CN106304037B

CN106304037B - Virtual SIM card management method and device

Info

Publication number: CN106304037B
Application number: CN201510256545.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 申世安; 王朝
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-05-19
Filing date: 2015-05-19
Publication date: 2020-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2035-05-19
Also published as: CN106304037A

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and a device for managing a virtual SIM card, wherein the method comprises the following steps: configuring at least two virtual SIM cards; judging whether a preset automatic activation condition is met or not; and when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically performing activation management on the virtual SIM card. According to the virtual SIM card management method provided by the invention, the plurality of virtual SIM cards are configured, the automatic activation condition of the virtual SIM cards is preset, and when the automatic activation condition is met, the activation management of the virtual SIM cards is automatically carried out, such as the switching operation of the virtual SIM cards is automatically carried out, or a certain virtual SIM card is automatically activated, so that the intelligent management of the plurality of virtual SIM cards is realized, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Virtual SIM card management method and device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for managing a virtual SIM card.

Background

The virtual SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) is a technology that file parameters in a conventional physical SIM card are directly stored in a terminal and then directly accessed by a CPU, and can be used as an Identity tag of a wireless access terminal of the internet of things because of the advantages of convenience in centralized management, wide working temperature range, low cost, and the like, compared with the conventional physical SIM card.

The terminal can store a plurality of pieces of virtual SIM card information, so that a plurality of virtual SIM cards can be switched to use. In the prior art, when switching operation of virtual SIM cards is performed, a user needs to manually activate one virtual SIM card and deactivate another virtual SIM card, which is relatively complicated in operation and affects user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a virtual SIM card management method and a virtual SIM card management device, and aims to realize automatic activation management of a virtual SIM card and improve user experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for managing a virtual SIM card, comprising the steps of:

configuring at least two virtual SIM cards;

judging whether a preset automatic activation condition is met or not;

and when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically performing activation management on the virtual SIM card.

Preferably, the automatically performing activation management of the virtual SIM card includes:

a corresponding virtual SIM card is automatically activated and another virtual SIM card is automatically deactivated.

judging whether the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards reaches an upper limit of the activated number;

if the upper limit of the activation number is reached, automatically deactivating one virtual SIM card and then automatically activating another corresponding virtual SIM card;

and if the upper limit of the activation number is not reached, automatically activating a corresponding virtual SIM card.

Preferably, the step of automatically performing activation management of the virtual SIM card further includes: and automatically configuring the associated information of the currently activated virtual SIM card.

Preferably, the judging whether the preset automatic activation condition is met includes:

judging whether the preset time is reached, and judging that the preset activation condition is met when the preset time is reached; or

Judging whether the signal intensity reaches a threshold value, and judging that a preset activation condition is met when the signal intensity reaches the threshold value; or

Judging whether a preset place is entered, and judging that a preset activation condition is met when the preset place is entered; or

And judging whether the network environment enters a preset network environment, and judging that a preset activation condition is met when the network environment enters the preset network environment.

The invention also provides a virtual SIM card management device, which comprises a configuration module, a setting module and a management module, wherein:

the configuration module is used for configuring at least two virtual SIM cards;

the setting module is used for setting an automatic activation condition;

and the management module is used for judging whether the automatic activation condition is met or not, and automatically performing activation management on the virtual SIM card when the automatic activation condition is met.

Preferably, the management module is configured to: and when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically activating a corresponding virtual SIM card and automatically deactivating another virtual SIM card.

Preferably, the management module is configured to:

when the automatic activation condition is met, judging whether the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards reaches an activation number upper limit;

Preferably, the management module is further configured to: and automatically configuring the associated information of the currently activated virtual SIM card.

Preferably, the management module is configured to:

According to the virtual SIM card management method provided by the invention, a plurality of virtual SIM cards are configured, the automatic activation condition of the virtual SIM cards is preset, and when the automatic activation condition is met, the activation management of the virtual SIM cards is automatically carried out, such as the switching operation of the virtual SIM cards is automatically carried out, or a certain virtual SIM card is automatically activated, so that the intelligent management of the virtual SIM cards is realized, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a wireless communication system for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for managing a virtual SIM card according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a virtual SIM card management method according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing a virtual SIM card according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a virtual SIM card management apparatus according to the present invention.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

A mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module" and "component" may be used in a mixture.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the present invention may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a navigation device, and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for moving purposes.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware configuration of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an a/V (audio/video) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190, etc. Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components, but it is to be understood that not all illustrated components are required to be implemented. More or fewer components may alternatively be implemented. Elements of the mobile terminal will be described in detail below.

The wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that allow radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or network. For example, the wireless communication unit may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management server via a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and/or a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information and transmits it to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and the like. Also, the broadcast signal may further include a broadcast signal combined with a TV or radio broadcast signal. The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobile communication network, and in this case, the broadcast associated information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal may exist in various forms, for example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a signal broadcast by using various types of broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a broadcast signal by using a signal such as multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S)Video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H), forward link media (MediaFLO)^@) A digital broadcasting system of a terrestrial digital broadcasting integrated service (ISDB-T), etc. receives digital broadcasting. The broadcast receiving module 111 may be constructed to be suitable for various broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the above-mentioned digital broadcasting systems. The broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information received via the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type of storage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and/or receives radio signals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., access point, node B, etc.), an external terminal, and a server. Such radio signals may include voice call signals, video call signals, or various types of data transmitted and/or received according to text and/or multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless internet access of the mobile terminal. The module may be internally or externally coupled to the terminal. The wireless internet access technology to which the module relates may include WLAN (wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (wireless broadband), Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access), HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 is a module for supporting short-range communication. Some examples of short-range communication technologies include bluetooth^TMRadio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), zigbee^TMAnd so on.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or acquiring location information of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (global positioning system). According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby accurately calculating three-dimensional current location information according to longitude, latitude, and altitude. Currently, a method for calculating position and time information uses three satellites and corrects an error of the calculated position and time information by using another satellite. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating current position information in real time.

The a/V input unit 120 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 1220, and the camera 121 processes image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display module 151. The image frames processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wireless communication unit 110, and two or more cameras 1210 may be provided according to the construction of the mobile terminal. The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and can process such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the mobile communication module 112 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 may generate key input data according to a command input by a user to control various operations of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 allows a user to input various types of information, and may include a keyboard, dome sheet, touch pad (e.g., a touch-sensitive member that detects changes in resistance, pressure, capacitance, and the like due to being touched), scroll wheel, joystick, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad is superimposed on the display module 151 in the form of a layer, a touch screen may be formed.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., an open or closed state of the mobile terminal 100), a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of contact (i.e., touch input) by a user with the mobile terminal 100, an orientation of the mobile terminal 100, acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, and generates a command or signal for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide-type mobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide-type phone is opened or closed. In addition, the sensing unit 140 can detect whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled with an external device. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 1410 as will be described below in connection with a touch screen.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The identification module may store various information for authenticating a user using the mobile terminal 100 and may include a User Identity Module (UIM), a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. In addition, a device having an identification module (hereinafter, referred to as an "identification device") may take the form of a smart card, and thus, the identification device may be connected with the mobile terminal 100 via a port or other connection means. The interface unit 170 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal and the external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path through which power is supplied from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 or may serve as a path through which various command signals input from the cradle are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be used as signals for recognizing whether the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle. The output unit 150 is configured to provide output signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, alarm signals, vibration signals, etc.) in a visual, audio, and/or tactile manner. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm module 153, and the like.

The display module 151 may display information processed in the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phone call mode, the display module 151 may display a User Interface (UI) or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) related to a call or other communication (e.g., text messaging, multimedia file downloading, etc.). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or an image capturing mode, the display module 151 may display a captured image and/or a received image, a UI or GUI showing a video or an image and related functions, and the like.

Meanwhile, when the display module 151 and the touch pad are stacked on each other in the form of layers to form a touch screen, the display module 151 may serve as an input device and an output device. The display module 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, and the like. Some of these displays may be configured to be transparent to allow a user to view from the outside, which may be referred to as transparent displays, and a typical transparent display may be, for example, a TOLED (transparent organic light emitting diode) display or the like. The mobile terminal 100 may include two or more display modules (or other display devices) according to a particular desired implementation, for example, the mobile terminal may include an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown). The touch screen may be used to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and a touch input area.

