KR100738037B1 - Open interface method and device in open mobile business support system - Google Patents

Abstract

 The present invention relates to an open interface method and apparatus in an open mobile business support system that provides a single interface for integrating and using various resources of a mobile communication system and can support various business models of CP / SP.

According to the present invention, business logic for formalizing and managing a bead logic that performs a single function among logics constituting a mobile service of a CP / SP as a bead template, and performing a corresponding bead template according to a bead template execution request and delivering the result thereof. In the open mobile business support system including a processing unit, and a legacy interworking processing unit for mediating the interworking between the business logic processing unit and the legacy system of the mobile communication system, receiving a standard API input for performing the Biz template from the CP / SP and the A mobile communication system by generating and storing a session key of a biz template, transmitting the biz template execution request message to a business logic processing unit, receiving the biz template execution result message from the business logic processing unit, and delivering the result to the CP / SP. Integrated interface to infrastructure resources It provides bus.

Mobile Service, Open Interface, Biz Logic, Biz Template, API, Session Key

Description

Open interface method and apparatus in open mobile business supporting system

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile business service network.

2 is a basic configuration diagram of a mobile communication system.

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an open mobile business support system according to the present invention.

Figure 4 (a) is an open mobile business support system according to the present invention, a function-oriented process flow chart, Figure 4 (b) is an open mobile business support system according to the present invention, a performance-oriented process flow chart It is seen.

5 is a detailed configuration diagram of an open mobile business support system according to the present invention.

6 is a message flow diagram in the open mobile business support system according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in an open mobile business support system according to the present invention.

8 (a) to 8 (c) are diagrams illustrating a method of implementing biz logic and a biz template by the open mobile business support method according to the present invention.

9 and 10 illustrate an example of the beads template implemented in the open mobile business support method according to the present invention.

11 is a detailed configuration diagram of an open interface device in an open mobile business support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating an open interface method in an open mobile business support system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: CP / SP system

30: legacy system

50: message delivery unit

51: MMDB

100: open interface device

200: business logic processing unit

300: infrastructure channel mediation

400: billing processing unit

500: legacy linkage processing unit

600: web service provider

700: Operation and Management Department (OMS)

The present invention provides an open interface method and apparatus in an open mobile business system that provides a single interface for integrating and using various resources of a mobile communication system and can support various business models of a content / service provider (CP / SP). It is about.

Recently, with the development of wireless Internet technology and the rapid increase in the use of mobile communication terminals, various types of mobile business models have been proposed to provide services to mobile communication terminal users through the mobile communication system. In many cases, a content service provider uses a service of a mobile communication system for user authentication or billing.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile service network, in which a content / service provider (hereinafter referred to as CP / SP) system 11 for providing a mobile service is provided for mobile communication through the Internet 12 or the like. The system 13 is connected to provide a predetermined service or transmit data to a plurality of mobile stations (MSs) 14 belonging to the mobile communication system 13.

Herein, the mobile communication terminal 14 refers to a compact and lightweight wireless communication device such that a mobile phone, a PDA, and the like can be carried by an individual anytime and anywhere. Basically, a transmission / transmission of data and voice signals through a mobile communication network is performed. Display the receiving means, the control means for controlling the entire operation according to the programmed control procedure, the user interface means for providing an interface with the user, and the menu screen and guide screen for each operation state under the control of the control means. The display means is provided, and the browser or the application of a specific use is provided.

The mobile communication system 13 refers to a system for providing a wireless voice communication service and a wireless Internet service to the mobile communication terminal 14, and as illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of base stations in charge of a wireless communication section. (BTS) 131, a plurality of base station controllers (BSC) 132 for controlling the base station 131, the connection with each base station controller 132, and performs information and authentication for the mobile communication service subscriber A mobile communication exchange (MSC) 133 and an interworking function unit (IWF) 134 for performing mutual format conversion between voice data and packet data and connecting to an IP network or another mobile communication network are basically provided. A device for providing an additional service, that is, a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) 135 that provides a text message delivery service, and a multimedia message including video, text, and voice may be provided. A multimedia message service center (MMSC) 136, a push proxy gateway (PPG) 137 for providing a message push service to the mobile communication terminal 14, and a location-based service system for providing a location-based service ( LBS) 138, and the like.

In the above, the exchange 133, the IWF 134, the SMSC 135, the MMSC 136, the PPG 137, and the LBS 138 form an internal network (NO.7 network or packet network) of the mobile communication system 3. Connected through.

When the CP / SP system 11 intends to provide a predetermined mobile service through the mobile service network, not only the download of the corresponding service or content, but also user authentication, billing processing according to the use of the mobile communication system 13, and the like. This must be complex.

For example, in order to transmit a multimedia message, first of all, a user who receives confirmation whether a user who sends and receives a user through an authentication system (not shown) of a mobile communication system is a normal user, and also manages terminal information (not shown) Check whether the user's mobile communication terminal is a model capable of receiving a multimedia message, and after performing the above-described check, accesses the MMSC 136 to request transmission of the multimedia message, and then When the completion of the transmission is confirmed, charging according to the transmission of the message should be performed.

In order to provide one mobile service as described above, interworking with various systems in the mobile communication system 13 (hereinafter, referred to as a legacy system) is required. In the past, the mobile communication system 13 in the CP / SP side Each legacy system would be directly connected, requesting each required processing, and receiving the results. In this case, since the interfacing with each legacy system of the mobile communication system 13 must be implemented separately, the construction of the CP / SP system 11 is complicated, and the mobile communication system 13 and the mobile communication system 13 are provided to provide one mobile service. Providing fast and stable service is difficult because of multiple message exchanges.

