METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LOG INFORMATION OF USER USING LOCATION SERVERS BELONGING TO PLURALITY OF GROUPS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of managing log information of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving a login/logout request for a service server from a user;
selecting a location server group to transmit a log message thereto, corresponding to the received login/logout request, wherein the location server group includes a plurality of location servers;
transmitting the log message from the service server to a first location server included in the selected location server group, wherein the log message includes login/logout status of the user;
upon receipt of the log message, generating a status update message for the first location server to which the log message is transmitted, corresponding to the log message; and
transmitting the generated status update message to other location servers of the selected location server group.
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Abstract
A system and method of managing log information of a user, includes: a service server receiving a login/logout request from the user; the service server selecting a location server group to transmit a log message to, corresponding to the login/logout request, based on the user'"'"'s user identifier; transmitting the log message as an anycast message from the service server to a location server of the selected location server group; the location server, which receives the log message, generating a status update message corresponding to the log message; and the location server multicasting the generated status update message to remaining location servers of the selected location server group.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of managing log information of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving a login/logout request for a service server from a user; selecting a location server group to transmit a log message thereto, corresponding to the received login/logout request, wherein the location server group includes a plurality of location servers; transmitting the log message from the service server to a first location server included in the selected location server group, wherein the log message includes login/logout status of the user; upon receipt of the log message, generating a status update message for the first location server to which the log message is transmitted, corresponding to the log message; and transmitting the generated status update message to other location servers of the selected location server group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16)
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8. A computer implemented method of managing log information of a user, the method comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of location servers that manage users'"'"' log information, the plurality of location servers forming at least one group; from a service server, wherein the log message includes a login/logout status of a user; upon receipt of the log message, updating a first message buffer by referring to the received log message, generating a status update message associated with the updating, and transmitting the generated status update message to a second location server of the group; and updating a second message buffer by referring to the received status update message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system for managing log information of a user, the system comprising:
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a message receiving unit configured for receiving a login/logout request from a user; a message generation unit configured for generating a log message corresponding to the login/logout request, wherein the log message includes login/logout status of the user; a message allocation unit configured for selecting a location server group to transmit the log message thereto, wherein the location server group includes a plurality of location servers; and a message transmission unit configured for transmitting the log message to a first location server of the selected location server group. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A location server group comprising:
a plurality of location servers, each location server being communicatively coupled with the other location servers of the location server group via network, wherein each of the location servers comprises; a message receiving unit configured for receiving a log message from a service server, wherein the log message includes a user identifier, login/logout status of the user, and a location information associated with the user'"'"'s login/logout location; a message generation unit configured for generating a status update message corresponding to the log message; and a message transmission unit configured for transmitting the generated status update message to the other location servers of the location server group in multicasting delivery scheme. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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