KR100898188B1 - Internet service providing method using network purchase resource through auction and internet service system for implementing same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of providing an internet service using a network purchase resource through an auction is disclosed. First, in order to purchase the network resources of the grid delivery service from a plurality of sellers in an auction manner, a conditional purchase proposal including a lower purchase price is stored in the auction server. Next, among the seller computers responding to the conditional purchase offer, resource providing computers satisfying a predetermined amount of network resources required by a grid delivery service are selected based on a criterion including a minimum bid. Subsequently, an agent program file for connecting to the grid delivery service network is transmitted to the selected resource providing computers. Finally, the resource delivery computer with the agent program installed is connected to the client of the grid delivery service. According to the above method, by purchasing idle network resources in a legal manner, the Internet service provider can significantly reduce the equipment investment cost for the network resources and at the same time efficiently cope with the rapid increase in traffic.

Description

Method of providing internet service using network purchasing resources through auction and internet service system for realizing the same {METHOD OF PROVIDING INTERNET SERVICE USING NETWORK RESOURCE PURCHASED THROUGH AUCTION PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing an Internet service, and more particularly, to an Internet service providing method using a network purchase resource through an auction and an internet service system for implementing the same.

Recently, as information and communication technology (information technology) is rapidly developed, a network service such as the Internet is required a technology that can simultaneously transmit a large amount of content (megabytes to gigabytes) to a large number of users at the same time.

Currently, content transfer through a network can be classified into download or caching using a hyper text transfer protocol (HTTP) and streaming using a realtime streaming protocol (RTSP). For example, the location information of the digital content represented by HTTP may be expressed as "http://www.yahoo.com/file.zip".

Here, the cache server may be used depending on the size of the file (file.zip), or the download type service may be used to restart the service after distributing content to the download server in advance. For reference, download services account for about 50% of the entire content delivery network market, streaming services about 40%, and caching services account for the rest.

An example of the amount of data moving by time zones (hereinafter referred to as "traffic") in the download service is illustrated in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1, the maximum traffic is about 9 Gbps, but the traffic rapidly increases or decreases. Specifically, by 15 o'clock (A), the traffic steadily increased, showing about 3 Gbps of traffic, but after 15 o'clock (B), the traffic increased more than three times within 30 minutes. And after 17 o'clock (C), it decreased sharply again. This is due to the rapid increase in the number of concurrent users from about 200,000 to 700,000. However, this sudden increase in traffic is often unforeseeable. Therefore, when equipment for accommodating maximum traffic is not prepared in advance, a situation may arise in which the transmission service is interrupted.

As such, the problems of the current content delivery technology can be summarized into two main categories. First, it is impossible to predict equipment investment because the maximum number of concurrent users and maximum traffic cannot be predicted. Second, the larger the maximum value of the average traffic, the lower the equipment utilization rate during the service period. That is, the smaller the deviation between the average traffic value and the maximum traffic value during the service period, the more efficient the equipment was operated. The larger the deviation, the more inefficient the equipment was operated. In the latter case, the problem of economic deterioration due to excessive facility investment occurs.

Accordingly, various methods of content delivery through a network that can exert the maximum effect with minimal facility investment have been studied. As an example, P2P or grid delivery, which transmits content between personal computers instead of servers, is widely used. Recently, however, a number of contents providers have installed a grid program without confirming the intention of a personal computer user. Thus, a problem of unauthorized use of network resources of the user has become an issue.

In the future, with the development of technologies such as IPTV and VOD service using a set-top box, Internet service providers are expanding the grid delivery method. Therefore, in recent years, a method of selectively participating only users who have a clear intention to participate in a grid delivery service and providing a predetermined reward to users who have provided network resources by participating in the service has been studied.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing an Internet service using a network purchase resource through auction.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide an internet service system suitable for implementing the above method.