In this regard, the Open Mobile Business Supporting System provides a single interface for integrating and using various resources of the mobile communication system 13 and supports various business models of CP / SP. In particular, the open mobile business support system is a service platform that provides a single interface to various mobile communication infrastructure systems that require services, maximizing system construction efficiency and improving service quality with reliable data and stable systems.

However, when implementing an interface between the CP / SP, a client of such an open mobile business support system, and the system, it is important to implement a system interface that can be used without being limited to the type of client. In the existing protocol-based interworking method, CP / SP has to develop a direct interface to use the functions of the infrastructure system of the mobile communication system.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide a plurality of CP / SP in an open mobile business support system that can support various business models of CP / SP by integrating various resources of the mobile communication system. By providing a single interface in the form of a web service for the CP, SP to provide an open interface method and apparatus that can easily and quickly use the functions of the wireless Internet infrastructure system to provide a fast and stable mobile service.

An open interface method according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

In order to support the mobile service performance of the CP / SP by interworking with a mobile communication system, a Biz Template is formed by formalizing Biz Logic that performs a single function among logics constituting the mobile service from the CP / SP. And a business logic processing unit that executes the corresponding business template according to the request for executing the business template and delivers the result, and a legacy interworking processing unit which mediates interworking between the business logic processing unit and the legacy system of the mobile communication system. An open interface method for providing an open interface to the CP / SP in an open mobile business support system,

A first step of receiving standard API input for performance of a biz template from a CP / SP; Generating a session key of the biz template; Performing a certification on the biz template requested by the CP / SP; Analyzing a standard API input received from the CP / SP, converting the standard API input into a bead template execution request message, and transmitting the bead template execution request message to a business logic processing unit; A fifth step of receiving the biz template execution result message from the business logic processing unit and converting it into a message format for delivery to the CP / SP; And a sixth step of transmitting the beads template execution result message to the CP / SP.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the thread waiting for the request for the execution of the beads template from the CP / SP in the first step, and activates the delivery of the beads template execution result message to the CP / SP in the sixth step.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the first step, the method may further include analyzing and verifying a parameter for a request for performing a biz template received from the CP / SP.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the beads logic is a logic starting from the CP / SP, performed by the interworking of the legacy system of the mobile communication system, and finally the processing to the CP / SP is finished. In this case, the beads template is derived after the attributes of the beads object included in the bead logic to be implemented, the execution order of the beads objects, expression of conditional branch, input parameter information for executing the beads object, data manipulation method, the beads template Information about the output parameters and execution timeout setting information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the open interface device of the present invention, the CP / SP and manager information, the session information for the Biz template execution request received from the CP / SP, the session state information, Biz template information It may further comprise the step of storing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first step receives a standard API input for the beads template from the CP / SP through a web interface.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second step includes mapping the generated session key with corresponding bead template information to record in a memory-based database.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third step includes performing authentication on the CP / SP.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the open interface device of the present invention synchronously maintains the session according to the transmission and reception of the request and the execution result of the business biz template with the CP / SP, and requests to perform the business template with the business logic processor and Synchronizes asynchronously with respect to transmission and reception of performance results.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the fourth step, the transmission of the business template processing request message to the business logic processing unit writes the business template processing request message to the first message queue in which the business logic processing unit reads the message. It includes a step.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the fifth step, reception of the business template processing result from the business logic processing unit may include receiving the business template processing result message from a plurality of second message queues in which the business logic processing unit writes a message. Retrieving the step.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method may further include managing log information, statistical data, and session information about a completed transaction and an Biz template transmitted from the business logic processing unit.

In addition, the open interface device of the present invention for achieving the above object,

In order to support the mobile service performance of the CP / SP by interworking with a mobile communication system, a Biz Template is formed by formalizing Biz Logic that performs a single function among logics constituting the mobile service from the CP / SP. And a business logic processing unit that executes the corresponding business template according to the request for executing the business template and delivers the result, and a legacy interworking processing unit which mediates interworking between the business logic processing unit and the legacy system of the mobile communication system. In the open mobile business support system, an open interface device for providing an open interface to the CP / SP,

A web service unit configured to receive a standard API input for a request for performing a business template from a CP / SP and deliver the business result of the business template to the CP / SP; A message analyzing / converting unit for analyzing the standard API input received from the CP / SP and converting it into a bead template execution request message, and converting the bead template execution result into a message for transmitting to the CP / SP; An authentication unit for performing authentication on the biz template requested by the CP / SP; A session key generator for generating a session key for the biz template; An interworking management unit which waits for a thread for a biz template execution request of a CP / SP received by the web service unit and activates the thread to transmit the biz template execution result to the web service unit when a biz template execution result is received; And a message processing unit which processes message transmission and reception with the business logic processing unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the beads template, attributes of the Biz Object, the execution order of the Biz Object, expression of conditional branch, input parameter information for executing the Biz Object, data manipulation method, beads It consists of information about output parameters derived after the template is executed and execution timeout setting information. In this case, the bead object is composed of a first bead object that is performed through interworking with a legacy system, and a second bead object that performs comparison / determination using an execution result of the first bead object.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the web service unit receives a standard API input for the beads template from the CP / SP through a web interface.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the open interface device of the present invention described above comprises: a memory-based database (MMDB) for storing the authentication information of the CP / SP, a result of executing a business template, and state information; And a session manager configured to manage session information on the beads template stored in the memory-based database.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the open interface device synchronously maintains a session according to transmission and reception of a request for executing a business template and an execution result with the CP / SP, and requests and performs a business template processing with the business logic processing unit. Synchronize with the sending and receiving of results asynchronously.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the open interface device may further include a log manager that manages Biz template execution and error information, statistical data, and session information about completed transactions transmitted from the business logic processing unit. have.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the open interface device may further include a configuration information delivery unit configured to receive a configuration information inquiry request of the open interface device through an external system web site, extract the configuration information, and deliver the configuration information to a web site. Can be.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the open interface device may further include a configuration manager that manages configuration information about the open interface device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the message analyzer / transformer analyzes an input parameter from a beads template of a standard API received from the CP / SP and stores the input parameter in session information of the beads template.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the message transfer unit writes a bead template execution request message to a first message queue to be read by the business logic processing unit, and the business template processing result recorded by the business logic processing unit to a plurality of second message queues. Read the message. Here, the first and second message queues may be configured by an identification value set for each message type indicating a system name that transmits the stored message, a system name for receiving the stored message, and whether the stored message is a response message or a request message. Is identified.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the CP / SP and the web service unit are interworked in the form of a web service through a standard API using a SOAP protocol.

