KR20090002358A - Subscriber controlled additional service control system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an additional service control system and method thereof controllable by a subscriber and a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the method.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention provides a supplementary service control system for controlling (dynamic control) so that a subscriber (administrator) can directly change and immediately reflect the state of an subscribed supplementary service through an supplementary service control server after accessing a network. A method and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention, in the additional service control system, extracts the session information of the subscriber currently connected to the network, and when the subscriber access, whether the additional service subscriber and whether to change the service based on the session information and the predetermined additional service subscriber information; A control means for controlling the supplementary service server according to the changed supplementary service state when the supplementary service state value of the verified authority is changed after verification; First storage means for storing and managing said session information; And second storage means for storing and managing the additional service subscriber information.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used for additional service control.

Description

Addition service control system and method which member control is possible}

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an additional service control system controllable by a subscriber according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an additional service that can be controlled by a subscriber according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

10: subscriber terminal 20: router

30: authentication server 40: control server

50: additional service server 60: current session information DB

70: subscriber information DB

The present invention relates to an additional service control system and a method which can be controlled by a subscriber, and a computer-readable recording medium that records a program for realizing the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wired / wireless service provided by an operator on a high-speed Internet. An additional service control system and its method, which can dynamically control an additional service (e.g., a harmful site access blocking service) by a subscriber having a change authority, and a computer-readable recording of a program for realizing the method. It relates to a recording medium.

With the recent development of the Internet, services through communication networks are changing from text and videotex to web / web (WAP) forms, and users of services through communication networks are increasing day by day. to be.

In addition, as an additional service provided through the communication network, there are various types of harmful site access blocking service, automatic time limit service, virus monitoring service, and web hard service, among which many harmful site access blocking site users are used. Accounted for.

At present, harmful information on the Internet is very widespread, even if the children do not intend it. Therefore, harmful site access blocking service that automatically blocks access to harmful sites harmful to adolescents, such as pornography, gambling and suicide sites, is widely used by high-speed Internet parents (adults).

Looking at the path of harmful media contact through the Internet, you can access harmful sites (such as obscene, suicide, violent sites, etc.), expose them to violence through online online games, contact harmful substances through file-sharing using P2P programs such as donkeys or prunas, If you encounter a number of harmful media in the process of joining (community), and other activities, such as contacting the harmful media through messengers, e-mail, chat, blogs, and the like.

Therefore, current Internet harmful site blocking service, harmful information blocking service through the communication network, harmful site blocking service through the portal site service, harmful information blocking service through the remote management of the mobile phone, harmful through the USB 'kid lock' Information blocking services.

The harmful information blocking service through the communication network can be provided with an additional service that allows Internet communication companies to block access to harmful sites and restrict Internet usage time without purchasing a separate software without paying a fee. Can't even access blocked Internet sites.

In addition, by providing harmful services on portal sites, users can easily use the service just by logging in. In this case, it provides services to block harmful sites and videos, limit computer usage time, and provide parents with the sites and computers that their children access. Send e-mail details such as hours of use. In addition, it searches and deletes harmful videos downloaded through various paths to block playback and redistribution. It also provides computer time management and mobile phone text messaging services.

In addition, harmful information can be blocked by remote management of the mobile phone. In this case, if the program is installed on the computer and downloaded and installed on the mobile phone, the child will be notified by text message when visiting the harmful site and the child will visit the harmful site or use the computer. You can also force shutdown remotely if you continue beyond time.

In addition, the USB lock 'Kidlock' can be used freely when plugged into the computer, and if removed, access to sites with harmful words set by parents or harmful sites designated by the Youth Committee is blocked. You can also view computer usage time control and Internet site and program usage history.

However, in the method of controlling the subscriber additional service provided through the communication network, the control server distinguishes a user by using a media access control (MAC) or a user identification (ID) of the user terminal at the time when the subscriber accesses the network. According to the classification, the service policy of the corresponding subscriber was inquired and the service for each subscriber was dynamically provided.

However, since most of the additional services provided by the high-speed Internet service providers are provided on a subscriber basis, the additional services are unconditionally applied regardless of the actual user when the subscriber's terminal is shared by a number of subscribers including themselves.

For example, the harmful site access blocking service uses the subscriber's traffic as an input of an access blocking server (additional service server), and the access blocking server (additional service server) filters the traffic to block the harmful site access traffic and the remaining traffic to the Internet. Service to connect to.

