METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONVERGENCE SERVICES USING BROADBAND CONVERGENCE NETWORK(BCN)

摘要

A system for providing convergence services using a broadband convergence network and a method thereof are provided to enable a subscriber to select a desired service at any time and anywhere, without modifying an existing subscriber interface and regardless of network and terminal types, among variously manufactured convergence services as well as a communication/broadcasting convergence service and a network convergence service. A convergence service control system, connected with a plurality of service provider servers(110-140) which provide respectively different services and various kinds of terminals(300-1-300-3), comprises a convergence service directory(230), a service interface server(250), and a convergence service relay server(210). The convergence service directory(230) stores a list of servers based on the services that the service provider servers(110-140) provide. The service interface server(250) provides a preset subscriber interface environment, regardless of types of each subscriber's terminal. The convergence service relay server(210), if a subscriber is connected through a broadband convergence network through his/her terminal, transmits a service list. If the subscriber selects a desired convergence service, the convergence service relay server(210) confirms whether a service provider server which can provide the selected service exists in the server list. In case a service provider server for providing the selected service exists, the convergence service relay server(210) accesses the service provider server and provides the selected convergence service to the subscriber's terminal. If a service provider server which can provide the selected service doesn't exist in the server list, the convergence service relay server(210) manufactures the convergence service and provides it to the subscriber's terminal.