CN1314251C - Comprehensive business platform and its business flow path control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an integrated business platform and a business flow control method thereof, belonging to the field of data communication. The present invention mainly adds a business gateway between the portal and the business. It not only completes the process control and billing functions of the WAP gateway, as well as authentication and authentication, but also completes the business access control. The business gateway uses URL and Cookie to replace , to prevent users from directly accessing services by bypassing the service gateway. The service gateway may also include other functions, such as recording logs, statistical analysis, and the like. Compared with the original integrated service platform and business process control method, it greatly reduces the burden on the WAP gateway and enhances the independence of the WAP gateway; secondly, it increases the flexibility of the integrated service platform, enabling the platform to flexibly plan services Fee mode; and can realize the support for multiple integrated service platforms, not only effectively realize the support for multiple integrated service platforms, but also reduce the cost of operators.

Description

An integrated business platform and its business process control method

technical field

The invention relates to an integrated business platform, in particular to a business process control method in the integrated business platform.

Background technique

Mobile wireless value-added services refer to the use of mobile communication and Internet technology to effectively combine Internet technology with resources and various types of mobile multimedia information terminals and handheld personal information terminals with Internet access functions to provide consumers with a brand new communication service. form. Mobile wireless value-added services include: JAVA/BREW download, multimedia information, positioning and WAP browsing, etc. The integrated business platform system extracts some common problems faced by these business systems, such as user account opening, authentication and authorization, business release, SP and business management, etc., and provides a unified comprehensive management and support system for these business systems. It is convenient for operators to maintain and manage.

In the CDMA mobile wireless value-added service integrated service platform, it includes WAP portal and WEB portal. The existing business process control method is: the mobile terminal accesses the WAP portal of the integrated service platform through the WAP gateway, browses and orders services on the portal, and then sends the request to the service server through the WAP gateway when using the service. , return the result to the user according to the original link, and complete the billing at the WAP gateway. Based on this implementation method, when a user accesses the WEB portal of the integrated service platform through the Internet, due to the limitations of authentication and billing, the user can only complete simple operations such as browsing and ordering services. This business process control method in the prior art has the following four disadvantages:

1. It must be supported by the WAP gateway. In the current CDMA network, there are only two WAP gateways in the country, and a large number of data services do not need to be supported by WAP gateways.

2. The situation that the business process control is completed by the WAP gateway is only applicable to the situation when there is only one integrated service platform. When there are multiple integrated service platforms, since each platform has its own business, the WAP gateway will control the business process at this time, which must meet the diversity of business, which is obviously inappropriate.

3. At present, the billing function is completed by the WAP gateway, which limits the flexibility of billing. The billing of the WAP gateway is mainly for the wireless data service used by the user, but not for the specific service content used by the user, and the billing method is relatively simple.

4. This business process control limits the functions of the WEB portal and is only suitable for wireless data services. When the user directly accesses the portal through the Internet, it is impossible to implement billing and access control for the user's usage.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the shortcoming that the existing integrated service platform and its service control process can only be controlled through the WAP gateway, and propose a new integrated service platform and its business process control method, which can be controlled through a specific The service gateway controls the business process, is applicable to the coexistence of multiple integrated service platforms, and can perform flexible billing.

The main idea of the present invention is to add a service gateway between the portal and the service, which completes the service access control in addition to the process control and billing functions and authentication and authentication of the WAP gateway. The service gateway adopts URL and Cookie replacement prevents users from directly accessing services by bypassing the service gateway. When the user requests the service of the business from the system, the service gateway parses the user's request, authenticates the user, forwards the request to the service, and after receiving the request from the service, creates URL and Cookie for the link in the response content In this way, when the user accesses any of the returned links, it is ensured that the request is first sent to the service gateway, and then the user's use of the service is charged. The service gateway may also include other functions, such as recording logs, statistical analysis, and the like.

