CN107484213B

CN107484213B - Network switching method based on ESIM card, intelligent terminal and server

Info

Publication number: CN107484213B
Application number: CN201710741960.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尹左水; 荆东华
Original assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Goertek Techology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-08-25
Filing date: 2017-08-25
Publication date: 2021-03-02
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-25
Also published as: CN107484213A

Abstract

The invention discloses a network switching method based on an ESIM card, an intelligent terminal and a server, wherein the method comprises the following steps: determining route information; determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information; determining a target operator network which meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area; and when detecting that the network reaches any service area, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area. The embodiment of the invention improves the convenience and accuracy of network switching of operators.

Description

Network switching method based on ESIM card, intelligent terminal and server

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a network switching method based on an ESIM card, an intelligent terminal and a server.

Background

An ESIM (Embedded Subscriber identity Module) card is a new SIM card directly Embedded in an intelligent terminal, and is no longer added to the intelligent terminal as an independent removable component. Only one ESIM card is installed in one intelligent terminal, and the intelligent terminal can be signed with multiple operator networks to use the operator networks provided by the multiple operators.

In the prior art, a user switches between subscribed operator networks in combination with actual needs of the user, the manual switching mode is inconvenient to operate, and in practical application, the user may carry an intelligent terminal to reach different service areas, for example, during a user's trip, because network signals and tariff conditions of the operator networks in different service areas are different, frequent switching is required and network switching is performed depending on personal experience of the user, communication quality may be affected, and therefore, the manual switching mode is also inaccurate.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a network switching method based on an ESIM card, an intelligent terminal and a server, which are mainly used for solving the technical problems in the prior art that the operation of manually switching an operator network is inconvenient and the switching result is inaccurate.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a first aspect of the present invention provides an ESIM card-based network switching method, where the method includes:

determining route information;

determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information;

determining a target operator network which meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area;

and when detecting that the network reaches any service area, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area.

Preferably, the determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information includes:

sending the route information to a server;

and determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information returned by the service end.

Preferably, the determining a target operator network corresponding to each service area and satisfying the optimal rule includes:

determining a target operator network meeting an optimal rule from the operator networks covered by each service area;

or, determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule from the signed operator networks providing the roaming service in each service area.

Preferably, after determining the target operator network corresponding to each service area and satisfying the optimal rule, the method further includes:

judging whether the target operator network is a signed operator network or not;

if not, prompting the user to sign a contract with the target operator network.

Preferably, when the detection reaches any service area, the switching to the target operator network corresponding to the any service area includes:

when any service area is detected to be reached, acquiring the current network information of a target operator network corresponding to the any service area;

judging whether the current network information is consistent with the predetermined network information of the target operator network;

if the service areas are consistent with each other, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area;

and if the service areas are inconsistent, according to the operator network covered by any service area, re-determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule in any service area, and switching to the re-determined target operator network.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a network switching method based on an ESIM card, where the method includes:

receiving route information sent by an intelligent terminal;

determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information based on the route information; determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule for each service area;

and sending the target operator network which is corresponding to each service area in the route information and meets the optimal rule to the intelligent terminal.

Preferably, the determining, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies the optimal rule comprises:

for each service area, selecting a target operator network meeting optimal rules from operator networks covered by the service area;

or, for each service area, selecting a target operator network satisfying an optimal rule from contracted operator networks providing roaming service for the service area.

Preferably, after determining, for each service area, a target operator network satisfying the optimal rule, the method further comprises:

judging whether the target operator network is an operator network signed by the intelligent terminal;

and if not, sending the signing prompt information of the target operator network to an intelligent terminal so that the intelligent terminal prompts a user to sign with the target operator network.

A third aspect of the present invention provides an intelligent terminal, including a processor, and a memory and an ESIM card component respectively connected to the processor;

the memory stores one or more computer instructions, wherein the one or more computer instructions are for the processor to invoke execution;

the processor, when executing the one or more computer instructions, implements the ESIM card-based network switching method of any one of claims 1 to 5.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a server, including a processor, and a memory and an ESIM card component respectively connected to the processor;

the processor, when executing the one or more computer instructions, implements the ESIM card-based network switching method of any one of claims 6 to 8.