Since this method blocks harmful traffic unconditionally for subscribers of harmful site access blocking service, once access to harmful site access blocking service, adult site is blocked even by adult. This leads to service restriction from an adult's point of view, and thus becomes an obstacle to service activation.

As an example of a solution to this disadvantage, there is a method of separately assigning a plurality of access IDs to one subscriber, classifying services according to the access ID at the time of network access, and dynamically applying the services according to the classification.

However, in this method, when the user identification ID (connection ID) is transplanted to the terminal in hardware, there is no opportunity for the subscriber to select the connection ID in the process of connecting to the network. Therefore, in the case where the user identification ID (access ID) is transplanted to the terminal in hardware, the minor can select the access ID without a separate authentication procedure on the harmful site (for example, the adult site) through the adult terminal. There is no opportunity).

Therefore, in the environment where the service subscriber cannot access the network in the process of accessing the network (that is, when the user identification ID is hardware-ported to the terminal such as the mobile Internet), the subscriber's terminal is managed by the administrator (adult) and the subscriber. When shared by an administrator (minor), only an administrator (who has the authority to change) can change the status of the supplementary service, so that the supplementary service is normally maintained and the supplementary service according to the needs of the subscriber (administrator). By making it possible to temporarily change the state of, there is an urgent need for a way to provide a flexible service in the state of accessing the network.

The present invention has been proposed in order to meet the above demands, and after the subscriber (administrator) is connected to the network, the user can directly change and immediately reflect the state of the subscribed supplementary service through the supplementary service control server (dynamic control It is an object of the present invention to provide an additional service control system and a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the additional service control system, extracts the session information of the subscriber currently connected to the network, and when the subscriber access based on the session information and the preset additional service subscriber information And control means for controlling the supplementary service server according to the changed supplementary service state when the supplementary service state value of the verified authority is changed after verifying whether the authority to change the service is authorized; First storage means for storing and managing said session information; And second storage means for storing and managing the additional service subscriber information.

On the other hand, the present invention, an additional service control method, the additional service subscription step; Extracting, storing, and managing session information of a subscriber currently connected to the router by the control server; Verifying, by the control server, whether a subscriber is a supplementary service and whether to change a service, based on the session information and preset supplementary service subscriber information when the subscriber is connected; And controlling the supplementary service according to the changed supplementary service state when the value of the verified authorized supplementary service state is changed.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the control server further comprises the step of reflecting the additional service status value changed by the verified authority to the additional service subscriber information in real time.

On the other hand, the present invention, an additional service control system having a processor, the additional service subscription function; A function of the control server extracting, storing and managing session information of subscribers currently connected to the router; A function of verifying, by the control server, whether a subscriber is an additional service subscriber or a service change authority based on the session information and preset additional service subscriber information; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a function of controlling the supplementary service according to the changed supplementary service state when the value of the verified authorized supplementary service state is changed.

The present invention relates to dynamic control of supplementary services provided by an operator on a high-speed Internet. A subscriber (administrator) connected to a network can directly change and immediately reflect the state of a service subscribed to by a supplementary service control server. Make sure

In particular, the present invention is an additional service only when the subscriber (adult) and the manager (minor) share the subscriber's terminal in an environment where there is no opportunity to select an access ID when the additional service subscriber (manager) accesses the network. Only an administrator who has the authority to change can change the status of the service, so that the supplementary service is normally maintained, while it is effective when the subscriber (administrator) wants to temporarily change the status of the supplementary service as needed. Do.

For example, when a mobile internet subscriber (administrator) subscribes to a harmful site access blocking service and shares a terminal with a minor (administrator), the user activates the harmful site access blocking service and changes the subscriber (additional service change). According to the needs of the authorized administrator, a service (additional service dynamic control function) can be enabled to temporarily disable the harmful site access blocking service.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an additional service control system controllable by a subscriber according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the subscriber controllable additional service control system according to the present invention extracts session information (eg, current IP, MAC address of subscriber station 10, etc.) of a subscriber currently connected to a network. Is stored in the current session information DB (60), and whether the subscriber is an additional service based on session information and preset additional service subscriber information (e.g., subscriber ID / password, social security number, additional service type and status value, etc.) And after verifying whether or not the authority to change the service is changed, when controlling the additional service state value of the verified authority (the user who is the additional service subscriber and has the authority to change the additional service) to control the additional service server 50 according to the changed additional service state. Current session information that stores and manages the control server 40 and session information (for example, current IP, MAC address of subscriber station 10, and the like). And a database (DB) (60) and the additional service subscriber information (e.g., a subscriber ID / password, social security number, the additional service type and state values, etc.), the subscriber information DB (70) for storing and managing.