The audio output module 152 may convert audio data received by the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output module 152 may provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm module 153 may provide an output to notify the mobile terminal 100 of the occurrence of an event. Typical events may include call reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. In addition to audio or video output, the alarm module 153 may provide output in different ways to notify the occurrence of an event. For example, the alarm module 153 may provide an output in the form of a vibration, and when a call, a message, or some other incoming communication (incomingmunication) is received, the alarm module 153 may provide a tactile output (i.e., a vibration) to inform the user thereof. By providing such a tactile output, the user can recognize the occurrence of various events even when the user's mobile phone is in the user's pocket. The alarm module 153 may also provide an output notifying the occurrence of an event via the display module 151 or the audio output module 152.

The memory 160 may store software programs and the like for processing and controlling operations performed by the controller 180, or may temporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images, videos, and the like) that has been or will be output. Also, the memory 160 may store data regarding various ways of vibration and audio signals output when a touch is applied to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium including a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card, a card-type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory, etc.), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may cooperate with a network storage device that performs a storage function of the memory 160 through a network connection.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the controller 180 performs control and processing related to voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 1810 for reproducing (or playing back) multimedia data, and the multimedia module 1810 may be constructed within the controller 180 or may be constructed separately from the controller 180. The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process to recognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character or an image.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power or internal power and provides appropriate power required to operate various elements and components under the control of the controller 180.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable medium using, for example, computer software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented using at least one of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an electronic unit designed to perform the functions described herein, and in some cases, such embodiments may be implemented in the controller 180. For a software implementation, the implementation such as a process or a function may be implemented with a separate software module that allows performing at least one function or operation. The software codes may be implemented by software applications (or programs) written in any suitable programming language, which may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Up to this point, mobile terminals have been described in terms of their functionality. Hereinafter, a slide-type mobile terminal among various types of mobile terminals, such as a folder-type, bar-type, swing-type, slide-type mobile terminal, and the like, will be described as an example for the sake of brevity. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to any type of mobile terminal, and is not limited to a slide type mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 as shown in fig. 1 may be configured to operate with communication systems such as wired and wireless communication systems and satellite-based communication systems that transmit data via frames or packets.

A communication system in which a mobile terminal according to the present invention is operable will now be described with reference to fig. 2.

Such communication systems may use different air interfaces and/or physical layers. For example, the air interface used by the communication system includes, for example, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) (in particular, Long Term Evolution (LTE)), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and the like. By way of non-limiting example, the following description relates to a CDMA communication system, but such teachings are equally applicable to other types of systems.

Referring to fig. 2, the CDMA wireless communication system may include a plurality of mobile terminals 100, a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) 270, Base Station Controllers (BSCs) 275, and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 280. The MSC280 is configured to interface with a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290. The MSC280 is also configured to interface with a BSC275, which may be coupled to the base station 270 via a backhaul. The backhaul may be constructed according to any of several known interfaces including, for example, E1/T1, ATM, IP, PPP, frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. It will be understood that a system as shown in fig. 2 may include multiple BSCs 2750.

Each BS270 may serve one or more sectors (or regions), each sector covered by a multi-directional antenna or an antenna pointing in a particular direction being radially distant from the BS 270. Alternatively, each partition may be covered by two or more antennas for diversity reception. Each BS270 may be configured to support multiple frequency allocations, with each frequency allocation having a particular frequency spectrum (e.g., 1.25MHz,5MHz, etc.).

The intersection of partitions with frequency allocations may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS270 may also be referred to as a Base Transceiver Subsystem (BTS) or other equivalent terminology. In such a case, the term "base station" may be used to generically refer to a single BSC275 and at least one BS 270. The base stations may also be referred to as "cells". Alternatively, each sector of a particular BS270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in fig. 2, a Broadcast Transmitter (BT)295 transmits a broadcast signal to the mobile terminal 100 operating within the system. A broadcast receiving module 111 as shown in fig. 1 is provided at the mobile terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295. In fig. 2, several Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites 300 are shown. The satellite 300 assists in locating at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals 100.

