Recommender system/method, service server, terminals, connection method and storage media for efficient connection

摘要

The present invention relates to a system, a method, a service server, an end-point terminal, a connection method and storage media for recommending an efficient connection path, in which if an end-point terminal connected to a mobile communication terminal through a short-range communication network can be connected to a service server through two or more mobile communication terminals, the end-point terminal can use a service through a mobile communication terminal capable of providing an optimum connection. The recommending system according to the present invention comprises: an end-point terminal connected to a mobile communication terminal through a short-range communication network, for playing back contents requested and received from an application server; the mobile communication terminal connected to the end-point terminal through the short-range communication network and connected to a service server through a mobile communication network, for transferring data between the end-point terminal and the service server; and the service server connected to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network and connected to the application server through either the mobile communication network or a wired communication network, for providing the end-point terminal with information on a mobile communication terminal capable of providing an optimum connection, by examining a connection history between the end-point terminal and the mobile communication terminal or based on hardware specifications of mobile communication terminals connectible to the end-point terminal.

主权项

1. A service server for recommending an efficient connection path, the service server comprising:
a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a mobile communication network; a mobile communication terminal management unit for managing information on a mobile communication terminal received through the communication unit; an end-point terminal management unit for managing information on an end-point terminal received through the communication unit; a short-range communication network management unit for managing information on a short-range communication network that relays communications between the mobile communication terminal and the end-point terminal; a storage unit for storing the mobile communication terminal information, the end-point terminal information, the short-range communication network information, and a connection history between the end-point terminal and the mobile communication terminal, with the connection history including information on the processing speed of a control unit of the mobile communication terminal, an occupancy rate of the control unit of the mobile communication terminal for the connection between the end-point terminal and the service server, a data transfer speed between the end-point terminal and the service server, and a data transfer failure rate between the end-point terminal and the service server; and a control unit for controlling operations of each constitutional component, recommending a mobile communication terminal having an optimum connection quality and having a lowest data transmission price from among all mobile communication terminals currently connectible to the end-point terminal and informing the end-point terminal of the recommended mobile communication terminal through the communication unit, and controlling the communication unit to transfer contents received from an application server to the mobile communication terminal.