JP5049895B2 - Information management system, user management apparatus, information management method during network transition, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management system, a user management device, an information management method during network transition, and a computer program.

  In the telecommunications business that provides access line providing services that connect users' terminals to the Internet, the users are being taken away from the currently accommodated access network (hereinafter referred to as the “old access network”) as the network facilities become obsolete, etc. There is a case where a newly constructed access network (hereinafter referred to as “new access network”) is migrated for the convenience of a telecommunications carrier.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining network migration using a conventional remote setting system. In this figure, both the new access network and the old access network are used by telecommunications carriers to remotely configure devices such as broadband routers installed in the user's home (hereinafter referred to as “home device”). System (hereinafter referred to as “remote setting system”). The new access network may employ a network facility or protocol stack different from that of the old access network. In this case, even if a home device connected to the old access network is connected to the new access network as it is, it does not operate. Therefore, the home device can be connected to the new access network by downloading the firmware required to operate in the new access network from the remote setting system of the old access network and restarting with the downloaded firmware. Become.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, an identification code assigned when a client terminal participates in a wireless LAN is notified from the network before migration to the network at the migration destination, and communication is cut off using this identification code. It is described that the handover is carried out without any change. Patent Document 2 discloses that once a user logs in to a presence server and receives authentication, the information authenticated by the presence server is shared, and a communication terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants: information portable terminal), A technology that can freely change communication applications such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), networks such as IEEE802.11b, EV-DO, and the like is described.
JP 2006-270665 A JP 2007-68119 A

  In the conventional technology shown in FIG. 23, the remote setting system of the old access network individually stores the setting information of the home device using the line identifier as a key. After the home device is connected to the new access network, Since the setting information in the old access network becomes unnecessary, it is invalidated logically or physically. However, the ID system for managing the setting information and the information unique to the line such as an IP address (hereinafter referred to as “line unique information”) are different between the new access network and the old access network. Therefore, the remote setting system of the new access network can detect the presence of a new in-home device connected to the network, but the new in-home device connected to the new access network in both the new access network and the old access network. It cannot be associated with which line of the old access network the device was connected to.

In this way, in the network migration using the conventional remote setting system, the ID system for managing the line is different between the old access network and the new access network, and the factory shipment status using the firmware for the new access network The in-home device restarted in step cannot notify the line identifier of the new access network. For this reason, at present, the setting information of the old access network is deleted after a certain period of time regardless of whether or not the home device is connected in the new access network. For this reason, there are cases where the lines are valid in both networks, and in this case, the lines of both networks are charged. Therefore, the billing information of the old access network is manually canceled after connecting to the new access network, but this is time consuming and requires human resources, and the cancellation is normal due to operational mistakes, etc. It is also a cause not to be performed. Or, there is a possibility that the setting information in the old access network may be deleted before shifting to the new access network.
However, the above-described problems cannot be solved by directly applying the techniques of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 that use information common between networks to each terminal.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and the purpose of the present invention is to shift the network between an ID system for managing a line and a new access network and an old access network that have no common line unique information. An object of the present invention is to provide an information management system, a user management device, an information management method at the time of network transition, and a computer program that can detect a home device.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a first user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to a first network, and a second user management device connected to a second network. And a second supplementary service management device and a user home device that migrates from the first network to the second network, the first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, the first 2 is an information management system different from the second line specifying information for specifying a line in the network of the second network, wherein the first additional service management device includes the first line specifying information of the line used by the user and the additional service. And the service user identification information for identifying the user is stored in association with each other, and the second additional service management device stores the first of the lines used by the user. And the service user identification information of the user in association with each other, and the first user management device stores the first line identification information of the line connected to the first network. First service information storage means for storing and service user identification information of a user who has migrated to the second network from the second user management device, and a first line corresponding to the service user identification information Line specific information reading means for reading specific information from the first additional service management device, and line abolition for deleting the first line specific information read by the line specific information reading means from the first management information storage means The second user management device based on information received from the home device of the user who has migrated to the second network. Service user identification reading means for acquiring second line identification information of a connected line and reading service user identification information corresponding to the acquired second line identification information from the second additional service management device; An information management system comprising: notification means for notifying the first user management apparatus of service user identification information read by a service user identification reading means.

  Further, the present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the first management information storage means further stores state information indicating the state of the line corresponding to the first line specifying information, The line abolition means stores information indicating the abolition of the line as the status information corresponding to the first line identification information read by the line identification information reading means in the first management information storage means. Features.

  Also, the present invention is the above-described information management system, wherein the first user management apparatus receives first line specifying information of a migration target user and receives the first line management information in the first management information storage means. In-transition status writing means for storing information indicating that the network is being migrated as the status information corresponding to the first line specifying information, and the pre-migration status connected to the first access network Based on the information received from the in-home device, the first line specifying information of the line to which the in-home device is connected is acquired and corresponds to the first line specifying information acquired in the first management information storage means And distribution means for distributing data used for connection to the second network to the in-home device when status information indicating that the network is being migrated is stored. That.

  The present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the first line specific information that is information specific to each line in the first network is used as the first line specifying information. To do.

  The present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the first line identifier, which is a logical identifier assigned to each line in the first network, is used as the first line specifying information. It is characterized by.

  Also, the present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the first supplementary service management apparatus uses the logical identifier assigned to each line in the first network as the first line specifying information. The first management information storage means uses, as the first line identification information, the first line identifier and information unique to each line in the first network. Storing certain first line-specific information, wherein the distribution means obtains the first line-specific information from the information received from the in-home device before the transition connected to the first access network, and When the status information indicating that the network is being migrated is stored in the management information storage means corresponding to the first line-specific information acquired, the home device is sent to the second network. The data used for connection is distributed, and the line identification information reading means receives service user identification information of a user who has migrated to the second network from the second user management apparatus, and stores the service user identification information in the service user identification information. The corresponding first line identifier is read out from the first supplementary service management apparatus, and the line abandoning means uses the first management information storage means as the first line identifier read out by the line specific information reading means. The information indicating the abolition of the line is stored as the corresponding status information.

  The present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the first line specifying information is an IPv6 prefix of the in-home device connected to the first network.

  Further, the present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the second user management device uses data used for operating the home device to the home device of the user who has migrated to the second network. It further comprises setting information distribution means for distributing the initial setting information.

  Further, the present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the first management information storage means further stores in-house device setting information corresponding to the first line identification information, and the line abolition is performed. The means reads setting information corresponding to the first line identification information read by the line identification information reading means from the first management information storage means, transmits the setting information to the second user management apparatus, and The user management device further includes setting information distribution means for distributing the setting information received from the first user management device to the in-home device.

  Further, the present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the second user management device is configured to receive the setting information received from the first user management device by the service user identification reading unit. The apparatus further includes setting information takeover means for writing to the storage means provided in the device corresponding to the line specifying information.

  The present invention is the above-described information management system, wherein the line abandoning unit uses the data format of the setting information read from the first management information storage unit for the second user management apparatus. The data is converted into a data format and transmitted to the second user management apparatus.