Hereinafter, an open interface method and system in an open mobile business support system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is an overall schematic diagram of an open mobile business support system to which an open interface (OI) device of the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 3, the open mobile business support system to which the open interface (OI) device 100 of the present invention is applied includes an open interface device 100, a business logic processing unit 200, and an infrastructure channel intermediary unit ( 300, a billing processing unit 400, a legacy interworking processing unit 500, a web service providing unit 600, and an operation and management unit (hereinafter referred to as OMS) 700.

In addition, reference numeral 11 denotes a CP / SP system for providing a mobile service to the mobile communication terminal 14, and reference numeral 30 denotes a service platform, infrastructure system, network configuration equipment, etc. of the mobile communication system 13; Represents a legacy system inclusive.

Examples of the service platform of the legacy system 30 include, for example, a messaging platform for providing a multimedia messaging service, a location service platform (LBSP) for providing location services such as location tracking / retrieval, and a predetermined content of a mobile communication terminal. There is a download platform for downloading to, the infrastructure system, CP / SP management system for managing the information of the CP / SP providing services in connection with the mobile communication system 13, terminal information management for managing the terminal information There is an authentication system that manages the system and user information, and network configuration apparatus includes SMSC (Short Message Service Center) and CBSC (Cell Broadcasting Service Center).

As shown in FIG. 3, the open mobile business support system of the present invention provides an integrated interface to the various legacy systems 30 to mediate the CP / SP system 11 and the legacy system 30. It is to facilitate the configuration and provision of mobile services in the CP / SP system (11).

To this end, the open interface device 100 of the present invention may receive a request for performing a specific Biz Logic from the CP / SP system 11 outside the mobile communication system 13 and return a result of the execution. As a means of providing an existing interface, an API (Application Program Interface) based on a web connection is provided.

Here, the Biz Logic is a combination of Biz Objects, which are the minimum unit functions executed in the mobile communication system 13, in the logic of the mobile service provided by the CP / SP system 11. Logic ending in the CP / SP system 11 is a logic that provides a formalization in advance. The biz logic is a bundle of lower functions that can be performed by the mobile communication system 13 for a specific service among the service logic of the CP / SP system 11. Such bead logic is preferably set in consideration of the frequency of use or reusability in the various CP / SP system (11). For example, in any type of mobile service, the logic required for most user authentication or terminal authentication corresponds to a single function. However, since it is highly reusable, it is preferable to set it to bead logic. In the case of a mobile service that downloads a specific content or file, a plurality of functions such as authentication, data conversion, and billing are processed in a complex manner.

In particular, the biz logic is implemented as a Biz Template. Biz templates are implemented as the actual execution of biz logic. For example, implement a user authentication template to implement Biz logic to perform user authentication, an SMS / MMS transfer template to implement Biz logic to perform SMS / MMS transmission, and implement Biz Logic to perform general location service. It can be implemented as a general location finder template, a template for push platform message transmission using SMS / CBS. Here, the beads logic, the beads template, and the beads object will be described in more detail below.

In FIG. 3, a request for executing a specific business logic from the CP / SP system 11 is made through an API call of a business template corresponding to the business logic, and the business template identification information to be performed through a calling function and a service. Send the data (content) to do and get the result. The open interface device 100 analyzes the request received from the CP / SP system 11 as described above, extracts the bead template identification information and the data to be serviced, and transfers it to the business logic processing unit 200. In this case, the open interface device 100 generates and manages a unique session key for each request of the CP / SP system 11, and the generated session key is processed in an open mobile business model support system. Used to distinguish Biz logics.

In addition, the open interface device 100 performs encryption and decryption of data transferred between the CP / SP system 11 and the CP interface.

The business logic processing unit 200 executes, stores, and manages a biz template composed of biz logic to be performed in the mobile communication system 13 requested from the CP / SP system 11. That is, the business logic processing unit 23 is configured to have a bead template and a bead object that is an implementation form of the support logic to support, perform the bead template requested by the open interface device 100, the execution The result is returned to the open interface device 100. In detail, the business logic processing unit 200 sequentially performs the first or second business object in the arranged order of configuring the requested business template, and when the execution of all the business objects is completed, the open interface device. Return the result as (100). In this case, the business logic processing unit 200 requests the legacy interworking processing unit 500 to interwork with the legacy system 30 according to the type of the beads object constituting the Biz template and receives the result or returns the result. Perform internal judgment or comparison using

As described above, the open mobile business support system according to the present invention can quickly support a complex service in which various processes requested by the CP / SP system 11 are combined using the business logic processing unit 200.

On the other hand, the open mobile business support system of the present invention can also support performance-oriented interlocking processing that requires a rapid processing. This may be achieved through the infrastructure channel broker 300. The infrastructure channel intermediary 300 requests to perform a Biz object performed in another legacy system 30 directly from the legacy system 30 inside the mobile communication system 13 without passing through the open interface device 100. Legacy system that receives and transmits the requested bead object to the legacy system 30 through the legacy interworking processing unit 500, and receives the processing result from the legacy system 30, and requested to perform the beads object again ( 30).