The technical scheme of the present invention is realized in the following way: a kind of comprehensive service platform, comprises billing server, portal, business database and user database, and described billing server accepts the billing event that business gateway sends, carries out price approval, then to The settlement platform system sends the bill;

The portal provides users with information release, business acceptance, and personalized services through WEB/WAP;

The user database stores user information, and the service database stores service information;

The integrated service platform also includes a service gateway, which is used to complete user authentication and authentication, service access control, forward user requests to services, receive service responses, and perform URL and/or Cookie replacement processing on response results It is forwarded to the user, and according to the billing rules, the bill of the user's service is given and submitted to the billing server.

The charging server, the portal, the service database, the user database and the service gateway are connected through the bus.

A business process control method for an integrated business platform, comprising the following steps:

(1) Users order services on the portal;

(2) The user sends a service usage request to the service gateway;

(3) The service gateway analyzes the request, extracts user information, authenticates and authorizes the request, and performs service access control;

(4) The service gateway establishes a link to the service, and forwards the use request to the service;

(5) The service gateway receives the response result returned by the service, performs URL and/or Cookie replacement processing on the response result, and forwards it to the user;

(6) The user starts to use the subscribed service.

Described step (3) specifically comprises the following steps:

(a1) The service gateway receives the service request and extracts the user information and the requested service information from the request;

(a2) Decrypt the service request to obtain the URL information of the requested service;

(a3) Query the database according to the extracted user information, and perform authentication: if the requested service does not belong to the service gateway, then reject the request and end; determine whether the user has subscribed to the service, and if the user has not subscribed to the service, perform authentication If it fails, it ends after prompting the user; if the requested business is illegal, the process ends, otherwise the authentication passes;

(a4) The service gateway performs service access control: judge whether the terminal capability can meet the service requirements, if so, continue, otherwise prompt the user; judge whether the service requires quotation before use, if so, quote first, otherwise continue.

Described step (5) specifically comprises the following steps:

(b1) The service gateway receives the service and returns a response;

(b2) Analyze the message header to determine whether there is a Cookie, and if so, extract the value of the Cookie, otherwise perform step (b4);

(b3) Take out the value in the path field in the cookie, and replace it with the address of the requested business server plus the original value;

(b4) Perform URL replacement for all links in the message body: add the URL of the service gateway before the original URL;

(b5) Forward the processed response result to the user.

In the above step (b4), after the replacement is completed, the original URL can be encrypted and added as a parameter to the address of the service gateway.

The user accesses the portal of the integrated service platform through a mobile terminal or the Internet, browses and orders services.

After the service gateway completes the service process control, according to the charging rules, it also gives the user's bill of using the service and sends it to the charging server.

The service gateway records logs of key steps and key results after completing the control of the business process.

The data interaction between the portal and the service gateway is realized through the HTTP protocol.

The integrated business platform and its business process control method proposed by the present invention, by adding a specific business gateway between the business and the portal, use URL and Cookie replacement to realize business process control, complete the function of controlling users to use business processes, and Compared with the original comprehensive business platform and business process control method, the WAP gateway is not necessary. Even if the WAP gateway participates, its burden is greatly reduced, and the independence of the WAP gateway is enhanced, so that it does not have contact with specific services. ; Secondly, the flexibility of the integrated service platform is increased, so that the platform can perform flexible billing methods for the business; and it can realize the support for multiple integrated service platforms, because in each integrated service platform, there is a service gateway to support business process control. By adopting the method proposed by the present invention, the business gateway can improve the flexible billing method closely related to the business, and the functions of the business gateway, such as recording logs and performing authentication and authentication on users, better strengthen the role of the service gateway and make it more efficient. Good service for the integrated business platform. The service gateway adopts the method of URL replacement to prevent users from bypassing the service gateway to directly access services, which not only effectively supports multiple integrated service platforms, but also reduces the cost of operators.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural block diagram of the system that adopts the integrated service platform that the present invention proposes;

Fig. 2 is the overall flowchart of the business process control method proposed by the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the detailed flow chart of step (3) in the overall process;