Internet service providing method according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the first object, first to provide a grid delivery service server a conditional purchase proposal including a proposed price to purchase network resources of the grid delivery service from a plurality of users Enter it. Next, among the user computers responding to the conditional purchase offer, resource providing computers satisfying a predetermined amount of network resources required by the grid delivery service are selected based on a criterion including a minimum bid. Subsequently, an agent program file for connecting to the grid delivery service network is transmitted to the selected resource providing computers. Finally, the resource providing computer on which the agent program is installed is connected to the client of the grid delivery service.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to connect the resource providing computers and the clients of the grid delivery service, the load test is first performed through the agent program using a load test server connected to the resource providing computers. Next, the resource providing computers that have passed the load criteria set by the load test are selected. Accordingly, the selected resource providing computer is connected to the client.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the load test may be performed periodically at predetermined time intervals, and may further include providing the client and the resource providing computers with the result information of the load test.

In addition, the Internet service system according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the second object, a grid delivery service providing server for providing content through a network, a client receiving the content from the service server, and the client Among them, at least one resource providing computer for providing the content to the client on behalf of the service server by selling network resources to the service server, and connected to the service providing server to select the resource providing computer in an auction manner. In order to select the resource providing computers that satisfy the predetermined amount of network resources required by the grid delivery service by selecting a conditional purchase including a lower purchase price to reserve resource computers, the criteria including the minimum bid. It may include the auction server.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, it may further include a load test server for testing the network state of the resource providing computer.

According to the above-described method of providing an Internet service of the present invention, Internet service providers can legally and at a low cost without using network resources of individual users without unauthorized use.

In addition, Internet service providers can provide a stable service to clients by appropriately using the grid delivery service when traffic increases rapidly in an unexpected situation.

In addition, individual computer users can generate profits by using idle computers.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail a method of providing an Internet service using the purchase of network resources through auction, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, Those skilled in the art will be able to implement the present invention in various other forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of each component is shown in an enlarged scale than actual for clarity of the invention, and detailed descriptions of well-known structures and functions that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. . In the present invention, when one component is referred to as being formed on, above, or under another component, the one component is formed on or below the other component. It is meant to be positioned, or further components may be additionally formed on the other components. In addition, it is to be noted that the respective components are referred to as "first", "second", and / or "third", not merely to limit each component. Thus, "first", "second" and / or "third" may be used selectively or interchangeably for each component.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of an internet service system using a network purchase resource through auction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, an internet service system 100 using a network purchase resource through an auction of the present invention 110 provides a grid delivery service providing server (hereinafter referred to as a “service server”) 110 that provides content through a network. At least one resource providing computer 130 that sells network resources to the service server 110 among the clients 120, the server 120 receiving content from the service server 110, and the resource providing computer 130. It may be configured to include an auction server 140 for selecting the auction method, a load test server 150 for testing the network status of the resource providing computer.

The Internet service system 100 of the present invention uses grid delivery technology. Grid delivery technology allows each user's computer to be used as a small server when delivering content. Accordingly, the user can download and enjoy the content while simultaneously transmitting the content to other users. In other words, the user simultaneously plays the role of the user and the sender of the content. Grid delivery differs from peer-to-peer in that content providers can control part of a user's computer.

According to the present invention, a plurality of users may use a personal computer to sell network resources to the service server 110, thereby serving as a resource providing computer 130. To this end, the network resource purchasing officer of the service server 110 stores the conditional purchase proposal in the auction server 140. Here, the conditional purchase offer may include a variety of purchase requirements required in the auction procedure, for example, the specification of the resource computer, such as the speed of the central processing unit (CPU), the network speed of the resource computer 130, and the like. Specifications, network resource provision time, payment method, and the like.

