CN1988723A

CN1988723A - Method for correcting mobile user mark

Info

Publication number: CN1988723A
Application number: CNA2005101377097A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈勇; 陈靖; 魏崇生
Original assignee: Motorola Inc
Current assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
Priority date: 2005-12-20
Filing date: 2005-12-20
Publication date: 2007-06-27
Also published as: WO2007076236A3; WO2007076236A2

Abstract

A method for correcting the mobile user ID can be used to improve the QoS. The method includes: the DM server receives the equipment management information from the mobile device, which contains the first user ID for marking the mobile equipment (step 510). Then, the first user ID and the second ID are compared (step 515), and the second user ID is stored in the memory linked to the DM server. Subsequently, DM server sends a status code to indicate that the first and second user IDs mismatching to the mobile device(step 520).

Description

The method that is used for correcting mobile user mark

Technical field

What the present invention related generally to is that mobile device is registered to the service supplier.What the present invention relates to especially, is correcting mobile user mark on equipment control (DM) server.

Background technology

The mobile phone service-user can require very high-grade convenience there from mobile service supplier usually.Therefore, advanced mobile phone characteristic is popularized just day by day, and described characteristic comprises for example international roaming, the aerial download (Over-The-Air, OTA) interoperability between supply (provisiming) and inhomogeneity mobile phone.

Early stage in the nineties in 20th century, the checking that the GSM network brings into use Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card to come to facilitate for the user is handled.In recent years, detachable Subscriber Identity Module (RUIM) has begun to obtain to use, it can allow to cross over CDMA and the GSM network carries out international roaming, and can make the user not need to regroup their mobile phone of upgrading under the situation of characteristics such as its identification information and phone/address book thereof.The plastic clip that the RUIM smart card is normally very little, it has comprised the embedded computer chip that is used for stored information, and wherein said information comprises for example secure data, subscription data, phone/address book data, network settings and other information relevant with the special services characteristic.In general, RUIM is detachably connected to the similar phone of a used slot and the used slot of SIM card.

Thus, international traveler can be carried out " elasticity roaming " by spanning network now.For example, the user just can roam into the GSM network from cdma network as long as take out RUIM simply and described RUIM is put into the GSM phone from the CDMA phone.Then, new network can pick out user's network data and personal data immediately.

In addition, the mobile subscriber also can shift identification module because of other reasons between mobile phone.For example, the user may have the multi-section mobile phone, and these phones have unique characteristic, for example different cameras or bluetooth option separately.Then, the user can select to carry the specific phone of suitable some specific environment.In addition, when occurring the heavily low situation of battery electricity in first phone, the user can transfer to its identification module second phone from first phone usually.

The data relevant with mobile phone such as application data can be used aerial download to supply with to upgrade.In general, compare with the supply that needs physics access phone, OTA supplies with can be more convenient for the user.In addition, OTA supplies with and can also allow pushing-type (push) and pull-type (pull) to supply with.In pushing-type is supplied with, no matter the known still unknown data of telephone subscriber all can upload in the phone automatically.Pull-type supply then allows the user to upgrade selected telephone features when an opportunity arises at them.For example, the user can use the Internet-browser characteristic on its phone to navigate to selected website, phone can be supplied with data then and be downloaded wirelessly on its phone from this website.

It is a kind of newer technology relatively that firmware is downloaded (FOTA) supply in the air, and this technology allows equipment manufacturers and/or service supplier to upgrade the firmware of mobile device by using radio communication.Concerning the firmware of the wireless mode that used the FOTA technology is supplied with, this supply has lot of advantages, comprising having shortened Time To Market, having accelerated security patch disposes and antiviral renewal, reduced and recalled and cost of serving, accelerate adopting of new application, and improved client's satisfaction.

At present, the individual user uses the multi-section wireless phone more and more, and this use is normally by dismounting and replace SIM or the RUIM card finishes, and the use that OTA supplies with is also increasing, and these all require the service supplier to keep in good time between specific user and the specific mobile device and mate accurately.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of method that is used for correcting mobile user mark on equipment control (DM) server.This method is included in the device management message that receives on the DM server from mobile device, and wherein said message has comprised first user ID that is used to identify mobile device.First user ID and second user ID are compared, and wherein second user ID is kept in the memory that is associated with the DM server.Then, the DM server can be used to indicate that unmatched conditional code sends to mobile device between first and second user ID with one.