4A and 4B illustrate the operation of the business logic processor 200 and the infrastructure channel broker 300 described above.

4 (a) shows a support procedure performed around the business logic processing unit 200. When a request for performing a biz template is transmitted from the CP / SP system 11 to the open interface device 100 (①) Load the data of the beads template from the MMDB (see numeral 51 of FIG. 5) (②), perform a second bead object among the bead templates (③), and legacy linkage according to the first bead object of the bead template; After transmitting the request message to the processing unit 500 (④), and repeats the process of receiving the response message (⑤), after completing the execution of the beads template, the billing information is transferred to the charging processing unit 400 (⑥) The result of the execution is transmitted to the open interface device 100 (⑦). According to this, the business logic processing unit 200 performs the business logic of one or more services and processes, thereby supporting a mobile service centered on complex functions.

). 4 (b) illustrates a procedure performed based on the infrastructure channel broker 300, and when a request for execution of a specific biz object is generated from a specific legacy system 30, the infrastructure channel broker 300 After receiving and analyzing this directly (i), it performs internal processing (i), interworking request to legacy interworking processing unit 500, and response response (i) according to the requested bead object. The related billing information is transmitted to the billing processor 400 (⑮), and the result of the execution is transmitted to the legacy system 30 requesting the service (

).

As described above, the mobile business support system of the present invention allows the interworking between the internal systems of the mobile communication system to be handled directly through the infrastructure channel intermediary 300 without passing through the open interface device 100, and the external CP / SP system ( 11) the request may be processed through the open interface device 100 and the business logic processing unit 200, thereby supporting complex function-oriented services and performance-oriented services, thereby improving service quality.

Next, in FIG. 3, the legacy interworking processing unit 500 is in charge of interworking with the legacy system 30, and standardized input / output interface functions and respective legacy systems for each legacy system divided into functional units for efficient processing. It is composed of a plurality of interlocking unit for processing the log and billing information, for example, SMS interlocking unit for transmitting a request to send a short message to the SMSC and return the result, and location-related inquiry or tracking request message in conjunction with the LBSP LBS interworking unit for transmitting and returning the result of execution, MMS interlocking unit for transmitting the multimedia message transmission request message to the MMSC, and normal user in the mobile communication system 13, adult, billing processing And an authentication interworking unit for transmitting the authentication request message to the authentication legacy system associated with and returning the result.

Next, the billing processing unit 400 collects the billing data according to the business template, the business logic processor 200 and the infrastructure channel intermediary 300, the beads object, and transfers the billing data to the billing legacy system. More specifically, the billing processor 400 refers to billing conditions set for each service, and when billing conditions are satisfied when each of the beads template or the beads object is satisfied, billing information for the corresponding process (for example, Data volume, log time, etc.) are collected, converted to UDR data, and forwarded to the billing legacy system. As described above, since the billing processing unit 400 is formed on the same layer as the business logic processing unit 200 and the infrastructure channel intermediary unit 300, log information may be collected for each mobile system and for each legacy system, and thus billing. Detailed information and integrated processing are possible.

In addition, the open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied may further include a web service providing unit 600 that provides registration of CP / SP or administrator, inquiry of statistical information on open mobile business service performance, and monitoring. . The web service providing unit 600 provides an administrator site and a CP / SP site, respectively. Furthermore, the open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied may further include an OMS 700, through which log information about the open mobile business support service may be collected to monitor failure and performance information and to support operations. Manage information for That is, log information is collected for each CP / SP through the open interface device 100 of the present invention, and operation and failure information of the business logic processing unit 200 and the legacy interworking processing unit 500 are collected and sent to the CP / SP or the operator. to provide.

5 is a detailed configuration diagram of an open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 5, the open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied includes the open interface device 100, the business logic processor 200, the infrastructure channel broker 300, and the billing processor 400 of the present invention. ), A legacy interworking processing unit 500, a web service unit 600, and an OMS 700, and further, between the open interface device 100 and the business logic processing unit 200, the business logic processing unit. And a message transfer unit 50 including a plurality of message queues (Message Queues, MQs) 50a for performing signal transfer between the infrastructure channel mediator 300 and the legacy interworking processor 500. The open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied includes the open interface device 100, the business logic processing unit 200, the infrastructure channel intermediary unit 300, and the charging processing unit 400 of the present invention through the MQ 50a. ) And the message exchange between the legacy interworking processor 500 in an asynchronous manner.

In addition, the open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied further includes a memory-based database (MMDB) 51 that manages the request of the beads template and the execution result and state of the beads object / bead template. The MMDB 51 is an open interface device 100, a business logic processing unit 200, and an infrastructure channel intermediary 300 that both access and write and read, and the open interface device 100 requests. When the recorded beads template is recorded in the MMDB 51, the business logic processing unit 200 refers to an existing memory-based database in the MMDB 51 to perform a beads template and to record the state thereof. The MMDB 51 stores the beads template related information and provides the beads template information when requested by the open interface device 100 and the business logic processing unit 200.

In general, MMDB is a database (DB) that operates and resides in the main memory of a computer. Unlike existing DBs that are stored and used on a hard disk (HDD), MMDB resides in main memory. With all or part of the table residing in main memory, existing DB queries can be used as is, which speeds up the search, comparison, and analysis of data. Therefore, in the present invention, the MMDB 51 can store the requested bead template information and state information, thereby speeding up the process of complex bead logic.

In addition, the open mobile business support system of the present invention further includes a repository DB 52 that stores and manages information, services, and content information of the content provider CP and the service provider SP.

