CN107343300B

CN107343300B - eSIM card network communication method and device

Info

Publication number: CN107343300B
Application number: CN201710510088.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尹左水; 荆东华
Original assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-06-28
Filing date: 2017-06-28
Publication date: 2020-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 2037-06-28
Also published as: CN107343300A

Abstract

The invention discloses an eSIM card network communication method and a device, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving a negotiation request sent by a first terminal; the negotiation request is sent when the first terminal receives a communication request and comprises an initial communication number input to the first terminal; determining a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number; determining a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet an optimal rule according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal; and informing the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal. The invention ensures the communication quality.

Description

eSIM card network communication method and device

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to an eSIM card network communication method and device.

Background

An eSIM (Embedded Subscriber identity Module) card is a new SIM card directly Embedded in a terminal, and is no longer added to the terminal as an independent removable component. Only one eSIM card is installed in one terminal, the terminal can sign with multiple operator networks, and switching between different operator networks can be realized.

When an eSIM card of a terminal registers multiple operator networks, in the prior art, when a communication initiator initiates a communication request, a user needs to manually select one of the operator networks to trigger the communication initiator to switch to the operator network, so that the communication initiator can initiate the communication request to a communication receiver using the operator network.

As can be seen from the above description, in the prior art, only the operator network of the communication initiator can be selected, and the communication quality cannot be effectively ensured.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present invention provides an eSIM card network communication method to solve the technical problem in the prior art that the communication quality cannot be effectively guaranteed.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a first aspect of the present invention provides an eSIM card network communication method, including:

receiving a negotiation request sent by a first terminal; the negotiation request is sent when the first terminal receives a communication request and comprises an initial communication number input to the first terminal;

determining a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number;

determining a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet an optimal rule according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal;

and informing the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

Preferably, the negotiation request includes network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal;

after the second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number is determined, the method further includes:

and requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

Preferably, the requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal includes:

judging whether the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal or not;

if so, requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal;

and if not, informing the first terminal to use the communication number corresponding to any operator network based on the initial communication number to request to communicate with the second terminal.

determining an activated communication number currently activated by the second terminal;

and requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal by using the activated communication number.

Preferably, the network-related information includes: network signal strength information and/or network communication tariff information; determining, according to the network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal, that a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal satisfy an optimal rule, where the determining includes:

and determining a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet the condition that the network signal strength is greater than the preset strength and/or the network communication tariff information meets the preset condition according to the network signal strength information and the network communication tariff information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal.

Preferably, the notifying the first terminal of the request for communication with the second terminal using the target communication number corresponding to the first carrier network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second carrier network of the second terminal includes:

respectively notifying the first terminal to switch to the first operator network and the second terminal to switch to the second operator network;

and if the first terminal and the second terminal are both successfully switched, informing the first terminal of using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network to request to communicate with the second terminal based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

Preferably, the requesting, by using the activation communication number, to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal includes:

judging whether to establish data communication connection with the second terminal or not through the activated communication number;

if so, requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal in a data communication mode;

and if not, requesting to acquire the network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal in a short message communication mode.

A second aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides an eSIM card network communication apparatus, including:

a first receiving module, configured to receive a negotiation request sent by a first terminal; the negotiation request is sent when the first terminal receives a communication request and comprises an initial communication number input to the first terminal;

a first determining module, configured to determine a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number;

a second determining module, configured to determine, according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal, a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal that meet an optimal rule;

and the first notification module is used for notifying the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

the device further comprises:

a first request module, configured to request to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

Preferably, the first request module includes:

a first judging unit, configured to judge whether the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal; if so, requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal; and if not, informing the first terminal to use the communication number corresponding to any operator network based on the initial communication number to request to communicate with the second terminal.

Preferably, the first request module includes:

a first determining unit, configured to determine an active communication number currently activated by the second terminal;

a first requesting unit, configured to request to acquire, by using the activation communication number, network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

Preferably, the network-related information includes: network signal strength information and/or network communication tariff information; the second determining module includes:

a second determining unit, configured to determine, according to network signal strength information and network communication tariff information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal, a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal, where the network signal strength is greater than a preset strength and/or the network communication tariff information satisfies a preset condition.

