VESSEL AND LAND MESSENGER SERVICE APPARATUS AND METHOD USING VESSEL MAINTENANCE SERVICE

• US 20120166559A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 06/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: JEON, Hae Sook, Lee, Kwangil, Park, Jun Hee, Moon, Kyeong Deok
• Granted Patent: US 8,886,733 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A vessel messenger service apparatus includes: a vessel messenger service unit for providing messenger service between vessel, converting a local message from a vessel client into a global message to be transmitted to a land client, converting a message generated from the land client into a local message and providing the converted local message to the vessel client; and a vessel maintenance service unit for providing a remote vessel maintenance service and a messenger service between the vessel client and the land client by interworking with a unified vessel maintenance service unit on land. The apparatus further includes a database managing unit for managing information for the vessel client and the land client.

Claims

1. A vessel messenger service apparatus using a vessel maintenance service, comprising:

a vessel messenger service unit for providing messenger service between vessel clients by using a local message generated from the vessel clients, converting the local message into a global message to be provided to a land client via a messenger service between the vessel client and the land client, converting a message generated from the land client into a local message and providing the converted local message to the vessel client;

a vessel maintenance service unit for providing the messenger service between the vessel client and the land client and a remote vessel maintenance service by interworking with a unified vessel maintenance service unit on land; and

a vessel database managing unit for managing information for the vessel client and the land client.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vessel maintenance service unit operates in a local mode or a global mode, the vessel messenger service unit provides a communication only between the vessel clients or a communication both between the vessel clients and between the vessel client and the land client according to the local mode or the global mode.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vessel maintenance service unit provides the messenger service by using a session for the remote vessel maintenance service or provides the messenger service by using a session different from the session for the remote vessel maintenance service.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vessel database managing unit manages a database where level information of the vessel client and the land client is set, and

wherein the vessel messenger service unit constructs a buddy list by using the level information set in the vessel database managing unit and provides the vessel client with the buddy list.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the land client accesses the messenger service in a vessel, the vessel messenger service unit requests user verification based on user information inputted by the land client for a login at the unified vessel maintenance service unit via the vessel maintenance service unit and provides the messenger service based on a response to the user verification request.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vessel messenger service unit extracts location information of the vessel clients, which accesses the messenger service, and manages the location information through the vessel database managing unit by registering the location information in a database.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vessel messenger service unit constructs a buddy list based on a database managed by the vessel database managing unit and provides the buddy list to the vessel client.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the vessel messenger service unit provide a friend addition and deletion function in the buddy list.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when an operation of the vessel maintenance service unit or the unified vessel maintenance service unit is terminated normally or abnormally, the vessel messenger service unit deactivates the land client in a buddy list having the vessel client and the land client.

10. A land messenger service apparatus using a vessel maintenance service comprising:

a land messenger service unit for providing a messenger service between land clients by using a local message generated from the land clients, converting a local message generated from the land client into a global message to be provided to a vessel client via a messenger service between the vessel client and the land client, converting a message generated from the vessel client into a local message and providing the converted local message to the land client;

a unified vessel maintenance unit for providing the messenger service between the vessel client and the land client and a remote vessel maintenance service by interworking with a vessel maintenance service unit; and

a unified database managing unit for managing information for the vessel client and the land client.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the unified vessel maintenance service unit operates in a local mode or a global mode, the land messenger service unit provides a communication only between the land clients or a communication both between the vessel clients and between the vessel client and the land client according to the local mode or the global mode.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the unified vessel maintenance service unit provides the messenger service by using a session for the remote vessel maintenance service or provides the messenger service by using a session different from the session for the remote vessel maintenance service.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the unified vessel database managing unit manages a database where level information of the vessel client and the land client is set, and

wherein the land messenger service unit constructs a buddy list by using the level information set in the unified vessel database managing unit and provides the vessel client with the buddy list.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the land messenger service unit extracts location information of the land clients which accesses the messenger service and manages the location information through the unified database managing unit by registering the location information in a database.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the land messenger service unit constructs a buddy list based on a database managed by the unified database managing unit and provides the buddy list to the land client.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the land messenger service unit provide a friend addition and deletion function in the buddy list.

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein when an operation of the unified vessel maintenance service unit or the vessel maintenance service unit is terminated normally or abnormally, the land messenger service unit deactivates the vessel client in a buddy list having the vessel client and the land client.

18. A method for providing a messenger service by using a vessel maintenance service unit interworking with a unified vessel maintenance service unit on land via a unified gateway, comprising:

performing a login process for a first vessel client when a messenger service request is received from the first vessel client;

providing a messenger service between the first vessel client and a second vessel client;

converting a message generated from the first vessel client into a global message when the first vessel client requests a communication with a land client and providing the land client with the global message via the unified vessel maintenance service unit;

receiving a message generated from the land client via the unified vessel maintenance service unit and the vessel maintenance service unit; and

converting the received message into a local message and providing the first vessel client with the local message.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the performing the login process includes:

providing a buddy list based on information of the first client.

20. A method for providing a messenger service by using a unified vessel maintenance service unit on land interworking with a vessel maintenance service unit via a unified gateway, comprising:

performing a login process for a first land client when a messenger service request is received from the first land client;

providing a messenger service between the first land client and a second land client;

converting a message generated from the first land client into a global message when the first land client requests a communication with a vessel client and providing the vessel client with the global message via the vessel maintenance service unit on land;

receiving a message generated from the vessel client via the vessel maintenance service unit and the unified vessel maintenance service unit; and

converting the received message into a local message and providing the first land client with the local message.