The web service unit 600 refers to the repository DB 52 to provide registration and change of CP / SP, a monitoring service, newly added biz logic information (including API for each biz template), and the OAM 700. ) Refers to the MMDB 51 and the repository DB 52 to manage failure and performance information.

The message transfer unit 50 shown in FIG. 5 includes a plurality of MQs 50a allocated for each system, and the open interface device 100 transmits a request message of a predetermined bead template to the message transfer unit 50. In the designated MQ, the business logic processing unit 200 reads the beads template request message from the designated MQ of the message transfer unit 50, and writes each bead object constituting the beads template. In this case, in the case of the first Biz object, the interworking request message of the predetermined legacy system is recorded in the message transfer unit 50. After reading and processing the request message from the designated MQ of the message transfer unit 50 of the legacy interworking processor 500, the result is written back to a predetermined MQ of the message transfer unit 50, and thus the business logic processing unit ( 200 reads the processing result for the first biz object from the MQ and continues the next processing. By transmitting a message through the message transfer unit 50 as described above, independent operation between the open interface device 100, the business logic processing unit 200, the infrastructure channel intermediary unit 300, and the legacy interworking processing unit 500. Can be guaranteed.

6 shows a detailed configuration and message flow of the message transfer unit 50.

Referring to FIG. 6, a message queue provided in the message transfer unit 50 may be largely a response from a request message or a legacy interworking processor 500 of the open interface device 100 that the business logic processing unit 200 will receive. A plurality of first message queues 511 and 513 for storing messages, a second message queue 514 for storing report messages from a legacy interworking processor 500 to be received by the business logic processing unit 200, and the open interface The plurality of third message queues 512 and 515 are allocated to the device 100 or the legacy interworking processor 500 and store the messages to be transmitted from the business logic processor 200.

The information (ie, message queue name) representing the message queues 511 to 515 includes the name of the system that transmitted the stored message, the name of the system to receive the stored message, whether the stored message is a response message or a request message, or a report. The open interface device 100, the business logic processing unit 200, and the legacy interworking processing unit 500 each include their own message types indicating whether they are messages, and identification values set for each domain or IOP. You can identify message queues to record or read request / response / report messages.

7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the open mobile business support system to which the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 7, the open interface device 100 of the present invention receives a standard API input for a biz template execution request from a CP / SP system 11, and transmits the biz template execution request message to the business logic processing unit 200. (S700, S702). In this case, the open interface device 100 transmits the beads template to the first message queue 511 of the message transfer unit 50 to transmit the beads template execution request message.

The business logic processor 200 checks whether there is a biz template execution request message in the first message queue 511 of the message transfer unit 50, and if there is a new biz template execution request message, the first message queue. The Biz Template Execution Request message is read from the S511 (S704), and the BizDB template information related to the request message is loaded from the MMDB 51 (S706). Then, the flow of the loaded beads template is performed (S708).

When the beads object of the beads template is an I-type during the execution, a request for performing the beads template is stored by storing a message requesting the linkage of the legacy interworking processor 500 in the third message queue 512 (S710). The third message queue 512 is allocated to each system of the legacy interlocking processor 500, and the recorded message is read and processed by the corresponding legacy interlocking processor 500, and a response message or report message for the result of execution is performed. Are written to the first and second message queues (513,514).

Accordingly, the business logic processing unit 200 may receive a response or a report message in response to the request from the designated first and second message queues 513 and 514 (S712). If the processing of the beads template is not completed, the steps S710 and S712 are repeatedly performed.

When all the processing of the beads template is completed (S714), the charging information related to the processing is transmitted to the charging processing unit 400 (S716).

In addition, the business logic processor 200 transmits the result of performing the biz template to the open interface device 100 by storing the result of the biz template in the third message queue 515 of the message transmitter 50 (S718).

The open interface device 100 transmits the transmitted beads template execution result to the CP / SP system 11 again (S720).

FIG. 8A illustrates an example of a service selected for setting up the bead logic according to the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 8A, a service of the wireless Internet of the mobile communication terminal 14 is illustrated. Among the menus provided through (Save to My Phone, Send to Friend, Coupling, Put in Basket), select the Save to My Phone service, and look at the detailed logic of the selected service (b) of FIG. It is expressed as

As shown in (b) of FIG. 8, the mobile service of "storing in my phone" includes a menu of "storing in my phone" after the user selects specific content through the mobile communication terminal 14. If selected, the user authentication is requested using the phone number as input data, and the user is determined to be a normal individual user, a corporate user, a prepaid user, an intelligent network user, and the like. Informing the mobile communication terminal 14 that it is not available, and in the case of a prepaid user, after the prepaid subtraction process, and in the case of a general user, the content is transmitted and charged.

Among these service logics, as shown in (c) of FIG. 8, the bead logic is determined through range selection, object selection, separation, and optimization.

In the above, the criteria for selecting the bead logic in the service logic, the degree of aggregation of the functional unit of the logic, the degree to be derived to the formal form of the sum of the individual logic, the degree of practical use reality, neutral and independent It can be configured to be reconstructed elsewhere, and must be inevitably classified by user's input in service logic, or the input / output value of each other in logic or external influence If received, detach the Biz logic.

8 (d) shows an example of the bead logic derived from the service logic to be transmitted to the internal phone through the process shown in (c) of FIG. 8, the bead logic for processing user authentication including prepaid balance inquiry; In addition, the biz logic can be set to perform the prepaid subtraction process.

As described above, when the range of the biz logic is determined, the determined biz logic is analyzed to convert the logic that needs to be linked with the legacy system of the mobile communication system 13 to a first biz object (also called an I-type object). The logic for comparing or determining the result of the interworking with the system is set as a second bead object (also called a P-type object). An input value and an output value are defined for the set first and second bead objects.

The second bead object may be represented as one bead object when several comparison / decision steps may be bundled into one unit.

