Legacy cooperation device and processing method

• US 8,463,841 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2009
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Choi, Byoung-Cheol, Kim, Jae-Sung, Jeon, Seog-Cheon, Kim, Min, Won, Yoo-Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): RECEK, JASON D
• Application Number:
  US12/538,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298465A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/201, 709/203, 705/8, 705/34
• US Class Current: 709/201
• 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 legacy cooperation device and processing method for a mobile communication system to be cooperated in an open mobile business supporting system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes i) setting up a plurality of biz objects that perform a determination process based on a service process and a result thereof of a legacy system of a mobile communication system, ii) providing an API (application program interface) for each of the setup biz objects, iii) receiving a result of performing a predetermined biz object from a legacy system through the provided API and iv) requesting a service process to a corresponding legacy system according to the requested biz object, receiving a result of performing the service process, and returning the received result to the legacy system that requests the service process.

Claims

1. A legacy cooperation device for a mobile communication system to be cooperated in an open mobile business supporting system, 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 a content provider/service provider (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 predetermined legacy system while performing a biz template by relaying interworking between the business logic processor and a legacy system of a mobile communication system;

an infra channel providing device configured to receive a request of performing a biz object from a legacy system of a mobile communication system, perform the biz object by cooperating with another legacy system through the legacy cooperation processor, and transfer the result to a corresponding legacy 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 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 and

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 message 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.

2. The legacy cooperation device according to claim 1, wherein the legacy cooperation processor comprises:

a common manager configured to receive a request of performing a biz object from the business logic processor or the infra channel providing device, return a result of performing the requested biz object, and manage system environment and log information; and

a legacy cooperation interface unit configured to relay a request from a legacy system related to the biz object and the result thereof by cooperating with the legacy system.

3. The legacy cooperation device according to claim 2, wherein the common manager comprises:

a message queue (MQ) manager configured to transmit and receive a message communicated with the business logic processor through the message queue;

a shape manager configured to manage system environment or a log generation period;

a log manger configured to generate a log according to a log level; and

a log uploader configured to search a log of each constitutional element of the legacy cooperation processor, and transmit the searched log to the operating and managing unit.

4. The legacy cooperation device according to claim 2, wherein the legacy cooperating interface unit comprises at least one of:

a short message service (SMS) interface configured to request a short message service system (MASS) to transmit a text message by cooperating with the MASS that performs an SMS service of a mobile communication system, receive a result thereof, and transform the received result to a standard interface type;

a multimedia message service (MMS) interface configured to request a multimedia message service center (MMSC) to transmit a multimedia message by cooperating with the MMSC that performs an MMS service of a mobile communication system, receive a result thereof, and transform the received result to a standard interface type;

an authentication interface configured to request an authentication process to a corresponding authentication system by cooperating with an authentication system that is in charge of authentication process of a mobile communication system, and transform a result of performing the requested authentication process to a standard interface type;

a location based service (LBS) interface configured to cooperate with a location based service platform (LBSP) that performs a location based service of a mobile communication system, transfer a request of a location based service to a corresponding LBSP, and transform a result of performing the location based service to a standard interface type;

a push interface configured to cooperate with a push service legacy system of a mobile communication system, transfer a request of data push service to a corresponding legacy system, receive a result of performing the data push service, and transform the received result to a standard interface type; and

a download interface configured to cooperate with a download platform of a mobile communication system, transfer a download request to a corresponding download platform, receive a result of performing the download request, and transform the received result to a standard interface type.

5. The legacy cooperation device according to claim 4, wherein the legacy cooperation interface unit further comprises a mobile oriented (MO) cooperating unit configured to provide destination information including information about an IP address or port for a CP/SP system for an MO message, and option information including information about a billing type and a call type.

6. The legacy cooperation device according to claim 4, wherein the legacy cooperation interface unit further comprises a mobile terminated (MT) cooperating unit configured to relay interworking between the business logic processor and a legacy system to transmit an MT message to a corresponding mobile communication terminal for performing a biz template for processing an MT message.