Fig. 4 is a detailed flow chart of step (5) in the overall process.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a structural block diagram of a system adopting the integrated service platform proposed by the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the system includes two types of user terminals: mobile terminals and PCs, including two integrated service platforms and several different services. The mobile terminal establishes a data link with the portal through the PDSN, accesses and uses services, and there may be a WAP gateway between them. Users can use data services only after 3A authentication. A data link is established between the PC and the portal through the standard TCP/IP protocol. A user can use services on multiple integrated service platforms through WEB/WAP. Each integrated service platform includes a billing server, which accepts billing events sent by the service gateway, conducts price approval, and then sends bills to the settlement platform system; includes WEB portals and WAP portals, through The WEB/WAP method provides users with information publishing, business acceptance, and personalized services. Users can also better accept various value-added services through it, such as: information browsing, picture downloading, email, location services, etc. In the method proposed by the present invention, the portal plays an auxiliary role and has no influence on the terminal; it also includes a user database and a business database, the user database stores user information, and the business database stores business information; There is also a service gateway between the gateway and the portal, which completes user authentication and authentication, service access control, forwards user requests to services, receives service responses, and performs URL and/or Cookie replacement processing on response results Afterwards, it is forwarded to the user, and according to the billing rules, the user's service bill is given and submitted to the billing server. The interface between the portal and the service gateway is used for users to use services, mainly using the HTTP interface. The interface between the service gateway and the service is used to forward the user's request to the service and accept the response returned by the service, mainly using the HTTP interface. As an important part of business process control, the service gateway includes analysis request, authentication and authorization, service access control, forward request, analysis response, cookie replacement, URL replacement, forward request, log recording and content billing modules. Content billing refers to completing the function of issuing bills according to the billing method. Recording logs refers to recording key steps and key results according to the settings. The above-mentioned charging server, portal, service database, user database and service gateway can be connected through the bus. In the integrated service platform, all message connections are realized based on the HTTP protocol.

Fig. 2 is a general flowchart of the business process control method proposed by the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the business process control method of the integrated service platform proposed by the present invention includes the following steps: (1) users order services at the portal; users access the portal of the integrated service platform through mobile terminals or the Internet, browse and order services. Before using the business, the business connection in the portal has been set to point to the business gateway. (2) The user sends a service request to the service gateway; (3) The service gateway analyzes the request, extracts user information, performs authentication and authentication on the request, and performs service access control; (4) The service gateway establishes a link to the service , forward the use request to the service; (5) the service gateway receives the response result returned by the service, performs URL and/or Cookie replacement processing on the response result and forwards it to the user; (6) the user starts to use the subscribed service.

Fig. 3 is a detailed flow chart of step (3) in the overall process. As shown in Figure 3, above-mentioned step (3) specifically comprises the following steps: (a1) service gateway receives service request, analyzes protocol and extracts user information and requested service information from request; (a2) service request is decrypted, Obtain the URL information of the requested service; because the URL of the requested service is included in the request through encryption, it needs to be decrypted. (a3) Query the database according to the extracted user information, query the database, and perform authentication: if the requested service does not belong to the service gateway, then reject the request and end; determine whether the user has subscribed to the service, if the user has not subscribed to the service , the authentication fails, and the user is prompted to end; if the requested service is illegal, the process ends, otherwise the authentication passes; (a4) the service gateway performs service access control: judge whether the terminal capability can meet the service requirements, if so, continue, otherwise prompt User; judge whether the service needs to be quoted before using it, if so, quote first, otherwise continue.

Fig. 4 is a detailed flow chart of step (5) in the overall process. As shown in Figure 4, the above step (5) specifically includes the following steps: (b1) the service gateway receives the business and returns a response; (b2) analyzes the message header to determine whether there is a cookie, and if there is, the value of the cookie is extracted, otherwise Execute step (b4); (b3) take out the value in the path field in the cookie (for example, /mail), and replace it with the address of the requested business server plus the original value (if the requested business server address is http:/ /www.sina.com.cn, then the replaced path is /www.sina.com.cn/mail); cookie replacement is to replace the value in the path in the cookie, for example, the original path=/usr, Then replace it with path=/IP/usr of the service gateway. (b4) Perform URL replacement for all links in the message body: add the URL of the service gateway before the original URL; for example, the original URL address is http://www.sina.com.cn, and the gateway address is 10.1. 1.1, after modification, it should be http://10.1.1.1? url＝http://www.sina.com.cn; for another example, if there is link information in it as <ahref＝http://www.yahoo.com>, according to whether there are cookies, replace it with <a href＝http:/ /IP of the service gateway? url＝www.yahoo.com> or <a href＝http://IP of service gateway/www.yahoo.com? url=www.yahoo.com>, after the replacement is completed, the original URL can be encrypted and added as a parameter to the address of the service gateway. (5) Forward the processed response result to the user through the link.