Preferably, the first notification module includes:

a first notification unit, configured to notify the first terminal to switch to the first operator network and the second terminal to switch to the second operator network, respectively;

and a second notification unit, configured to notify the first terminal to request for communication with the second terminal using a communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on a target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal if the first terminal and the second terminal are both successfully switched.

Preferably, the first request unit includes:

the information acquisition subunit is used for judging whether to establish data communication connection with the second terminal or not through the activated communication number; if so, requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal in a data communication mode; and if not, requesting to acquire the network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal in a short message communication mode.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a terminal provided with an eSIM card, including:

a second receiving module, configured to receive a communication request; wherein the communication request includes an initial communication number input to the terminal;

the first sending module is used for sending a negotiation request to a negotiation server; wherein the negotiation request includes the initial communication number;

a third receiving module, configured to receive a notification request sent by the negotiation server; the notification request is sent by the negotiation server after determining that the first operator network corresponding to the home terminal and the second operator network corresponding to the second terminal meet the optimal rule according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the home terminal and the second terminal;

and the second request module is used for requesting to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

Optionally, the terminal is a smart watch, a mobile phone or a tablet computer.

In the invention, a negotiation server is arranged to receive a negotiation request sent by a first terminal. The negotiation request is sent when the first terminal receives the communication request, and may include an initial communication number input to the first terminal. And then the corresponding second terminal can be determined through the initial communication number so as to acquire the network related information of different operator networks of the second terminal. The method comprises the steps that a first operator network and a second operator network which meet optimal rules can be determined through network related information of different operator networks registered by a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first operator network corresponds to the first terminal, the second operator network corresponds to the second terminal, and communication can be carried out through communication numbers corresponding to the two determined operator networks. Through the negotiation mechanism of the negotiation server, the operator networks of the communication initiator and the communication receiver can be selected, and the purpose of network negotiation between the two parties is achieved. Meanwhile, the first operator network and the second operator network with the optimal negotiation result are used for communication, so that the communication quality can be effectively ensured.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a flowchart of yet another embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a flowchart of yet another embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a signaling diagram of an embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an eSIM card network communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of an eSIM card network communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a terminal provided with an eSIM card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be provided with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, so that how to implement the embodiments of the present invention by using technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.

The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to a terminal communication scene, mainly determines two optimal operator networks by introducing a negotiation mechanism, and ensures the communication quality by negotiation of a communication network.

In the prior art, a terminal may be installed with one eSIM card and may perform communication using any communication number acquired from a plurality of operator networks after signing a contract with the plurality of operator networks. When an eSIM card of any terminal is signed with multiple operator networks, different operator networks can be used, and in the actual use process, the eSIM card needs to be manually switched to the corresponding operator network.

However, such a manual operator network switching method requires manual operation by a user, and thus switching efficiency is low. When the communication initiator initiates a communication request, an initial communication number of the communication receiver needs to be manually input to realize communication between the two terminals. When the operator networks used in the two terminals are different, communication quality may be low, for example, communication signals may be unstable or communication charges may be too high. Therefore, in order to solve the problem that the operator network of the communication initiator can only be selected and the communication quality is poor due to the manual operator network switching, the inventor proposes a technical scheme of the invention.

In the embodiment of the invention, the negotiation server is arranged, the negotiation request sent by the first terminal is received, and the corresponding second terminal is determined according to the initial communication number in the negotiation request. The second terminal is a terminal for receiving communication and is a communication receiver. According to the network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal respectively, a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal, which meet the optimal rule, can be determined. Through a negotiation mechanism of the negotiation server, the optimal first and second operator networks can be obtained, network related information of the corresponding operator networks can be obtained, and then the first terminal can be informed to use a communication number corresponding to the first operator network to request to communicate with the second terminal based on a target communication number of the second operator network corresponding to the second terminal. In the process, the automatic selection of the operator networks can be realized, the network communication between the optimal operator networks is realized, and the communication quality can be ensured.

The technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, a flowchart of an embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method provided for the embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps:

101: and receiving a negotiation request sent by the first terminal.

The negotiation request is sent when the first terminal receives the communication request and comprises an initial communication number input to the first terminal.

The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to a negotiation server.

Optionally, the negotiation request may include network related information of different operator networks with which the first terminal is registered.

The first terminal and the second terminal are both terminals equipped with an eSIM card, the eSIM card may include network related information downloaded from different operator networks when a user registers in the different operator networks, and the network related information may include a communication number. For example, the network-related information may exist in the form of Profile data, which is data stored for each account; when a user registers in any carrier network, Profile data corresponding to that carrier network may be downloaded from the user.