Thus, to kept incorrect user ID, for example incorrect travelling carriage international member telephone number (MSISDN)/International Mobile Station Equipment Identification symbol (IMEI) concerning the DM server, it can proofread and correct these signs at an easy rate, in order to avoid disturb the service that offers the network user.Thus, the user can obtain higher network service quality (QoS), and is especially all the more so in the transfer identification module between a plurality of wireless devices.

Description of drawings

For making easy to understand of the present invention and drop into implementing, now will be to the in addition reference of the described one exemplary embodiment of reference accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference number is all represented identical or intimate parts in each view.Accompanying drawing and the following detailed description are included in this and have constituted the part of specification, are used for further illustrating these embodiment according to the present invention and also illustrate according to various principle and advantages of the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is used for schematic diagram that the mobile device with the radio telephone form of carrying out the inventive method is described;

Fig. 2 is used for message sequence chart that the problem that occurs according to prior art is described when single identification module is used for a plurality of wireless device;

Fig. 3 is used for wrapping the schematic diagram that the General Notifications triggering message format of the routine of defined is described to aiming at " SyncML equipment control notice is initiated ";

Fig. 4 is used for the message sequence chart that is described according to the unmatched processing between embodiment of the invention sign and the correcting user sign; And

Fig. 5 is used for general flow figure that the method according to embodiment of the invention correcting mobile user mark is described.

The technical staff will understand that the parts in the accompanying drawing are to describe for brevity, and these parts are not necessarily drawn in proportion.For example, in the accompanying drawings, for miscellaneous part, the size of some parts might be amplified, so that help the embodiments of the invention that promote understanding.

Embodiment

Before describing in detail, it should be noted that these embodiment mainly are the method step relevant with the method that is used for correcting mobile user mark and the combination of apparatus assembly according to embodiments of the invention.Correspondingly, these apparatus assemblies and method step are to take the circumstances into consideration to use the ordinary symbol in the accompanying drawing to represent, and only shown those specific detail relevant, thereby avoided being easy to just can blur disclosed content for the details that those of ordinary skills understood of benefiting from this specification with those with understanding the embodiment of the invention.

In this article, relational language such as a left side and the right side, first and second can use separately, so that an entity or operation are made a distinction with another entity or operation, but this wherein might not require or hint this relation of any reality between this type of entity or the operation or in proper order.The mode that comprises that term " comprises ", " comprising " or its any variant are intended to cover a kind of nonexcludability, thereby make processing, method, goods or the equipment comprised series of elements not merely only comprise these elements, but also might comprise other those clearly do not enumerate or be the intrinsic element of this processing, method, goods or equipment.Under the situation that does not provide more restrictions, the element that is limited by " comprising ... " also is not precluded within processing, method, goods or the equipment that comprises this element and also has other identical element.

With reference to figure 1, wherein used a schematic diagram to come the mobile device of the form with radio telephone 100 that is used to carry out the inventive method is described.Phone 100 comprises the radio frequency communications unit 102 that is coupled and communicates with it with processor 103.In addition, phone 100 also has keyboard 103 and the display screen 105 that is coupled and communicates with it with processor 103.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that screen 105 can be a touch-screen, keyboard 106 is optional thus.

Processor 103 comprises an encoder/decoder 111 that is associated with code read-only memory (ROM) 112, and wherein said code read-only memory storage is used for can be by the voice of radio telephone 100 emissions or reception or the data that other signals carry out Code And Decode to those.Processor 103 also comprises microprocessor 113, and described microprocessor 113 is coupled via common data address bus 117 and encoder/decoder 111, character read-only memory (ROM) 114, random-access memory (ram) 104, static programmable memory 116 and SIM interface 118.Static programmable memory 116 and SIM operatively are coupled to SIM interface 118, wherein said static programmable memory 116 and described SIM each can store selected arrival text message and telephone number database TND (telephone directory), and this database has comprised the name field that a number field that is used for telephone number and are used for the identifier that is associated with certain number of name field.For example, clauses and subclauses in telephone number database TND can be 91999111111 (being input in the number field), it in name field, have related identifier " Steven C! At work ".

Microprocessor 113 has and is used for the port that is coupled with numeric keypad 106, screen 105 and siren 115, wherein siren 115 driver that comprised alert speaker, vibrator motor usually and be associated.In addition, microprocessor 113 also has and is used for the port that is coupled with microphone 135 and communications speaker 140.Character read-only memory 114 storage is used for the code that can be encoded or be decoded by the text message that communication unit 102 receives those.In the present embodiment, character read-only memory 114 has also been stored command code (OC) that is used for microprocessor 113 and the code that is used to carry out the function that is associated with radio telephone 100.