In the embodiment of the invention, the intelligent terminal can determine at least one service area corresponding to the route information based on the determined route information, and determine the target operator network which meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area, so that when the intelligent terminal reaches any service area, the intelligent terminal is switched to the corresponding target operator network based on the switching information of any service area. By determining the optimal target operator network corresponding to each service area in advance, when the intelligent terminal arrives at the service area, the optimal target operator network is directly switched to, so that the optimal operator network service can be provided for the user while the convenient switching is achieved, the switching accuracy is improved, and the user experience is improved.

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 a network switching method based on an ESIM card according to an embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a network switching method based on an ESIM card according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an intelligent terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a server according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a network switching apparatus based on an ESIM card according to the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a network switching apparatus based on 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 the intelligent terminal provided with the ESIM card and mainly used for solving the problems that the traditional ESIM card intelligent terminal can only be manually switched and cannot achieve a better switching effect during switching.

In the prior art, a smart terminal refers to a smart device having functions of communication, calculation, and the like, and may be, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet, a smart watch, and the like. The intelligent terminal can be provided with an ESIM card which is an embedded SIM card, the SIM card provided by an operator is not required to be installed any more, and when a user signs a contract with any operator, a profile file of the corresponding ESIM card is downloaded from the operator and can be used. One ESIM card may contract with multiple operators to use the operator networks provided by the contracted operators. When a user signs up with an operator, the operator can provide only a service area of a signed place in many cases. When the user leaves the service area of the subscription place with the intelligent terminal, the network can be switched to the operator network provided by the destination operator, and the switching is usually manual switching.

Meanwhile, the inventor finds that when a user carries an intelligent terminal to reach different service areas, network signals and tariff conditions of operator networks in the different service areas are different, and the user needs to switch according to personal experience in a trip process, but the operator networks manually switched by the user have the conditions of poor signal quality and high tariff, so that the communication effect is poor, the accuracy of manual switching is not high, and the user brings inconvenience to the user during switching. Therefore, the inventors have made a series of studies and have proposed a technical solution of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the invention, the route information is determined in advance by the user by using the intelligent terminal, and the corresponding at least one service area can be determined according to the route information so as to determine the optimal target operator network corresponding to each service area, so that the intelligent terminal is switched to the corresponding target operator network when reaching the service area, and further, the automatic switching of the target operator network can be realized. The switching of the target operator network can be more accurate while providing the optimal communication effect.

Embodiments 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 a network switching method based on an ESIM card according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps:

101: route information is determined.

The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to an intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal can be an electronic device with a communication function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet, an intelligent watch, a code table, an internet of things device and the like, the intelligent terminal can be provided with an ESIM card, and the ESIM card can contain a network file of an operator network downloaded from the operator when a user registers the operator network. The network file of the operator network may be a Profile file (user Profile) of the ESIM card, account data of the operator network may be stored correspondingly, and when the user signs up with any operator, the ESIM card may download the corresponding Profile file from the operator.

The intelligent terminal may determine route information input by a user. The route information can be determined by a user in an application program installed in the intelligent terminal through manual input or a map clicking mode; the destination may also be manually input into the application program by the user, and specifically, when the user inputs each destination, the application program in the intelligent terminal may determine the destination. The route information may also be entered by the user in such a way that each destination is triggered individually on the map. The route information may also be generated by the server according to a preset route selection policy after the user clicks the start place and the end place on the map. The preset route selection policy may refer to a preset number of destinations selected by ranking cities between the starting place and the ending place according to popularity. Alternatively, the preset number may be a number of destinations previously input by the user.

102: determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information.

The route information may include at least one destination, and an operator of each destination may have a corresponding service area, so that at least one service area corresponding to the route information may be determined. There may be multiple operator networks provided in each service area, and the signal strength and tariff information of different operator networks are different.

