Unified service platform for ubiquitous network and service implementation method

• US 20150172408A1
• Filed: 06/26/2013
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Sun, Aifang
• Application Number:
  US14/414,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20150172408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers

Abstract

A unified service platform for a ubiquitous network is provided, which at least includes a database server configured to store various data resource information of each heterogeneous network and support the data sharing and unified management of each heterogeneous network; a context server configured to store the abstract ability information of each layer, perform context management, collect context information, and perform abstraction and classification; an application server, configured to provide service generation information, discover and select at least one service component by virtue of the service context information acquired from the context server, generate a service component and provide the service component for an application management server; and the application management server, configured to manage service deployment according to the service component, execute a service and control an execution cycle of the service. A service implementation method based on a unified service platform for a ubiquitous network is also provided. According to the disclosure, rich intelligent and personalized services can be provided for users according to service contents, user preferences, terminal capabilities and network characteristics.

Claims

1. A unified service platform for a ubiquitous network, at least comprising a database server, a context server, an application server and an application management server, wherein

the database server is configured to store various data resource information of each heterogeneous network, and support data sharing and unified management of each heterogeneous network;

the context server is configured to store abstract ability information of each layer, perform context management, collect context information, and perform abstraction and classification;

the application server is configured to provide service generation information, discover and select at least one service component by virtue of service context information acquired from the context server, generate a service component and provide the service component for the application management server; and

the application management server is configured to manage service deployment according to the service component, execute a service and control an execution cycle of the service.

2. The unified service platform according to claim 1, wherein the context server is further configured to acquire context information of each level by virtue of a cognition technology, and share the context information with the database server, the application server and the application management server.

3. The unified service platform according to claim 1, wherein the application server is further configured to perform dynamic intelligent service discovery, selection, aggregation and adaptation according to the context information shared by the context server, monitor and collect a state of a ubiquitous and heterogeneous network environment and a state of a terminal environment in a unified manner, track and feed back a change in a user service environment in real time, and perform service negotiation and adaptation processing.

4. The unified service platform according to claim 1, wherein the application management server is further configured to parse a service deployment configuration file, split the service deployment configuration file into service deployment configuration sub-files, package the service deployment configuration sub-files with corresponding shared data and drivers, and transmit the packages to corresponding terminals for deployment and execution.

5. The unified service platform according to claim 1, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type, and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

11. The unified service platform according to claim 2, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type, and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

12. The unified service platform according to claim 3, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type, and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

13. The unified service platform according to claim 4, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type, and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

6. A service implementation method based on a unified service platform for a ubiquitous network, wherein the unified service platform at least comprises a database server, a context server, an application server and an application management server, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the context server, more than one service request received to the application server;

processing, by the application server, the more than one service request, generating a service component, and transmitting the service component to the application management server; and

managing, by the application management server, service deployment according to the service component, executing a service and controlling an execution cycle of the service.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

parsing, by the application management server, a service deployment configuration file, splitting the service deployment configuration file into service deployment configuration sub-files, packaging the service deployment configuration sub-files with corresponding shared data and drivers, and transmitting the packages to corresponding terminals for deployment and execution.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

acquiring, by the context server, context information of each level by virtue of a cognition technology, and sharing the context information with the database server, the application server and the application management server.

9. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

performing, by the application server, dynamic intelligent service discovery, selection, aggregation and adaptation according to context information shared by the context server, monitoring and collecting a state of a ubiquitous and heterogeneous network environment and a state of a terminal environment in a unified manner, tracking and feeding back a change in a user service environment in real time, and performing service negotiation and adaptation processing.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network, and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

14. The method according to claim 7, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network, and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

15. The method according to claim 8, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network, and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.

16. The method according to claim 9, wherein the context information comprises a service context, a user context, a network context and a terminal context, wherein

the service context comprises at least one piece of following information:

a service type and a combination type of services;

the user context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network environment where a user is located, and a physical state of the user;

the network context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a network description, an ordinary resource of the network, and context information of a data stream; and

the terminal context comprises at least one piece of following information;

a terminal capability, a terminal service and a terminal network environment.