The first terminal is a communication terminal of a communication initiator, and the second terminal is a communication terminal of a communication receiver. The communication terminal can be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer and a smart watch. Any one of the mobile terminals may be either a communication initiator or a communication receiver. The first terminal may initiate a communication request to the second terminal, where the communication request may be a call request or a short message transmission request. When the first terminal sends a communication request to the second terminal, a negotiation request can be generated. The communication request includes an initial communication number of the second terminal. The negotiation request may be generated based on the initial communication number.

Optionally, the negotiation server may further send a network related information obtaining request to the first terminal, so as to obtain the network related information of different operator networks registered with the first terminal, where the network related information is sent by the first terminal.

Optionally, the initial communication number may refer to a communication number of the second terminal, which is provided when the user requests communication with the second terminal by using the first terminal. The initial communication number may be input by the user before the user triggers the generation of the communication request, or may be pre-stored in the first terminal by the user.

Alternatively, a communication request control may be provided in the first terminal, and when the user triggers the communication request control, the communication request may be correspondingly generated. Taking the first terminal as an example of a smart watch, a call request control may be provided in a display interface of the smart watch, and after a user inputs a communication number of another smart terminal in the smart watch, the user triggers the corresponding call request control, so that the smart watch may generate a call request.

Optionally, after detecting that the user triggers the communication request, the first terminal may generate a negotiation request according to the communication request, and send the negotiation request to the negotiation server. The communication request may include an initial communication number of the second terminal, so that the negotiation server specifies the second terminal that needs to perform negotiation, and may perform communication negotiation with respect to the first terminal and the second terminal.

102: and determining a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number.

When receiving a negotiation request received by a first terminal, a negotiation server can only explicitly send the first terminal of a communication request from the negotiation request, but cannot explicitly determine a second terminal to be communicated, and therefore, the second terminal which needs to be negotiated needs to be explicitly determined according to the initial communication number.

Network-related information of a plurality of operator networks may be included in the eSIM cards of different terminals, and the network-related information may include a communication number, so that a corresponding second terminal may be found using the initial communication number.

103: and determining a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet an optimal rule according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal.

The first terminal and the second terminal may both register network related information of different operator networks, and the network related information may include network signal strength information and/or network tariff information.

Optionally, the first operating network corresponding to the first terminal and the second operating network corresponding to the second terminal that satisfy the optimization rule may refer to determining, according to the network-related information, the first operating network and the second operating network whose network operating conditions are relatively optimal.

104: and informing the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

Alternatively, the first terminal and the second terminal may communicate with each other by using a communication number of any one of the carrier networks in the eSIM card. After determining the first operator network of the first terminal, the first terminal may switch to the first operator network; after determining the second operator network of the second terminal, the second terminal may switch to the second operator network. When the first terminal and the second terminal carry out operator network switching, the operator network switching is automatic, manual switching by a user is not needed, and the switching efficiency can be improved.

After the first terminal and the second terminal are respectively switched to the corresponding operator networks, the first terminal and the second terminal can communicate by using the communication numbers of the switched operator networks, and in the communication process, the first terminal can automatically send a network connection request containing the target communication number of the second operator network of the second terminal so as to establish communication connection. In the communication process, the first operator network used by the first terminal and the second operator network used by the second terminal are operator networks meeting the optimal rule, so that the optimal communication effect can be achieved, and the communication quality is guaranteed.

In the embodiment of the invention, a negotiation mechanism is introduced, a negotiation server is mainly used for negotiating different operator networks registered by a first terminal and a second terminal according to a negotiation request sent by the first terminal, and a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet an optimal rule are determined to communicate through a communication number of the first operator network and a target communication number of the second operator network, so that the purpose of using the optimal communication network for communication can be achieved, and the communication quality is guaranteed.

In addition, because the first terminal is automatically switched to the first operator network and the second terminal is automatically switched to the second operator network, automatic switching can be realized, manual switching is not needed any more, and switching efficiency can be further improved.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for eSIM card network communication according to another embodiment of the present invention, where the method may include:

201: and receiving a negotiation request sent by the first terminal.

The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to a negotiation server.

202: and determining a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number.

