Communication system, service platform, communication method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016007166-A1
Application number	US-201414771560-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 3, 2014
Priority date	Mar 1, 2013
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of broadcasting and distributing various types of messages. The communication system according to the present invention includes a network operator device ( 21 ) disposed in a network ( 20 ) managed by a carrier; and a service platform ( 30 ) disposed between the network operator device ( 21 ) and a plurality of application servers that provide an application service. The service platform ( 30 ) transmits, to the network operator device ( 21 ), distribution data transmitted from any one of the application servers according to an event notification transmitted from a communication device ( 10 — 1 ), and a distribution policy used to distribute the distribution data. The network operator device ( 21 ) distributes the distribution data to a plurality of communication devices ( 10 — 1 ) to ( 10 — 3 ) based on the distribution policy.

First claim

1 . A communication system comprising:
a network operator device disposed in a network managed by a carrier; and a service platform disposed between the network operator device and a plurality of application servers that provide an application service via the network, wherein the service platform transmits, to the network operator device, distribution data transmitted from any one of the plurality of application servers and a distribution policy used to distribute the distribution data, and the network operator device distributes, to a plurality of communication devices, the distribution data based on the distribution policy distributed from the service platform.

2 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution policy includes at least one of a distribution area, a distribution target communication device, and a distribution period.

3 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the network operator device broadcasts and distributes the distribution data to a communication device located in a distribution area.

4 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the service platform determines the distribution policy based on a content of the distribution data.

5 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the service platform selects, from among the plurality of networks, a network for distributing the distribution data, and transmits the distribution policy to the network operator device disposed in the selected network.

6 . The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the service platform selects a network for distributing the distribution data based on a content of the distribution data.

7 . The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of networks include at least one of a mobile communication network to which a mobile communication device is connected, and a fixed communication network to which a fixed communication device is connected.

8 . The communication system according to claim 1 , further comprising an application server that receives an event notification transmitted from the communication devices, and determines the distribution data based on the event notification,
wherein the service platform receives the distribution data from the application server.

9 . The communication system according to claim 1 , further comprising an application server that receives an event notification transmitted from the communication devices, and determines the distribution data and the distribution policy based on the event notification,
wherein the service platform receives, from the application server, a distribution request message including the distribution data and the distributed policy from the application server.

10 . The communication system according to claim 9 , wherein when a change of state in an ambient environment of the communication devices is detected in the communication devices or a sensor that detects the state of change, the communication devices transmit the event notification to the application server.

11 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein upon receiving an event notification transmitted from the communication devices, the service platform transmits, to the network operator device, a distribution request message including the distribution data and the distribution policy transmitted from the application server.

12 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the service platform determines whether or not to permit distribution of the distribution data according to the distribution data transmitted from the application server, and when the service platform determines to permit the distribution of the distribution data, the service platform transmits the distribution data and the distribution policy to the network operator device.

13 . The communication system according to claim 9 , wherein the service platform determines whether or not to permit distribution of the distribution data according to the distribution request message transmitted from the application server, and when the service platform determines to permit the distribution of the distribution data, the service platform transmits the distribution data and the distribution policy to the network operator device.

14 . The communication system according to claim 9 , wherein the service platform selects a network for distributing the distribution data according to the distribution request message transmitted from the application server.

15 . The service platform according to claim 14 , wherein when methods for designating distribution data and a distribution policy differ from network to network, the service platform converts the distribution request message transmitted from the application server into a method for designating distribution data and a distribution policy for each network, and transmits the method to each network operator device.

16 . The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the service platform analyzes user data transmitted from the communication devices to the application server at an arbitrary timing, and transmits the distribution data and the distribution policy to the network operator device according to a result of the analysis.

17 . A service platform disposed between a network operator device and a plurality of application servers that provide an application service via a network managed by a carrier, the network operator device being disposed in the network, the service platform comprising:
a communication unit that transmits, to the network operator device, distribution data transmitted from any one of the plurality of application servers, and a distribution policy used to distribute the distribution data.

18 . The service platform according to claim 17 , further comprising a network selection unit that selects, from among the plurality of networks, a network for distributing the distribution data,
wherein the communication unit transmits the distribution policy to the network operator device disposed in the selected network.

19 . The service platform according to claim 18 , wherein the plurality of networks include at least one of a mobile communication network to which a mobile communication device is connected, and a fixed communication network to which a fixed communication device is connected.

20 . The service platform according to claim 17 , further comprising a distribution information acquisition unit that acquires a distribution request message including the distribution data and the distribution policy from an application server that receives an event notification transmitted from a communication device and determines the distribution data and the distribution policy based on the event notification.

21 . The service platform according to claim 17 , wherein upon receiving an event notification transmitted from a communication device, the communication unit transmits, to the network operator device, a distribution request message including the distribution data and the distribution policy which are distributed from the application server.

22 . The service platform according to claim 20 , further comprising an authentication unit that determines whether or not to permit distribution of the distribution data according to the distribution request message transmitted from the application server.

23 . The service platform according to claim 17 , wherein the service platform analyzes

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Iwai Takanori
• Uchida Norio

Classifications

• H04W4/70

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title

• H04W4/06 Primary

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title