SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE, SUCH AS A COMMUNICATION SERVICE

• US 20120086805A1
• Filed: 03/23/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Le Roux, Jean-Louis, Renac, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 9,900,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A system an method are provided for providing a service, such as telemonitoring, in particular via the Internet. The system includes a terminal device of a communication network having elements for establishing a connection with a service provider device through at least the communication network, and an application server able to receive a service request from the service provider device on the connection. Thus, the terminal device can make itself accessible to a service provider device as soon as it is put into service. Furthermore, the fact that the terminal device is at the initiative of the connection for this service secures access to the data of the terminal device relating to this service.

Claims

1. A terminal device of a communication network, the device comprising:

means for establishing a connection with a service provider device through at least said communication network, and

application server means for receiving a service request from said service provider device on said connection.

2. The terminal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication network is a private communication network comprising an access device allowing the means for establishing a connection to establish said connection between said terminal device and said service provider device through the private communication network and a public communication network.

3. A service provider device of a communication network comprising:

connection means for allowing a terminal device to establish a connection with said service provider device through at least said communication network, and

means for sending a service request on said connection to application server means of the terminal device.

4. A method of putting into service an application server of a terminal device of a communication network, the method comprising:

establishment of a connection by said terminal device with a service provider device through said communication network, said connection being suitable for transmitting a service request from said service provider device;

receiving from said service provider device a the service request by said application server of said terminal device through the connection.

5. The method of of claim 4, and further comprising:

renewing the establishment of the connection after each dropout of said connection between said terminal device and said service provider device.

6. The method of of claim 4, wherein said connection is a connection in permanent mode.

7. The method of of claim 4, wherein said connection is an encrypted connection.

8. A computer program comprising program code instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for execution of a method for putting into service an application server of a terminal device of a communication network, when said program is executed by a processor, wherein the method comprises:

establishment of a connection by said terminal device with a service provider device through said communication network,

receiving from said service provider device a service request by said application server of said terminal device.

9. A system for providing a service in a communication network comprising:

at least one service provider device; and

at least one terminal device comprising means for establishing a connection with said service provider device through at least said communication network and an application server configured to receive a service request from said service provider device on said connection;

wherein the service provider device comprises connection means for allowing the terminal device to establish the connection with said service provider device through at least said communication network, and means for sending the service request on said connection to the application server of the terminal device.

10. A telemonitoring system comprising:

at least one video camera comprising capture means;

a terminal device comprising means for establishing a connection with a service provider device through at least a communication network and an application server configured to receive a service request from said service provider device on said connection; and

a videomonitoring service platform comprising the service provider device, wherein the service provider device comprises connection means for allowing the terminal device to establish the connection with said service provider device through at least said communication network, and means for sending the service request on said connection to the application server of the terminal device.