203: and requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

The second terminal may be registered in a different operator network, and the eSIM card of the second terminal may include network-related information of the different operator network. After determining the second terminal using the initial communication number, the negotiation server may request the second terminal to acquire network information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal. The network information of the second terminal may include network signal strength information and network tariff information corresponding to a network operator.

Other steps in the embodiment of the present invention are the same as the step operations in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, and are not described herein again.

204: and determining a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet the optimal rule according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal.

205: and informing the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, by introducing a negotiation mechanism, network related information of different operator networks registered by a first terminal and network related information of different operator networks registered by a second terminal are obtained, and further the first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and the second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet the optimal rule can be determined according to the network related information of the first terminal and the network related information of the second terminal, so that an optimal group of communication networks of the two terminals can be obtained and switched, the optimal communication between the first terminal and the second terminal is realized, and the communication effect is ensured.

In some embodiments, the requesting to obtain network-related information of the different operator networks registered by the second terminal may include:

judging whether the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal or not;

Optionally, the determining whether the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal may be determining whether the second terminal is registered in a negotiation server. If the second terminal is registered in the negotiation server, the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal; and if the second terminal is not registered in the negotiation server, the second terminal is a non-allowed negotiation terminal.

Optionally, when it is determined that the second terminal is a non-negotiation-allowed terminal, sending information on whether negotiation is allowed or not to the second terminal to prompt a user to perform negotiation registration, and further requesting to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

Optionally, when the second terminal determines that the negotiation terminal is not allowed, the first terminal may communicate with the second terminal using the communication number of any network operator based on the initial communication number in the negotiation request.

Optionally, when the second terminal is determined as a non-negotiation-allowed terminal, the negotiation server may further determine that a third operator network of the first terminal meets the optimal rule, and communicate with the second terminal by using a communication number in the third operator network based on the initial communication number in the negotiation request.

In the embodiment of the invention, the second terminal may not be capable of carrying out network negotiation, and whether the second terminal allows the terminal of the negotiation or not can be judged in advance in order to ensure the normal operation of the network negotiation, and the negotiation can be started only when the second terminal allows the terminal of the negotiation, so that the negotiation operation can be avoided being executed when the second terminal does not allow the negotiation, unnecessary negotiation operation can be reduced, and the communication efficiency is improved.

and determining the currently activated communication number of the second terminal.

The eSIM card of the second terminal can activate only one carrier network under normal conditions, and the activated carrier network can correspond to one activated communication number. When the second terminal is determined, the operator network activated in the second terminal, i.e. the active communication number, is determined.

The negotiation server may communicate with the second terminal using the active communication number before the second terminal performs the operator network handover. And then, the activated communication number may be used to request to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, the operator network currently used by the second terminal can correspond to one communication number, the normally used current operator network refers to the currently activated operator network, and the negotiation server can communicate with the second terminal through the activated communication number so as to acquire the network related information of different operator networks of the second terminal, thereby ensuring that the network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal can be acquired in time.

As an embodiment, the requesting, by using the activation communication number, to acquire network-related information of a different operator network registered by the second terminal may include:

Optionally, the communication mode between the negotiation server and the second terminal may include multiple modes, and when the second terminal starts the data communication mode, data communication may be performed; and when the second terminal does not start the data communication mode, short message communication can be carried out. And because the data transmission of the data communication mode is faster, whether the data communication can be carried out with the second terminal can be judged firstly, so that the network related information of the second terminal can be acquired quickly. However, the second terminal may not start data communication, and therefore, in order to ensure that the negotiation server obtains the network related information of the second terminal in time, the network related information registered by the second terminal may be obtained in a short message communication manner.

In the embodiment of the invention, the negotiation server can acquire different operator networks of the second terminal in a data communication mode and a short message communication mode, can quickly acquire the network related information of the second terminal in the data communication mode, or can acquire the network related information registered by the second terminal in the short message communication mode, and the communication stability is higher.

In some embodiments, the network-related information may include: network signal strength information and/or network communication tariff information; the determining, according to the network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal, that meets an optimal rule, where a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal may include:

The signal strength can be used to measure whether the signal of one operator network is stable, and under the condition of different operator networks, the signal strength corresponding to different operator networks can be obtained.

Alternatively, a corresponding preset strength may be set for the network signal strength, for example, the preset strength may be 10asu (independent signal unit). The operator network with higher signal strength can be determined by comparing the network signal strength of the different operator networks with the preset strength.