Claims (11)

1. A comprehensive service platform system, including a billing server, a portal site, a business database and a user database, the billing server accepts the billing event sent by the service gateway, approves the price, and then sends the bill to the settlement platform system ; The portal site provides users with information release, business acceptance, and personalized services through WEB/WAP; The user database stores user information, and the service database stores service information; It is characterized in that: the integrated service platform also includes a service gateway, which is used to complete user authentication and authentication, service access control, forward user requests to services, receive service responses, and perform URL and/or After the cookie replacement process is forwarded to the user, according to the billing rules, the bill of the user's service is given and submitted to the billing server; the URL and/or cookie replacement process includes: if there is a cookie in the message header, then the path in the cookie The value in the field is taken out and replaced with the address of the requested business server plus the original value; if there is no cookie in the message header, all links in the message body are replaced with URLs, and the URL of the business gateway is added before the original URL. 2. The integrated service platform system according to claim 1, wherein the billing server, the portal site, the service database, the user database and the service gateway are connected through a bus. 3. A business process control method for an integrated business platform system, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (1) Users order services on the portal site; (2) The user sends a service usage request to the service gateway; (3) The service gateway analyzes the request, extracts user information, authenticates and authorizes the request, and performs service access control; (4) The service gateway establishes a link to the service, and forwards the use request to the service; (5) The service gateway receives the response result returned by the service, and forwards it to the user after performing URL and/or Cookie replacement processing on the response result; the URL and/or Cookie replacement processing includes: if there is a Cookie in the message header, then Take out the value in the path field and replace it with the address of the requested business server plus the original value; if there is no cookie in the message header, replace the URL of all links in the message body, and add the URL of the business gateway before the original URL ; (6) The user starts to use the subscribed service. 4. The business process control method of an integrated business platform system according to claim 3, characterized in that: said step (3) specifically includes the following steps: (a1) The service gateway receives the service request and extracts the user information and the requested service information from the request; (a2) Decrypt the service request to obtain the URL information of the requested service; (a3) Query the database according to the extracted user information, and perform authentication: if the requested service does not belong to the service gateway, then reject the request and end; determine whether the user has subscribed to the service, and if the user has not subscribed to the service, perform authentication If it fails, it ends after prompting the user; if the requested business is illegal, the process ends, otherwise the authentication passes; (a4) The service gateway performs service access control: judge whether the terminal capability can meet the service requirements, if so, continue, otherwise prompt the user; judge whether the service requires quotation before use, if so, quote first, otherwise continue. 5. The business process control method of an integrated business platform system according to claim 3, characterized in that: said step (5) specifically includes the following steps: (b1) The service gateway receives the response returned by the service; (b2) Analyze the message header to determine whether there is a Cookie, and if so, extract the value of the Cookie, otherwise perform step (b4); (b3) Take out the value in the path field in the cookie, and replace it with the address of the requested business server plus the original value; (b4) Perform URL replacement for all links in the message body: add the URL of the service gateway before the original URL; (b5) Forward the processed response result to the user. 6. The business process control method of a kind of integrated business platform system according to claim 5, characterized in that: in said step (b4), after the replacement is completed, the original URL is encrypted, as a parameter attached to the service gateway address. 7. The business process control method of a comprehensive service platform system according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: the user accesses the portal site of the comprehensive service platform system through a mobile terminal or the Internet, browses and orders services . 8. The business process control method of an integrated service platform system according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: after the business process control is completed by the service gateway, according to the billing rules, the user will be given Service bills are sent to the billing server. 9. A business process control method of an integrated business platform system according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: the business gateway records key steps and key results in logs after completing business process control. 10. A business process control method of an integrated business platform system according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: the portal site is a WEB portal site or a WAP portal site. 11. A business process control method of an integrated business platform system according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that: the data interaction between the portal site and the business gateway is realized through the HTTP protocol.