It is the priority of 60/739,305 temporary patent application that the application requires in the sequence number that on November 23rd, 2005 submitted to, and this temporary patent application is incorporated herein by reference by integral body at this.
Embodiment
Illustrative ground, radio telecommunication terminal for example sends to chip card with the form that detailed description is connected to the tabulation of all devices on the radio telecommunication terminal with the information which device is connected on the radio telecommunication terminal.This allows chip card to determine which device can be used by chip card or the application program that operates on the chip card.Thereby, chip card or operate in application program on the chip card and can make full use of all and be connected to device on the radio telecommunication terminal.
Embodiments of the invention display from dependent claims.Embodiment described in the context of radio communications set is similarly to the method, radio telecommunication terminal, the chip card that are used for the control chip card with to be used to operate the method for chip card effective.
This chip card can comprise the memory cell that is applicable to storage device information.This device information can be stored according to list structure, and this list structure can have the type of device structure as among the described embodiment hereinafter.
Transmitting element is arranged to when radio telecommunication terminal is switched on device information is sent to chip card.Transmitting element can also be arranged to when also not being connected to device on the radio telecommunication terminal and being connected on the radio telecommunication terminal or the device that has been connected on the radio telecommunication terminal sends to chip card with device information when radio telecommunication terminal is disconnected.
This means when radio telecommunication terminal is switched on power supply and when having the relevant change that is connected to the device on the radio telecommunication terminal device information be sent to chip card.When starting terminal and when existing when being connected to the change of the device on the radio telecommunication terminal transmission of device information from the radio telecommunication terminal to the chip card that the traffic on the interface between radio telecommunication terminal and the chip card is minimized.In addition, the device information that is present in the chip card is always up-to-date, and works as chip card or operate in application program on the chip card when wanting operative installations, and chip card does not need to radio telecommunication terminal request unit information.
This device information can be further describes chip card in detail or operates in application program on the chip card and be necessary the parameter known in order to use this device at being connected at least one device on the radio telecommunication terminal.
This device information can also describe device priority in detail at least one device that is connected on the radio telecommunication terminal, whether this device priority shows the priority of device, decide this device to be used when at least one other device identical with type this device is connected on the radio telecommunication terminal based on this priority.
Radio telecommunication terminal for example is a mobile phone.Radio communications set for example is the subscriber equipment according to UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), and chip card for example is UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card).Radio telecommunication terminal can also dispose according to the radio communication standard of another kind as GSM (global system for mobile communications) or CDMA2000, and chip card can be corresponding intelligent card, is being to be R-UIM under SIM (subscriber identity module) card or the situation at CDMA2000 under the situation of GSM for example.
Device information can utilize CAT order, SAT (SIM application toolkit) order, USAT (USIM application toolkit; The USIM:UMTS subscriber identity module) order or CCAT (CDMA application toolkit) order is sent to chip card.
Fig. 1 illustrates mobile radio users device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.
This mobile radio users device 100 is according to the mobile radio users device of UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications service) standard, is so-called subscriber equipment (UE).This mobile radio users device 100 comprises mobile phone 101 (mobile device, ME) itself also further comprises the USIM universal subscriber identity module) 103, and this USIM103 allows to use mobile phone 101 in the UMTS mobile communications network.This USIM103 presentation logic function also is implemented on UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card) 102, and this UICC102 is (physics) chip card (smart card).
By means of USIM103, data are stored, these data are used for the user's of mobile radio users device 100 sign when mobile radio users device 100 is used in the mobile communication system, and these data are used to verify the mandate of the user being used mobile communication business.In addition, data are stored on the USIM103, the encryption and decryption of the data that this permission sends and received by mobile radio users device 100.
Application program can be moved on UICC102.These application programs can be defined by the operator of mobile radio users device 100 employed mobile communication system.This application program can be utilized the interface 104 between mobile device 101 and the UICC102, and this interface is provided by so-called USAT (USIM application toolkit) under the situation of UMTS.By utilizing interface 104, operate in application program on the UICC102 can utilize the function of mobile device 101, for example send text message (as SMS (short message service) message), on the display of mobile device 101 display graphics icon or utilize the loudspeaker plays sound of mobile device 101.