Meanwhile, the auction server 140 selects some resource providing computers 130c, 130d, and 130e satisfying the conditional purchase offer among the computers 130 of the sellers who respond to the auction server 140. At this time, the network resources of the selected resource providing computers (130c, 130d, 130e) meets the amount of network resources previously input to the auction server 140, and at the same time preferably meets the preset criteria. For example, the criterion set by the auction server 140 includes a minimum bid, and may also include a selling time, a transmission speed, a maximum transmission amount, and the like. The maximum transmission amount is likely to be included as the reference when an internet plan such as the internet pay scheme is implemented.

The client 120 may be a member having a predetermined contract relationship with an internet service provider (ISP) or an unspecified number connected to an internet network in order to receive a specific service. In this case, the client 120 may be the resource providing computer 130 at the same time. In other words, it is desirable to allow anyone to bid on the resource providing computer.

On the other hand, the service server 110 provides the winning resource providing computers (130c, 130d, 130e) to the specific network to participate in the grid network to share the network resources. This unique program is a kind of "agent program" and can perform functions such as network connection, calculation of resource sales amount, periodic measurement of network status, and the like.

The measurement of the network condition may be made in the load test server 150. The load test server 150 may be connected with a service server to calculate various information such as a transmission speed and a network state of the individual resource providing computer 130 or the resource providing computer 130 selected based on a region or a router.

Meanwhile, the service server 110 may perform a function as an intelligent grid delivery service that connects the most optimal resource providing computers 130c, 130d, and 130e to all clients 120 while providing the grid delivery service. Do. For example, limit the number of clients (simultaneous number of concurrent users) accessing one resource providing computer 130 at the same time, and measure the connection and download speed in advance considering the local information of the Internet service provider and the client 120, and then connect. How to do it.

3 and 4 are flowcharts illustrating a method for providing an Internet service using a network purchase resource through auction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 4, first, in order to purchase network resources of a grid delivery service from a plurality of sellers in an auction manner, a conditional purchase proposal including a lower purchase price is stored in an auction server (S110). For example, the conditional purchase proposal is input to the computer of the service server 110 connected to the auction server 140, and the auction server 140 stores the conditional purchase proposal of the input network resource. Here, the conditional purchase proposal may include a specification of a resource providing computer such as a speed of a central processing unit (CPU), a network specification of a resource providing computer, a provision time of a network resource, a payment method, and the like.

Accordingly, a number of sellers who want to sell their network resources to the grid delivery service, that is, the resource providing computer 130, access the auction server 140 through the Internet network, review the conditional purchase proposal, and then respond to the condition. Can be.

Next, the auction server 140 includes the lowest bids among the providing computers 130 in response to the conditional purchase offer that satisfy the predetermined amount of network resources required by the grid delivery service. Selection is made based on the criterion (S120). For example, the criterion may include a selling time, a transmission speed, a maximum transmission amount, etc. in addition to the minimum bid.

Subsequently, the service server 110 transmits an agent program file for connecting to the grid delivery service network to the selected resource providing computers 130c, 130d, and 130e (S130). That is, the agent program file performs functions such as connection of the network with the service server 110 and the clients 120, calculation of resource sales amount, periodic measurement of network status, and the like.

Next, the service server 110 connects the resource providing computer 130 on which the agent program is installed with the client of the grid delivery service (S140). As a result, the plurality of clients 120 may receive a grid delivery service from the selected resource providing computers 130c, 130d, and 130e.

Here, an example of the step S140 connecting the resource providing computers 130 and the clients 120 of the grid delivery service is as follows. First, the service server 110 performs a load test on the resource providing computers 130 using the load test server 150 (S142). The load test may be periodically connected to the service server 110 to periodically calculate various pieces of information including the transmission speed of the resource providing computer 130 selected based on an individual resource providing computer 130, a region, or a router.

In this case, the transmission speed may be a minimum speed, a maximum speed, an average speed, and the like, and the information may be a network usable time, stability of the network, etc. in addition to the transmission speed. The evaluation results may be collected by a representative resource providing computer for each region or router and provided to each of the clients 120, the resource providing computer 130, and the service server 110.

Next, the service server 110 selects the resource providing computers 130 that pass the load criteria set by the load test (S144). In other words, the service server 110 may exclude the resource providing computer 130 that does not meet the preset load criteria from the grid delivery service target. Therefore, according to the test result of step S142 periodically, the portfolio of resource providing computers 130 participating in the grid delivery service may be newly changed.

Here, when the specific resource providing computer 130 cannot continue the service due to heavy traffic in the process of data transmission between the specific client 120 and the specific resource providing computer 130, the other resource providing computer 130 It may be replaced with or serviced directly by the service server 110.

Finally, the service server 110 connects the selected resource providing computer (130c, 130d, 130e) with the client (120c, 120d, 120e) (S146). Accordingly, all clients 120 may receive grid delivery services of more than an appropriate level to ensure service quality.

Alternatively, the steps S144 and S146 may be performed by the client 120 in a manual manner. For example, the load test step S142 of the service server 110 is periodically performed at predetermined time intervals, and the service server 110 not only outputs the load test result to the client 120 but also a corresponding party (resource computer). 130 may also be posted on the web using a variety of text or images for easy identification. Alternatively, the load test result information may be transmitted to the clients 120 and the resource providing computers 130 separately. Then, the client 120 may automatically or manually select the most optimal resource providing computer 130 to receive the service while viewing the load test result.

Meanwhile, the service server 110 may calculate the amount of data transfer between the resource providing computer 130 and the client 120, for example, a megabyte, in exchange for purchasing the resource providing computer 130. have. The calculation of the data transfer amount may be automatically performed by an agent program installed in each resource providing computer 130.

While the above has been shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments and applications of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and applications described above, the present invention without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

The invention will be appreciated for industrial applicability in the field of grid delivery services on the Internet.

1 is a graph showing the amount of time-phase data for explaining the problems of the prior art.

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internet service system using a network purchase resource through an auction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are flowcharts illustrating a method for providing an Internet service using a network purchase resource through auction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (6)

Storing, by the grid delivery service providing server, an auction purchase price including a minimum purchase price in an auction server to purchase network resources of the grid delivery service from a plurality of sellers in an auction manner; Selecting, by a criterion including a minimum bid, resource providing computers satisfying a predetermined amount of network resources required by the grid delivery service among seller computers responding to the conditional purchase offer by the auction server; Sending, by the grid delivery service providing server, an agent program file for connecting to the grid delivery service network to the resource providing computers selected by the auction server; And And connecting the resource providing computer on which the agent program is installed to the client of the grid delivery service. The method of claim 1, wherein the connecting of the resource providing computers and the clients of the grid delivery service comprises: Performing a load test of the resource providing computers through the agent program using a load test server connected to the resource providing computers; Selecting the resource providing computers that pass a preset load criterion by a load test of the load test server; And And connecting the selected resource providing computer to the client. The method of claim 2, wherein the load test of the load test server is periodically performed at predetermined time intervals, and the result information of the load test is provided to the clients and the resource providing computers. Internet service providing method using the network purchasing resources through auctions. The Internet using the network purchase resource through the auction of claim 1, wherein the resource provisioning cost for the resource providing computers is calculated based on the size of data transmitted between the resource providing computer and the clients. How we deliver the service. A grid delivery service providing server providing content through a network; A client receiving the content from the service server; At least one resource providing computer for providing the content to the client on behalf of the service server by selling a network resource among the clients to the service server; And In order to select the resource providing computer connected to the service providing server in an auction manner, a conditional purchase including a purchase lower limit is proposed to reserve resource providing computers to satisfy the predetermined amount of network resources required by the grid delivery service. An Internet service system utilizing network purchasing resources through an auction comprising an auction server for selecting volunteer computers by criteria including a minimum bid. 6. The Internet service system of claim 5, further comprising a load test server for testing a network state of the resource providing computer.

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