Method and system for collecting user information according to providing virtual desktop infrastructure service

A user information collection method executed by a computer apparatus including a user information collection system comprising at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

• manage provisioning of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) service provided from a VDI service provider;
• manage charging information according to a use of the VDI service by a user;
• manage a policy for the VDI service;
• manage information of the user using the VDI service;
• manage a lifecycle of the VDI service provided from the VDI service provider, the lifecycle being set for the VDI service, and whether the lifecycle for the VDI service is elapsed being determined;
• and
• manage connection infrastructure information between a cloud environment for providing the VDI service and the VDI service provider and/or between external software as a service (SaaS) and the VDI service provider,
• the user information collection method comprising the following steps, executed by the computer apparatus:
• receiving a VDI service request from the user;
• verifying VDI service contract details of the VDI service provider to which the user belongs, the VDI service contract details including information on a contract between the user and the VDI service provider and a VDI capability providable from the VDI service provider;
• verifying a capability of the VDI service for providing the user with a differentiated VDI service based on a level associated with the user and the VDI capability, the differentiated VDI service being provided to the user based on the level and the VDI capability;
• collecting data according to a use of the differentiated VDI service by the user;
• transferring the collected data to the VDI service provider;
• and
• charging cost according to the use of the differentiated VDI service by the user to at least one of the VDI service provider, a provider of a specific website visited by the user, and a provider of a software service used by the user such that the cost is paid by the VDI service provider or is co-charged with the provider of the specific website or the provider of the software service, in exchange for collecting the data according to the use of the differentiated VDI service,
• wherein a record related to the transferring of the collected data to the VDI service provider is stored in a blockchain or an unmodifiable ledger.