APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING PERSONAL NETWORKING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20140171079A1
• Filed: 12/13/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: YOON, Seung-Il
• Granted Patent: US 9,386,495 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/14 Reselecting a network or an air interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/1446 wherein at least one of the networks is unlicensed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/22 for handling the traffic

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for supporting personal networking by a personal server in a mobile communication system. A request is received from a mobile station. A current position of the mobile station and a required QoS are registered in response to a request of the mobile station. When a handover is made from a resource management system of a service provider B to a resource management system of a service provider A, movement of a user agent to the resource management system of the service provider A is requested based on the current position of the mobile station and the required QoS. When the movement of the user agent is completed, a user information update request is received for updating a result of a QoS negotiation by the required QoS, and information on a selected access network, from the resource management system of the service provider A.

Claims

1. A method of supporting personal networking by a personal server in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a mobile station;

registering a current position of the mobile station and a required Quality of Service (QoS) in response to a request of the mobile station;

when a handover is made from a resource management system of a service provider B to a resource management system of a service provider A, requesting movement of a user agent to the resource management system of the service provider A based on the current position of the mobile station and the required QoS; and

when the movement of the user agent is completed, receiving a user information update request for updating a result of a QoS negotiation by the required QoS, and information on a selected access network, from the resource management system of the service provider A.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the movement of the user agent corresponds to a movement from a first user agent of the resource management system of the service provider B to a second user agent of the resource management system of the service provider A.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting the movement of the user agent to the resource management system of service provider A comprises requesting price information from the resource management system of the service provider A.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the QoS negotiation comprises at least one of a negotiation about access networks to be accessed and a negotiation about QoS to be provided in the selected access network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal server searches for prices of all wireless access networks and stores at least one user profile.

6. A method of supporting personal networking by a resource management system of a service provider A, the method comprising the steps of:

when a handover is made from a resource management system of a service provider B to the resource management system of the service provider A, receiving, from a personal server, a request for a movement of a user agent based on a current position of a mobile station and a required Quality of Service (QoS);

performing a QoS negotiation between the user agent and a resource manager by the required QoS;

when the QoS negotiation has succeeded, selecting an access network that the mobile station will access; and

requesting an update of user information to update a result of the QoS negotiation by the required QoS and information on the selected access network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the movement of the user agent corresponds to a movement from a first user agent of the resource management system of the service provider B to a second user agent of the resource management system of the service provider A.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving the request for the movement of the user agent comprises receiving a request for price information.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the QoS negotiation comprises at least one of a negotiation about access networks to be accessed and a negotiation about QoS to be provided in the selected access network.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the personal server searches for prices of all wireless access networks and stores at least one user profile.

11. An apparatus for supporting personal networking in a personal server in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit that registers a current position of a mobile station and a required QoS in response to a request of the mobile station;

a controller that, when a handover is made from a resource management system of a service provider B to a resource management system of a service provider A, requests movement of a user agent to the resource management system of the service provider A based on the current position of the mobile station and the required QoS; and

a receiver that receives a request from the mobile station and, when the movement of the user agent is completed, receives a user information update request for updating a result of a QoS negotiation by the required QoS, and information on a selected access network, from the resource management system of the service provider A.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the movement of the user agent corresponds to a movement from a first user agent of the resource management system of the service provider B to a second user agent of the resource management system of the service provider 15A.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller requests price information from the resource management system of the service provider A.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the QoS negotiation comprises at least one of a negotiation about access networks to be accessed and a negotiation about QoS to be provided in the selected access network.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the personal server searches for prices of all wireless access networks and stores at least one user profile.

16. An apparatus for supporting personal networking in a resource management system of a service provider A, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver that, when a handover is made from a resource management system of a service provider B to the resource management system of the service provider A is made, receives a request for a movement of a user agent from a personal server based on a current position of a mobile station and a required Quality of Service (QoS);

a resource handler that, when a QoS negotiation between the user agent and a resource manager is made by the required QoS and the QoS negotiation has succeeded, selects an access network that the mobile station will access; and

a sub module that requests an update of user information to update a result of the QoS negotiation by the required QoS and information on the selected access network.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the movement of the user agent corresponds to a movement from a first user agent of the resource management system of the service provider B to a second user agent of the resource management system of the service provider A.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the receiver receives a request for price information.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the QoS negotiation comprises at least one of a negotiation about access networks to be accessed and a negotiation about QoS to be provided in the selected access network.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the personal server searches for prices of all wireless access networks and stores at least one user profile.