In fig. 2, a plurality of satellites 300 are depicted, but it is understood that useful positioning information may be obtained with any number of satellites. The GPS module 115 as shown in fig. 1 is generally configured to cooperate with satellites 300 to obtain desired positioning information. Other techniques that can track the location of the mobile terminal may be used instead of or in addition to GPS tracking techniques. In addition, at least one GPS satellite 300 may selectively or additionally process satellite DMB transmission.

As a typical operation of the wireless communication system, the BS270 receives reverse link signals from various mobile terminals 100. The mobile terminal 100 is generally engaged in conversations, messaging, and other types of communications. Each reverse link signal received by a particular base station 270 is processed within the particular BS 270. The obtained data is forwarded to the associated BSC 275. The BSC provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions including coordination of soft handoff procedures between BSs 270. The BSCs 275 also route the received data to the MSC280, which provides additional routing services for interfacing with the PSTN 290. Similarly, the PSTN290 interfaces with the MSC280, the MSC interfaces with the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 accordingly control the BS270 to transmit forward link signals to the mobile terminal 100.

Based on the hardware structure of the mobile terminal and the communication system, the invention provides various embodiments of the virtual SIM card management method. The invention relates to a virtual SIM card management method, wherein a mobile terminal is configured with at least two virtual SIM cards, automatic activation conditions of the virtual SIM cards are preset, and when the mobile terminal judges that the automatic activation conditions are met, the virtual SIM cards are automatically activated and managed.

The activation management comprises the steps of activating an inactivated virtual SIM card and simultaneously deactivating another activated virtual SIM card; or, only the inactive virtual SIM card is activated.

The automatic activation condition may be a time condition, a signal strength condition, a location condition, a network environment condition, and the like. Wherein, the time condition means that activation management is performed once when preset time is reached; the signal intensity condition means that once activation management is performed when the signal intensity reaches a threshold value; the site condition means that once activation management is performed after the preset site is entered; and the network environment condition means that the network environment enters a preset network environment, and activation management is performed once.

The following is a detailed description of specific examples.

As shown in fig. 3, a first embodiment of the management method for a virtual SIM card according to the present invention is proposed, and the method includes the following steps:

step S11: at least two virtual SIM cards are configured.

In step S11, at least two pieces of SIM card information are written and stored in the mobile terminal, so as to replace the entity SIM card and complete the configuration of the virtual SIM card. The storage space of the mobile terminal can store a plurality of pieces of virtual SIM card information, and the quantity of the stored virtual SIM card information is determined according to actual needs and the size of the storage space. The method for configuring the virtual SIM card is the prior art, and is not described herein again.

Step S12: an automatic activation condition is set.

In step S12, the automatic activation condition may be factory set or user-defined. The automatic activation condition may be a time condition, a signal strength condition, a location condition, a network environment condition, and the like. Wherein:

when the time condition is set, one or more time periods can be set, and when a certain time period is entered (or exited), the virtual SIM card switching operation is automatically performed once.

When the signal strength condition is set, one or more thresholds can be set, and when the signal strength reaches (or is less than) a certain threshold, the virtual SIM card is automatically switched once.

When the location condition is set, one or more pieces of location information may be set, and each time the mobile terminal enters (or leaves) a certain location, the virtual SIM card is automatically switched once.

When setting network environment conditions, one or more pieces of network environment information can be set, and when the mobile terminal enters (or leaves) a certain network environment, the switching operation of the virtual SIM card is automatically carried out once.

The foregoing switching operation of the virtual SIM cards is to activate a corresponding virtual SIM card and deactivate another virtual SIM card.

Step S13: and judging whether the automatic activation condition is met.

In step S13, when the automatic activation condition is a time condition, it is determined whether a preset time is reached, and when the preset time is reached, it is determined that the activation condition is satisfied, otherwise it is determined that the activation condition is not satisfied; when the automatic activation condition is a signal intensity condition, judging whether the signal intensity reaches a threshold value, when the signal intensity reaches the threshold value, judging that the activation condition is met, otherwise, judging that the activation condition is not met; when the automatic activation condition is a place condition, judging whether to enter a preset place, when the automatic activation condition is the place condition, judging that the activation condition is met, otherwise, judging that the activation condition is not met; and when the automatic activation condition is a network environment condition, judging whether to enter a preset network environment, when the automatic activation condition is the network environment condition, judging the satisfied activation condition, otherwise, judging that the activation condition is not satisfied.