As described above, the biz logic to be formalized is set from the mobile service logic to be provided to the mobile communication terminal 14 in the CP / SP system 11, and the biz object is classified by unit function to select a biz object. The bead object is arranged to form a bead template in which the bead logic is formalized.

9 and 10 illustrate an example of a bead template constructed by the present invention, FIG. 9 shows a bead template for the bead logic for basic user authentication processing, and FIG. 10 shows whether a terminal is supported during user authentication. It is a beads template of the beads logic including.

Referring to FIG. 9, the biz template for the basic user authentication process may include an I-type authentication_user information inquiry beads object (1) for inquiring user information and a user that can be serviced from the user information inquiry result. And a P-type user information checking bead object (2) for checking the information, the input data is a user telephone number and, optionally, a user authentication type, and the output data is a processing result (success or failure).

The biz template of FIG. 10 is for the I-type authentication_user information inquiry Biz object (1) for inquiring user information and the P-type user information check for checking whether the user can be serviced from the user information inquiry result. Biz object (②) and I-type terminal support check biz object (③) for checking whether a terminal supports a specific service for a serviceable user, and the input data includes a receiver telephone number and user information. Check option value, terminal support service type, and output data becomes processing result.

Furthermore, the open mobile business support system of the present invention receives a request for performing a predetermined object from a specific legacy system of the mobile communication system 13, and performs the requested bead object in association with a corresponding legacy system. By providing the result value to the specific legacy system that sent the request, it can support interworking between legacy systems. In other words, by using the existing built-in beads object, it is possible to support fast processing when interworking between legacy systems.

Next, the open interface device of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 11.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an open interface device according to the present invention, and illustrates a form implemented in the open mobile business support system. Referring to FIG. 11, the open interface device 100 according to the present invention includes a web service unit 101, an authentication unit 102, a session key generation unit 103, an interworking management unit 104, and a message. An analysis / conversion section 105 and a message processing section 106 are included. In addition, the open interface device 100 according to the present invention may further include a session manager 107, a log manager 108, a configuration manager 109, and a configuration information transmitter 110.

An open interface device 100 according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 11. First, the open interface device 100 according to the present invention configures the mobile service from the CP / SP system 11 to support the mobile service performance of the CP / SP system 11 in association with a mobile communication system. The business logic processing unit 200 that formalizes Biz Logic performing a single function among the logics to manage as a Biz Template, executes the corresponding Biz Template according to the Biz Template Execution Request, and delivers the result. And, it is implemented in an open mobile business support system including a legacy interworking processing unit 500 to mediate interworking between the business logic processing unit 200 and the legacy system 30 of the mobile communication system 13. As shown in FIG. 11, in the open interface device 100 according to the present invention, the web service unit 101 receives a standard API input for a request for performing a business template from the CP / SP system 11 and performs the business. The template execution result is transmitted to the CP / SP system 11. The interworking between the web service unit 101 and the CP / SP system 11 is in the form of a web service using a SOAP protocol. The CP / SP system 11 may generate a stub for the SOAP protocol by using a web service toolkit provided for each platform and use a web service as a general function call. In addition, in the CP / SP system 11, a request for executing a biz template through the web service unit 101 is requested through a standardized standard API and received the execution result.

The authentication unit 102 performs and manages the authentication of the beads template that the CP / SP system 11 requests execution. In addition, the authentication unit 102 performs and manages the authentication of the CP / SP system 11 and performs access to an identifier (ID) and a specific Internet protocol (IP) of the specific CP / SP system 11. Restrict.

The session key generation unit 103 generates a session key for the biz template requested to be executed from the CP / SP system 11. At this time, the session key is a unique key for each biz template. The unique session key generated by the session key generation unit 103 is then managed by the session management unit 107, which is mapped and stored in the MMDB 51 with the corresponding bead template information. Accordingly, the bead template information requested to be executed from the CP / SP system 11 is assigned a unique session key and stored in the MMDB 51, and then the business logic processor 200 receives the session key and receives the MMDB 51. ) Retrieves the bead template information, executes it, and records the state information in the MMDB 51.

The interworking management unit 104 waits for a thread for the Biz template execution request of the CP / SP system 11 received by the web service unit 101, and the execution result of the biz template is received from the business logic processing unit 200. When received, the waiting thread is activated to transmit the result of performing the biz template to the web service unit 101. The web service unit 101 receives a standard API input for the Biz template execution request from the CP / SP system 11 and delivers it to the interworking management unit 104. At this time, the interworking management unit 104 delivers the standard API input to the message processing unit 106 and maintains a thread for the standard API input in a standby state. Subsequently, when the execution result of the biz template is received from the message processing unit 106, the processing thread of the web service unit 101 is activated and the execution result is transmitted to the web service unit 101.

In particular, the interworking management unit 104 controls the open interface device 100 of the present invention synchronous (synchronous) interworking with the CP / SP system 11 and the asynchronous interworking with the business logic processing unit 200 (Asynchronous) To control. That is, when the open interface device 100 of the present invention delivers the standard API input for the beads template from the CP / SP system 11, the open interface device 100 may return the result of performing the beads template to the CP / SP system 11. The CP / SP system 11 is synchronously interworked by maintaining a session until the session is maintained. However, when the open interface device 100 of the present invention delivers a business template processing request message to the business logic processing unit 200, the open interface device 100 delivers the request message to the first message queue 51a of the message delivery unit 50. In addition, the second message queue 51b searches for the result message of the execution result of the biz template and if present, reads it and delivers it to the CP / SP system 11 through the web service unit 101. The processing unit 200 is asynchronously linked.