  The present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the second line specific information, which is information specific to each line in the second network, is used as the second line specifying information. To do.

  Also, the present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the second supplementary service management device uses the logical identifier assigned to each line in the second network as the second line specifying information. The second line identifier is used, and the second user management apparatus associates the second line identifier with second line specific information that is information specific to each line in the second network. Second service information storage means for storing, the service user identification reading means obtains the second line specific information from information received from the home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, The second line identifier corresponding to the acquired second line unique information is read from the second management information storage means, and the service user ID corresponding to the read second line identifier is read. Reading information from said second supplementary service management apparatus, characterized in that.

  The present invention is the information management system described above, wherein the second line specifying information is an IPv6 prefix of the in-home device connected to the second network.

  The present invention also provides a user management device and a first additional service management device connected to the first network, another user management device and a second additional service management device connected to the second network, A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. A management information storage means for storing first line specifying information of a line connected to the first network, and the other user management, in the user management apparatus in the information management system different from the line specifying information Read from the second supplementary service device corresponding to the second line specifying information of the user who has migrated to the second network from the device Service user identification information received from the first additional service management apparatus that receives service user identification information for identifying a user in the additional service and stores the first line identification information and the service user identification information in association with each other Line specifying information reading means for reading the first line specifying information corresponding to the line, and line abandoning means for deleting the first line specifying information read by the line specifying information reading means from the management information storage means. This is a user management apparatus characterized by the above.

  The present invention also provides another user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to the first network, a user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network, A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. The user management device in the information management system that is different from the line identification information of the user, and based on the information received from the home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, the line of the line to which the home device is connected 2 line identification information is obtained, and the second line identification information is paired with service user identification information for identifying a user in an additional service. Service user identification reading means for reading out service user identification information corresponding to the acquired second line specifying information from the second additional service management apparatus to be added and service user identification read by the service user identification reading means Information is connected to the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line specifying information and service user identification information in association with each other, and is notified to the other user management apparatus that stores the first line specifying information. And a notifying means for providing a user management device.

  The present invention also provides a first user management device and a first additional service management device connected to the first network, a second user management device and a second additional service connected to the second network. A management device, and a user's home device that migrates from the first network to the second network, the first line specifying information for specifying the line in the first network, and the line in the second network. An information management method at the time of network transition used for an information management system that is different from the second line identification information to be identified, wherein the first supplementary service management device includes first line identification information of a line used by a user And service user identification information for identifying the user in the additional service are stored in association with each other, and the second additional service management device is used by the user. Second line specifying information of the line to be stored and the service user identification information of the user are stored in association with each other, and the first user management device stores the first line of the line connected to the first network. Management information storage means for storing the line identification information of the user, the second user management device based on information received from the user's home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, A service user identification reading process of acquiring second line specifying information of a connected line and reading service user identification information corresponding to the acquired second line specifying information from the second additional service management device; A notification step of notifying the first user management device of the service user identification information read in the service user identification reading step; and the first user management Receives the service user identification information of the user who has migrated to the second network from the second user management apparatus, and adds the first line specifying information corresponding to the service user identification information to the first addition A line specifying information reading process read from the service management apparatus, and a line abolition process for deleting the first line specifying information read in the line specifying information reading process from the management information storage means This is an information management method at the time of network transition.

  The present invention also provides a user management device and a first additional service management device connected to the first network, another user management device and a second additional service management device connected to the second network, A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. Management information storage means for storing the first line specifying information of the line connected to the first network, the computer used as the user management apparatus in the information management system different from the line specifying information, and the other user In response to the second line specifying information of the user who has migrated to the second network from the management device, the second additional server Received from the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line specifying information and the service user identification information in association with each other, receiving service user identification information that identifies the user in the additional service read from the service apparatus Line specifying information reading means for reading the first line specifying information corresponding to the service user identification information, and line abandoning means for deleting the first line specifying information read by the line specifying information reading means from the management information storage means , A computer program characterized by functioning as

  The present invention also provides another user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to the first network, a user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network, A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. The line to which the in-home device is connected based on the information received from the in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, the computer used as the user management device in the information management system different from the line specifying information The second line specifying information is acquired, and the second line specifying information and the service for specifying the user in the additional service are specified. Service user identification reading means for reading service user identification information corresponding to the acquired second line specifying information from the second additional service management apparatus that stores user identification information in association with each other, and the service user identification reading means The read service user identification information is connected to the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line specifying information and the service user identification information in association with each other, and the other line that stores the first line specifying information is stored. A computer program that functions as notifying means for notifying a user management apparatus.

According to the present invention, the user management device of the new network as the migration destination uses the line identification information of the new line to which the in-home device migrated to the new network is connected as a key from the additional service management device of the new network. The service user identification information of the additional service common to both networks is acquired and notified to the user management device of the old network before migration. Then, in the user management apparatus of the old network, using the service user identification information received from the new network as a key, the line identification information of the old line is acquired from the additional service management apparatus of the old network, and is identified by this line identification information The line before the transition can be invalidated. Therefore, in the user management devices existing in the old and new networks, even if the line identification information of both networks is not associated, it is possible to detect a home device that has migrated to the network and abolish the old network side line it can.
In addition, information set in the home device in the old network can be transferred to the new network.
Further, it is possible to make only the user using the designated line to perform the network transition.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The user enjoys an access line providing service provided by a telecommunications carrier, and the access network 1, which is an old access network that currently accommodates the user, is a device such as a broadband router installed in the user's home. The home device 50, the remote setting system 10, and the additional service management system 30 are connected. The remote setting system 10 manages the setting information of the in-home device 50 as information related to the user who provides the access line providing service by the access network 1, and the telecommunications carrier can use the remote setting system 10 from a remote location. Various settings used in the access network 1 are made to the in-home device 50. The additional service management system 30 manages information on additional services provided to the user in the access network 1.

  In addition, a remote setting system 20 and an additional service management system 40 are connected to an access network to which a user is transferred, that is, an access network 2 that is a new access network. The remote setting system 20 manages the setting information of the in-home device 50 as information related to the user who provides the access line providing service by the access network 2, and the telecommunications carrier uses the remote setting system 20 from a remote location. Various settings used in the access network 2 are made to the in-home device 50. The additional service management system 40 manages information on additional services provided to users in the access network 2. The remote setting system 10 and the remote setting system 20 can communicate via a dedicated line or network.

  The old access network and the new access network differ in the assignment system of a line identifier, which is a logical identifier for identifying a subscriber line (hereinafter also simply referred to as “line”), and the IP used for the in-home device 50 The address is also different. Therefore, by downloading the firmware for connecting to the new access network from the remote setting system 10 to the in-home device 50 and restarting it, the in-home device 50 can be connected to the new access network, and the operation of the new access network Necessary information is set in the in-home device 50 to cause network transition.

