Service Relaying Apparatus Protocol Conversion for Terminal Simplicity
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional technologies face challenges in ensuring quality communication for application services, particularly in managing protocol compatibility and unauthorized access, and in facilitating the installation and management of application software on user terminals, especially with the rise of information appliances.
Innovation Solution
A service communication control method and system that includes a service relaying apparatus requesting services from a service providing device and relaying communication using protocols specific to the service, managed by a management server and portal server, which handle user authentication, service module management, and protocol negotiation to ensure secure and compatible service delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If application software is installed on service user terminal to enable new application services, then service functionality is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to installation and configuration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The service relaying apparatus acts as an intermediary between the service user terminal and the service providing device. It performs protocol conversion and service relay functions, allowing the terminal to access application services without installing application software. The relaying apparatus translates requests from the terminal into appropriate service requests using service identification information, thereby providing service functionality while avoiding the complexity of software installation and configuration on the user terminal.
2Device complexity
If communication relaying apparatus only performs network layer processing, then device complexity is reduced, but quality of communication control and unauthorized access prevention deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The service relaying apparatus performs self-service by automatically acquiring service identification information from communication packets and using this information to determine the appropriate service providing device and protocol. The apparatus autonomously conducts protocol conversion and service relay without requiring complex manual configuration or additional security mechanisms, thereby maintaining simple device structure while achieving reliable communication control and unauthorized access prevention through intelligent service identification and protocol handling.
3Adaptability or versatility
If protocol conversion is performed at service user terminal, then service compatibility is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The service relaying apparatus serves as an intermediary that performs protocol conversion between the service user terminal and the service providing device. Instead of requiring the terminal to perform complex protocol conversion, the relaying apparatus handles this function centrally. It receives requests from the terminal, converts them into the appropriate service protocols using service identification information, and relays them to the service providing device, thereby achieving service compatibility while keeping the terminal simple.
4Adaptability or versatility
If application software is managed on each service user terminal, then service personalization is improved, but ease of repair and quality assurance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the service relay functionality from individual user terminals and centralizes it in the service relaying apparatus. By taking out the protocol conversion and service management functions from distributed terminals and consolidating them in a central relaying apparatus, the system achieves service personalization through service identification information while significantly improving ease of repair and quality assurance. Failures can be identified and repaired at the centralized apparatus rather than across multiple distributed terminals.
Data Source
AI summary
A service communication control system includes a user terminal connected to a user network. The service communication control system also includes communication gateway, a management server, and an application server connected to a communication carrier network. The communication using a communication protocol dedicated for the application service is performed between the user terminal and the application server through the communication gateway as a substitute. Thus, the user terminal need not be aware of the protocol.