When it is determined that the automatic activation condition is satisfied, the flow proceeds to step S14, otherwise, the detection determination is continued.

Step S14: a corresponding virtual SIM card is automatically activated and another virtual SIM card is deactivated.

And when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically performing activation management on the virtual SIM card, and executing switching operation of the virtual SIM card, namely automatically activating a corresponding inactive virtual SIM card and automatically deactivating another activated virtual SIM card. The activation and deactivation operations may be performed simultaneously, or the activation operation may be performed first and then the deactivation operation may be performed, or the deactivation operation may be performed first and then the activation operation may be performed.

And activating the virtual SIM card, namely, the mobile terminal acquires the information of the virtual SIM card and starts processes such as startup registration and the like to a mobile network according to the information of the virtual SIM card so as to activate the virtual SIM card as the currently used SIM card. When the virtual SIM card is activated, standard SIM card information contained in the virtual SIM card, such as IMSI, SMS, operator information, authentication algorithm, key, etc., is also activated accordingly.

And deactivating the virtual SIM card, namely the mobile terminal acquires the information of the virtual SIM card and starts the processes of shutdown registration and the like to the mobile network according to the information of the virtual SIM card so as to enable the virtual SIM card to be in an inactive state and an unused state.

The method for activating and deactivating the virtual SIM card is the prior art, and the specific process is not described again.

For example, if the set automatic activation condition is a time condition, two time periods, i.e., an operating time period and a non-operating time period, are set. When the working time period is entered, automatically activating the working virtual SIM card and deactivating the private virtual SIM card; when the non-working time period is entered, the private virtual SIM card is automatically activated and the working virtual SIM card is deactivated.

If the set automatic activation condition is a signal strength condition, two signal strength thresholds are set. When the signal intensity is smaller than a first threshold value, automatically activating the first virtual SIM card and deactivating the second or third virtual SIM card; when the signal strength is between a first threshold and a second threshold, automatically activating the second virtual SIM card and deactivating the first or third virtual SIM card; and when the signal strength reaches a third threshold value, automatically activating a third virtual SIM card and deactivating the first or second virtual SIM card.

If the set automatic activation condition is a site condition, three sites are set. When the mobile terminal enters a first place, automatically activating the first virtual SIM card and deactivating the second or third virtual SIM card; when the mobile terminal enters a second place, automatically activating a second virtual SIM card and deactivating the first or third virtual SIM card; and when the mobile terminal enters a third place, automatically activating the third virtual SIM card and deactivating the first or second virtual SIM card.

If the set automatic activation condition is a network environment condition, two network environments are set. When the mobile terminal enters a first network environment, automatically activating the first virtual SIM card and deactivating the second virtual SIM card; and when the mobile terminal enters a second network environment, automatically activating the second virtual SIM card and deactivating the first virtual SIM card.

Referring to fig. 4, a second embodiment of the virtual SIM card management method of the present invention is proposed, which includes the following steps:

step S21: at least two virtual SIM cards are configured.

Step S22: an automatic activation condition is set.

Step S23: and judging whether the automatic activation condition is met.

Steps S21-S23 in this embodiment are the same as steps S11-S13 in the first embodiment, respectively, and are not repeated herein.

When the automatic activation condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S23, otherwise, the detection and judgment are continued.

Step S24: and judging whether the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards reaches the upper limit of the activation number.

The upper limit of the number of active SIM cards refers to the maximum number of virtual SIM cards that can be simultaneously activated by the mobile terminal, depending on the number of SIM cards that can be simultaneously standby by the mobile terminal, i.e. the present embodiment allows two or more virtual SIM cards to be simultaneously activated. Assuming that the upper limit of the activation number of the mobile terminal is n, if the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards is equal to n, judging that the upper limit of the activation number is reached; and if the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards is less than n, judging that the upper limit of the activation number is not reached.

When the number of activated virtual SIM cards has reached the upper limit of the activation number, go to step S24; when the number of activated virtual SIM cards does not reach the activation number upper limit, the process proceeds to step S25.