In addition, for example headset, external display (as monitor), loud speaker, printer, scanner or the external device (ED) such as other hardware of MMC (multimedia card) can be for example be connected on the mobile device 101 by utilizing as the connection mechanism of USB (USB) or such as the wireless connections mechanism of bluetooth.
Hereinafter, how to explain to UICC102 and provide about being connected to the information of device on the mobile device 101 (device just for example other hardware of MMC) hereinafter.
Fig. 2 illustrates flow process Figure 200 according to an embodiment of the invention.
In step 201, mobile radio users device 100 is connected by the user.
In step 202, which device mobile device 101 detects is connected with it.
In step 203, mobile device 101 is write the device tabulation, the tabulation of this device comprise all signs that are connected to the device on the mobile device 101, with relevant parameter value or the information of device on being connected to mobile device 101, UICC102 or the application program that operates on the UICC102 must be known this device tabulation, so that use these devices and precedence information, so that the device of same type (for example all display unit or all printing equipments) can be sorted according to their priority.
At length, in this embodiment, be connected to device on the mobile device 101 for each, the device tabulation comprises following content:
Device ID: device ID shows the type of device of device.Type of device for example is monitor (or display), printer, keyboard, MMC, loud speaker, headset, scanner or the like.Device ID can be used to all devices that is connected on the mobile device 101 are divided into groups according to their type of device.
● device name: device name shows the title of device.Device name for example can be used to show that to the user of mobile radio users device 100 all are connected to the device on the mobile device 101.
● the priority of device: the priority of device shows priority, and when a kind of multiple arrangement of type of device was connected on the mobile device 101, this priority can be used to determine which device has limit priority.The priority of device for example can be a numerical value, and by comparing numerical value corresponding to the device that is connected to the same apparatus type on the mobile device 101, can determine to have the device of this type of device of limit priority, this device is for example for such preferred embodiment and will be used in the time should using the device of a this type of device.
● device parameter: device parameter is at device detailed description information, and this information is for UICC102 or operate in application program on the UICC102 to use this device be necessary.This information for example can be:
Zero pair of this device is connected to detailed description on the mobile device 101 by which kind of connection mechanism, USB for example, W-LAN (WLAN (wireless local area network)), bluetooth or the like.
The version of zero connection mechanism, for example USB2.0 or the like.
Zero is used to use the driver or the drive information of this device.
Zero specifying information about this device, the display resolution under monitor or display unit situation for example, the type of the printer under the printing equipment situation (colour or black/white), loud speaker is that monophony still is stereosonic detailed description or the like under the loud speaker situation.
In step 204, mobile device 101 will install tabulation and send to UICC102.This is illustrated in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 illustrates message flow diagram 300 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Message flow diagram shown in Fig. 3 occurs between UICC102 and the mobile device 101.
In step 301, mobile device 101 will install tabulation and send to UICC102 with the form of installing list message 301.This for example can finish by CAT (card application toolkit) order " device tabulation transmission " (or by USAT order).In this embodiment, device list message 302 is sent to UICC102 in UICC initialize routine process.
In step 303, UICC102 comes responding device list message 302 by response message 304 is sent to mobile device 101.Utilize this response message 304, UICC102 describes it in detail and whether has correctly received the device tabulation.Correspondingly, response message 304 is error message or OK message.
After receiving the device tabulation, in step 205, will install list storage in UICC102.Hereinafter, with reference to figure 4 and Fig. 5 two kinds of possible forms that are used for storage device tabulation on UICC102 are described.
Fig. 4 illustrates device list structure 400 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Device list structure 400 can be by UICC102 with acting on the storage format that storage device is tabulated.With compare below with reference to the illustrated device list structure of Fig. 5, the device list structure 400 do not have the type of device structure.
According to device list structure 400, there is device piece 401 in (supposing that in this example N device is connected on the mobile device 101) at each device in the device tabulation.In each device piece 401, store device ID402, device name 403, the device priority 404 of related device and install concrete parameter 405.