When the intelligent terminal receives the route information input by the user, the route information can be sent to the corresponding server. The route information may specifically be a travel route constituted by at least one destination. The server side can receive the route information sent by the intelligent terminal, and determines at least one corresponding service area through at least one destination contained in the route information.

103: and determining the target operator network which meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area.

The intelligent terminal can determine the target operator network which meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area. Each service area may correspond to an operator network provided by a plurality of operators, and signals and tariff information of different operator networks are different. The target operator network may refer to an operator network that is selected from operator networks of one service area to satisfy the optimization rule.

Therefore, as a possible implementation, the determining of the target operator network satisfying the optimal rule may refer to determining the target operator network with the strongest network signal strength. As another possible implementation, the determining the target operator network that satisfies the optimization rule may refer to determining the target operator network with the lowest tariff information.

As another possible implementation manner, the determining of the target operator network that meets the optimal rule may be determining a plurality of operator networks whose signal strengths meet a preset strength, sorting the plurality of operator networks that meet the preset strength according to tariffs, and selecting the target operator network with the lowest tariff from the plurality of operator networks.

As another possible implementation manner, the determining of the target operator network that satisfies the optimal rule may refer to sorting the operator networks in the service area according to a sequence from low to high in tariff, and then selecting the target operator network with high signal strength from a preset number of operator networks with higher ranking. The preset number may be a preset number smaller than the number of operators of the service area.

Optionally, the target operator network may correspond to corresponding network information, and the network information of the operator network may include an operator code number, which may be used to uniquely identify the operator network of the service area, for example, the operator code number of Tianjin Mobile may be 46000, and the operator code number of U.S. T-Mobile (telecom telephone operator) may be 31016. Each service area may correspond to a corresponding region tag, the region tag may include a country code, a region location code, and the like, and the region tag may be used to distinguish each service area, that is, the region tag corresponds to the service area one to one. The region labels of each service area can be associated with the corresponding target operators one by one, so that the switching is convenient.

104: and when detecting that the network reaches any service area, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area.

Optionally, when the user carries the intelligent terminal to move to any service area, the location information of the intelligent terminal may be obtained through a Positioning System such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) and a beidou, and the geographical label of any service area may be determined through the location information. The region label can acquire the operator network covered by the corresponding service area, and then selects the corresponding network of the target operator network which is corresponding to any service area and meets the optimal rule, which is determined in advance, from the operator network, so as to switch to the corresponding target operator network.

Optionally, when reaching any service area, the intelligent terminal may output a switching prompt message to prompt the user to switch the service area. The switching prompt message can be output by the intelligent terminal when the intelligent terminal detects that the intelligent terminal reaches any service area. The switching prompt message may also be sent to the intelligent terminal by the server, specifically, when the intelligent terminal arrives at any service area, the arrival message may be sent to the server by using a network provided by a currently connected operator network, and after receiving the arrival message, the server may send the switching prompt message to the intelligent terminal.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the intelligent terminal sends the route information to the server, the intelligent terminal can receive the switching prompt corresponding to each service area sent by the server, and when the intelligent terminal reaches any service area, the intelligent terminal is switched to the corresponding target operator network according to the switching information. When the user carries the intelligent terminal to move, the user can move to any service area and can switch to a target operator network, so that automatic switching of the intelligent terminal is realized, and accurate switching can be realized due to the existence of switching information.

As one embodiment, the determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information includes:

sending the route information to a server;

The server may determine at least one corresponding destination in the route information according to the route information, and an operator of each destination may provide a corresponding service area, and further the server may determine the at least one corresponding service area according to the route information.

In the embodiment of the invention, the server determines at least one service area corresponding to the route information, so that the processing pressure of the intelligent terminal can be reduced, the processing efficiency can be improved, and the switching accuracy can be further improved.

As an embodiment, the determining a target operator network corresponding to each service area and satisfying the optimal rule includes:

Alternatively, each service area may be covered with multiple operator networks, the network signal strength and the tariff information of different operator networks are different, and the intelligent terminal may select an optimal operator network with the strongest network signal strength or the lowest tariff information from the different operator networks based on a "recommendation policy". The intelligent terminal can also simultaneously consider the network signal intensity and the charge information, specifically can determine that a plurality of operator networks meeting the preset intensity are sequenced according to charges, and selects the operator network with the lowest charge as the target operator network; or sorting the operator networks covered by the service area according to the sequence of the charges from low to high, and selecting the operator network with high signal strength as the target operator network.

