indicating a location of content for web service provided by the mobile web server.

3. The wired server of claim 1, further comprising a service agent configured to provide a service provided by the mobile web server in place of the mobile web server, wherein:

in response to the request for access to the mobile web server being a request for access to the service provided by the service agent, the network controller controls the service agent to handle the request.

4. The wired server of claim 3, wherein the network controller determines whether a web service that can be provided by the service agent in place of the mobile web server is requested, using a URL indicating a location of content for web service provided by the mobile web server, the URL being included in the request for access to the mobile web server.

5. The wired server of claim 1, wherein the network controller uses a URL of a new mobile web server to register the new mobile web server.

6. The wired server of claim 5, wherein the network controller performs a login task using the URL of the new mobile web server as an ID of the new mobile web server.

7. The wired server of claim 1, wherein the network controller filters the request for access to the mobile web server to restrict the request for access to the mobile web server.

8. A method of operating a wired server to provide a mobile web service, the method comprising:

receiving a request for access to a mobile web server; and

controlling access to the mobile web server using an IP address of the mobile web server retrieved from a database accessible by the wired server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the request for access to the mobile web server comprises a URL indicating a location of content for web service provided by the mobile web server.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a service provided by the mobile web server in place of the mobile web server by the wired server.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether a web service that can be provided in place of the mobile web server is requested, using a URL indicating a location of content for web service provided by the mobile web server, the URL being included in the request for access to the mobile web server.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising registering a new mobile web server using a URL of the new mobile web server.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a login task is performed using the URL of the new mobile web server as an ID of the new mobile web server.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising filtering the request for access to the mobile web server to restrict the request for access to the mobile web server.

15. A mobile web server for a mobile web service, comprising:

a user interface manager configured to provide a user interface with a user of the mobile web server;

a storage unit configured to store content for web service;

a communication unit configured to communicate with a wired server to register an IP address of the mobile web server in the wired server; and

a controller configured to control the communication unit and control an operation of the mobile web server.

16. The mobile web server of claim 15, wherein the communication unit communicates with the wired server to register a URL of the mobile web server and use the URL as a user ID.

17. The mobile web server of claim 15, wherein the communication unit communicates with the wired server to deliver content that the wired server can provide in place of the mobile web server.

18. The mobile web server of claim 15, wherein the mobile web server is one of a portable phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player device, a portable game console, and a portable camera device.