The remote setting system 10 can be configured by one or a plurality of servers, and includes a communication unit 11, a management database (DB) 12, a service order reception unit 13, a data management unit 14, and a home device interface unit 15. .
The communication unit 11 transmits / receives data to / from other devices. The management DB 12 holds various data such as a management table in which setting information of the home device 50 in the old access network is set. The service order receiving unit 13 receives an input of a service order from an input unit included in the remote setting system 10 or a host system connected to the remote setting system 10. The data management unit 14 reads and writes data in the management DB 12. The in-home device interface unit 15 realizes an interface with the in-home device 50, and transmits setting information and firmware for the new access network to the in-home device 50.

The remote setting system 20 can be configured by one or a plurality of servers and the like, and includes a communication unit 21, a management DB 22, a service order receiving unit 23, a data management unit 24, and a home device interface unit 25.
The communication unit 21 transmits / receives data to / from other devices. The management DB 22 holds various data such as a management table in which setting information of the home device 50 in the new access network is set. The service order receiving unit 23 receives an input of a service order from an input unit included in the remote setting system 20 or a host system connected to the remote setting system 20. The data management unit 24 reads and writes information in the management DB 22. The home device interface unit 25 realizes an interface with the home device 50 and transmits setting information to the home device 50.

The additional service management system 30 can be composed of one or a plurality of servers, and includes a communication unit 31, an additional service DB 32, and an additional service data management unit 33.
The communication unit 31 transmits / receives data to / from other devices. The additional service DB 32 holds data related to the additional service provided to the user in the old access network. The additional service data management unit 33 reads and writes data in the additional service DB 32.

The additional service management system 40 can be composed of one or a plurality of servers, and includes a communication unit 41, an additional service DB 42, and an additional service data management unit 43.
The communication unit 41 transmits / receives data to / from other devices. The additional service DB 42 holds data related to the additional service provided to the user in the new access network. The additional service data management unit 43 reads and writes data in the additional service DB 42.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management table held in the management DB 12 of the remote setting system 10, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management table held in the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20.
Both the management table used for the old access network (FIG. 2) and the management table used for the new access network (FIG. 3) are records composed of columns of line identifier, line specific information, status flag, and setting information. Consists of. The line identifier (line ID) is a logical identifier that uniquely identifies a subscriber line. The line unique information indicates unique information for the subscriber line and can be set to one or more. Here, for simplicity, it is assumed that only one item is handled as line-specific information, and an IPv6 prefix assigned to the subscriber line is stored. The status flag indicates the status of the line such that the subscriber line is valid, has been abolished, or is transitioning from the old access network to the new access network. The setting information indicates setting information of the in-home device 50, and one or more can be set. Here, for simplicity, only one item is handled as setting information, and information indicating whether or not to use a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function is stored.

  As described above, the data items in the management table are the same in the management table used in the old access network (FIG. 2) and the management table used in the new access network (FIG. 3). Different identifier assignment systems are used, and even in the same in-home device 50, the IP address to be used is different, so the setting values of the line specific information are also different. In addition, the setting information also has a different data description format.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the additional service management table held in the additional service DB 32 of the additional service management system 30, and FIG. 5 is an additional service management table held in the additional service DB 42 of the additional service management system 40. It is a figure which shows the example of.
Both the additional service management table used for the old access network (FIG. 4) and the additional service management table used for the new access network (FIG. 5) are composed of records composed of columns of line specific information and service user identifiers. Here, the telephone number of the IP phone is stored as the service user identifier.
Since the IP address used by the old access network and the new access network is different even in the same in-home device 50, the additional service management table (FIG. 4) used for the old access network and the new access network are used. In the additional service management table (FIG. 5), the setting value of the line-specific information is different, but the telephone number of the IP telephone is not changed, so the same telephone number is set.

Next, the operation of the information management system shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram of the information management system shown in FIG.
First, a record for connecting the migration target user to the access network 2 is registered in the management table of the remote setting system 20, and a record relating to the additional service of the new access network of the user is registered in the additional service management table of the additional service management system 40. Is done. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the remote setting system 10 of the old access network receives notification of the changed line information, that is, the line identifier of the user to be transferred to the new access network (step S105). .

  The in-home device 50 using the firmware for the access network 1 periodically inquires the remote setting system 10 whether there is the latest firmware (step S110), and the remote setting system 10 It is determined whether or not the in-home device 50 uses the changed line received in step S105 (step S115). If the transmission source is not the in-home device 50 using the changed line (step S115: NO), normal processing for returning the latest setting information for the old access network and the like to the in-home device 50 is performed or the processing is ended as it is ( Step S120).

  On the other hand, when the transmission source is the in-home device 50 using the changed line (step S115: YES), the remote setting system 10 downloads firmware for use in the access network 2 to the in-home device 50 (step S125). The in-home device 50 holds the received firmware in the memory and disconnects from the old access network (step S130). Thereafter, the line of the home device 50 is switched to a router or the like connected to the access network 2 and restarted. Thereby, in the in-home device 50, the firmware for the access network 2 operates to connect to the access network 2 (step S135), and transmits a setting request to the remote setting system 20 (step S140).

  When receiving the setting request from the home device 50, the remote setting system 20 returns predetermined initial setting data (step S145). The in-home device 50 holds the received initial setting data in a memory, and the firmware for the access network 2 operates using this initial setting data. Further, when the remote setting system 20 acquires the line specific information of the in-home device 50 from the information set in the setting request received in step S140, the remote setting system 20 transmits the line specific information to the additional service management system 40 (step S150). . The additional service management system 40 searches for the service user identifier corresponding to the received line specific information (step S155), and returns it to the remote setting system 20 (step S160).

  The remote setting system 20 transmits the received service user identifier to the remote setting system 10 (step S165), and further the remote setting system 10 transmits the service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S170). The additional service management system 30 searches for the line specific information corresponding to the received service user identifier (step S175) and returns it to the remote setting system 10 (step S180). The remote setting system 10 searches the management table using the received line-specific information as a key (step S185), and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S190).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the operation shown by the sequence diagram of FIG.
In the figure, the service order receiving unit 13 of the remote setting system 10 determines whether a notification of transfer to a new access network for a line having an arbitrary line identifier has been received from the host system (step S205). When it is determined that the service order reception unit 13 has received the transfer notification (step S205: YES), the data management unit 14 acquires the line identifier set in the transfer notification and uses the acquired line identifier as a key. A management table in the management DB 12 is searched (step S210). The data management unit 14 writes information indicating “access network is being transferred” into the status flag in the record of the management table identified as a result of the search (step S215).