Optionally, when the target operator network meeting the optimal rule is determined for the service area, an operator supporting roaming may be selected from operator networks subscribed to the intelligent terminal based on a "roaming policy", and the target operator network meeting the optimal rule is determined from the operator networks.

Optionally, the method may further include:

if no signed operator network providing roaming service in the service area exists;

selecting a target operator network satisfying an optimal rule from operator networks covered by the service area.

In a service area corresponding to an operator network to which a user has signed up, when the operator network in use reaches any service area, the any service area may not support a roaming agreement, which results in a situation that the user has no operator network in the any service area and no network is used. When the optimal target operator network determined by the roaming policy belongs to a condition that roaming in the service area is not supported, the target operator network meeting the optimal rule can be further selected based on the recommended policy, so that corresponding target operator networks are ensured to correspond to all service areas, and effective switching is realized.

In the embodiment of the invention, at least one service area corresponding to the route information is determined, so that a target operator network which meets the optimal rule and is selected from operator networks covered by each service area can be determined, the optimal operator network can be determined through a 'recommendation strategy', and when the network is optimal, the optimal communication effect can be obtained. Or, by selecting a target operator network meeting the optimal rule from operator networks which have signed with the intelligent terminal and provide roaming service, the method can provide simple network switching service for the intelligent terminal and realize effective switching in order to avoid the user from signing with too many operators. And then when the intelligent terminal reaches the service area, switching to the target operator network according to the switching information, wherein the switching does not need manual switching of a user, operation steps are saved, the switching result is accurate, and the network switching effect can be improved.

As another embodiment, after determining the target operator network corresponding to each service area and satisfying the optimal rule, the method further includes:

if not, prompting the user to sign a contract with the target operator network.

Optionally, the intelligent terminal may obtain network information of an operator network to which the intelligent terminal has signed, so as to match the network information of the target operator network with the obtained network information of the target operator network to which the intelligent terminal has signed, and when the matching is successful, it may be determined that the target operator network is the operator network to which the intelligent terminal has signed.

Optionally, after the subscription prompt information of the target operator network is sent to the intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal may determine whether the subscription information triggered by the user is received, and when the subscription information triggered by the user is received within a preset time threshold, may determine that the subscription between the intelligent terminal and the target operator is successful. When the subscription information is not received even after the preset time threshold is exceeded, it may be determined that the subscription with the target operator is unsuccessful.

Optionally, if the intelligent terminal fails to sign with the target operator network, the step of determining the route information may be returned to regenerate the target operator network, so as to regenerate the sign prompting information.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the switching information corresponding to the service area is generated based on the target operator network, whether the intelligent terminal successfully signs a contract with the target operator is judged in advance, and when the contract is successful, the switching information corresponding to the service area is generated, so that the intelligent terminal can be switched to the target operator network based on the switching information of the intelligent terminal. And then the target operator network and the intelligent terminal can be ensured to be in a signing state, so that effective switching can be realized, and the switching effectiveness can be improved.

As another embodiment, the detecting that the target carrier network corresponding to any service area is switched to when the target carrier network reaches any service area may include:

Optionally, the region tags in the multiple pieces of handover information may be respectively matched with the region tags acquired by the GPS system, so as to determine the network information corresponding to the current service area.

The network information of the operator network refers to information that can be used to identify the target operator, and for example, the network information may include a network code of the operator network. The network information of the operator network corresponding to each service area may also be associated with a zone label of a destination of the network service provided by the operator network. When the intelligent terminal is located in the service area, all operator networks covered in the service area can be acquired, and all the operator networks contain corresponding operator network information. Therefore, the network information of the target operator network can be matched with the network information of all the operator networks in the service area based on the known current network information of the target operator network, and the target operator network needing to be switched in the service area can be further determined.