Radio frequency communications unit 102 is the Receiver And Transmitters with combination of common antenna 107.Communication unit 102 has the transceiver 108 that is coupled via radio frequency amplifier 109 and antenna 107.In addition, transceiver 108 also is coupled with the modulator/demodulator 110 that makes up, and described modulator/demodulator 110 is coupled to processor 103 with communication unit 102.

With reference to figure 2, wherein used a message sequence chart to describe the problem that when single identification module is used for a plurality of wireless device, occurs according to prior art.At first, in step 1, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card 205 is inserted in the phone " A " 210, and wherein this phone is identical with above-mentioned radio telephone 100.In step 2, phone " A " 210 sends registration message first to equipment control (DM) server 215, in step 3, this server 215 is created one about travelling carriage international member telephone number (MSISDN) and International Mobile Station Equipment Identification symbol (IMEI) right record.Then, described MSISDN/IMEI is to identifying the specific user who is associated with SIM card 205 and SIM card 205 residing physical telephone " A " 210 uniquely.Then, in step 4, server 215 sends an affirmation to phone " A " 210, and in step 5, phone " A " 210 record IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity that are associated with SIM card 205 (IMSI).

Next, for instance, suppose that the user of SIM card 205 selects to change mobile phone to use the earphone Bluetooth characteristics, he also determines to change to phone " B " 220 from phone " A " 210 in addition.So,, SIM card 205 is taken out from phone " A " 219, and, SIM card 205 is inserted in the phone " B " 220 in step 7 in step 6.Similar to step 2 with 3, in step 8 and 9, phone " B " 220 sends registration message first to DM server 215, then, this server 215 is created one about the right new record of MSISDN/IMEI, and wherein said MSISDN/IMEI is to now can be related with phone " B " 220 rather than phone " A " 210 with SIM card 205.

Use phone " A " 210 if the user determines to become again after a while,, SIM card 205 is taken out from phone " B " 220 and turned back in the phone " A " 210 so in step 10 and 11.However, phone " A " 210 will assert now SIM card 205 have with step 5 in the identical IMSI of IMSI that preserves.Therefore, the MSISDN/IMEI that phone " A " 210 hypothesis are associated with SIM card 205 and phone " A " is not to changing, and phone " A " 210 can not send new registration message to DM server 215 thus.In step 12, for example, if download purposes such as (FOTA) supplys in the air for DM notice or firmware, DM server 215 sends conversation informing message to the user, and any response of sending of phone " A " all can cause DM notice or FOTA to handle failing so.This situation occurs and be because the MSISDN/IMEI of MSISDN/IMEI pair of keeping of DM server 215 and phone " A " 210 maintenances between occurred not matching.

With reference to figure 3, wherein provided a schematic diagram and come to notify the General Notifications triggering message format of the routine of initiating bag or " bag 0 " defined to be described aiming at the SyncML equipment control.Notification triggers message 300 is divided into three main fields, promptly be used for regulation MD5 digest checking abstract fields 305, be used for regulation trigger message 300 header trigger-hdr field 310 and be used for the trigger-body field 315 that regulation triggers the main body of message 300.Comprised various son fields 320 in main field inside, but can be without any a son field 320 by for example providing the current IMEI that on DM server 215, is associated to identify particular physical device with the specific user.

In example shown in Figure 2, the current MSISDN/IMEI that does not identify 215 preservations of DM server owing to the conventional conversation informing message such as notification triggers message that sends from DM server 215 is right, so phone " A " 210 often is beyond recognition out the mismatch problem of MSISDN/IMEI in step 12.As mentioned below, the invention provides a kind of being used for to this unmatched method of phone " A " 210 transmission.