  Next, the home device interface unit 15 of the remote setting system 10 determines whether a firmware (FW) update inquiry has been received from the remote setting target home device 50 (step S220). When the home device interface unit 15 receives the firmware update inquiry (step S220: YES), the data management unit 14 uses the received inquiry from the IP address of the home device 50 set as the transmission source IP address. Line-specific information, that is, IPv6 prefix is acquired. The data management unit 14 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the acquired line specific information as a key, and acquires the status flag from the record of the management table specified as a result of the search (step S225). When the acquired status flag is not “transferring access network” (step S230: NO), the in-home device interface unit 15 usually returns firmware such as the latest setting information for the old access network to the in-home device 50. Processing is performed (step S235), and the processing is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the acquired status flag indicates “access network is being transferred” (step S230: YES), the in-home device interface unit 15 reads out firmware for connecting to the access network 2 from the management DB 12, and the in-home device 50 (Step S240). The in-home device 50 stores the downloaded firmware for the access network 2 in a memory or the like, and disconnects the connection with the access network 1 when it is not necessary to continue the connection with the access network 1 (step S245).

  Thereafter, the home device 50 is switched to a router or the like connected to the access network 2 and restarted. As a result, the firmware for the access network 2 operates in the home device 50. The firmware incorporates information on the IP address of the DHCP server of the access network 2, the IP address of the DNS (Domain Name System) server, and the web address of the remote setting system 20. The in-home device 50 first accesses the DHCP server to acquire the IPv6 address used by itself, and then transmits the web address of the remote setting system 20 to the DNS server to acquire the IP address of the remote setting system 20 To do. The in-home device 50 transmits a setting request in which the IP address of the remote setting system 20 is set as the destination and the IP address of the remote setting system 20 is set as the destination (step S250).

  Upon receiving a setting request from the in-home device 50, the in-home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 reads and returns the initial setting data held in the management DB 22. The in-home device 50 holds the received initial setting data in a memory, and the firmware for the access network 2 operates using this initial setting data. Further, the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 acquires the line-specific information of the home device 50 from the setting request received in step S250, and searches for requesting the service user identifier associated with the line-specific information. The request is transmitted to the additional service management system 40 (step S255). The line specific information is, for example, the IPv6 prefix of the IP address of the home device 50 set as the transmission source IP address. The additional service data management unit 43 of the additional service management system 40 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 42 using the line specific information set in the search request as a key, and obtains the service user identifier from the corresponding record. Read out and return to the remote setting system 20. When receiving the service user identifier from the additional service management system 40, the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 notifies the remote setting system 10 of the service user identifier (step S260).

  The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 transmits a search request for requesting the line specific information associated with the received service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S265). The additional service data management unit 33 of the additional service management system 30 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 32 using the service user identifier set in the search request as a key, and obtains line-specific information from the corresponding record. The data is read and returned to the remote setting system 10 (step S270). The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the received line specific information as a key, sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record, and logically Delete (step S275). Note that the corresponding record may be deleted and physically invalidated.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the firmware for the new access network is downloaded to the in-home device of the line of the old access network designated in the remote setting system of the old access network, and the remote setting system of the new access network The service user identifier of the additional service common to both the old and new access networks is acquired from the line-specific information of the line to which the in-home device is connected, and transmitted to the remote setting system of the old access network. Then, in the old access network, line-specific information associated with the service user identifier received from the new access network is acquired, and the pre-migration line specified by the line-specific information is invalidated.
In this way, in the remote setting system for home devices existing in the old and new access networks, the home device is connected to the new access network in the old access network even when the line identifiers of both networks are not associated. Can be detected.

[2. Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment described above, the remote setting system 20 returns the initial setting data when receiving a setting request from the home device 50 connected to the new access network. In the second embodiment, the remote setting system 20 returns the initial setting data. The setting information used in the old access network is returned.

  Hereinafter, the difference between the processing of the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be described. The configuration of the information management system of the second embodiment, the management table held in the management DB 12 of the remote setting system 10, the management table held in the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20, and the additional service DB 32 of the additional service management system 30 The additional service management table held and the additional service management table held in the additional service DB 42 of the additional service management system 40 are the same as those in FIGS. 1 to 5 of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram of the information management system according to the second embodiment, and the operations from step S105 to step S140 are the same as those in FIG.
When the remote setting system 20 receives the setting request from the home device 50 in step S140, the remote setting system 20 acquires the line specific information of the home device 50 from the setting request and transmits the line specific information to the additional service management system 40 (step S305). ). The additional service management system 40 searches for the service user identifier corresponding to the received line specific information (step S310), and returns it to the remote setting system 20 (step S315).

  The remote setting system 20 transmits the received service user identifier to the remote setting system 10 (step S320), and further, the remote setting system 10 transmits the service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S325). The additional service management system 30 searches for the line-specific information corresponding to the received service user identifier (step S330) and returns it to the remote setting system 10 (step S335). The remote setting system 10 searches the management table using the received line-specific information as a key (step S340), and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S345). The remote setting system 10 further reads the setting information from the corresponding record, and converts the read setting information into a data format according to the data structure and description format used in the management table of the new access network (step S350). . The remote setting system 10 transmits the setting information whose data format has been converted in step S350 to the remote setting system 20 (step S355).

  The remote setting system 20 searches the management table using the line unique information acquired in step S305 as a key (step S360), stores the received setting information in the corresponding record (step S365), and stores the setting information in the home. It transmits to the apparatus 50 (step S370). The in-home device 50 holds the received setting information in a memory, and the firmware for the access network 2 operates using this setting information.

9 and 10 are diagrams showing a detailed flow of the operation shown by the sequence diagram of FIG. 8, and the operations from step S205 to step S250 are the same as those in FIG.
In step S250 of FIG. 9, when the home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 receives a setting request from the home device 50, the data management unit 24 acquires line-specific information of the home device 50 from the received setting request. Then, a search request for requesting the service user identifier associated with the line specific information is transmitted to the additional service management system 40 (step S405). The line specific information is, for example, the IPv6 prefix of the IP address of the home device 50 set as the transmission source. The additional service data management unit 43 of the additional service management system 40 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 42 using the line specific information set in the search request as a key, and obtains the service user identifier from the corresponding record. Read out and return to the remote setting system 20. When the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 receives the service user identifier from the additional service management system 40, the data management unit 24 notifies the remote setting system 10 of a line specific information request in which the service user identifier is set (step S410).

  The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 transmits a search request for requesting the line specific information associated with the received service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S415). The additional service data management unit 33 of the additional service management system 30 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 32 using the service user identifier set in the search request as a key, and obtains line-specific information from the corresponding record. The data is read and returned to the remote setting system 10 (step S420). The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the received line specific information as a key, and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S425). . When the data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 further reads the setting information from the corresponding record, the data setting unit 14 stores the read setting information in accordance with the data structure and description format of the management table held in the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20. Convert the format. The data management unit 14 transmits the setting information obtained by converting the data format to the remote setting system 20 (step S430).

  10, the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 searches the management table in the management DB 22 using the line specific information acquired in step S405 as a key (step S435), and the corresponding record is received in step S430. Setting information is stored (step S440). The in-home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 transmits the setting information stored in step S440 to the in-home device 50 as a response to the setting request received in step S250 (step S445). The in-home device 50 holds the received setting information in the memory, and the firmware for the access network 2 operates based on the setting value of the setting information (step S450).