Optionally, after the target operator network is determined, the network signal strength and the tariff information of the operator network may be obtained, the network signal strength and the tariff information, which may correspond to the target operator network in the handover information, may be compared based on the network signal strength and the tariff information of the target operator network in the service area that needs to be handed over and the target operator network in the handover information, and when the network signal strength and the tariff information of the two are the same, it is determined that the service area of the target operator network in the handover information is consistent with any one of the service areas.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the intelligent terminal moves to any service area, the network information of all operator networks corresponding to the area can be determined in advance. And then, pre-judgment can be carried out based on the network information of all the operator networks and the current network information of the target operator, so that the target operator network which is actually switched can be ensured to accord with the preset network condition of the target operator network, and the switching accuracy is ensured.

In some embodiments, before the determining that the current network information is consistent with the predetermined network information of the target operator network and switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area, the method may further include:

and when detecting that the ESIM card downloads the network document of the target operator network, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area.

When the intelligent terminal signs a contract with the target operator in the switching information, the network document of the target operator network can be downloaded, and the target operator network can be used after the network document is downloaded. Therefore, when it is determined that the current network information is consistent with the predetermined network information of the target operator network and the network document of the target operator network is downloaded in the intelligent terminal, the network can be switched to the target operator network corresponding to any service area.

In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise:

when the current network information is inconsistent with the predetermined network information of the target operator network, judging whether any operator network is connected currently;

if yes, the operator network covering any service area is sent to the service end by using any operator network, so that a target operator network meeting the optimal rule in any service area is re-determined, and when any service area is reached, the operator network is switched to the re-determined target operator network.

If the intelligent terminal can not perform network communication when the network of the operator is not connected in any service area, prompt information can be output to prompt a user that the network of the operator is not connected currently.

Optionally, after the outputting the prompt message, the method may further include:

and monitoring the operator networks covering any service area in real time, connecting the connectable operator networks when the operator networks capable of being connected with the operator networks are detected to exist, and re-determining the target operator network meeting the optimal rule in the operator networks covering any service area.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the intelligent terminal moves to the target area, the consistency judgment can be carried out on the operator network of the corresponding target area and the target operator network in the switching information, and the switching of the operator network is carried out only when the judgment is consistent, so that the accuracy of the switched target operator is ensured, and the switching accuracy is further improved.

As shown in fig. 2, a flowchart of a further embodiment of a network switching method based on an ESIM card according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided, where the method may include the following steps:

201: and receiving the route information sent by the intelligent terminal.

202: and determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information based on the route information.

203: for each service area, a target operator network satisfying the optimal rules is determined.

204: and sending the target operator network which is corresponding to each service area in the route information and meets the optimal rule to the intelligent terminal.

The server can receive the route information sent by the intelligent terminal. The route information can be determined by a user in an application program installed in the intelligent terminal through manual input or a map clicking mode; the destination may also be manually input into the application program by the user, and specifically, when the user inputs each destination, the application program in the intelligent terminal may determine the destination. The route information may also be entered by the user in such a way that each destination is triggered individually on the map. The route information may also be generated by the server according to a preset route selection policy after the user clicks the start place and the end place on the map. The preset route selection policy may refer to a preset number of destinations selected by ranking cities between the starting place and the ending place according to popularity. Alternatively, the preset number may be a number of destinations previously input by the user.

The server side can receive the route information sent by the intelligent terminal, and determines at least one corresponding service area through at least one destination contained in the route information.

Each service area may correspond to an operator network provided by a plurality of operators, and signals and tariff information of different operator networks are different. The target operator network may refer to an operator network that is selected from operator networks of one service area to satisfy the optimization rule.

Thus, the determination of the target operator network that satisfies the optimization rules may refer to the determination of the target operator network whose network signal strength is strongest. It may also refer to determining the target operator network for which tariff information is lowest. The method can also be characterized in that a plurality of operator networks with signal strength meeting the preset strength are determined, then the operator networks meeting the preset strength are sequenced according to the charge, and a target operator network with the lowest charge is selected from the operator networks. The method may also refer to sorting the operator networks in the service area in a sequence from low to high in tariff, and then selecting a target operator network with high signal strength from a preset number of operator networks with higher ranking. The preset number may be a preset number smaller than the number of operators of the service area.

