SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AND DEVICE RECEIVING THE DEVICE MANAGEMENT SERVICE

• US 20110295992A1
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Wuk, LEE, Ji-Hye
• Granted Patent: US 9,425,982 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2874 Processing of data for distribution to the subscribers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2889 Multiservice, e.g. MSAN
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

A method for providing a Device Management (DM) service in an M2M environment that enables intelligent data collection and communication through an M2M communication function is provided. In the method, a Network Operator Server (NOS) or an ES provides a DM service menu to a subscriber device. When the subscriber device selects a desired service from the DM service menu, the NOS delegates the DM service authority for a network subscriber to the ES. The ES provides the DM service through an M2M communication with the subscriber device. The ES integrates the DM results and transmits the integrated DM results to the network operator. Accordingly, the NOS can provide an efficient DM service to more devices at a lower cost, by minimal interaction with the ES, through the cooperation enterprise specialized in the DM service.

Claims

1. A method for providing a Device Management (DM) service in a DM server, the method comprising:

receiving a delegation of a DM service authority for one or more subscriber devices having subscribed to an operator network, from a Network Operator Server (NOS) managing the subscriber devices;

determining a service to be provided to the subscriber devices; and

providing the determined service to the subscriber devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

cooperating with the NOS for a DM service before receiving the delegation of the DM service authority.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving of the delegation of the DM service authority comprises:

receiving a delegation message including DM information for each service from the NOS.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the DM information for each service includes information about a service selected by each of the subscriber devices through a DM service menu provided to the subscriber devices, and information about the subscriber device having selected the service.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the DM service menu is generated by the NOS or the DM server and is provided to the subscriber devices.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the DM service menu includes at least one of a firmware update service, a software update service, a diagnosis and monitoring service, and an environment configuration service.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the service to be provided to the subscriber devices is determined based on the DM information for each service.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the determined service to the subscriber devices comprises:

transmitting a connection request message to the subscriber devices to provide a DM service.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the determined service to the subscriber devices comprises:

transmitting a package message for providing the determined service.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a result report message about the package message transmission; and

reporting the DM result to the NOS whenever receiving the result report message.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving result report messages about the package message transmission from all of the subscriber devices and collecting the received result report messages; and

integrating the collected result report messages and transmitting the integrated result report messages to the NOS at the DM result request of the NOS.

12. A Device Management (DM) server for providing a DM service, comprising:

a connection unit configured to receive a message for delegating the DM service authority for one or more subscriber devices subscribed to an operator network, from a Network Operator Server (NOS) managing the subscriber devices, and transmit a connection request to the subscriber devices to be provided with a DM service; and

a message managing unit configured to determine a service to be provided to the connected subscriber devices, and provide the determined service to the subscriber devices.

13. The DM server of claim 12, wherein the DM server is a server of a cooperation enterprise cooperating with the NOS for a DM service.

14. The DM server of claim 12, wherein the message for delegating the DM service authority for the subscriber devices includes information about a service selected by each of the subscriber devices through a DM service menu provided to the subscriber devices, and information about the subscriber device having selected the service.

15. The DM server of claim 14, wherein the DM service menu is generated by the NOS or the DM server and is provided to the subscriber devices.

16. The DM server of claim 14, wherein the DM service menu includes at least one of a firmware update service, a software update service, a diagnosis and monitoring service, and an environment configuration service.

17. The DM server of claim 12, further comprising:

a DM result reporting unit reporting the DM result to the NOS whenever receiving the result report message from the subscriber devices, after providing the determined service to the subscriber devices.

18. The DM server of claim 17, wherein the DM result reporting unit receives the result report messages from all of the subscriber devices, collects the received result report messages, integrates the collected result report messages, and transmits the integrated result report messages to the NOS at the DM result request of the NOS.

19. A device for receiving a Device Management (DM) service, comprising:

a user interface configured to receive a DM service menu from a DM server, display the received DM service menu, and select at least one service from the DM service menu; and

a control unit configured to generate and transmit a response message including information about the device and the selected service, receive a message for the selected service from the DM server, execute the selected service, and transmit a result report message,

wherein the DM server is a server of a cooperation enterprise that cooperates for a DM service with a server of an operator network to which the device has subscribed.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the DM service menu is generated and provided by the DM server or the server of the operator network.

21. The device of claim 19, wherein the DM service menu includes at least one of a firmware update service, a software update service, a diagnosis and monitoring service, and an environment configuration service.