  According to the present embodiment, in the remote setting system for home devices existing in the old and new access networks, the home device is connected to the new access network in the old access network even when the line identifiers of both networks are not associated. The information set in the home device 50 in the old access network is transferred to the remote setting system 20 of the new access network, and the home device 50 connected to the new access network is transferred to the home device 50 in the old access network. The settings used can be reflected.

[3. Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment described above, the additional service management system 30 stores the service user identifier in association with the line unique information. In the third embodiment, however, the service user identifier is associated with the line identifier. I remember it.

  Hereinafter, the difference between the processing of the third embodiment and the first embodiment will be described. The configuration of the information management system of the third embodiment, the management table held in the management DB 12 of the remote setting system 10, and the management table held in the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20 are the same as those shown in FIGS. This is the same as FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the additional service management table held in the additional service DB 32 of the additional service management system 30, and FIG. 12 shows the additional service management table held in the additional service DB 42 of the additional service management system 40. It is a figure which shows the example of.
The additional service management table (FIG. 11) used for the old access network and the additional service management table (FIG. 12) used for the new access network are both composed of records composed of the line identifier and service user identifier columns. Here, the telephone number of the IP phone is stored as the service user identifier.
Since the old access network and the new access network have different line identifier assignment systems even for the same in-home device 50, the additional service management table (FIG. 11) used for the old access network and the new access network Although the set value of the line identifier is different from that of the additional service management table used (FIG. 12), the same telephone number is set because the telephone number of the IP telephone is not changed.

FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram of the information management system according to the third embodiment, and the operations from step S105 to step S145 are the same as those in FIG.
When the remote setting system 20 returns the initial setting data to the home device 50 in step S145 and then acquires the line specific information of the home device 50 from the setting request received in step S140, the remote setting system 20 obtains a line identifier corresponding to the line specific information. The information is read from the management table (step S505) and transmitted to the additional service management system 40 (step S510). The additional service management system 40 searches for the service user identifier corresponding to the received line identifier (step S515), and returns it to the remote setting system 20 (step S520).

  The remote setting system 20 transmits the received service user identifier to the remote setting system 10 (step S525), and further the remote setting system 10 transmits the service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S530). The additional service management system 30 searches for the line identifier corresponding to the received service user identifier (step S535), and returns it to the remote setting system 10 (step S540). The remote setting system 10 searches the management table by using the received line identifier as a key (step S545), and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S550).

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the operation shown by the sequence diagram of FIG. 13, and the operations from step S205 to step S250 are the same as those in FIG.
In step S250, when the in-home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 receives the setting request from the in-home device 50, the initial setting data held in the management DB 22 is read and returned. The in-home device 50 holds the received initial setting data in a memory, and the firmware for the access network 2 operates using this initial setting data. Further, the data management unit 24 acquires the line specific information of the in-home device 50 from the setting request received in step S250, searches the management table in the management DB 22 using the acquired line specific information, and determines the line identifier from the corresponding record. Is read (step S605). The data management unit 24 transmits a search request for requesting a service user identifier associated with the read line identifier to the additional service management system 40 (step S610).

  The additional service data management unit 43 of the additional service management system 40 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 42 using the line identifier set in the search request as a key, and reads the service user identifier from the corresponding record. To the remote setting system 20. When receiving the service user identifier from the additional service management system 40, the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 notifies the remote setting system 10 of the service user identifier (step S615).

  The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 transmits a search request for requesting a line identifier associated with the received service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S620). The additional service data management unit 33 of the additional service management system 30 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 32 using the service user identifier set in the search request as a key, and reads the line identifier from the corresponding record. To the remote setting system 10 (step S625). The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the received line identifier as a key, and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S630).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the firmware for the new access network is downloaded to the in-home device on the line of the old access network designated by the remote setting system of the old access network, and the remote setting system of the new access network The service user identifier of the additional service common to both the old and new access networks is acquired from the line identifier of the line to which the in-home device is connected, and is transmitted to the remote setting system of the old access network. Then, in the old access network, the line identifier associated with the service user identifier received from the new access network is acquired, and the pre-migration line specified by this line identifier is invalidated.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment described above, the remote setting system 20 returns initial setting data when receiving a setting request from the in-home device 50 connected to the new access network. In the fourth embodiment, the remote setting system 20 returns the initial setting data. The setting information used in the old access network is returned.

  Hereinafter, the difference between the processing of the fourth embodiment and the first and third embodiments will be described. The configuration of the information management system of the fourth embodiment, the management table held in the management DB 12 of the remote setting system 10, and the management table held in the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20 are the same as those shown in FIGS. The additional service management table held in the additional service DB 32 of the additional service management system 30 and the additional service management table held in the additional service DB 42 of the additional service management system 40 are the same as those in FIG. This is the same as FIGS.

FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram of the information management system according to the fourth embodiment, and the operations from step S105 to step S140 are the same as those in FIG.
When receiving the setting request from the in-home device 50 in step S140, the remote setting system 20 acquires the line-specific information of the in-home device 50 from the setting request, and obtains the line identifier from the management table record corresponding to the acquired line-specific information. The data is read (step S705) and transmitted to the additional service management system 40 (step S710). The additional service management system 40 searches for a service user identifier corresponding to the received line identifier (step S715), and returns it to the remote setting system 20 (step S720).

  The remote setting system 20 transmits the received service user identifier to the remote setting system 10 (step S725), and further, the remote setting system 10 transmits the service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S730). The additional service management system 30 searches for the line identifier corresponding to the received service user identifier (step S735), and returns it to the remote setting system 10 (step S740). The remote setting system 10 searches the management table by using the received line identifier as a key (step S745), and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S750). The remote setting system 10 further reads the setting information from the corresponding record, and converts the read setting information into a data format according to the data structure and description format used in the management table of the new access network (step S755). . The remote setting system 10 transmits the setting information obtained by converting the data format to the remote setting system 20 (step S760). The remote setting system 20 stores the setting information in the record of the management table specified in S705 (step S765) and transmits the setting information to the in-home device 50 (step S770).

16 and 17 are diagrams showing a detailed flow of the operation shown by the sequence diagram of FIG. 15, and the operations from step S205 to step S250 are the same as those in FIG.
In step S250 of FIG. 16, when the home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 receives a setting request from the home device 50, the data management unit 24 acquires line-specific information of the home device 50 from the received setting request. . The data management unit 24 searches the management table in the management DB 12 based on the acquired line specific information, and reads the line identifier from the corresponding record (step S805). The data management unit 24 transmits a search request for requesting a service user identifier associated with the read line identifier to the additional service management system 40 (step S810).

  The additional service data management unit 43 of the additional service management system 40 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 42 using the line identifier set in the search request as a key, and reads the service user identifier from the corresponding record. To the remote setting system 20. When receiving the service user identifier from the additional service management system 40, the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 notifies the remote setting system 10 of the service user identifier (step S815).