Here, the supplementary service state value changed by the verified authority (user who is a supplementary service subscriber and who has authority to change supplementary service) is returned to the state value before the supplementary service state value is changed when the network is disconnected. For example, when the harmful site access blocking service is activated, the harmful site access blocking service is provided at the first network connection, and if the status value is changed by the authorized person (the harmful site access blocking service is disabled), It provides internet access service by deactivating site access blocking service. Thereafter, when the network connection of the authority is terminated (released), it returns to the previous state value (harmful site access blocking service activation state) that activates the harmful site access blocking service that was temporarily inactivated. That is, in the present invention, the authority to change the additional service of the authority can change the state value for a limited time only when accessing the corresponding network.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is also possible to maintain the changed additional service state value. In other words, if the status value is changed by the authorized person (disabling harmful site access blocking service), the harmful site access blocking service is deactivated to provide Internet access service. Keep the service disabled. In this case, since the harmful site access blocking service is deactivated when the subscriber accesses the network, the Internet access service is provided irrespective of this. In this case, the authority may change the state of the currently set value-added service through a connection to the control server 40 (for example, URL access).

In order to continuously maintain the supplementary service state value changed by the authorized authority (user who is a supplementary service subscriber and authorized to change supplementary service) as described above, the control server 40 changes this when the supplementary service state value of the verified authority is changed. The additional service subscriber information DB 70 (the subscriber profile of the authentication server 30 synchronized with this) is reflected in real time.

As described above, in order for the authority to dynamically control his additional service, the precondition is that the subscriber first deletes harmful information through communication network, harmful site blocking service through portal site service, and harmful information blocking service through mobile phone remote management. It is assumed that the user is registered as an administrator (authority) who has a right to change additional services. [User ID / password, social security number, additional service type and status value are stored and managed in the additional service information DB 70. being].

The router 20 is a device that supports the Internet access of the subscriber station 10. The router 20 provides a function of providing a network connection interface to the subscriber station 10, releasing a path, and releasing the network connection interface.

In the present invention, the router 20 relays the authentication request (for example, transmission of the terminal's IP and MAC address or subscriber ID, etc.) for the network connection of the subscriber station 10 to the authentication server 30, and upon successful authentication. It provides a network connection interface to the subscriber station (10). Then, the traffic of the network-connected supplementary service subscriber is routed to the supplementary service server 50. At this time, the additional service server 50 provides the subscriber's Internet access / blocking service according to the set state of the additional service. For example, when a subscriber is subscribed to a harmful site access blocking service, access to a harmful site (such as an obscene, suicide or violent site) is blocked.

The subscriber terminal 10 is a terminal that can be connected to the Internet by wired or wireless, such as a PC, laptop, mobile communication terminal, portable Internet terminal, PDA, laptop / desktop / palm computing device.

The authentication server 30 authenticates the subscriber station 10 by referring to the subscriber profile (same as the subscriber information DB 70) according to the authentication request from the router 20 (for example, the IP and MAC of the terminal). The subscriber is authenticated using the address or the subscriber ID), and upon successful authentication, the router 20 provides the subscriber station 10 with a network connection interface.

Thereafter, the additional service server 50 receives (routing) the traffic of the subscriber and provides a preset service. For example, if the harmful site access blocking service is activated, the traffic of the subscriber is filtered to block the harmful site access traffic, and the remaining valid traffic is connected to the Internet.

The above process is based on the premise that the service subscriber cannot select the access ID (subscriber ID) during the initial access to the network (that is, when the user identification ID is hardware-ported to the terminal such as the mobile Internet). . In this case, when the subscriber terminal 10 is shared between the manager (adult) and the managed person (minor), even the administrator (adult) is blocked from accessing the adult site. This causes service limitations from a legitimate manager (adult) point of view, which is an obstacle to service activation.

