Information update system, information update method, and computer-readable medium

• US 8,346,720 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2008
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nagasawa, Yoshihiro, Murakami, Keigo
• Primary Examiner(s): Saeed, Usmaan
• Application Number:
  US12/051,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,749 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/610
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4588 containing mobile subscriber information, e.g. home subscriber server [HSS]

Abstract

A system includes a first server apparatus storing information and a plurality of second server apparatuses being connected to the first server apparatus. Each of the plurality of second server apparatuses transmits an update request signal for request to update the information stored in the first server apparatus to the first server apparatus. The first server apparatus selects, when receiving the update request signal, an update scheme corresponding to the update request signal out of a plurality of update schemes. The first server apparatus updates information corresponding to the update request signal with the selected update scheme.

Claims

1. An information update system comprising:

a plurality of application server apparatuses to serve a subscriber with respective application services through a corresponding SIP (session initiation protocol) server; and

a home subscriber server apparatus to store information regarding the subscriber and connected to the application server apparatus and to the SIP server, wherein

each of the plurality of application server apparatuses comprises a transmitting unit to transmit an update request signal to the home subscriber server apparatus for requesting updating of the information regarding the subscriber, the update request signal including update contents, and

the home subscriber server apparatus comprises;

a selector configured to select, when receiving the update request signal, an updating method corresponding to said update request signal from a plurality of updating methods; and

an updating unit to update the information regarding the subscriber in accordance with the update contents contained in the update request signal through the selected updating method, wherein

each of the plurality of application server apparatuses adds an identifier for identifying an updating method to the update request signal to be transmitted to the home subscriber server apparatus, and

the selector selects the updating method identified by the identifier added to the update request signal out of the plurality of updating methods, and further wherein

the updating method is one of a first win scheme and a last win scheme, the information is updated based on an update request signal received first by the home subscriber server when the first win scheme is selected by the selector, and the information is updated based on an update request signal received last by the home subscriber server when the last win scheme is selected by the selector,

wherein the plurality of updating methods include;

a first updating method in which information is updated based on an update request signal received by the home subscriber server apparatus, if the update request signal has a same sequence number as a current sequence number which is currently stored in the home subscriber server apparatus and changed every time the home subscriber server apparatus updates information; and

a second updating method in which information is updated based on every update request signal which is received by the home subscriber server apparatus.

2. The information update system according to claim 1, wherein the home subscriber server apparatus sends an error signal to the application server apparatus from which the update request signal is transmitted, when the selector selects the first updating method and the update request signal includes a different sequence number from the current sequence number currently held by the home subscriber server apparatus.

3. A non-transitory and tangible computer-readable data storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, causes a computer storing information functions of:

serving a subscriber with respective application services, by a plurality of application server apparatuses, through a corresponding SIP (session initiation protocol);

storing information regarding the subscriber, by a home server apparatus connected to the application server apparatus and to the SIP server;

transmitting, by a transmitting unit within each server apparatus, an update request signal to the home subscriber server apparatus for requesting updating of the information regarding the subscriber, the update request signal including update contents;

selecting, by a selector within the home subscriber server apparatus, an updating method from a plurality of updating methods when receiving the update request signal, the updating method corresponding to the update request signal;

updating, by an updating unit within the home subscriber server apparatus, the information regarding the subscriber in accordance with the update contents contained in the update request signal through the selected updating method; and

adding an identifier to the update request signal to be transmitted, by each application server apparatus, the identifier identifying an updating method, where the selector selects the updating method identified by the identifier, wherein

the updating method is one of a first win scheme and a last win scheme, the information is updated based on an update request signal received first by the home subscriber server when the first win scheme is selected by the selector, and the information is updated based on an update request signal received last by the home subscriber server when the last win scheme is selected by the selector,

wherein the plurality of updating methods include;

a first updating method in which information is updated based on an update request signal received by the home subscriber server apparatus, if the update request signal has a same sequence number as a current sequence number which is currently stored in the home subscriber server apparatus and changed every time the home subscriber server apparatus updates information; and

a second updating method in which information is updated based on every update request signal which is received by the home subscriber server apparatus.

4. The non-transitory and tangible computer-readable data storage medium according to claim 3, wherein the program further causes the computer a function of, when selecting the first updating method out of the plurality of updating methods, sending an error signal to the application server apparatus which has transmitted the update request signal having a different sequence number from the current sequence number currently held by the home subscriber server apparatus.

5. An information update method comprising:

serving a subscriber with respective application services, by a plurality of application server apparatuses, through a corresponding SIP (session initiation protocol) server;

storing information regarding the subscriber, by a home subscriber server apparatus connected to the application server apparatus and to the SIP server;

transmitting, by a transmitting unit within each application server apparatus, an update request signal to the home subscriber server apparatus for requesting updating of the information regarding the subscriber, the update request signal including update contents;

selecting, by a selector within the home subscriber server apparatus, an updating method from a plurality of updating methods when receiving the update request signal, the updating method corresponding to the update request signal;

updating, by an updating unit within the home subscriber server apparatus, the information regarding the subscriber in accordance with the update contents contained in the update request signal through the selected updating method; and

adding an identifier to the update request signal to be transmitted, by each application server apparatus, the identifier identifying an updating method, where the selector selects the updating method identified by the identifier, wherein

the updating method is one of a first win scheme and a last win scheme, the information is updated based on an update request signal received first by the home subscriber server when the first win scheme is selected by the selector, and the information is updated based on an update request signal received last by the home subscriber server when the last win scheme is selected by the selector,

wherein the plurality of updating methods include;

a first updating method in which information is updated based on an update request signal received by the home subscriber server apparatus, if the update request signal has a same sequence number as a current sequence number which is currently stored in the home subscriber server apparatus and changed every time the home subscriber server apparatus updates information; and

a second updating method in which information is updated based on every update request signal which is received by the home subscriber server apparatus.

6. The information update method according to claim 5, further comprising:

when selecting the first updating method out of the plurality of updating methods, sending an error signal to the application server apparatus which has transmitted the update request signal having a different sequence number from a current sequence number currently held by the home subscriber server apparatus.