The message analysis / conversion unit 105 receives a message received from the CP / SP system 11 or the business logic processing unit 200 and receives the message from the CP / SP system 11 or the business logic processing unit 200 or the CP / SP system 11. Convert to a message. That is, the message analyzer / transformer 105 analyzes the standard API input received from the CP / SP system 11 and converts the standard API input into a bead template execution request message that can be read by the business logic processor 200. The biz template execution result transmitted from the logic processing unit 200 is converted into a message for delivery to the CP / SP system 11.

The message processor 106 transmits and receives the Biz Template Execution Request message or the Biz Template Execution Result message to / from the business logic processor 200. That is, the message processing unit 106 receives the Biz Template Execution Request message converted by the message analysis / conversion unit 105 and records the message template execution request message in the first message queue 51a of the message delivery unit 50. The processor 200 reads the beads template execution result message recorded in the second message queue 51b and delivers the result to the message analyzer / transformer 105. The message processing unit 106 asynchronously transmits and receives an execution request or execution result message of the Biz template under the control of the interworking management unit 104.

The open interface device 100 of the present invention having such a configuration provides a web interface as an interface to the CP / SP system 11, which is a client requiring the service of the open mobile business support system. Various service requests are received from the CP / SP system 11 through. In particular, in the mobile business support system, the open interface device 100 of the present invention provides a business logic call mechanism in the form of a standard API from the CP / SP system 11. Thus, unlike the existing protocol-based interworking method, the CP / SP system 11 can easily use the functions of the wireless Internet infrastructure system without developing it directly, and can be used without being limited to the type of CP / SP system as a client. Provide an open interface.

As described above, the open interface device 100 of the present invention in FIG. 11 further includes a session manager 107, a log manager 108, a configuration manager 109, and a configuration information transmitter 110. Can be.

The session manager 107 provides a management function for session information on the MMDB 51 which is a memory-based database. The MMDB 51 stores the authentication information of the CP / SP system 11, the execution result of the biz template, and the state information. In particular, the MMDB 51 maps and stores the business template information requested to be executed from the CP / SP system 11 and the unique session key assigned to the business template. Important functions of the MMDB 51 interworking include session state storage, bead object state storage, session parameter information, and bead object parameter information storage. In more detail, when the session is executed for the processing of a service requested from the outside, the state of the session is changed or the state of the service is terminated, the state state is stored. Is done. In addition, when the object is executed for service processing after the session is started, the state of the object and the parameter value of the object are saved.

The log manager 108 manages log information, statistics data, and session information about completed transactions and the biz template transmitted from the business logic processing unit 200. The log manager 108 generates a system log related to the log and transmits the generated log information and statistical data to the OMS 700 server.

The configuration manager 109 manages configuration information on the open interface device 100 by providing an access function for the configuration file of the open interface device 100 of the present invention. The configuration management unit 109 reflects this in real time when the configuration information of the open interface device 100 of the present invention is changed so that a module requiring the configuration information can query the modified configuration information value.

The configuration information transmission unit 110 receives a configuration information inquiry request of the open interface device 100 through an external system website 55, extracts the configuration information, and delivers the configuration information to a website. When the configuration information transmission unit 110 receives a configuration information inquiry request of the open interface device 100 of the present invention through an external system web site 55, the configuration information online inquiry module extracts configuration information values, and the web. The extracted configuration information value is transmitted through the service through the external system web site. The developer of the system web site 55 may check the configuration information received through the web service through the configuration information inquiry screen of the open interface device 100.

In order to support more users, the open interface device 100 of the present invention may exist in two or more. In this case, the request message of the open interface device 100 is sequentially read and processed by the business logic processing unit 200. Since the first message queue 511 may be used by all the open interface devices 100 in common, the third message queue 515 may have a different destination for messages per session. Each message queue is set for each 100), and when the request message is recorded, information about the message queue to return a result value is included, so that the business logic processor 200 knows where to record the result value of the biz template. Make sure

12 is a flowchart illustrating an open interface method in an open mobile business support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, the web service unit 101 receives a standard API input for a specific biz template execution request from the CP / SP system 11 (S1200). At this time, the thread for the biz template execution request of the CP / SP system 11 received by the web service unit 101 is maintained in a standby state, and when the execution result of the biz template is received thereafter, by activating the thread The web service unit 101 transmits the result of executing the biz template.

The session key generation unit 103 generates a unique session key for the requested bead template (S1202). The generated session key is mapped to the corresponding business template and stored in the MMDB 51. Subsequently, the authentication unit 102 performs authentication on the beads template (S1204). At this time, the authentication of the CP / SP system 11 which provided the Biz template execution request is also performed.

The message analysis / conversion unit 105 converts the biz template execution request into a message format that can be read by the business logic processing unit 200 in order to deliver the business template processing request to the business logic processing unit 200 (S1206). After the message processing unit 106 transmits the converted bead template execution request message to the business logic processing unit 200 (S1208), it waits for the execution result message of the bead template to be received (S1210). In this case, the message processing unit 106 records the beads template execution request message in the first message queue 51a of the message transfer unit 50 in order to deliver the beads template execution request message to the business logic processing unit 200. Thereafter, it waits for the biz template execution result message to arrive in the second message queue 51b of the message transfer unit 50.

Thereafter, when the biz template execution result message arrives at the second message queue 51b (S1212), the biz template execution result message is converted into a message format for delivery to the CP / SP system 11 (S1214). . Subsequently, the biz template execution result message is transmitted to the CP / SP system 11 through the web service 101 (S1216).

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are merely exemplary of the invention, which are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention facilitates interoperation between various infrastructure resources by supporting various infrastructure resources of the mobile communication system independently and independently.

In addition, the present invention provides an integrated interface to the infrastructure resources of the mobile communication system, thereby making it possible to easily use the infrastructure resources of the mobile communication system in the service and application layers.

