Method for carrying out log-in in a communication system

• US 7,516,222 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2002
• Issued: 04/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Teliasonera Finland Oyj (Telia Company AB)
• Original Assignee: Sonera Oyj
• Inventors: Vitikka, Ilpo
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, LIANG CHE A
• Application Number:
  US10/250,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20040052244A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,630 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/227, 709/228, 709/229
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for carrying out log in in a communication system. A data transmission connection is established between a terminal and a data network via a connection server connected to the data network, wherein information can be loaded to the terminal from data storage locations connected to the data network by means of an address identifying the storage location. Information on the address of the storage location used in the beginning of the connection is stored in connection with the connection server used for logging into the data network, wherein when the data transmission connection is set up, said address of the storage location stored in connection with the connection server is selected as a start address for the terminal.

Claims

1. A method for carrying out log in in a communication system, the method comprising:

establishing a data transmission connection between a terminal and a data network via a connection server connected to the data network by transmitting at least one packet from the terminal to the data network, said connection server including a first address indicative of a first storage location of a first start page selected by a service provider for display when logging in to a computer system;

defining in the terminal a second address indicative of a second storage location of a second start page;

supplementing the at least one packet with the second address, as well as with a gate number indicating the type of information contained in the at least one packet;

transmitting, during the established data transmission connection, said second address from the terminal to the connection server;

examining in the data network said gate information from the at least one packet coming from the terminal; and

if the examination indicates that one of the at least one packet contains a predetermined value as the gate information, changing the second address contained in said packet into said first address, and thereby cause the loading to the terminal of information contained in said first data storage location

when said second address is transmitted from the terminal for the first time during the established data transmission connection, replacing said second address with said first address; and

loading information to the terminal from the one of said first and second storage locations indicated by the one of said first and second addresses actually utilized by the connection server.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first storage location is a home page established in the Internet data network.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said service provider is an Internet service provider, said connection server is maintained by said Internet service provider, and said home page is the home page of said service provider.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, further comprising establishing the data transmission connection between the terminal and the data network at least partly through a wireless connection.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least one packet is formatted according to the Internet protocol.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 3, further comprising using in the selection of said first storage location at least one of the following properties:

a profile of the user of the terminal,

properties of the terminal, and

a location of the terminal.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising dynamically creating information in connection with start up information in said first storage location used in the beginning of the data transmission connection on the basis of said at least one property.

8. A communication system comprising:

at least one data network;

a terminal including;

means for defining a first address indicative of a first storage location, said first storage location identifying a first set of information; and

means for transmitting at least one packet to establish the data transmission connection;

means for establishing a data transmission connection between the terminal and the data network; and

at least one connection server containing;

means for logging the terminal in to the data network,

a second address indicative of a second storage location selected by a service provider, said second storage location identifying a second set of information;

wherein said terminal further includes

means for adding to said at least one packet

the second address and

a gate number indicating a type of information contained in said at least one packet;

wherein said connection server further includes;

means for examining said gate number,

means for comparing said gate number with a predetermined value, and

means for changing the second address into said first address, if the comparison shows that the gate number matches said predetermined value;

the data network having means for loading desired information from one of said first and second set of information to the terminal from one of said first and second data storage locations by identifying the one of said first and second storage locations from which said desired information is to be loaded; and

means for selecting said first data storage location as the data storage location from which said desired information is to be loaded unless said first address is being transmitted for the first time during the same data transmission connection, in which case said second data storage location is selected as the data storage location from which said desired information is to be transmitted.

9. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein said second data storage location is a home page established in the Internet data network.

10. The communication system according to claim 9, wherein said service provider is an Internet service provider, said connection server is maintained by said Internet service provider, and said home page is the home page of said Internet service provider.

11. The communication system according to any one of claims 8, 9 or 10, wherein said data transmission connection between the terminal and the data network is at least partly established by a wireless connection.

12. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein said at least one packet is established according to the Internet protocol.