Business logic device and processing method

• US 8,073,932 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2009
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Jae-Sung, Jeon, Seog-Cheon, Kim, Min, Won, Yoo-Hoon, Choi, Byoung-Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): Hamza, Faruk
• Assistant Examiner(s): Recek, Jason
• Application Number:
  US12/537,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20100100526A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/217, 709/219
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing

Abstract

A business logic device and processing method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes i) receiving a request message for performing a biz template from the open interface processing unit, ii) analyzing the received biz template performing request message and performing the biz template by cooperating with a legacy cooperation processing unit and iii) composing a message for a result of performing the stored biz template and transmitting the composed message to the open interface processing unit.

Claims

1. A business logic device for a mobile communication system to be cooperated in an open mobile business supporting system between a legacy system of the mobile communication system and a content provider/service provider (CP/SP), the device comprising:

a business logic processor configured to store, manage, and perform a biz template formed of a plurality of biz objects arranged in a predetermined order, wherein the biz template is a standardized biz logic that is defined by selecting low-level functions which can be grouped as a unit function and performed in a mobile communication system among service logics provided from the CP/SP, and wherein the biz object is configured to cooperate with each legacy system of a mobile communication system and perform a comparison and determination operation on the result of cooperating;

an open interface processor configured to receive a request of performing a predetermined biz logic from a CP/SP, request the business logic processor to perform a biz template corresponding to the requested biz logic, receive the result of the request, and transfer the received result to the CP/SP;

a legacy cooperation processor configured to relay a request from a predetermined legacy system and return the result to the predetermine legacy system while performing the biz template by relaying interworking between the business logic processor and the predetermined legacy system of a mobile communication system; and

a message transferring device, comprising a plurality of message queues, configured to store a request message, a result returning message, and a report message exchanged among the open interface processor, the business logic processor, and the legacy cooperation processor,

wherein the business logic processor comprises;

a first matching unit configured to transmit and receive a request of performing the biz template and a result of performing the biz template to/from the open interface processing processor;

a first message analysis/transform unit configured to transform the biz template performing request message from the first matching unit to a message format to be suitable to a destination, and transfer a biz template performing result message to the first matching unit;

a template performing unit configured to perform biz objects according to a biz logic of the biz template;

an object performing unit configured to request an embodying object of a corresponding object according to the request of performing a biz object of the template performing unit, and perform the biz object;

a template loading unit configured to load the biz template to a predetermined memory and return a corresponding biz template when the biz template is requested to perform at the template performing unit;

a second matching unit configured to transmit and receive a request message of performing a biz object and a result message thereof to/from the legacy cooperation processing processor; and

a second message analysis/transform unit configured to transfer the request message of performing the biz object through the second matching unit, and transform the result message of performing the biz object from the second matching unit to a message format suitable to a destination.

2. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the open interface processor, the business logic processor, and the legacy cooperation processor are configured to transfer signals by writing and reading a request message, a result returning message, and a report message to/from a predetermined message queue in the message transferring device.

3. The business logic device according to claim 2, wherein the message transferring device comprises:

at least one of first message queues for the open interface processor to record a request message and for the business logic processor to read the response message;

at least one of second message queues setup per a legacy cooperation processor for the business logic processor to record a request message and for a corresponding legacy cooperation processor to read the request message;

at least one of third message queues for the legacy cooperation processor to record a response message, and for the business logic processor to the response message;

at least one of fourth queues for the legacy cooperation processor to record a report message from a legacy system, and for the business logic processor to read the recorded report message; and

at least one of fifth message queues for the business logic processor to record a result message, and for the open interface processor to read the result message.

4. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a template manager configured to manage a biz template loaded at the predetermined memory at the memory.

5. The business logic device according to claim 4, wherein the template loading unit is configured to update or delete corresponding biz templates loaded at the memory according to requests of updating and deleting the biz template.

6. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the first matching unit is configured to read a biz template performing request message recorded in a first message queue by the open interface processor and record the biz template performing result message to the fifth message queue to allow the open interface processor to read the recorded biz template performing result message.

7. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the second matching unit is configured to record the biz object performing request message to the second message queue to allow the legacy cooperation processor to read, and read the biz object performing result message from the third message queue recorded by the legacy cooperation processor.

8. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a session managing unit is configured to manage session state information of a biz template stored in a memory based database (MMDB).

9. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a load manager configured to manage session information for log information about performing the biz template and error thereof, statistic data, and session information for completed transaction.

10. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a configuration information transferring device configured to receive a request of inquiring configuration information of the business logic processor from a web site embodied by an operating and management unit, obtain the configuration information, and transfer the obtained configuration information to the web site.

11. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a repository manager configured to register, modify, and delete the biz template information and the CP/SP information to/from a predetermined repository and read the biz template information and the CP/SP information in response to a request.

12. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a DB manager configured to provide a pool function for connecting the database through cooperating with a predetermined database, and perform a database updating function that supports a transaction process.

13. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a configuration manager configured to manage configuration information of the business logic processor.

14. The business logic device according to claim 1, wherein the business logic processor further comprises a time-out generator configured to generate a time-out by comparing with a predetermined time when the biz template is performed.

15. A business logic processing method performing a biz template in order to support a CP/SP to perform a mobile service by cooperating with a mobile communication system in an open mobile business supporting system including an open interface processing unit for receiving a request of performing a biz template defined by standardizing a biz logic that performs a single function among logics constituting the mobile service from the CP/SP and returning the result thereof, a legacy cooperation processing unit for relaying interworking between the open interface processing unit and a legacy system of a mobile communication system, and a message transferring unit, comprising a plurality of message queues, configured to store a request message, a result returning message, and a report message exchanged among the open interface processing unit and the legacy cooperation processing unit, the business logic processing method comprising:

receiving a request message for performing a biz template from the open interface processing unit;

transforming the request message for performing the biz template to a message format to be suitable to a destination;

analyzing the received biz template performing request message;

performing the biz template by cooperating with the legacy cooperation processing unit;

transforming the result of performing the biz template to a message format to be suitable to a destination; and

composing a message for a result of performing the stored biz template and transmitting the composed message to the open interface processing unit,

wherein the analyzing comprises;

loading the biz template at a memory; and

returning the biz template loaded at the memory for performing the biz template,

wherein the performing comprises;

requesting to perform biz objects according to a biz logic of the biz template;

requesting an embodying object of a corresponding object according to the request of performing the biz objects; and

performing the biz objects,

wherein the biz template is formed of a plurality of biz objects which are arranged in a predetermined order, and wherein the biz template is performed by performing the biz objects in the predetermined order.

16. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, wherein, in the receiving, the open interface processing unit reads a biz template performing request message stored in a first message queue.

17. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, wherein the analyzing comprises:

extracting biz objects from a biz template by analyzing the received biz template performing request message; and

performing the extracted biz objects sequentially through cooperating with the legacy cooperation processing unit, and storing the result of performing.

18. The business logic processing method according to claim 17, wherein the performing comprises:

performing the biz objects through cooperating with the legacy system; and

performing a comparison and determination operation using the result of performing the biz objects.

19. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, wherein, in the composing, the biz template performing result message is written in a second message queue to enable the open interface processing unit to read the stored biz template performing result message.

20. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, wherein the analyzing comprises storing at least one of session information for a received biz template performing request from the open interface processing unit, the session state information, and the biz template information.

21. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, wherein the analyzing comprises:

extracting a session key from the received biz template performing request message;

searching a biz template corresponding to the session key from a predetermined memory based database; and

performing the searched biz template.

22. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, further comprising, after the analyzing, managing session information for the biz template performing request and the biz template performing result.

23. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, further comprising, after the analyzing:

generating log data and statistic data for performing the biz template and errors thereof; and

storing the generated data at a predetermined operating and managing DB.

24. The business logic processing method according to claim 15, further comprising, after the composing, managing session information for completed transaction.