Accordingly, in the present invention, when the supplementary service subscriber accesses the first network, the control server 40 extracts session information (current IP and MAC address of the terminal) and stores the session information in the current session information DB 60, and the subscriber adds the session information. When the control server 40 is connected to the control server 40 to control the service (for example, URL access through a web / wap browser, dial-up connection, etc.), the control server 40 checks the subscriber's authority and selects the request selected by the subscriber (additional service). State value change request) to control the additional service server 50. That is, the control server 40 based on session information (current IP and MAC address of the terminal, etc.) and additional service subscriber information (for example, subscriber ID / password, social security number, type of additional service and status value) upon subscriber access. After verifying whether the additional service subscriber and the authority to change the service, the additional service server 50 according to the changed value of the additional service state when the value of the verified authority (users who are additional service subscribers and authorized to change the additional service) changes the value of the additional service state. To control.

Here, the control server 40 is provided with a subscriber information DB (70), which is shared or synchronized with the subscriber profile (subscriber information DB) referenced by the authentication server 30 for subscriber authentication (that is, the authentication server 30). The subscriber profile referred to in step 2) and the subscriber information DB 70 referenced in the control server 40 are the same]. Therefore, the control server 40 extracts when the subscriber connects to the first network and maintains and manages the session information (current IP and MAC address of the terminal, etc.) and the subscriber information DB 70 currently maintained in the session information DB 60. On the basis of subscriber information (eg, subscriber ID / password, social security number, additional service type and status value) maintained and managed, the subscriber verifies whether the subscriber subscribes to the additional service and the authority to change the service. The additional service server 50 is controlled according to the value change of the additional service status of the administrator (authority) who has the authority to change the additional service, and, for example, changes the harmful site access blocking service from active to inactive, or from inactive to active. Let's do it.

For example, when the status value is changed from the harmful site access blocking service activation state to the deactivated state by the authority, the harmful site access blocking service is deactivated to provide the Internet access service (the subscriber traffic is treated as valid traffic). Alternatively, when the status value is changed from the deactivated harmful site access blocking service to the activated state by the authorized person, the harmful site access blocking service is activated to block the subscriber access traffic to the harmful site (sexual, suicide, violent sites, etc.). do.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an additional service that can be controlled by a subscriber according to the present invention.

First, when an authentication request (for example, IP and MAC address of a terminal or subscriber ID, etc.) of a subscriber terminal 10 is connected to a network, the router 20 relays to the authentication server 30 and the authentication server 30. ) Authenticates the subscriber station 10 with reference to its own subscriber profile (eg, authenticates the subscriber using the IP and MAC address or subscriber ID of the terminal), and upon successful authentication, the router 20 receives the subscriber station. Provide 10 with a network connection interface.

Thereafter, the router 20 routes the traffic of the subscriber to the additional service server 50, so that the additional service server 50 provides a preset additional service (eg, harmful site access blocking service). For example, if the harmful site access blocking service is activated, the traffic of the subscriber is filtered to block the harmful site access traffic, and the remaining valid traffic is connected to the Internet.

However, when the control server 40 is connected to the control server 40 (for example, URL access through a web / wap browser, telephone connection, etc.) in order to control the state of the additional service (201), the control server 40 receives session information (current IP). And whether the subscriber is an additional service based on the MAC address of the terminal (202).

Thereafter, the control server 40 provides an interface for confirming whether the currently connected subscriber is a user having a right to change a service (author) (203). This is because when the subscriber terminal 10 is shared between the manager (adult) and the managed person (minor), the access ID (subscriber ID) cannot be selected when the subscriber terminal 10 is connected to the network of the subscriber terminal 10 (ie, user identification). When the ID is hardware-ported to the terminal such as the mobile Internet), it is necessary to confirm whether or not the authority. At this time, the authority confirmation interface may additionally request additional information (eg, social security number, etc.) to confirm the adult if necessary along with input of ID and password.

Next, when the authority inputs subscriber information (authority ID / password, social security number, etc.), the control server 40 is an additional service subscriber information (eg, subscriber ID / password, social security number, additional service type and status value, etc.) On the basis of the check whether the service change authority (205).

Subsequently, in the case of the verified authority (user who is a supplementary service subscriber and a user having authority to change supplementary service), the control server 40 provides an interface for changing the supplementary service state value to the subscriber station 10 (206). At this time, in case of the additional service state change interface, the types of additional services (eg, harmful information blocking service through communication network, harmful site blocking service through portal site service, harmful information blocking service through mobile phone remote management, etc.) Request information such as status value (activation / deactivation).

Subsequently, according to the additional service status value change (that is, designation of the additional service and the activation / deactivation status value of the corresponding additional service) of an administrator (authority) who is an additional service subscriber and has authority to change the additional service (207). The control server 40 controls the additional service server 50 (208).