Device list structure 400 can be used to store all device list informations and (printer for example only be arranged and only have a monitor to be connected) time to be particularly useful when every kind of type of device only has a device to be connected on the mobile device 101.When a type of device only has a device to be connected on the mobile device 101 and be stored in the device tabulation about the information of this device, there is no need to store precedence information about this device.
Fig. 5 illustrates device list structure 500 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Device list structure 500 can replace the device list structure 400 shown in Fig. 4 to be used to storage device list information on UICC102.According to device list structure 500, store according to type of device about the information that is connected to the device tabulation on the mobile device 101.This means and for every kind of type of device, all have type of device piece 501 (device of supposition X kind different device type is connected on the mobile device 101).Type of device piece 501 comprises the device piece 502 of each device that is used for the related device type.The same, comprise device ID503, device name 504, device priority 505 and install concrete parameter 506 corresponding to the device piece 502 that installs.
For example, two printers are connected on the mobile device 101 and a type of device piece 501 is corresponding with type of device " printer ".This type of device piece 501 comprises each the device piece 502 that is used for two printers, and in these device pieces 502 each comprises the above-mentioned information about corresponding printer.
In step 306, after the device tabulation had been stored on the UICC, UICC and the application program that operates on the UICC can be used the device that is connected on the mobile device 101.
Software on UICC102 or the UICC102 has the function of explaining the device tabulation that is stored on the UICC102.As UICC102 or when operating in application program on the UICC102 and wanting to use the specific device that can be connected on the mobile device 101, UICC102 the software on the UICC of operating in of this function (or provide) checks whether the device that will use is listed in the device tabulation.When this device not is not listed, want to use the UICC102 of this device so or the application program that operates on the UICC102 obtains the present information that is not connected on the mobile device 101 of this device in the device tabulation.When the device that will be used is in device tabulation, UICC102 or operate in application program on the UICC102 and obtain this device and be connected to information on the mobile device 101 at present so.In this case, UICC102 or the application program that operates on the UICC102 can easily be used this device by utilizing about the information that is stored in the device in the device tabulation, the information that for example is connected to the connection mechanism that is adopted on the mobile device 101 about device.
For fear of as be stored in device tabulation on the UICC102 and comprise about the information that is not connected to the device on the mobile device 101 or lack the situation that is connected to the information of the device on the mobile device 101 after the transmission about device tabulation when the UICC initialization in addition, when exist about which device (or which hardware) when being connected to the variation on the mobile device 101 mobile device 101 upgrade this devices and tabulate.This describes with reference to figure 6 hereinafter.
Fig. 6 illustrates flow chart 600 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Suppose that as mentioned above, for example the device tabulation has been sent to UICC102 and has been stored thereon in the UICC initialization procedure.
In step 601, a device or multiple arrangement is connected on the mobile device 101 or disconnect from mobile device 101.This means that the device tabulation no longer is up-to-date.Be connected on the mobile device 101 in addition and/or device disconnects from mobile device 101 according to whether installing, may exist not to be connected to the device that in the device tabulation, is listed on the mobile device 101 or may to have the device that in the device tabulation, is not listed that is connected on the mobile device 101.
In step 602, which device mobile device 101 detects about is connected to variation on the mobile device 101.
In step 603, mobile device 101 updates stored in the device tabulation on the UICC102.This can realize with two kinds of different modes being explained with reference to figure 7 and Fig. 8 respectively.
Fig. 7 illustrates message flow diagram 700 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Message flow occurs between UICC102 and the mobile device 101.
According to this method that is used for updating stored in the device tabulation of UICC102, when mobile device 101 has detected device and is newly connected on the mobile device 101, only come the updating device tabulation with the information of the device that increases newly about this.Similarly, when device from mobile device 101 disconnect and this when mobile device 101 has detected step 602, the device tabulation by only from the device tabulation deletion upgrade about the information of the device of this disconnection.
