METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING WEB SERVICES

• US 20160269467A1
• Filed: 03/04/2016
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: LEE, Hyewon, JEONG, Sangsoo, CHO, Songyean
• Granted Patent: US 10,270,836 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/59 using proxies for addressing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/182 Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method and apparatus provide information on traffic of a user equipment in a mobile communication system to an operator'"'"'s network or to a third server. An operator can operate a proxy and may inspect and control a hypertext transfer protocol over secured layer (HTTPS) traffic through the proxy to collect HTTPS traffic relevant information.

Claims

1. A method of a user equipment, the method comprising:

obtaining proxy information related to a browser;

setting a proxy related to a browser based on proxy information; and

transmitting a traffic related to the browser through the proxy.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the proxy information comprises,

transmitting a message requesting information on the proxy to a network entity, and

receiving the proxy information from the network entity,

wherein the received proxy information is used to set the proxy for the browser.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the proxy information comprises identifying the proxy information from a preconfigured information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the proxy information is performed upon driving of the browser, a network connection of the user equipment, a new packet data network (PDN) access of the user equipment, or a profile install or use of the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the proxy information includes at least one of location information of at least one proxy represented by a form of an internet protocol (IP) address or a uniform resource locator (URL), or location information of at least one proxy auto configuration (PAC) file represented by the form of the IP address or the URL.

6. A user equipment, the user equipment comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to;

obtain proxy information related to a browser,

set a proxy related to a browser based on the proxy information, and transmit a traffic related to the browser through the proxy.

7. The user equipment of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to obtaining the proxy information by

transmitting a message requesting information on the proxy to a network entity, and

receiving the proxy information from the network entity,

wherein the received proxy information is used to set the proxy for the browser.

8. The user equipment of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to obtaining the proxy information by identifying the proxy information from a preconfigured information.

9. The user equipment of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to obtain the proxy information upon driving of the browser, a network connection of the user equipment, a new packet data network (PDN) access of the user equipment, or a profile install or use of the user equipment.

10. The user equipment of claim 6, wherein the proxy information includes at least one of location information of at least one proxy represented by a form of an internet protocol (IP) address or a uniform resource locator (URL), or location information of at least one proxy auto configuration (PAC) file represented by the form of the IP address or the URL.

11. A method for operating a network entity, the method comprising:

receiving a message requesting proxy information related to a browser from a user equipment;

determining a proxy for the user equipment based on the message; and

transmitting the proxy information related to the browser to the user equipment based on the determination,

wherein the proxy information is used to set a proxy related to the browser, and a traffic related to the browser is transmitted through the set proxy.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining of the proxy is made based on public land mobile network (PLMN) identification information, an access point name (APN), or location information on the user equipment.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the proxy information includes at least one of location information of at least one proxy represented by a form of an IP address or a uniform resource locator (URL), or location information of at least one proxy auto configuration (PAC) file represented by the form of the internet protocol (IP) address or the URL.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving the traffic from the user equipment in the proxy;

decrypting the received traffic;

generating traffic metadata using the decrypted traffic;

transmitting the traffic metadata to an operator'"'"'s network entity; and

providing the traffic metadata to another server.

15. A network entity, the network entity comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to;

receive a message requesting proxy information related to a browser from a user equipment,

determine a proxy for the user equipment based on the message, and

transmit the proxy information related to the browser to the user equipment based on the determination,

wherein the proxy information is used to set a proxy related to the browser, and a traffic related to the browser is transmitted through the set proxy.

16. The network entity of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the proxy based on public land mobile network (PLMN) identification information, an access point name (APN), or location information on the user equipment.

17. The network entity of claim 15, wherein the proxy information includes at least one of location information of at least one proxy represented by a form of an internet protocol (IP) address or a uniform resource locator (URL), and location information of at least one proxy auto configuration (PAC) file represented by the form of the IP address or the URL.

18. The network entity of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to:

allow the proxy to receive the traffic from the user equipment,

decrypt the received traffic,

generate traffic metadata using the decrypted traffic,

transmit the traffic metadata to an operator'"'"'s network entity, and

provide the traffic metadata to another server.

19. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium for storing data relating to computing operations, the computer readable recording medium configured to store at least one instruction that when executed by a processor, configures the processor to:

obtain proxy information related to a browser;

set a proxy related to the browser based on the proxy information; and

transmitting a traffic related to the browser through the proxy.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium for storing data relating to computing operations, the computer readable recording medium configured to store at least one instruction that when executed by a processor, configures the processor to:

receive a message requesting proxy information related to a browser from a user equipment;

determine a proxy for the user equipment based on the message; and

transmit the proxy information related to the browser to the user equipment based on the determination,

wherein the proxy information is used to set a proxy related to the browser, and a traffic related to the browser is transmitted through the set proxy.