For example, the harmful site access blocking service is changed from activation to deactivation or from deactivation to activation. That is, when the status value is changed from the harmful site access blocking service activation state to the deactivated state by the authority, the harmful site access blocking service is deactivated to provide the Internet access service (the subscriber traffic is treated as valid traffic). Alternatively, when the status value is changed from the deactivated harmful site access blocking service to the activated state by the authorized person, the harmful site access blocking service is activated to block the subscriber access traffic to the harmful site (sexual, suicide, violent sites, etc.). do.

In the above description, the additional service state value changed by the verified authority (user who is a supplementary service subscriber and authorized to change the additional service) (207) returns to the state value before the additional service state value is changed when the network is disconnected. do. For example, when the harmful site access blocking service is activated, the harmful site access blocking service is provided during the initial network connection, and when the status value is changed by the authorized person (the harmful site access blocking service is inactive), the harmful site access is performed. Disable the blocking service to provide internet access service. Thereafter, when the network connection of the authority is terminated (released), it returns to the previous state value (harmful site access blocking service activation state) that activates the harmful site access blocking service that was temporarily inactivated. In this case, the authority to change the supplementary service of the authority is to allow the status value to be changed for a limited time only when the network is connected.

On the other hand, it is also possible to maintain the changed additional service status value. In other words, if the status value is changed by the authorized person (disabling harmful site access blocking service), the harmful site access blocking service is deactivated to provide Internet access service. Keep the blocking service disabled. In this case, since the harmful site access blocking service is deactivated when the subscriber accesses the network, the Internet access service is provided irrespective of this. In this case, the authority may change the state of the currently set value-added service through a connection to the control server 40 (for example, URL access). In order to continuously maintain the additional service state value changed by the verified authority, the control server 40 reflects this to the additional service subscriber information DB 70 in real time when the additional service state value of the verified authority is changed. (209).

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of providing an environment in which a subscriber using an additional service can flexibly use the additional service in an environment in which there is no opportunity to select an access ID in the step of accessing the network. That is, the present invention has the advantage that the dynamic control is possible so that the subscriber (administrator) can directly change and immediately reflect the state of the subscribed supplementary service through the supplementary service control server after accessing the network.

Claims (11)

In the additional service control system, After extracting the session information of the subscriber currently connected to the network, and verifying the subscriber of the additional service and the authority to change the service on the basis of the session information and the preset additional service subscriber information, the verified authority of the additional service state Control means for controlling the additional service server according to the changed additional service state when the value is changed; First storage means for storing and managing said session information; And Second storage means for storing and managing the additional service subscriber information; Additional service control system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The additional service state value changed by the verified authority is And upon reconnection of the network, the value returned to the state value before the value change of the value added service. The method of claim 1, The control means, And a function of reflecting, in real time, the additional service status value changed by the verified authority in the additional service subscriber information of the second storage means. The method of claim 3, wherein The additional service state value changed by the verified authority is The additional service control system, wherein the state value is maintained when the network is disconnected. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The additional service, Additional service control system, characterized in that the harmful site access blocking service. The method of claim 5, wherein The additional service server, Under the control of the control means, the additional service control system, characterized in that the traffic of the subscriber is connected or blocked. In the additional service control method, An additional service subscription step; Extracting, storing, and managing session information of a subscriber currently connected to the router by the control server; Verifying, by the control server, whether a subscriber is an additional service subscriber or a service change authority based on the session information and preset additional service subscriber information when the subscriber is connected; And Controlling, by the control server, the supplementary service according to the changed supplementary service state when the value of the verified authorized supplementary service state is changed; Additional service control method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The control server, And when the connection is released from the network, the supplementary service state value changed by the verified authority returns to a state value before the supplementary service state value is changed. The method of claim 7, wherein The control server reflecting the additional service state value changed by the verified authority to the additional service subscriber information in real time; Additional service control method further comprising. The method of claim 9, The control server, The additional service control method according to claim 1, wherein the value of the additional service state changed by the verified authority is maintained when the network is disconnected. In an additional service control system having a processor, A function of the control server extracting, storing and managing session information of subscribers currently connected to the router; A function of verifying, by the control server, whether a subscriber is an additional service subscriber or a service change authority based on the session information and preset additional service subscriber information; And The control server controls the supplementary service according to the changed supplementary service state when the verified supplementary service state value is changed A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

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