Step S25: one virtual SIM card is automatically deactivated first, and then another corresponding virtual SIM card is automatically activated.

When the number of the activated virtual SIM cards reaches the upper limit of the activated number, one virtual SIM card in an activated state is automatically deactivated, and then another corresponding virtual SIM card which is not activated is automatically activated. When the virtual SIM card is deactivated, any virtual SIM card in an activated state may be deactivated, a pre-designated virtual SIM card may also be deactivated, or a corresponding (e.g., lower priority) virtual SIM card may be deactivated according to a preset rule.

Step S26: a corresponding virtual SIM card is automatically activated.

And when the number of the activated virtual SIM cards does not reach the upper limit of the activation number, automatically activating a corresponding virtual SIM card, but not performing deactivation processing, and enabling two or more virtual SIM cards to be in an activation state at the same time.

Referring to fig. 5, a third embodiment of the virtual SIM card management method of the present invention is proposed, which includes the following steps:

step S31: and configuring at least two virtual SIM cards, and matching the associated information for each virtual SIM card.

In step S31, after the configuration of the virtual SIM cards is completed, the associated information is also matched for each virtual SIM card. The associated information comprises any one or more of application program (APP), installation package (APK), theme, user information, contact person, short message and other information.

Step S32: an automatic activation condition is set.

Step S33: and judging that the automatic activation condition is not met.

When the automatic activation condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S34, otherwise, the detection and judgment are continued.

Step S34: and automatically carrying out activation management on the virtual SIM card.

In step S34, the activation management may be to activate an inactive virtual SIM card and deactivate another activated virtual SIM card; or, only the inactive virtual SIM card is activated.

Step S35: and automatically configuring the associated information of the currently activated virtual SIM card.

In step S35, after activating a corresponding virtual SIM card, the relevant information of the virtual SIM card, including information such as application program, installation package, theme, user information, contact, short message, etc., is also automatically configured.

In addition, the management method of the virtual SIM card also allows a user to perform manual activation management on the virtual SIM card, namely manually activating or deactivating a certain virtual SIM card. When a user selects manual activation management, the user enters a management interface, virtual SIM card information contained in the mobile terminal is listed on the management interface, the virtual SIM card information contains information such as a network type (which can be 2G/3G/4G, LTE/WCDMA and the like), an operator, card capacity, card expense, card balance and the like, and the user can select a corresponding virtual SIM card to perform activation or deactivation processing according to own needs.

According to the virtual SIM card management method, the plurality of virtual SIM cards are configured, the automatic activation condition of the virtual SIM cards is preset, and when the automatic activation condition is met, the virtual SIM cards are automatically activated and managed, such as the virtual SIM card switching operation is automatically carried out, or a certain virtual SIM card is automatically activated, so that the intelligent management of the plurality of virtual SIM cards is realized, and the user experience is improved.

The invention further provides a management device of the virtual SIM card, which is applied to the mobile terminal. Based on the above-mentioned mobile terminal hardware structure and communication system, an embodiment of the management device for virtual SIM cards of the present invention is provided. As shown in fig. 6, the apparatus includes a configuration module, a setting module, and a management module, wherein:

a configuration module: for configuring at least two virtual SIM cards.

And the configuration module writes and stores the information of at least two SIM cards into the mobile terminal, and is used for replacing the entity SIM card to complete the configuration of the virtual SIM card. The storage space of the mobile terminal can store a plurality of pieces of virtual SIM card information, and the quantity of the stored virtual SIM card information is determined according to actual needs and the size of the storage space.

Setting a module: for setting the automatic activation condition.

The automatic activation condition may be factory set or user-defined. The automatic activation condition may be a time condition, a signal strength condition, a location condition, a network environment condition, and the like.

When the setting module sets the time condition, two or more time periods can be set, and when one time period is reached, the switching operation of the virtual SIM card is automatically carried out once.

When the setting module sets the time condition, one or more time periods can be set, and when a certain time period is entered (or left), the switching operation of the virtual SIM card is automatically carried out once.

When the setting module sets the signal strength condition, one or more thresholds can be set, and when the signal strength is greater than or equal to (or less than) a certain threshold, the virtual SIM card is automatically switched once.