Optionally, a corresponding preset condition may be set for the network communication tariff information, for example, the preset condition may be that the per minute call tariff is less than 0.3 yuan. When the network communication charge meets the preset condition, the operator network with lower charge condition can be determined.

Optionally, signals of operator networks meeting the preset strength of signal strength in different operator networks of the first terminal and the second terminal may include a plurality of signals, and therefore, when it is determined that the plurality of operator networks meeting the preset strength in the first terminal and the second terminal are determined, the plurality of operator networks may be sorted according to communication tariffs, and any operator network with the lowest communication tariff is selected from the plurality of operator networks.

Alternatively, the communication requester usually generates a network communication tariff, and the communication receiver usually generates no communication tariff, so that only the network communication tariff in the first terminal may be determined. The operator networks with network signal strength meeting the preset strength in different operator networks in the first terminal may include a plurality of operator networks, and further, the different network communication signal strengths in the first terminal may be sorted according to the signal strength, and any operator network with the lowest communication charge is selected from the sorted operator networks.

In the embodiment of the invention, the network signal strength and/or the network communication charge can be used as a judgment rule, and when the signal strength is used as an optimal judgment rule, the first operator network and the second operator network which have the most stable communication can be obtained, so that the most stable communication effect can be realized; when the network communication charge is the most judged optimal rule, the first operator network and the second operator network with the lowest communication charge can be obtained, and the communication effect with the lowest communication charge can be realized; when the two are simultaneously used as the optimal rule of judgment, the effects of ensuring better communication effect and lower communication charge can be obtained, and the bidirectional optimal communication effect can be achieved.

In some embodiments, the notifying the first terminal of the request to communicate with the second terminal using the target communication number corresponding to the first carrier network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second carrier network of the second terminal may include:

Optionally, when the first terminal and the second terminal switch the first operating network and the second operating network, respectively, it may be determined whether the switching is successful, so as to avoid generating a meaningless communication request.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the first terminal is switched to the first operator network and the second terminal is switched to the second operator network, whether the first terminal and the second terminal are successfully switched can be judged in advance, and the communication between the first terminal and the second terminal is executed only when the switching is successful, so that the meaningless communication connection can be avoided, and the waste of communication resources is reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, a flow of another embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention is mainly applied to a first terminal, and the method may include the following steps:

301: a communication request is received.

Wherein the communication request includes an initial communication number input to the first terminal.

The communication request is generated when the first terminal receives the initial communication number triggered and input by the user.

302: and sending a negotiation request to a negotiation server.

Wherein the negotiation request includes the initial communication number.

Optionally, the first terminal may further receive a network related information acquisition request sent by a negotiation server, and send network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal to the negotiation server.

303: and receiving a notification request sent by the negotiation server.

The notification request is sent by the negotiation server after determining that the first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and the second operator network corresponding to the second terminal meet the optimal rule according to the network related information of the different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal.

Alternatively, a negotiation service program may be set in the first terminal to implement functions of sending a negotiation request, receiving a notification request, and the like.

Optionally, an eSIM management program may be set in the first terminal to implement a handover operation of an operator network.

Optionally, a negotiation service program and an eSIM management program may be installed in any one of the terminals, such as the first terminal and the second terminal, so as to implement communication of the optimal carrier network through the negotiation mechanism.

304: and requesting to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, the first terminal can acquire the first operator network and the second operator network which are sent by the negotiation server and meet the optimal rule according to the sent first negotiation request, and realize optimal network communication based on the communication number of the first operator network and the target communication number of the second operator network, so that the purpose of optimal communication effect can be achieved while the first terminal is automatically switched to the target operator network.

As shown in fig. 4, a signaling diagram of an embodiment of an eSIM card network communication method provided in the embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps:

401: the first terminal sends a negotiation request to a negotiation server.

402: and the negotiation server determines a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number.

403: the negotiation server determines whether the second terminal is a terminal allowing negotiation, if yes, step 404 is executed, and if no, step 411 is executed.

404: and determining the currently activated communication number of the second terminal.

405: and judging whether to establish data communication connection with the second terminal or not through the activated communication number, if so, executing step 406, and otherwise, executing step 407.

406: and if so, requesting to acquire the network related information of the different operator networks registered by the second terminal in a data communication mode.