With reference to figure 4, wherein used a message sequence chart 400 describe according to the embodiment of the invention be used to identify and the correcting user sign between unmatched processing.Step 12 among middle as mentioned sequence Figure 200 of Reference News is described, suppose that here DM server 215 has kept such MSISDN/IMEI right, described MSISDN/IMEI is to being associated the current SIM card 205 of phone " A " 210 mistakenly with phone " B " 220.In the step 1 of message sequence chart 400, the notification triggers message 300 that comprises in the bag 0 sends to phone " A " 210 from DM server 215.For instance, this bag 0 can be used for initiating the session of a SyncML server alert management.In step 2, phone " A " 210 is by making response to one of DM server 215 loopback " bag 1 " to wrapping 0.Bag 1 is a device management message first, and this message has comprised a field or a son field that is used for the IMEI of identification telephone " A " 210.Then, in step 3, DM server 215 check IMEI that bag receives in 1 whether with the database that is associated with DM server 215 in the MSISDN/IMEI that stored to being complementary.If do not match, so in step 4, DM server 215 sends one and is used to indicate unmatched conditional code between the user ID.In step 5, phone " A " this conditional code of 210 deciphers and identification user ID do not match.Then, in step 6, phone " A " 210 begins to carry out a unmatched processing of correction by send new registration message to DM server 215.

In Fig. 4, used a dotted line to describe step 1, so that expression is not always will send bag 0 from DM server 215 to come the initiating equipment managing conversation.As well known by persons skilled in the art, in the device management session of being used bag 0 to initiate by DM server 215, bag 1 device management message that sends from phone " A " 210 is the packet of second transmission normally.Yet the device management session initiated by client computer also right and wrong usually sees, and these sessions are to send to DM server 215 from phone " A " 210.This device management session of being initiated by client computer begins to wrap 1 (for example FOTA draws order), and can not send bag 0 from DM server 215.

For example, the form that wraps 1 device management message can comprise extend markup language (XML) code or radio binary XML (WBXML) code.Provided the instantiation that wraps 1 device management message about SyncML hereinafter, wherein this message is used for the initiating equipment managing conversation.

<SyncML?xmlns＝′SYNCML:SYNCML1.2′>

<Target><LocURI>http://www.syncml.org/mgmt-server</LocURI></Target>

<Cred>

<Meta><Type?xmlns＝′syncml:metinf′>syncml:auth-basic</Type></Meta>

<Data>QnJ1Y2UyOk9oQmVoYXZl</Data>

<！--base?64?formatting?of″userid:password″-->

</Cred>

</SyncHdr>

……

</SyncBody>

</SyncML>

Bag 1 above comprises and is used for the specific IMEI " 493005100592800 " of the transmitting apparatus of identification telephone " A " 210 and so on uniquely.Because bag 1 receives from specific MSISDN, therefore received bag at 1 o'clock at DM server 215, it can with MSISDN/IMEI pair with wrap 1 and be associated.So, in the step 3 of message sequence chart 400, DM server 215 will wrap the user ID IMEI that the MSISDN with sending bag 1 in the database of the user ID IMEI that comprises in 1 and DM server 215 is associated and compare.If DM server 215 is judged do not match between these two user ID IMEI, so in step 4, DM server 215 sends one and is used to indicate unmatched conditional code between the user ID.

This conditional code can send to phone " A " 210 with various forms, and for example, described form comprises SyncML acknowledge message as follows:

<SyncML?xmlns＝′SYNCML:SYNCML?1.2>

<Source><LocURI>http://www.syncml.org/mgmt-server</LocURI></Source>

</SyncHdr>

<MsgRef>1</MsgRef><CmdRef>0</CmdRef><Cmd>SyncHdr</Cmd>

<TargetRef>http://www.syncml.org/mgmt-server</TargetRe>

</Status>

……

</SyncBody>

</SyncML>

Here,＜status〉＜Data〉" xxx " identify described conditional code, it can be any be used for being illustrated in bag 1 IMEI that receives with and the related memory of DM server in unmatched code between the IMEI that preserves, the IMEI of wherein said preservation be paired with wrapping 1 MSISDN that is associated.

In the step 5 of message sequence chart 400,210 pairs of conditional codes of phone " A " are carried out decipher, and definite user ID does not match.Then, in step 6, phone " A " 210 is used to proofread and correct unmatched processing by beginning to carry out one to the new registration message of DM server 215 transmissions.

With reference to figure 5, wherein used a general flow figure to describe the method that is used for correcting mobile user mark 500 according to the embodiment of the invention from the angle of DM server 215.At first, in step 505, DM server 215 sends conversation informing message first to mobile device.Step 505 with dashed lines shows, shows that thus it is the optional step that only just can carry out when device management session is initiated by DM server 215.Therefore, supplying with in the aerial download of being initiated by client computer (OTA) can execution in step 505 in session, the DM session of for example being initiated by mobile device or the FOTA session.

In step 510, DM server 215 receives device management message first from mobile device, and this message has comprised first user ID that is used to identify mobile device, for example IMEI.As mentioned above, device management message can be in response to the conversation informing message that receives from DM server 215, and perhaps device management message self can be initiated a device management session.