The setting module may set one or more location information when setting the location condition, and may automatically perform a virtual SIM card switching operation each time the mobile terminal enters (or leaves) a certain location.

The setting module can set one or more network environment information when setting the network environment conditions, and automatically perform the switching operation of the virtual SIM card once when the mobile terminal enters (or leaves) a certain network environment.

A management module: and the virtual SIM card management module is used for judging whether the automatic activation condition is met or not, and automatically performing the activation management of the virtual SIM card when the automatic activation condition is met.

When the automatic activation condition is a time condition, the management module judges whether a preset time is reached, when the preset time is reached, the management module judges that the activation condition is met, otherwise, the management module judges that the activation condition is not met; when the automatic activation condition is a signal intensity condition, the management module judges whether the signal intensity reaches a threshold value, when the signal intensity reaches the threshold value, the management module judges that the activation condition is met, otherwise, the management module judges that the activation condition is not met; when the automatic activation condition is a place condition, the management module judges whether to enter a preset place, when the automatic activation condition enters the preset place, the management module judges that the activation condition is met, otherwise, the management module judges that the activation condition is not met; when the automatic activation condition is a network environment condition, the management module judges whether to enter a preset network environment, when the automatic activation condition is the network environment condition, the management module judges the satisfied activation condition, otherwise, the management module judges that the activation condition is not satisfied.

In some embodiments, when the automatic activation condition is satisfied, the management module automatically performs activation management of the virtual SIM card, and performs a switching operation of the virtual SIM card, that is, automatically activates a corresponding inactive virtual SIM card and automatically deactivates another activated virtual SIM card. The activation and deactivation operations may be performed simultaneously, or the activation operation may be performed first and then the deactivation operation may be performed, or the deactivation operation may be performed first and then the activation operation may be performed.

When the virtual SIM card is activated, the management module acquires the information of the virtual SIM card, and starts processes such as startup registration and the like to a mobile network according to the information of the virtual SIM card so as to activate the virtual SIM card as the currently used SIM card. When the virtual SIM card is activated, standard SIM card information contained in the virtual SIM card, such as IMSI, SMS, operator information, authentication algorithm, key, etc., is also activated accordingly.

When the virtual SIM card is deactivated, the management module acquires the information of the virtual SIM card, and starts the processes of shutdown registration and the like to the mobile network according to the information of the virtual SIM card so as to enable the virtual SIM card to be in an inactive state and a non-use state.

For example, if the set automatic activation condition is a time condition, two time periods, i.e., an operating time period and a non-operating time period, are set. When the working time period is entered, the management module automatically activates the working virtual SIM card and deactivates the private virtual SIM card; when the non-working time period is entered, the management module automatically activates the private virtual SIM card and deactivates the working virtual SIM card.

If the set automatic activation condition is a signal strength condition, two signal strength thresholds are set. When the signal intensity is smaller than a first threshold value, the management module automatically activates the first virtual SIM card and deactivates the second or third virtual SIM card; when the signal intensity is between a first threshold and a second threshold, the management module automatically activates the second virtual SIM card and deactivates the first or third virtual SIM card; and when the signal strength reaches a third threshold value, the management module automatically activates a third virtual SIM card and deactivates the first or second virtual SIM card.

If the set automatic activation condition is a site condition, three sites are set. When the mobile terminal enters a first place, the management module automatically activates the first virtual SIM card and deactivates the second or third virtual SIM card; when the mobile terminal enters a second place, the management module automatically activates the second virtual SIM card and deactivates the first or third virtual SIM card; and when the mobile terminal enters a third place, the management module automatically activates the third virtual SIM card and deactivates the first or second virtual SIM card.

If the set automatic activation condition is a network environment condition, two network environments are set. When the mobile terminal enters a first network environment, the management module automatically activates the first virtual SIM card and deactivates the second virtual SIM card; when the mobile terminal enters a second network environment, the management module automatically activates the second virtual SIM card and deactivates the first virtual SIM card.