Be newly connected on the mobile device 101 or before be connected to device on the mobile device 101 when mobile device 101 disconnects when mobile device 101 has detected device, in step 701, mobile device sends to UICC102 with updating device list message 702.This updating device list message 702 for example can order " updating device tabulation " to be sent to UICC102 according to CAT.This updating device list message 702 comprises following message:
● updated space: this show device (i.e. the information of Zhuan Zhi detailed description and relevant this device) should be from device tabulation deleted still should being added in the device tabulation.When updated space has value 0, this means that the device in the device tabulation should be deleted; When updated space has value 1, this means that device should be added in the device tabulation.
● be used for the information of updating device tabulation: under the situation that device disconnects from mobile device 101, which device should the device tabulation from UICC102 deleted information involved.Be connected on the mobile device 101 and should be added under the situation in the device tabulation on the UICC102 at device, the other information of the detailed description of device and this device (device name, priority or the like, referring to above) is involved.
Replace updating device list message 702, in another embodiment, two independent message are used, one of them message disconnects and the device tabulation is used in the time of should correspondingly be upgraded from mobile device 101 at device, and another message is newly connected on the mobile device 101 and the device tabulation is used in the time of should correspondingly be upgraded at device.
After updating device list message 702 was received by UICC102, the device tabulation (for example being stored according to the device list structure shown in the Figure 4 and 5 as mentioned above) that is stored on the UICC102 was updated according to the information that is comprised in the updating device list message 702.
In step 703, UICC102 responds updating device list message 702 with response message 704.When the renewal of device on being stored in UICC102 tabulation has made a mistake or when updating device list message 702 is not correctly received by UICC102 or other mistake, for example device should be added in the device tabulation and in the device tabulation Already in or device should be from the device tabulation deletion and not being comprised under the situation of device in tabulating, response message 704 is an error message.When not having wrong take place and be stored in device tabulation on the UICC102 when correctly having been upgraded, response message 704 is an OK message.
Alternatively, under the situation about the variation that is connected to the device on the mobile device 101, (being corrected according to variation) whole device tabulation is sent to UICC102 and is stored in device tabulation on the UICC with replacement.This describes with reference to figure 8 hereinafter.
Fig. 8 illustrates message flow diagram 800 according to an embodiment of the invention.
Message flow occurs between UICC102 and the mobile device 101.
When device disconnects or device is newly connected on the mobile device 101 and this is when mobile device 101 has detected step 602 from mobile device 101, in step 801, mobile device 101 will upgrade whole device list message 802 and send to UICC102.This upgrades whole device list message 802 for example can order " upgrading whole device tabulation " to be sent to UICC102 according to CAT.This upgrades whole device list message 802 and comprises the device tabulation that is generated by mobile device 101, as top illustrated with reference to figure 2 (referring to step 203).When UICC102 has received when upgrading whole device list message 802, tabulate and replace the device that is stored on the UICC102 and tabulate with upgrading the device that is comprised in the whole device list message 802.
In step 803, UICC102 responds the whole device list message 802 of renewal by response message 804 being sent to mobile device 101.Maybe when the whole device list message 802 of renewal is not correctly received by UICC102, then response message 804 is an error message when the renewal of the device on UICC102 tabulation has made a mistake.When the device tabulation on being stored in UICC102 had correctly been upgraded (promptly correctly being replaced), response message 804 was an OK message.
When the device tabulation on being stored in UICC102 is correctly upgraded in step 603, in step 604, UICC102 and the application program that operates on the UICC102 can be used the device that is connected on the mobile device 101, are similar to the step 206 of the flow process shown in Fig. 2.
Hereinafter, be described with reference to Figure 9 radio communications set according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 illustrates radio communications set 900 according to an embodiment of the invention.
This radio communications set 900 has radio telecommunication terminal 901 and for example is inserted into chip card 902 in this communication terminal 901.This radio telecommunication terminal 901 comprises the generation unit 903 of generating apparatus information, and whether this device information describes this at least one device in detail at least one device and be connected on this radio telecommunication terminal 901.In addition, this communication terminal 901 comprises the transmitting element 904 that this device information is sent to chip card 902.This chip card 902 for example comprises the receiving element 905 that receives this device information.