In the embodiment of the invention, at least one service area corresponding to the route information is determined by receiving the route information sent by the intelligent terminal, namely, each service area of the route along the intelligent terminal is determined. And determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule for each service area, and then determining the switching information of the intelligent terminal in the service area, wherein the intelligent terminal can be switched to the target operator network when reaching the service area. And further, the method can provide the optimal operator network service for the user while achieving convenient switching, and improves the user experience.

As an embodiment, the determining, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies the optimal rule may include:

The server may determine, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies the optimal rules. Optionally, each service area may be covered with multiple operator networks, network signal strengths and tariff information of different operator networks are different, and the service end may select an optimal operator network with the strongest network signal strength or the lowest tariff information from the different operator networks based on a "recommendation policy". That is, the target operator network satisfying the optimization rule may refer to the operator network with the strongest signal strength or the lowest tariff information. The server can also determine a plurality of operator networks meeting the preset intensity to be sequenced according to the charge by considering the network signal intensity and the charge information, and selects the operator network with the lowest charge as the target operator network; or sorting the operator networks covered by the service area according to the sequence of the charges from low to high, and selecting the operator network with high signal strength as the target operator network.

Optionally, the method may further include:

In a service area corresponding to an operator network to which a user has signed up, there may be a case where a roaming agreement is not supported in a certain service area, which may cause a case where the user has no network in the service area. When the roaming policy determines that no network exists, a target operator network meeting the optimal rule can be selected based on the recommended policy, so that all service areas are ensured to correspond to the corresponding target operator network, and effective switching is realized.

In the embodiment of the invention, the server side can determine the optimal operator network through the recommendation strategy, and when the network is optimal, the optimal communication effect can be obtained. Or, by selecting a target operator network meeting the optimal rule from operator networks which have signed with the intelligent terminal and provide roaming service, the method can provide simple network switching service for the intelligent terminal and realize effective switching in order to avoid the user from signing with too many operators. And then when the intelligent terminal reaches the service area, switching to the target operator network according to the switching information, wherein the switching does not need manual switching of a user, operation steps are saved, the switching result is accurate, and the network switching effect can be improved.

As another embodiment, after determining, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies the optimal rule, the method may further include:

Optionally, after sending the subscription prompt information of the target operator network to the intelligent terminal, the method may further include:

judging whether the intelligent terminal successfully signs a contract with the target operator;

and if the intelligent terminal successfully signs with the target operator, controlling the intelligent terminal to output successful signing information.

Optionally, after the subscription prompt information of the target operator network is sent to the intelligent terminal, the server may receive the subscription information sent by the intelligent terminal, and when the subscription information sent by the intelligent terminal is received within a preset time threshold, it may be determined that the subscription between the intelligent terminal and the target operator network is successful. When the subscription information sent by the intelligent terminal is not received even when the preset time threshold is exceeded, it can be judged that the subscription between the intelligent terminal and the target operator is not successful.

Optionally, the service end may obtain network information of an operator network to which the intelligent terminal has signed up. The network information of the target operator network may be matched with the acquired network information of the target operator network signed by the intelligent terminal, and when the matching is successful, it may be determined that the target operator network is the operator network signed by the intelligent terminal.

Optionally, after the subscription prompt information of the target operator network is sent to the intelligent terminal, the subscription information sent by the intelligent terminal may be received, and when the subscription information sent by the intelligent terminal is received within a preset time threshold, it may be determined that the subscription between the intelligent terminal and the target operator is successful. When the subscription information sent by the intelligent terminal is not received even when the preset time threshold is exceeded, it can be judged that the subscription between the intelligent terminal and the target operator is not successful.

Optionally, if the intelligent terminal fails to sign with the target operator network, the step of receiving the route information sent by the intelligent terminal may be returned to regenerate the target operator network, so as to regenerate the sign prompting information.

As shown in fig. 3, a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an intelligent terminal provided in the present invention may include a processor 301, a memory 302, and an ESIM card component 303;

the memory 302 stores one or more computer instructions, wherein the one or more computer instructions are for the processor to call execution;

the processor 301, when executing the one or more computer instructions, implements the ESIM card-based network switching method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the intelligent terminal determines the route information, the target operator network corresponding to each service area can be determined. When the user carries the intelligent terminal to move, the user can move to any service area and can switch to a target operator network, so that automatic switching of the intelligent terminal is realized, and accurate switching can be realized due to the existence of switching information.

As shown in fig. 4, which is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a server according to the present invention, the server may include a processor 401, a memory 402;

the memory 402 stores one or more computer instructions for the processor to invoke execution;

the processor 401, when executing the one or more computer instructions, is configured to implement the ESIM card-based network switching method according to any one of claims 6 to 8.

In the embodiment of the invention, at least one service area corresponding to the route information is determined by receiving the route information sent by the intelligent terminal, namely, each service area of the route along the intelligent terminal is determined. And determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule for each service area, so that the intelligent terminal can be switched to the target operator network when reaching the service area. And further, the method can provide the optimal operator network service for the user while achieving convenient switching, and improves the user experience.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an ESIM card-based network switching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the apparatus may include the following modules:

a route determining module 501, configured to determine route information.

An area determination module 502 for determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information.

When the intelligent terminal receives the route information input by the user, the route information can be sent to the corresponding server. The route information may specifically refer to a travel route constituted by at least one destination. The server side can receive the route information sent by the intelligent terminal, and determines at least one corresponding service area through at least one destination contained in the route information.

A network determining module 503, configured to determine a target operator network that meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area.

A network switching module 504, configured to switch to the target operator network corresponding to any service area when detecting that the target operator network reaches any service area.

As an embodiment, the region determining module may include:

the route sending unit is used for sending route information to the server;

and the area determining unit is used for determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information returned by the service end.

As yet another embodiment, the network determination module may include:

a first determining unit, configured to determine, from the operator networks covered by each service area, a target operator network that meets an optimal rule.

Or, the second determining unit is configured to determine, from the contracted operator networks providing the roaming service in each service area, a target operator network that satisfies the optimal rule.

Optionally, the method may further include:

As yet another embodiment, the apparatus may further include:

a network judgment module, configured to judge whether the target operator network is a contracted operator network; if not, prompting the user to sign a contract with the target operator network.

As another embodiment, the network switching module may include:

an information acquisition unit, configured to acquire current network information of a target operator network corresponding to any one service area when detecting that the target operator network reaches the any one service area;

an information judgment unit, configured to judge whether the current network information is consistent with network information of the predetermined target operator network;

a network switching unit, configured to switch to the target operator network corresponding to any service area if the service areas are consistent with each other;

and if the service areas are inconsistent, according to the operator network covered by any service area, the network updating unit is used for re-determining the target operator network meeting the optimal rule in any service area and switching to the re-determined target operator network.

In some embodiments, the apparatus may further comprise:

and the document detection module is used for switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area when detecting that the ESIM card downloads the network document of the target operator network.

In some embodiments, the apparatus may further comprise:

a re-determining unit, configured to determine whether any operator network is currently connected when the current network information is inconsistent with the predetermined network information of the target operator network; if yes, the operator network covering any service area is sent to the service end by using any operator network, so that a target operator network meeting the optimal rule in any service area is re-determined, and when any service area is reached, the operator network is switched to the re-determined target operator network.

Optionally, the apparatus may further include:

and the real-time detection module is used for monitoring the operator network covering any service area in real time, connecting the connectable operator network when detecting that the operator network capable of being connected with the operator network exists, and re-determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule in the operator network covering any service area.

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

the information receiving module 601 is used for receiving the route information sent by the intelligent terminal;

an information determining module 602, configured to determine, based on the route information, at least one service area corresponding to the route information;

a network selection module 603, configured to determine, for each service area, a target operator network that meets the optimal rule;

a network sending module 604, configured to send the target operator network meeting the optimal rule corresponding to each service area in the route information to the intelligent terminal.