In other embodiments, when the automatic activation condition is satisfied, the management module further determines whether the number of currently activated virtual SIM cards reaches an activation number upper limit. When the upper limit of the activation number is reached, one virtual SIM card is automatically deactivated and then another corresponding virtual SIM card is automatically activated, and when the virtual SIM card is deactivated, any virtual SIM card in an activation state can be deactivated, a pre-designated virtual SIM card can also be deactivated, or a corresponding (such as lower priority) virtual SIM card is deactivated according to a preset rule. And when the upper limit of the activation number is not reached, automatically activating a corresponding virtual SIM card, but not performing deactivation processing, and enabling two or more virtual SIM cards to be in an activated state at the same time.

The upper limit of the number of activated virtual SIM cards refers to the maximum number of virtual SIM cards that can be simultaneously activated by the mobile terminal, which depends on the number of SIM cards that can be simultaneously standby by the mobile terminal, i.e. the present embodiment allows two or more virtual SIM cards to be simultaneously activated. Assuming that the upper limit of the activation number of the mobile terminal is n, if the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards is equal to n, judging that the upper limit of the activation number is reached; and if the number of the currently activated virtual SIM cards is less than n, judging that the upper limit of the activation number is not reached.

Further, in this embodiment, after the configuration of the virtual SIM card is completed, the associated information is also matched for each virtual SIM card. After a corresponding virtual SIM card is activated by the management module, the associated information of the virtual SIM card is also automatically configured, and the management information comprises any one or more of application programs, installation packages, themes, user information, contacts, short messages and the like.

In addition, the management device of the virtual SIM card also allows a user to perform manual activation management on the virtual SIM card, namely manually activating or deactivating a certain virtual SIM card. When a user selects manual activation management, the user enters a management interface, virtual SIM card information contained in the mobile terminal is listed on the management interface, the virtual SIM card information contains information such as a network type (which can be 2G/3G/4G, LTE/WCDMA and the like), an operator, card capacity, card expense, card balance and the like, and the user can select a corresponding virtual SIM card to perform activation or deactivation processing according to own needs.

According to the management device of the virtual SIM cards, the plurality of virtual SIM cards are configured, the automatic activation condition of the virtual SIM cards is preset, and when the automatic activation condition is met, the activation management of the virtual SIM cards is automatically carried out, such as the switching operation of the virtual SIM cards is automatically carried out, or a certain virtual SIM card is automatically activated, so that the intelligent management of the plurality of virtual SIM cards is realized, and the user experience is improved.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal device (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A management method of a virtual SIM card is characterized by comprising the following steps:

configuring at least two virtual SIM cards;

judging whether a preset automatic activation condition is met or not;

when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically performing activation management on the virtual SIM card, wherein the activation and deactivation operations of the virtual SIM card can be performed simultaneously, or the activation operation and the deactivation operation can be performed first, or the deactivation operation and the activation operation can be performed first;

after the configuration of the virtual SIM cards is completed, matching associated information for each virtual SIM card, wherein the associated information comprises one or more of application programs, installation packages, themes, user information, contacts and short messages, wherein,

2. The method for managing a virtual SIM card according to claim 1, wherein said automatically performing the activation management of the virtual SIM card comprises:

3. The method for managing a virtual SIM card according to claim 2, wherein said step of automatically performing the activation management of the virtual SIM card further comprises: and automatically configuring the associated information of the currently activated virtual SIM card.

4. The method for managing a virtual SIM card according to claim 2, wherein the determining whether the preset automatic activation condition is satisfied comprises:

5. The virtual SIM card management device is characterized by comprising a configuration module, a setting module and a management module, wherein:

the setting module is used for setting an automatic activation condition;

the management module is configured to determine whether the automatic activation condition is met, and when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically perform activation management on the virtual SIM card, where activation and deactivation of the virtual SIM card may be performed simultaneously, or activation operation and deactivation operation may be performed first, or deactivation operation and activation operation are performed first;

the management module is used for:

6. The apparatus for managing virtual SIM cards according to claim 5, wherein the management module is configured to: and when the automatic activation condition is met, automatically activating a corresponding virtual SIM card and automatically deactivating another virtual SIM card.

7. The apparatus for managing virtual SIM cards according to claim 6, wherein the management module is further configured to: and automatically configuring the associated information of the currently activated virtual SIM card.

8. The virtual SIM card management device according to any one of the claims 6, wherein the management module is configured to: