CN102523575A - Method and terminal for unlocking subscriber identity module lock (SIMLOCK) - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method and terminal for unlocking a subscriber identity module lock (SIMLOCK). The method comprises the steps that the terminal obtains system time of a network and judges whether the terminal is within the period of validity of the SIMLOCK according to the system time or not; and if not, the terminal unlocks the SIMLOCK. The method and the terminal provided by the embodiment of the invention have the advantages that the judgment of the SIMLOCK unlocking conditions can be realized on a terminal side to determine whether the terminal unlocks the SIMLOCK or not; and since the terminal unlocks the SIMLOCK after the terminal obtains the system time of the network and when the terminal is judged to be not within the period of validity of the SIMLOCK according to the system time, the participation of a network side is not required, the resources on the network side are saved and the maintenance cost is reduced at the same time.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, refer to a kind of method and terminal of SIMLOCK release especially.
Background technology
SIMLOCK is the function of a lock SIM on the portable terminal, and Virtual network operator is through the lock function of SIMLOCK, and limiting mobile terminal can only use under specific national and/or specific carrier network.Portable terminal is if be locked in use under the specific carrier network through SIMLOCK, and then this portable terminal can only use the SIM of specific operator.
At present a lot of operations commercial city proposes the demands of SIMLOCK to the terminal, but operator also is effective property to the requirement of SIMLOCK, need be to terminal release SIMLOCK after certain time limit.In the existing method, method commonly used is that network side sends the SIMLOCK unlock command to the terminal, and the SIMLOCK release is carried out according to this unlock command in the terminal, and this method needs the participation of network side, the resource of meeting consumption network side; The method that also has is after reclaiming the terminal, SIMLOCK release processing to be carried out at the terminal, and this method needs the participation of manpower, has increased maintenance cost.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method and terminal of SIMLOCK release, can realize the judgement of SIMLOCK unlocking condition in end side, thereby realize the SIMLOCK release, to reduce the consumption to the resource of network side, reduces maintenance cost.
On the one hand, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method of SIMLOCK release, and said method comprises:
The terminal obtains the system time of network, judges that according to said system time the terminal is whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, if not then the terminal is with the SIMLOCK release.
On the other hand, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of terminal of SIMLOCK release, and said terminal comprises:
The information acquisition module is used to obtain the system time of network;
The release judge module is used for judging that according to the said system time that said information acquisition module obtains said terminal is whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK;
Separate lock module, be used for judging said terminal not in the term of validity at SIMLOCK the time, the SIMLOCK release is carried out at said terminal when said release judge module.
Compared with prior art, the embodiment of the invention has following beneficial effect:
Method that the embodiment of the invention provides and terminal obtain the system time of network through the terminal; Judge the terminal not when the term of validity of SIMLOCK according to system time; Realize the judgement of SIMLOCK unlocking condition in end side, thereby realize the SIMLOCK release, do not need network side after end side sends the SIMLOCK unlock command also needn't reclaim the terminal, the SIMLOCK release to be carried out at the terminal and handle; Reduce the burden of network side, reduced maintenance cost simultaneously.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; To do concise and to the point introduction to the accompanying drawing that needs among the embodiment to use below; Obviously, the accompanying drawing in describing below only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills; Under the prerequisite of not paying creative work property, can also obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram of a kind of SIMLOCK release of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of another SIMLOCK release of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the method flow diagram of another SIMLOCK release of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the terminal structure sketch map of a kind of SIMLOCK release of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the terminal structure sketch map of another SIMLOCK release of the embodiment of the invention.
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To combine the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention below, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is carried out clear, intactly description, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills are not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the present invention's protection.
As shown in Figure 1, in an embodiment of the method for a kind of SIMLOCK release provided by the invention, said method can may further comprise the steps:
110, the terminal obtains the system time of network;
The terminal obtains system time from network, and in one embodiment of the invention, said system time can be the system time that obtains from said network; Also can be the system time that obtains from other networks,, can from its system synchronization message, obtain system time for grid lock in time; For asynchronous time system,, then also can from its system synchronization message, obtain system time if it has system synchronization message.
