Method and apparatus for managing device context using an IP address in a communication system
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1. A method in a communication system, the method comprising:
- detecting data transmitted between a device, to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and a first server;
receiving, from a second server, information on a previous temporary identifier of the device based on the new temporary identifier of the device; and
managing a user context of the device by mapping the previous temporary identifier of the device and the new temporary identifier of the device.
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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 in a communication system, the method comprising:
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detecting data transmitted between a device, to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and a first server; receiving, from a second server, information on a previous temporary identifier of the device based on the new temporary identifier of the device; and managing a user context of the device by mapping the previous temporary identifier of the device and the new temporary identifier of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver; a storage unit for storing a user context; and at least one processor configured to; detect, via the transceiver, data transmitted between a device, to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, and a first server; receive, via the transceiver, from a second server, information on a previous temporary identifier of the device based on the new temporary identifier of the device; and manage the user context of the device by mapping the previous temporary identifier of the device and the new temporary identifier of the device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in a communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first server, a request for information on a previous temporary identifier of a device, the device to which a new temporary identifier is assigned, based on the new temporary identifier of the device; and transmitting, to the first server, a message including the information on the previous temporary identifier of the device, wherein a user context of the device is managed by mapping the previous temporary identifier of the device and the new temporary identifier of the device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver; a storage unit for storing a previous temporary identifier and a new temporary identifier of a device; and at least one processor configured to; receive, via the transceiver, from a first server, a request for information on the previous temporary identifier of the device, the device to which the new temporary identifier is assigned, based on the new temporary identifier of the device; and transmit, via the transceiver, to the first server, a message including the information on the previous temporary identifier of the device, wherein a user context of the device is managed by mapping the previous temporary identifier of the device and the new temporary identifier of the device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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