407: and if not, requesting to acquire the network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal in a short message communication mode.

408: and the negotiation server determines a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet the optimal rule according to the network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal.

409: and the negotiation server respectively informs the first terminal of switching to the first operation network and the second terminal of switching to the second operation network.

410: and if the first terminal and the second terminal are both successfully switched, informing the first terminal of using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network to request to communicate with the second terminal based on the target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

411: and informing the first terminal to use a communication number corresponding to any operator network based on the initial communication number to request for communication with the second terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, the automatic switching work of the operator networks of the first terminal and the second terminal can be accurately executed through the negotiation operation of the negotiation server, so that the first terminal and the second terminal can communicate by using the operator networks which accord with the optimal rules, and higher communication effect can be obtained.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an eSIM card network communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may include the following modules:

a first receiving module 501, configured to receive a negotiation request sent by a first terminal.

The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to a negotiation server.

Optionally, the negotiation server may further send a network related information obtaining request to the first terminal, so as to obtain, by using the receiving module, the network related information of different operator networks registered with the first terminal, where the network related information is sent by the first terminal.

Optionally, the initial communication number may be a communication number of the second terminal, which is sent when the user uses the first terminal to request communication with the second terminal. The initial communication number may be input by the user before the user triggers the generation of the communication request or may be pre-stored by the user.

Alternatively, a communication request control may be provided in the first terminal, and when the user triggers the communication request control, the communication request may be correspondingly generated. Taking the first terminal as an example of a smart watch, a call request control may be provided in a display interface of the smart watch, and after a user inputs a communication number of another smart terminal, the user triggers the corresponding call request control, so that the smart watch may generate a call request.

A first determining module 502, configured to determine a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number.

A second determining module 503, configured to determine, according to network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal respectively, a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal that meet an optimal rule.

The first terminal and the second terminal may both register network related information of different operator networks, and the network related information may include a communication number, network signal strength information, and/or network tariff information.

A first notification module 504, configured to notify the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using a communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on a target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

After the first terminal and the second terminal are respectively switched to the corresponding operator networks, the first terminal and the second terminal can respectively use the communication numbers of the switched operator networks for communication, and in the communication process, the first terminal and the second terminal automatically establish communication connection. In the communication process, the first operator network used by the first terminal and the second operator network used by the second terminal are operator networks meeting the optimal rule, so that the optimal communication effect can be achieved, and the communication quality is guaranteed.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of an eSIM card network communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the apparatus may include the following modules:

a first receiving module 601, configured to receive a negotiation request sent by a first terminal.

A first determining module 602, configured to determine a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number;

a first request module 603, configured to request to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

Other steps in the embodiment of the present invention are the same as the functions of the modules in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, and are not described herein again.

A second determining module 604, configured to determine, according to network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal, a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal that meet an optimal rule;

a first notification module 605, configured to notify the first terminal to request to communicate with the second terminal by using a communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on a target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, by introducing a negotiation mechanism, network related information of different operator networks registered by a first terminal and network related information of different operator networks registered by a second terminal are obtained, and then the first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and the second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet the optimal rule can be determined according to the network related information of the first terminal and the network related information of the second terminal, so that an optimal group of communication networks of the two terminals can be obtained and switched, the communication between the first terminal and the second terminal is realized, and the optimal communication effect is realized.

In some embodiments, the first request module may include:

Optionally, the first determining module may be specifically configured to determine whether the second terminal is registered in the negotiation server. If the second terminal is registered in the negotiation server, the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal; and if the second terminal is not registered in the negotiation server, the second terminal is a non-allowed negotiation terminal.

Optionally, when determining that the second terminal does not allow the negotiation of the terminal, the first determining unit may further send information on whether to allow the negotiation to the second terminal, so as to prompt the user to perform negotiation registration, and further request to acquire network related information of different operator networks registered by the second terminal.

Optionally, when the second terminal determines that the negotiation terminal is not allowed, the first notification module may notify that the first terminal may use a communication number of any one of the network operators to communicate with the second terminal based on the initial communication number in the negotiation request.

Optionally, when the second terminal is determined as a non-negotiation-allowed terminal, the second determining module may further determine that a third carrier network of the first terminal meets the optimization rule, and the notifying module may notify the first terminal to communicate with the second terminal by using a communication number in the third carrier network based on the initial communication number in the negotiation request.