  The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 transmits a search request for requesting a line identifier associated with the received service user identifier to the additional service management system 30 (step S820). The additional service data management unit 33 of the additional service management system 30 searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 32 using the service user identifier set in the search request as a key, and reads the line identifier from the corresponding record. To the remote setting system 10 (step S825). The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the received line identifier as a key, and sets information indicating “decommissioned” in the status flag of the corresponding record (step S830). Further, when the data management unit 14 reads the setting information from the corresponding record, the data management unit 14 converts the read setting information according to the data structure and description format of the management table held in the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20. The data management unit 14 transmits the setting information obtained by converting the data format to the remote setting system 20 (step S835).

  In FIG. 17, the data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 stores the setting information indicating the same contents as the old access network received in step S830, in the record of the management table specified in step S805 (step S840). The in-home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 transmits the setting information stored in step S840 to the in-home device 50 as a response to the setting request received in step S250 (step S845). The in-home device 50 holds the received setting information in the memory, and the firmware for the access network 2 operates based on the setting value of the setting information (step S850).

  According to the present embodiment, in the remote setting system for home devices existing in the old and new access networks, the home device is connected to the new access network in the old access network even when the line identifiers of both networks are not associated. The information set in the home device 50 in the old access network is transferred to the remote setting system 20 of the new access network, and the home device 50 connected to the new access network is transferred to the home device 50 in the old access network. The settings used can be reflected.

[5. Example]
Next, specific examples of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In addition to the access line providing service, the telecommunications carrier provides an IP telephone service as an additional service to the user through the old access network. Telecommunications carriers have built new access networks using new equipment and new protocols as the old access networks have become obsolete and the technologies used have become obsolete. In order to terminate the service, the user of the old access network is transferred to the new access network for the convenience of the operator.

  In the old access network, in addition to the access line providing service, an IP telephone service is provided as an additional service. A user enjoys these services by connecting a personal computer (not shown) and an IP telephone 51 under the home device 50 which is a broadband router and VoIP adapter. In the IP telephone service, a unique telephone number is assigned to each line. In the new access network after the transition, the access line providing service and the IP telephone service are provided, and the telephone number is not changed even after the transition.

  The old access network system includes a remote setting system 10 connected to the access network 1, an IP telephone number management server 30a as an additional service management system 30, and a home device 50. The new access network system includes the access network 2 A remote setting system 20 connected to the network, an IP telephone number management server 40a as an additional service management system 40, and a home device 50. The remote setting system 10 of the new access network and the remote setting system 20 of the old access network are connected by an ISDN dedicated line and can communicate with each other using the TCP / IPv6 protocol stack.

  The remote setting system 20 of the new access network has a management table in which the same items as the remote setting system 10 of the old access network, that is, the items of line ID, IPv6 prefix as line specific information, status flag, and setting information are associated. However, the new access network and the old access network have different ID systems for line IDs, which are logical identifiers assigned to the lines. Also, the length of the IPv6 prefix used as the line specific information is 32 bits in the new access network, compared to 32 bits in the old access network. Furthermore, the ON / OFF information of the DHCP server function, which is the setting information of the in-home device 50, is expressed by text in the old access network, but by the boolean attribute value (1/0) in the new access network. expressing.

  The IP telephone number management servers 30a and 40a store the IP telephone number for each line as an additional service management table, but the IP telephone number management server 30a of the old access network has an IPv6 prefix (line specific information) and an IP telephone. The IP telephone number management server 40a of the new access network stores the line ID and the IP telephone number in association with each other.

  The in-home device 50 periodically checks for new firmware in the remote setting system 10 (remote setting system 20 after network migration), and if present, downloads it and temporarily stores it in the non-volatile memory. The new firmware becomes effective in the factory shipment state after the home device 50 is restarted. When the factory-shipped firmware is connected to the network and acquires an IP address by DHCP, it requests initial setting information from the remote setting system 20 of the new access network specified by the IP address.

Now, assume that a certain user's line is shifted from the old access network (access network 1) to the new access network (access network 2). The transfer target line of the old access network is a line having the line ID “L0002” and the IPv6 prefix “fd81: 0002 :: / 32”, and the record of the management table held by the management DB 12 of the remote setting system 10 includes the line An ID “L0002”, an IPv6 prefix “fd81: 0002 :: / 32”, a status flag “valid” indicating that it is currently used, and a DHCP server function “ON” are set.
Furthermore, the IPv6 prefix “fd81: 0002” and the IP phone number “050-XXX-XXX” are set in the additional service management table held in the additional service DB 32 of the IP telephone number management server 30a.

In FIG. 18, the line with the line ID “N01-23” is assigned to the remote setting system 20 of the new access network with the IPv6 prefix “3ffe: 1234: 0000 :: / 48” from the host system of the new access network performing the front service. It is notified that a new file is to be created (step S1005).
When the service order reception unit 23 of the remote setting system 20 receives a notification from the host system, the data management unit 24 adds a new record to the management table in the management DB 22 and adds the received line ID to the added record. “N01-23”, IPv6 prefix “3ffe: 1234: 0000 :: / 48” are stored, “valid” is stored in the status flag, and the default value of the DHCP server function is stored in the setting information. Here, it is assumed that the default value of the DHCP server function is “0” indicating OFF (step S1010).

  On the other hand, the additional service data management unit 43 of the additional service management system 40 receives the input of the data registration request relating to the above-described line, and is set in the input data registration request in the additional service management table in the additional service DB 42. A record storing the line ID “N01-23” and the IP telephone number “050-xxx-xxx” is added.

In FIG. 19, the remote setting system 10 of the new access network is notified from the host system of the new access network that the line with the line ID “L0002” will be transferred to the new access network (step S1105).
When the service order reception unit 13 of the remote setting system 10 receives a notification from the host system, the data management unit 14 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the notified line ID “L0002” as a key. The status flag of the completed record is changed from “valid” to “NW transfer” (step S1110).

In FIG. 20, the in-home device 50 with the line ID “L0002” connected to the access network 1 periodically inquires the remote setting system 10 about the latest firmware (step S1205).
When the in-home device interface unit 15 of the remote setting system 10 receives the inquiry from the in-home device 50, the data management unit 14 acquires the IPv6 address set as the transmission source address of the inquiry, and the acquired IPv6 address IPv6 prefix “fd81: 0002 :: / 32” is acquired from the server. The data management unit 14 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the IPv6 prefix as a key, and identifies the corresponding record (step S1210).
Since the status flag of the corresponding record identified in step S1210 indicates “NW transfer” status (step S1215), the in-home device interface unit 15 responds with “new firmware present” to the inquiry received in step S1210. Then, the firmware for the access network 2 is downloaded to the home device 50.
The household device 50 stores the downloaded firmware in the non-volatile memory for temporary storage (step S1220). The in-home device 50 operates by the farm for the access network 1 and continues to connect to the access network 1 until it is restarted.

In FIG. 21, the line is removed from the edge router accommodating the line “L0002” with the access network 1 and connected to a predetermined interface of the edge router of the access network 2 (step S1305). Thereafter, the home device 50 is restarted, and the firmware for the access network 2 is validated (step S1310).
As a result, the in-home device 50 is connected to the access network 2 in the factory shipment state, and requests initial setting information from the remote setting system 20 (step S1315).

