US 7,733,851 B2 · Name service system and method thereof

Abstract

Provided are a name service system and a method thereof. The name service system includes: a name service server registering a name and corresponding network information received through a communication network when name registration is requested, and sending network information corresponding to the registered name when a name call is requested; a plurality of monitoring devices collecting information, having respective names, requesting the name registration to the name service server through the communication network, registering the name and the network information corresponding to the name in the name service server, and sending changed network information to the name service server when the registered network information changes; and a plurality of remote control management devices connecting to the name service server through the communication network to request the name call, receiving network information corresponding to the name and sent from the name service server, connecting through the communication network using the network information, and thus receiving collected information. Accordingly, it is possible to communicate in a communication network environment using a dynamic Internet protocol (IP) address with only the name of a communication connection target and no additional information, so that a system making connection easy and effective can be constructed.

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Dependent claims

A name service system comprising:

a name service server connected to a communication network, the name service server registering a name and corresponding network information received through the communication network when name registration is requested, and sending network information corresponding to the registered name by using only the name without knowing a port information when a name call is requested;
a plurality of monitoring devices connected to the communication network, the monitoring devices collecting information, having respective names, requesting the name registration to the name service server through the communication network, registering the name and the network information corresponding to the name in the name service server, communicating with the name service server by using only the name without knowing the port information, and sending changed network information to the name service server when the registered network information changes;
and
a plurality of remote control management devices connected to the communication network, the remote control management devices connecting to the name service server through the communication network to request the name call, receiving network information corresponding to the name and sent from the name service server by using only the name without knowing the port information, connecting to the monitoring device through the communication network using the network information, and thus receiving collected information,
wherein the network information is an Internet protocol (IP) address and the port information required for connection.

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A name service system comprising:

a name service server connected to a communication network, the name service server registering a name and corresponding network information received through the communication network when name registration is requested, and sending network information corresponding to the registered name by using only the name without knowing a port information when a name call is requested;
and
a plurality of first-type clients and second-type clients connected to the communication network, the first-type and second-type clients having respective names, requesting name registration to the name service server through the communication network and registering the name and corresponding network information in the name service server, sending changed network information to the name service server when the registered network information changes, and requesting the name call to the name service server to receive network information corresponding to the name from the name service server by using only the name without knowing the port information,
wherein when any one of the first-type clients and any one of the second-type clients attempt to connect with one another by using only the name without knowing the port information, they do so using the name service server, and
wherein the network information is an IP address and the port information required for connection.

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A method for name service comprising the steps of:

registering name and corresponding network information, at monitoring devices or remote control management devices, in a name service server connected to a communication network;
requesting a name call, at the monitoring devices or remote control management devices, to the name service server by using only the name without knowing a port information through the communication network;
in response to the name call, sending network information, at the name service server, corresponding to the name call by using only the name without knowing the port information through the communication network;
and
connecting the monitoring devices or remote control management devices by using the network information through the communication networks,
wherein the network information is an IP address and the port information required for connection.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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