In the embodiment of the invention, if the second terminal can not carry out network negotiation, whether the second terminal allows the terminal of negotiation or not can be judged in advance in order to ensure the normal operation of the network negotiation, and the negotiation can be started only when the second terminal allows the terminal of negotiation, so that the negotiation operation can be avoided when the second terminal does not allow the negotiation, unnecessary negotiation operation can be reduced, and the communication efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, the first request module may include:

and the first determining unit is used for determining the currently activated communication number of the second terminal.

As an embodiment, the first request unit may include:

In the embodiment of the invention, the negotiation server can acquire different operator networks of the second terminal in a data communication mode and a short message communication mode, can quickly acquire the network related information of the second terminal in the data communication mode, or can acquire the network related information registered by the second terminal in the short message communication mode, and the mode has higher stability.

In some embodiments, the network-related information may include: network signal strength information and/or network communication tariff information; the second determining module may include:

The signal strength may be used to measure whether a signal of one operator network is stable, and in the case of different operator networks, the signal strength of the corresponding operator network may be obtained.

In some embodiments, the first notification module may include:

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a terminal provided with an eSIM card according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may include the following modules:

a second receiving module 701, configured to receive a communication request.

A first sending module 702, configured to send a negotiation request to a negotiation server.

Wherein the negotiation request includes the initial communication number.

A third receiving module 703 is configured to receive a notification request sent by the negotiation server.

The notification request is sent by the negotiation server after determining that the first operator network corresponding to the home terminal and the second operator network corresponding to the second terminal meet the optimal rule according to the network related information of the different operator networks respectively registered by the home terminal and the second terminal.

Optionally, the terminal is a smart watch, a mobile phone or a tablet computer.

A second requesting module 704, configured to request to communicate with the second terminal by using the communication number corresponding to the first operator network based on a target communication number corresponding to the second operator network of the second terminal.

In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer readable media does not include non-transitory computer readable media (transient media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

As used in the specification and in the claims, certain terms are used to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. This specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to. "substantially" means within an acceptable error range, and a person skilled in the art can solve the technical problem within a certain error range to substantially achieve the technical effect. Furthermore, the term "coupled" is intended to encompass any direct or indirect electrical coupling. Thus, if a first device couples to a second device, that connection may be through a direct electrical coupling or through an indirect electrical coupling via other devices and couplings. The following description is of the preferred embodiment for carrying out the invention, and is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and not for the purpose of limiting the scope of the invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a commodity or system that includes the element

The foregoing description shows and describes several preferred embodiments of the invention, but as aforementioned, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the forms disclosed herein, but is not to be construed as excluding other embodiments and is capable of use in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein, commensurate with the above teachings, or the skill or knowledge of the relevant art. And that modifications and variations may be effected by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An eSIM card network communication method, applied to a negotiation server, comprising:

determining a second terminal corresponding to the initial communication number; determining a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal which meet an optimal rule according to network related information of different operator networks respectively registered by the first terminal and the second terminal;

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the negotiation request includes network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal;

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the requesting to obtain network-related information of a different operator network with which the second terminal is registered comprises:

judging whether the second terminal is a negotiation-allowed terminal or not;

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the requesting to obtain network-related information of a different operator network with which the second terminal is registered comprises:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the network-related information comprises: network signal strength information and/or network communication tariff information; determining, according to the network related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal and the second terminal, that a first operator network corresponding to the first terminal and a second operator network corresponding to the second terminal satisfy an optimal rule, where the determining includes:

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the notifying the first terminal to request communication with the second terminal using a target communication number corresponding to the first carrier network based on the target communication number corresponding to the second carrier network for the second terminal comprises:

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the requesting, by using the active communication number, network-related information of a different operator network to which the second terminal is registered comprises:

8. An eSIM card network communication apparatus, comprising:

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the negotiation request comprises network-related information of different operator networks registered by the first terminal;

the device further comprises:

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first request module comprises:

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first request module comprises:

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the network-related information comprises: network signal strength information and/or network communication tariff information; the second determining module includes:

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first notification module comprises:

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first request unit comprises:

15. A terminal provided with an eSIM card, comprising:

the first sending module is used for sending a negotiation request to a negotiation server; wherein the negotiation request includes the initial communication number; the initial communication number corresponds to a second terminal;

16. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the terminal is a smart watch or a mobile phone or a tablet computer.