As an embodiment, the network selection module may include:

for each service area, selecting a target operator network satisfying optimal rules from the operator networks covered by the service area.

Optionally, the apparatus may further include:

a judgment selection module, configured to, if there is no subscribed operator network providing roaming service in the service area; selecting a target operator network satisfying an optimal rule from operator networks covered by the service area.

In a service area corresponding to an operator network to which a user has signed a contract, there may be a case where a roaming agreement is not supported in a certain service area, which may cause a case where the user has no network in the service area, and therefore, in order to solve the case where no network exists, a target operator network that satisfies an optimal rule may be selected from operator networks covered by the service area sent by the intelligent terminal. When the roaming policy determines that no network exists, a target operator network meeting the optimal rule can be selected based on the recommended policy, so that all service areas are ensured to correspond to the corresponding target operator network, and effective switching is realized.

As yet another embodiment, the apparatus may further include:

the signing judgment module is used for judging whether the target operator network is the operator network signed by the intelligent terminal; and if not, sending the signing prompt information of the target operator network to an intelligent terminal so that the intelligent terminal prompts a user to sign with the target operator network.

Optionally, the apparatus may further include:

the first judgment module is used for judging whether the intelligent terminal successfully signs a contract with the target operator; and if the intelligent terminal successfully signs with the target operator, controlling the intelligent terminal to output successful signing information.

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. A network switching method based on an ESIM card is characterized by comprising the following steps:

determining route information;

determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information;

determining a target operator network which meets the optimal rule and corresponds to each service area; the optimal rule is a rule set based on the network signal strength and/or tariff information of the operator network;

when detecting that any service area is reached, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area;

the determining of the target operator network corresponding to each service area and satisfying the optimal rule includes:

determining a target operator network meeting optimal rules from the signed operator networks providing roaming service in each service area;

selecting a target operator network satisfying an optimal rule from operator networks covered by the service area;

when the detection reaches any service area, switching to the target operator network corresponding to the any service area comprises:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information comprises:

sending the route information to a server;

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the target operator network corresponding to each service area that satisfies the optimal rule comprises:

and determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule from the operator networks covered by each service area.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein after determining the target operator network corresponding to each service area and satisfying the optimal rule, the method further comprises:

if not, prompting the user to sign a contract with the target operator network.

5. A network switching method based on an ESIM card is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving route information sent by an intelligent terminal;

determining at least one service area corresponding to the route information based on the route information;

determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule for each service area; the optimal rule is a rule set based on the network signal strength and/or tariff information of the operator network;

sending a target operator network which corresponds to each service area in the route information and meets the optimal rule to an intelligent terminal; when the intelligent terminal detects that the intelligent terminal reaches any service area, the intelligent terminal is switched to the target operator network corresponding to any service area;

the determining, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies an optimization rule comprises:

for each service area, selecting a target operator network meeting optimal rules from signed operator networks providing roaming service for the service area;

the switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area when the intelligent terminal detects that the intelligent terminal reaches any service area includes:

when the intelligent terminal detects that the intelligent terminal reaches any service area, current network information of a target operator network corresponding to the service area is obtained; judging whether the current network information is consistent with the predetermined network information of the target operator network; if the service areas are consistent with each other, switching to the target operator network corresponding to any service area; and if the service areas are inconsistent, according to the operator network covered by any service area, re-determining a target operator network meeting the optimal rule in any service area, and switching to the re-determined target operator network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies an optimization rule comprises:

7. The method of claim 5, wherein after determining, for each service area, a target operator network that satisfies an optimal rule, the method further comprises:

8. The intelligent terminal is characterized by comprising a processor, a memory and an ESIM (electronic signature model) card component, wherein the memory and the ESIM card component are respectively connected with the processor;

the processor, when executing the one or more computer instructions, implements the ESIM card-based network switching method of any one of claims 1 to 4.

9. A server, comprising a processor, and memories respectively connected to the processor;

the processor, when executing the one or more computer instructions, implements the ESIM card-based network switching method of any one of claims 5 to 7.