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In the open mobile business support system, in the open interface method for providing an interface to the Contents / Service Provider (CP / SP), A first API for receiving a standard API input for a request for execution of a Biz Template, which formalizes Biz Logic, which performs a single function among logics constituting a mobile service, from the CP / SP through a web interface step; Generating a session key of the biz template; A third step of performing authentication on the beads template; A fourth step of analyzing the standard API input, converting the standard API input into a bead template execution request message, and transmitting the bead template execution request message to a business logic processing unit that executes a bead template; A fifth step of receiving a biz template execution result message from the business logic processing unit and converting it into a message format for delivery to the CP / SP; And And a sixth step of delivering the format converted beads template execution result message to the CP / SP. The method of claim 1, wherein in the first step, An open interface method in an open mobile business support system, characterized by waiting for a thread for a request for performing a business template from a CP / SP. The method of claim 2, wherein the thread, The open interface method in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that activated in the sixth step when delivering the Biz template execution result message to the CP / SP. The method of claim 1, wherein after the first step, Open interface method in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that further comprising the step of analyzing and verifying the parameters for the request to perform the biz template received from the CP / SP. The method of claim 1, wherein the bead logic, The open interface method in the open mobile business support system, starting from a CP / SP, logic performed by the legacy system of the mobile communication system, and finally processing to the CP / SP. The method of claim 1, wherein the beads template, Properties of the Biz object included in the Biz logic to be implemented, execution order of the Biz objects, expression of conditional branch, input parameter information for executing the Biz object, data manipulation method, information about the output parameter derived after the biz template is performed The open interface method in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that the execution timeout setting information. The method of claim 1, And storing the CP / SP and manager information, session information on the Biz template execution request received from the CP / SP, the session state information, and the Biz template information. Open interface method. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the second step, And mapping the generated session key with corresponding bead template information and recording the same in a memory-based database. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step, And performing authentication on the CP / SP. The method of claim 1, Maintaining the session according to the transmission and reception of the Biz template execution request and the execution result with the CP / SP synchronously, and asynchronously linked to the transmission and reception of the Biz template execution request and the execution result with the business logic processing unit Open interface method in open mobile business support system. The method of claim 1, In the fourth step, the transmission of the business template processing request message to the business logic processing unit may include recording the business template processing request message to a first message queue in which the business logic processing unit reads the message. Open interface method in an open mobile business support system. The method of claim 1, Receiving the biz template execution result from the business logic processing unit in the fifth step, the business logic processing unit comprises the step of reading the biz template execution result message from a plurality of second message queue to record a message An open interface method in an open mobile business support system. The method of claim 1, And managing log information, statistical data, and session information about a completed transaction, which executes a biz template and is transmitted from the business logic processing unit. In an open mobile business support system, an open interface device that provides an interface to a Contents / Service Provider (CP / SP), Standard API for requesting execution of Biz Template, which formalizes Biz Logic, which performs a single function among the logic constituting mobile service from CP / SP through standard API based web interface using SOAP protocol A web service unit for receiving an input and delivering a result of performing a biz template to the CP / SP; A message analysis / conversion unit for analyzing the standard API input and converting it into a bead template execution request message and converting the bead template execution result into a message for transmitting to the CP / SP; An authentication unit for performing authentication on the beads template; A session key generator for generating a session key for the biz template; An interworking management unit waiting for a thread for the biz template execution request received from the web service unit and activating the thread to transmit the biz template execution result to the web service unit when the biz template execution result is received; And An open interface device in an open mobile business support system including a message processing unit that processes transmission and reception of messages to and from the outside of the business logic processing unit that executes the business template. The method of claim 15, wherein the beads template, Attributes of a Biz Object, an execution order of the Biz Objects, expression of conditional branches, input parameter information for executing the Biz Object, data manipulation method, information on output parameters derived after the Biz Template is executed, An open interface device in an open mobile business support system, characterized in that the execution timeout setting information. The method of claim 15, wherein the beads object, A first biz object performed by interworking with a legacy system of a mobile communication system, The open interface device in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that the second bead object to perform the comparison / determination by using the result of the first bead object. delete The method of claim 15, A memory-based database (MMDB) for storing the authentication information of the CP / SP, the result of performing the biz template, and state information; And A session manager configured to manage session information on the beads template stored in the memory-based database; The open interface device in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 15, wherein the open interface device, Maintaining the session according to the transmission and reception of the Biz template execution request and the execution result with the CP / SP synchronously, and asynchronously linked to the transmission and reception of the Biz template execution request and the execution result with the business logic processing unit Open interface device in open mobile business support system. The method of claim 15, The open interface device in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that it further comprises a log manager for managing the log information, statistical data, the session information for the completed transaction and the performance of the Biz template transmitted from the business logic processing unit. The method of claim 15, The open interface device in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that it further comprises a configuration information transmission unit for receiving a configuration information inquiry request of the open interface device through an external system website and extracts the configuration information and delivers it to a website. . The method of claim 15, The open interface device in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that it further comprises a configuration management unit for managing the configuration information for the open interface device. The method of claim 15, wherein the message analysis / conversion unit, The open interface device in the open mobile business support system, characterized in that the input parameters from the beads template of the standard API received from the CP / SP is analyzed and stored in the session information of the beads template. The method of claim 15, wherein the message delivery unit, Open business support business characterized in that the business logic processor writes the beads template execution request message to the first message queue to read, and the business logic processing unit reads the beads template execution result messages recorded in the plurality of second message queues. Open interface device in the system. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the first and second message queues are In the open mobile business support system, characterized in that it is identified by the identification value set by the system name that sent the stored message, the name of the system to receive the stored message, the message type indicating whether the stored message is a response message or a request message. Open interface device. delete

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