Need to prove that those skilled in the art can adopt variety of way, obtains system time from diverse network, the present invention does not limit the concrete mode of obtaining system time.
120, judge that according to said system time the terminal is whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, if not then the terminal is with the SIMLOCK release.
The terminal judges that according to said system time the terminal is whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK; Can be through the time point that uses for the first time with the terminal; Add the time in time limit of the term of validity of SIMLOCK; If result of calculation greater than said system time, then can be judged the terminal not in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, then release is carried out with SIMLOCK in the terminal.Release can be carried out with SIMLOCK through the SIMLOCK configuration information of revising on the terminal in the terminal.Need to prove that those skilled in the art can adopt variety of way, in end side SIMLOCK is carried out release, the present invention does not limit the concrete mode of SIMLOCK release.
The method that the embodiment of the invention provides is obtained the system time of network through the terminal; Judge the terminal not when the term of validity of SIMLOCK according to system time; Realize the judgement and the release of SIMLOCK unlocking condition not needing network side to send the SIMLOCK unlock command in end side, also needn't reclaim and the SIMLOCK release carried out at the terminal behind the terminal and handled to end side; Do not need the participation of network side; Do not need labor intensive recovery terminal yet and SIMLOCK release processing is carried out at the terminal, reduced the burden of network side, reduced maintenance cost simultaneously.
As shown in Figure 2, in an embodiment of method provided by the invention, said method also comprises step before said step 110:
210, endpoint registration and authentication network;
Said terminal registration network also carries out authentication to network.Authentication can realize through bi-directional authentification of the prior art, not limit here.The terminal authentication network is in order to guarantee the legitimacy of network, thus the reliability of the system time that guarantees to obtain from said network.
220, judge whether network authentication passes through, if, then get into step 110, otherwise, step 210 got into.
The terminal then gets into step 110 after network authentication is passed through, and obtains system time from said network, otherwise, then get into step 210, continue network is registered and authentication.In an embodiment of method provided by the invention, said step 110 is specially, and the terminal obtains system time from said network.The terminal can also be through obtaining system time from other networks, and the present invention does not limit the mode that the terminal obtains system time.
In the embodiment of the invention,, guaranteed the legitimacy of network, thereby improved the reliability of the system time that obtains from said network through the authentication of terminal to network.
As shown in Figure 2, in an embodiment of method provided by the invention, said step 120 can comprise step:
230, judge the terminal whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, if then release flow process stops, otherwise, then get into step 240;
240, release is carried out with SIMLOCK in the terminal.
In the embodiment of the invention; According to judging that from the system time that network obtained the terminal whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, determines whether at the terminal SIMLOCK being carried out release, do not need network side to send the SIMLOCK unlock command to end side; After also needn't reclaiming the terminal SIMLOCK release processing is carried out at the terminal; Thereby alleviated the burden of network side, saved the resource of network side, reduced maintenance cost simultaneously.
As shown in Figure 3, in an embodiment of method provided by the invention, can comprise step after the said step 240:
340, notify user SIMLOCK release.
Can to the user prompting message be provided through modes such as literal, voice, prompting user SIMLOCK release.Through to the user prompting message being provided from end side, saved network side and issued prompting message to the terminal, point out user SIMLOCK release, further alleviated the burden of network, reduced cost.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of terminal of SIMLOCK release, and is as shown in Figure 4, and in an embodiment at terminal provided by the invention, said terminal comprises:
Said information acquisition module 410 can specifically be used for obtaining system time from said network; Perhaps from obtaining system time from other networks; For grid lock in time, can from its system synchronization message, obtain system time, for asynchronous time system; If it has system synchronization message, then can from its system synchronization message, obtain system time.
Lock in time system; May also be referred to as clock synchronization system; Clock synchronization system is a kind ofly can receive the external time reference signal, and the system of outside output time synchronizing signal of time precision as requested and temporal information, and it can make in the network other clock alignment and synchronously.
