Method and apparatus for managing device context using an IP address in a communication system
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1. A method for managing a context in a communication system, the method comprising:
- detecting a packet transmitted between a device, to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and a server;
transmitting, to a device profile database, a request message for requesting information for an old temporary identifier of the device;
receiving, from the device profile database, a response message including the information for the old temporary identifier of the device; and
managing a context of the device by mapping the old temporary identifier of the device to the new temporary identifier of the device without a user identification of the device, the context comprising at least one of user activity information and user service usage information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system configuration and an apparatus for preventing the infringement of user privacy, and for collecting and analyzing information regardless of the service feature and type, while a system providing a context aware service collects and analyzes user information. The present invention discloses a method of configuring and using a context analyzer and a device profile database in order for the system providing the context aware service to collect and analyze information regardless of the service feature and type.
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1. A method for managing a context in a communication system, the method comprising:
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detecting a packet transmitted between a device, to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and a server; transmitting, to a device profile database, a request message for requesting information for an old temporary identifier of the device; receiving, from the device profile database, a response message including the information for the old temporary identifier of the device; and managing a context of the device by mapping the old temporary identifier of the device to the new temporary identifier of the device without a user identification of the device, the context comprising at least one of user activity information and user service usage information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for managing context in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface unit for performing wired or wireless communication with at least one node; a storage unit for storing context information associated with temporary identifier information; and a control unit configured to control to; detect a packet transmitted between a device, to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and a server, transmit, to a device profile database, a request message for requesting information for an old temporary identifier of the device, receive, from the device profile database, a response message including the information for the old temporary identifier of the device, and manage a context of the device by mapping the old temporary identifier of the device to new temporary identifier of the device without a user identification of the device, the context comprising at least one of user activity information and user service usage information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for managing context in a communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a context analyzer, a request message requesting information for an old temporary identifier of a device, the device to which a new temporary identifier is assigned; and transmitting, to the context analyzer, a response message including the information for the old temporary identifier, wherein the context of the device is managed by mapping the old temporary identifier of the device to the new temporary identifier of the device without a user identification of the device, and wherein the context of the device comprises at least one of the user activity information and the user service usage information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for managing context in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface unit for performing wired or wireless communication with at least one node; a storage unit for storing an old temporary identifier of a device; and a control unit configured to; control to receive, from a context analyzer, a request message requesting information for the old temporary identifier of the device to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and control to transmit, to a context analyzer, a response message including the information for the old temporary identifier, wherein a context of the device is managed by mapping the old temporary identifier of the device to the new temporary identifier of the device without a user identification of the device, and wherein the context of the device comprises at least one of the user activity information and the user service usage information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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