  When the in-home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 receives the request for the initial setting information, the data management unit 24 acquires the source IPv6 address of the request from the packet that received the request for the initial setting information, and the access network 2 48 bits are extracted as an IPv6 prefix indicating line-specific information. The data management unit 24 searches the management table held in the management DB 22 using the extracted IPv6 prefix “3ffe: 1234 ::” as a key, and acquires the line ID “N01-23” from the corresponding record ( Step S1320).

The data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 notifies the IP telephone number management server 40a in the access network 2 of the acquired line ID “N01-23”, and the IP telephone number associated with the identifier is notified. Request. The additional service data management unit 43 of the IP telephone number management server 40a searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 42 using the received line ID “N01-23” as a key, and the IP telephone number “050” from the record. -xxx-xxx "is acquired and transmitted to the remote setting system 20 (step S1325).
The data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 transmits the IP phone number “050-xxx-xxx” acquired in step S1325 to the remote setting system 10 (step S1330).

  In FIG. 22, the remote setting system 10 of the old access network transmits the IP phone number “050-xxx-xxx” received from the remote setting system 20 to the IP phone number management server 30a and is associated with the phone number. Request an IPv6 prefix. The additional service data management unit 33 of the IP phone number management server 30a searches the additional service management table in the additional service DB 32 using the received IP phone number “050-xxx-xxx” as a key, and IPv6 from the corresponding record. The prefix “fd81: 0002 ::” is acquired and transmitted to the remote setting system 10 (step S1405).

The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 searches the management table in the management DB 12 using the IPv6 prefix acquired in step S1405 as a key, and changes the status flag of the corresponding record from the “NW transfer” status to the “decommissioned” status. At the same time, the setting value “ON” of the DHCP server function is acquired from the corresponding record (step S1410).
The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 matches the setting value “ON” of the DHCP server function acquired in step S1410 with the data structure of the management table held in the remote setting system 20, and the character string “ON”. To a boolean value “1” (step S1415).
The data management unit 14 of the remote setting system 10 transmits the DHCP server function setting value “1” converted in step S1415 in association with the IP telephone number “050-xxx-xxx” to the remote setting system 20 (step S1420). ).

The data management unit 24 of the remote setting system 20 searches the management table in the management DB 22 using the line ID “N01-23” used when the IP phone number “050-xxx-xxx” is read as a key, and receives it. The record having the line ID associated with the telephone number specified is identified. The data management unit 24 changes the DHCP server function of the corresponding record to the setting value “1” received in step S1420 (step S1425).
The home device interface unit 25 of the remote setting system 20 transmits the setting value “1” stored in step S1425 to the home device 50, and reflects the setting in the home device 50 (step S1430).
Thereafter, the user can connect to the access network 2 and enjoy the same access network providing service as the access network 1.

  In this example, the third embodiment is shown on the new access network side and the first embodiment is used on the old access network side, but the first embodiment is shown on the new access network side. The third embodiment may be used on the old access network side. Also, the first embodiment is used on the new access network side, the third embodiment on the old access network side, or the third embodiment on the new access network side, and the first embodiment on the old access network side. You may do it.

  The remote setting system 10, the remote setting system 20, the additional service management system 30 (IP telephone number management server 30a), the additional service management system 40 (IP telephone number management server 40a), and the home device 50 described above Has a computer system. Then, the management DB 12 of the remote setting system 10, the home device interface unit 15, the data management unit 14 and the service order receiving unit 13, the management DB 22 of the remote setting system 20, the home device interface unit 25, the data management unit 24 and the service order receiving unit 23, additional service DB 32 and additional service data management unit 33 of additional service management system 30 (IP telephone number management server 30a), additional service DB 42 and additional service data management unit of additional service management system 40 (IP telephone number management server 40a) 43 and the process of operation of the home device 50 are stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above-described processing is performed by the computer system reading and executing this program. The computer system here includes a CPU, various memories, an OS, and hardware such as peripheral devices.

Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used.
The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time are also included. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

1 is a configuration diagram of an information management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a connection diagram of peripheral devices. It is a figure which shows the example of the management table hold | maintained at management DB12 of the remote setting system 10 by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the management table hold | maintained at management DB22 of the remote setting system 20 by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the additional service management table hold | maintained at the additional service DB32 of the additional service management system 30 by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the additional service management table hold | maintained at the additional service DB42 of the additional service management system 40 by 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of the information management system by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the information management system by 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of the information management system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the information management system by 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the information management system by 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the additional service management table hold | maintained at the additional service DB32 of the additional service management system 30 by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the additional service management table hold | maintained at the additional service DB42 of the additional service management system 40 by 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of the information management system by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the information management system by 3rd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram of the information management system by the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the information management system by 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement flow of the information management system by 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the Example of an information management system. It is a figure which shows the Example of an information management system. It is a figure which shows the Example of an information management system. It is a figure which shows the Example of an information management system. It is a figure which shows the Example of an information management system. It is a figure for demonstrating the conventional network transfer.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Access network (first network)
2 ... Access network (second network)
10. Remote setting system (first user management device)
11 ... Communication unit 12 ... Management DB (first management information storage means)
13 ... Service order reception unit 14 ... Data management unit (line specific information reading means, line abolition means, transition status writing means)
15: In-home device interface section (distribution means)
20 ... Remote setting system (second user management device)
21 ... Communication unit 22 ... Management DB (second management information storage means)
23 ... Service order reception unit 24 ... Data management unit (service user identification reading means, notification means, setting information takeover means)
25. In-home device interface section (setting information distribution means)
30 ... Additional service management system (first additional service management device)
31 ... Communication unit 32 ... Additional service DB
33 ... Additional service data management unit 40 ... Additional service management system (second additional service management device)
41 ... Communication unit 42 ... Additional service DB
43 ... Additional service data management unit

Claims (19)