In step 515, server 215 is compared first user ID with second user ID, and wherein second user ID is kept in the memory that is associated with DM server 215.For instance, but this memory can comprise and anyly be connected to DM server 215 and preserved right hard disk, database, flash memory or other memories of MSISDN/IMEI with mode of operation, and IMEI wherein will compare with the IMEI that comprises in the device management message.But for first user ID, for example be included in the IMEI in the device management message and second user ID, for example be kept at mode of operation and be connected to IMEI in the memory of DM server 215, if described first user ID and second user ID do not match, in step 520, DM server 215 can send one to mobile device and be used to represent unmatched conditional code between first and second user ID so.At last, in step 525, DM server 215 receives first registration message in response to the conditional code that is sent from mobile device.Its file of this registration message indication server update is so that be associated correct MSISDN with the IMEI that is used to identify mobile device.

Thus, advantage of the present invention comprises that having improved faultless mobile network operates.Concerning having kept the DM server 215 of incorrect user ID, it can proofread and correct sign at an easy rate, in order to avoid disturb the service that offers the user.Thus, the user can obtain very high service quality (QoS), and is especially all the more so when it shifts identification module between a plurality of wireless devices when.

Detailed description above only provides an one exemplary embodiment, and it does not plan scope of the present invention, applicability or structure are limited.In contrast, the technology of the present invention personnel that are specifically described as about one exemplary embodiment provide the description that allows to be used to implement one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.It should be understood that under the situation that does not break away from invention essence that accessory claim sets forth and scope, can implement multiple variation in the function of parts and step and aspect being provided with.Should be appreciated that in addition, embodiments of the invention described herein can comprise one or more conventional processors and unique program stored instruction, wherein said instruction is controlled one or more processors, so as in conjunction with some non-processor circuit carry out described herein some, great majority or the function of the correcting mobile user mark that is useful on.Non-processor circuit can be including, but not limited to radio receiver, radio transmitter, signal driver, clock circuit, power circuit and user input device.Equally, these functions can be interpreted as being used for the method step of correcting mobile user mark.As selection, some or all functions can be by not state machine execution of stored program instruction, also can carry out in one or more application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)s (ASIC), wherein some combination of each function or some function logical circuit of can be used as customization is realized.Certainly, here also these two kinds of methods can be used in combination.Thus, here the method and apparatus that is used for these functions is described.In addition, what it is also contemplated that is, although be subjected to such as the driving of up duration, current techniques and economic consideration aspect factor and might expend great effort or make a lot of design alternatives, but to when being subjected to notion disclosed herein and guidance of principle, those skilled in the art are easy to just can produce this software instruction and program and IC by minimum experimentation.

Specific embodiments of the invention are disclosed in above-mentioned specification.But, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations all are feasible under the situation that does not break away from the scope of the invention that following claim sets forth.Correspondingly, specification and accompanying drawing only are illustrative ground, and they do not have limited significance, and all these classes modifications all are included in the scope of the present invention.The solution of benefit, advantage and problem and anyly may cause producing any benefit, advantage or solution or make its more significant element is not considered to important, necessary or basic feature or the element in any one or all authority requirement.The present invention is only limited by accessory claim, and wherein these claims have comprised any modification of making and all equivalents of these claims in the application's pending trial process.

Claims

1. method that is used for correcting mobile user mark comprises:

Receive the device management message from mobile device on equipment control (DM) server, wherein said device management message has comprised first user ID that is used to identify mobile device;

First user ID and second user ID are compared, and wherein second user ID is kept in the memory that is associated with the DM server; And

Send one from the DM server to mobile device and be used to indicate unmatched conditional code between first and second user ID.

2. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that first user ID comprises International Mobile Station Equipment Identification symbol (IMEI).

3. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that second user ID comprises that travelling carriage international member telephone number (MSISDN)/IMEI is right.

4. according to the method for claim 1, comprise also from the DM server sending conversation informing message first that wherein device management message is in response to conversation informing message and sends to mobile device.

5. according to the method for claim 4, wherein conversation informing message comprises that the session that SyncML equipment control notice is initiated triggers message.

6. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that device management message is by first message in aerial download (OTA) the supply session of mobile device initiation.

7. according to the method for claim 1, also be included in the registration message that receives on the DM server from mobile device in response to the conditional code that is sent.

8. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that the device management message that receives from mobile device comprises XML or WBXML message.