At present, TD-SCDMA, these two wireless systems of CDMA are systems's lock in time, for these two systems, can from its system synchronization message, obtain system time; WCDMA, these two wireless systems of LTE are asynchronous time system; For these two systems; It can provide system time not have mandatory requirement; But these networks of some operator still can obtain system time, so if not lock in time system system time can be provided, then can from its system synchronization message, obtain system time.
Need to prove that those skilled in the art can adopt variety of way, obtains system time from diverse network, the present invention does not limit the concrete mode of obtaining system time.Through obtaining unified synchronous system time, can judge more exactly that said terminal whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, guarantees the reliability of judged result.
Said release judge module 420 can specifically be used for: the time point that uses for the first time with the terminal; Add the time in time limit of the term of validity of SIMLOCK; If result of calculation is greater than said system time, then judge the terminal not in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, otherwise then in the term of validity of SIMLOCK.
In the embodiment of the invention, according to judging that from the synchronous system time that network obtained the terminal whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, determines whether at the terminal SIMLOCK being carried out release; Realize the judgement of SIMLOCK unlocking condition in end side; Thereby realize the SIMLOCK release, do not need network side to send the SIMLOCK unlock command, also needn't reclaim and the SIMLOCK release carried out at the terminal behind the terminal and handled to end side; Alleviate the burden of network side, reduced maintenance cost simultaneously.
As shown in Figure 5; In an embodiment at terminal provided by the invention; Said terminal also comprises: register and authentication module 510; Be used for network is registered and authentication, after 510 pairs of network authentications of said register and authentication module passed through, said information acquisition module 410 obtained system time from said network.Register and authentication network at the terminal, and authentication can realize through bi-directional authentification of the prior art, not limit here.Through the terminal authentication network, guaranteed the legitimacy of network and the reliability of the system time that obtains from said network.
As shown in Figure 5, in an embodiment at terminal provided by the invention, said terminal also comprises: reminding module 520 is used for pointing out user SIMLOCK release said separating after the SIMLOCK release is carried out at 430 pairs of said terminals of lock module.Can for the user prompting message be provided through modes such as literal, voice, prompting user SIMLOCK release.To the user prompting message is provided through reminding module 520, has saved network side and issued prompting message to the terminal, prompting user SIMLOCK release has further alleviated the burden of network, and the resource of having saved network side has reduced cost.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step that realizes in the foregoing description method is to instruct related hardware to accomplish through program; Described program can be stored in the readable storage medium storing program for executing at a terminal; This program is when carrying out; Comprise above-mentioned all or part of step, described storage medium, as: FLASH, EEPROM etc.
Above-described embodiment has been carried out further explain to the object of the invention, technical scheme and beneficial effect, and institute is understood that; Various embodiment can make up; The above is merely embodiment of the present invention, and is not used in qualification protection scope of the present invention, and is all within spirit of the present invention and principle; Any combination of being made, revise, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the method for a SIMLOCK release is characterized in that, said method comprises:
The terminal obtains the system time of network, judges that according to said system time the terminal is whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK, if not then the terminal is with the SIMLOCK release.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, said method also comprises:
Said terminal registration network also carries out authentication to network;
Said terminal obtains before the system time of network, also comprises:
Confirm the authentication of said network is passed through.
3. method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the system time of said system time for obtaining from said network.
4. according to claim 1 or claim 2 method is characterized in that said method also comprises: prompting user SIMLOCK release after the SIMLOCK release.
5. the terminal of a SIMLOCK release is characterized in that, said terminal comprises:
The information acquisition module is used to obtain the system time of network;
The release judge module is used for judging that according to the said system time that said information acquisition module obtains said terminal is whether in the term of validity of SIMLOCK;
Separate lock module, be used for judging said terminal not in the term of validity at SIMLOCK the time, the SIMLOCK release is carried out at said terminal when said release judge module.
6. method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, said terminal also comprises:
The register and authentication module is used for network is registered and authentication;
Said information acquisition module specifically is used for, and after said register and authentication module is passed through network authentication, obtains system time from said network.
7. like claim 5 or 6 described methods, it is characterized in that said terminal also comprises:
Reminding module, be used for said separate lock module the SIMLOCK release is carried out at said terminal after prompting user SIMLOCK release.
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