A first user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to the first network;
A second user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network;
A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. Information management system different from the line specific information of
The first additional service management device stores first line specifying information of a line used by a user and service user identification information specifying the user in the additional service in association with each other;
The second additional service management device stores second line identification information of a line used by a user and service user identification information of the user in association with each other,
The first user management device is:
First management information storage means for storing first line specifying information of a line connected to the first network;
The service user identification information of the user who has migrated to the second network is received from the second user management device, and the first line specifying information corresponding to the service user identification information is received as the first additional service management device. Line-specific information reading means for reading from:
A line abandoning means for deleting the first line specifying information read by the line specifying information reading means from the first management information storing means;
The second user management device is:
Based on the information received from the in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, the second line specifying information of the line to which the in-home device is connected is acquired, and the acquired second line specifying information is included in the acquired second line specifying information. Service user identification reading means for reading corresponding service user identification information from the second additional service management device;
Notification means for notifying the first user management device of the service user identification information read by the service user identification reading means;
An information management system characterized by that. The first management information storage means further stores state information indicating the state of the line corresponding to the first line specifying information,
The line abolition means stores information indicating the abolition of the line as the status information corresponding to the first line identification information read by the line identification information reading means in the first management information storage means.
The information management system according to claim 1. The first user management device is:
Information indicating that the network is being migrated as the status information corresponding to the received first line identification information in the first management information storage means when receiving the first line identification information of the user to be migrated In-transition state writing means for storing
Based on information received from the pre-migration in-home device connected to the first access network, first line specifying information of a line to which the in-home device is connected is acquired, and the first management When status information indicating that the network is being transferred is stored in correspondence with the first line identification information acquired in the information storage means, it is used for connection to the second network in the home device. A distribution means for distributing data;
The information management system according to claim 2.   The first line specific information, which is information specific to each line in the first network, is used as the first line specifying information. Information management system.   3. The information according to claim 1, wherein a first line identifier that is a logical identifier assigned to each line in the first network is used as the first line specifying information. Management system. The first supplementary service management apparatus uses, as the first line identification information, a first line identifier that is a logical identifier assigned to each line in the first network,
The first management information storage means stores, as the first line specifying information, a first line identifier and first line specific information which is information specific to each line in the first network. ,
The distribution means acquires first line specific information from the information received from the pre-migration device connected to the first access network, and is acquired in the first management information storage means. When the status information indicating that the network is being migrated is stored corresponding to the line-specific information of 1, the data used for connection to the second network is distributed to the in-home device,
The line specifying information reading means receives service user identification information of a user who has migrated to the second network from the second user management apparatus, and sets the first line identifier corresponding to the service user identification information as the first line identifier. Read from the first supplementary service management device,
The line abolition means stores information indicating the abolition of the line in the first management information storage means as the status information corresponding to the first line identifier read by the line specific information reading means.
The information management system according to claim 3.   7. The information management system according to claim 4, wherein the first line specifying information is an IPv6 prefix of the in-home device connected to the first network. The second user management device is:
Further comprising setting information distribution means for distributing initial setting information of data used for operation of the in-home device to the in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network;
The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The first management information storage means further stores setting information of the in-home device corresponding to the first line specifying information,
The line abandoning means reads setting information corresponding to the first line specifying information read by the line specifying information reading means from the first management information storing means and transmits it to the second user management apparatus,
The second user management device further includes setting information distribution means for distributing the setting information received from the first user management device to the in-home device.
The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The second user management device is configured to write the setting information received from the first user management device to the storage unit provided in the second user management device in association with the second line specifying information acquired by the service user identification reading unit. Further comprising information transfer means,
The information management system according to claim 9. The line abolition means converts the data format of the setting information read from the first management information storage means into a data format used for the second user management apparatus and transmits the data format to the second user management apparatus To
The information management system according to claim 10.   The second line specific information, which is information specific to each line in the second network, is used as the second line specifying information. Information management system. The second additional service management apparatus uses, as the second line specifying information, a second line identifier that is a logical identifier assigned to each line in the second network,
The second user management device is:
Second management information storage means for storing a second line identifier and second line unique information that is information unique to each line in the second network in association with each other;
The service user identification reading means acquires the second line specific information from the information received from the in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, and the second corresponding to the acquired second line specific information. And the service user identification information corresponding to the read second line identifier is read from the second additional service management device.
The information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein   14. The information management system according to claim 13, wherein the second line specifying information is an IPv6 prefix of the in-home device connected to the second network. A user management device and a first additional service management device connected to the first network;
Another user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network;
A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. The user management apparatus in the information management system different from the line identification information of
Management information storage means for storing first line specifying information of a line connected to the first network;
Service user identification information for identifying a user in an additional service, read from the second additional service device corresponding to the second line specifying information of the user who has migrated to the second network from the other user management device The first line specifying information corresponding to the received service user identification information is read out from the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line specifying information and the service user identification information in association with each other. Specific information reading means;
Line abolition means for deleting the first line identification information read by the line identification information reading means from the management information storage means;
A user management apparatus comprising: Another user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to the first network;
A user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network;
A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. The user management apparatus in the information management system different from the line identification information of
Based on the information received from the user's in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, the second line specifying information of the line to which the in-home device is connected is acquired, and in the second line specifying information and additional service Service user identification reading means for reading out service user identification information corresponding to the acquired second line identification information from the second additional service management device that stores the service user identification information that identifies the user in association with each other;
The service user identification information read by the service user identification reading means is connected to the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line identification information and the service user identification information in association with each other, and the first line identification Notification means for notifying the other user management device that stores information;
A user management apparatus comprising: A first user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to the first network;
A second user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network;
A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. Information management method at the time of network transition used in an information management system different from the line specific information of
The first additional service management device stores first line specifying information of a line used by a user and service user identification information specifying the user in the additional service in association with each other;
The second additional service management device stores the second line specifying information of the line used by the user and the service user identification information of the user in association with each other,
The first user management apparatus includes management information storage means for storing first line identification information of a line connected to the first network,
The second user management device is
Based on the information received from the in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, the second line specifying information of the line to which the in-home device is connected is acquired, and the acquired second line specifying information is included in the acquired second line specifying information. A service user identification reading process of reading corresponding service user identification information from the second additional service management device;
A notification step of notifying the first user management device of the service user identification information read in the service user identification reading step;
The first user management device is
The service user identification information of the user who has migrated to the second network is received from the second user management device, and the first line specifying information corresponding to the service user identification information is received as the first additional service management device. A line specific information reading process to be read from:
An information management method at the time of network transition, comprising: a line abolition process for deleting the first line identification information read in the line identification information reading process from the management information storage means. A user management device and a first additional service management device connected to the first network;
Another user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network;
A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. A computer used as the user management apparatus in an information management system different from the line identification information of
Management information storage means for storing first line specifying information of a line connected to the first network;
Service user identification information for identifying a user in an additional service, read from the second additional service device corresponding to the second line specifying information of the user who has migrated to the second network from the other user management device The first line specifying information corresponding to the received service user identification information is read out from the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line specifying information and the service user identification information in association with each other. Specific information reading means,
A line abolition means for deleting the first line identification information read by the line identification information reading means from the management information storage means;
A computer program that functions as a computer program. Another user management device and a first supplementary service management device connected to the first network;
A user management device and a second supplementary service management device connected to the second network;
A first line specifying information for specifying a line in the first network, and a second for specifying a line in the second network. A computer used as the user management apparatus in an information management system different from the line identification information of
Based on the information received from the user's in-home device of the user who has migrated to the second network, the second line specifying information of the line to which the in-home device is connected is acquired, and in the second line specifying information and additional service Service user identification reading means for reading out service user identification information corresponding to the acquired second line identification information from the second additional service management apparatus that stores the service user identification information that identifies the user in association with each other,
The service user identification information read by the service user identification reading means is connected to the first additional service management apparatus that stores the first line identification information and the service user identification information in association with each other, and the first line identification A notification means for notifying the other user management device that stores information;
A computer program that functions as a computer program.

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