JP2008305272A - Method for providing platform to application program of communication termination - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for providing a platform to an application program of a communication terminal and to form a general purpose mobile platform by adopting a standard Java (R) virtual machine in an combination card. <P>SOLUTION: The method comprises: a step (a) for storing a virtual machine (Virtual Machine; VM) and an application program in a combination card (b) for providing the combination card with respective communication end points; a step (c) for accessing the virtual machine from the combination card; and a step (d) for executing the virtual machine to generate a platform; and executing the application program at the communication end points while ignoring an operation system of the communication end points. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a method for providing a platform to an application program, and more particularly to a method for providing a platform to an application program used for a communication terminal (mobile phone).

Current mobile devices use card application programs universally. Mobile network vendors and mobile end manufacturers also provide users with more services and application programs. However, known mobile devices must support different types of communication network connections and data exchanges for systems with different information sources or goals. In addition, the latest mobile phones may have the function of overlapping data communication and voice communication, and public information and private information can be exchanged by the remote communication terminal, and connected to the network server and the data server through the user. You can also

In fact, many application programs are already used in the development of mobile devices. Mobile device data is stored on a silicon chip on a SIM card connected to the termination equipment. The storage device is located on the chip, stores the material, and uses the material for termination equipment. It seems to be a micro control unit as a processor. In some environments, a processor may be suitably installed in the termination equipment module.

    For well-known types of SIM cards, there is a standard connection scheme for mobile termination equipment, including technology to connect the SIM card to the mobile termination equipment by pins. The SIM card micro-control unit executes SIM application programs from multiple manufacturers. In this area, network operators and service providers provide their instructions and settings to the SIM card manufacturer, and the SIM application program is executed in the manner described above. In addition to other programs, the application program includes micro-control commands for reading / interpreting / updating user data in the network, terminal equipment and storage device, and reference data, and also includes execution of calculation methods.

    However, the use / importance of mobile phones has increased significantly in the personal and commercial areas. In order to attract new customers and retain existing customers, network operators try to provide various services. Ideally, the network operator should be able to provide new and dedicated services.

Network operators offer the latest services such as answering machines, address books, and stock prices. When a user chooses a network operator and a phone number, the service may be chosen at the same time. Merchants can combine with other merchants to provide other services. For example, a service that provides a stock price is formed by connecting with a network provider via P2P.

    The network is central to management. As additional network components are added, it must be ensured that the network "allows" existing network components. That is, it must be ensured that it has the correct network interface and the correct drive program. Care must be taken to ensure compatibility between the SIM card and the termination system. In general, application programs cannot be applied to all types of mobile phones. When an application program is applied to a mobile phone of a different standard, it is necessary to correct some incompatible application programs. Therefore, the application program cannot be general-purpose software applied to all types of mobile phones.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a platform to an application program at a communication end. Adopt standard Java virtual machine in union card to form a universal mobile platform.

The present invention for achieving the above object comfortably solves the above problems by providing a combination card used together with a communication terminal. The combination card includes an integrated circuit unit that permits communication between the communication terminal and an external base station, a storage module that stores a virtual application platform on the communication terminal, and a platform for different application programs. A control module that accesses the integrated circuit unit as an interface between a termination and the integrated circuit unit, the control module accessing the storage module as an interface between the communication termination and the storage module An union card characterized by that.

The communication termination is one of a mobile phone and a PDA.

The storage module is a flash memory.

The flash memory is a NAND flash memory.

The control module, the integrated circuit unit, and the storage module are packaged in a standard SIM card standard.

The virtual machine is a Java virtual machine.

The application program is executed by the virtual machine.

The integrated circuit unit is a subscriber identity module (SIM).

The integrated circuit unit is a universal subscriber identity module (USIM).

The integrated circuit unit is a user identity module (UIM).

The integrated circuit unit is a removable user identity module (RUIM).

To achieve the above object, the present invention comfortably solves the above problems by providing a method for providing a platform to a communication terminal application program. The method comprises: a) storing a virtual machine (VM) and an application program in a combination card; b) providing the combination card to a respective communication end; c) from the combination card to the virtual And d) executing the virtual machine to generate the platform, and executing the application program at the communication end while ignoring the operation system at the communication end. how to.

The combination card further includes an integrated circuit unit that permits communication between the communication terminal and an external base station, and a control module that accesses the integrated circuit unit as an interface between the communication terminal and the integrated circuit unit; The method of claim 1 comprising:

The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a universal subscriber identity module (USIM).

The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a User Identity Module (UIM).

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a removable user identity module (RUIM).

The combination card further provides a storage module storing a virtual machine that provides a platform of different application programs to the communication termination, and a control module that accesses the storage module as an interface between the communication termination and the storage module; The method of claim 1, comprising:

The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine is a Java virtual machine.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication termination includes a mobile phone and a PDA.

Depending on the method of providing the platform to the communication terminal application program and the combination card used together with the communication terminal of the present invention, the distribution of the application program used for the communication terminal is promoted and a low-cost application program is developed. Can improve the disadvantages of the prior art.

    Other advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the invention. The following embodiments are intended to more specifically describe the technical means of the present invention. Naturally, the present invention is not limited thereto, and simple design changes by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the appended claims. Any additions, modifications, and substitutions are within the scope of the present invention.

    FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a combination card applied to a communication termination according to the present invention. The union card is similar to a standard SIM card. In FIG. 1, the combination card 10 is connected to a SIM storage device 101 that stores identification information of the communication terminal 11, a storage device 102 that stores an application program of the communication terminal 11, and the SIM storage device 101 and the storage device 102. A control module 103 that provides an interface to the communication termination 11 is included. The control module 103 determines whether to access identification information of the SIM storage device 101 or an application program of the storage device 102.

    The communication terminal 11 is one of a mobile phone and a PDA. In this embodiment, the communication terminal 11 is a mobile phone. The combination card 10 is similar in appearance to a standard SIM card and can be inserted into a standard SIM card socket at the communication end 11 (not shown). Unlike the conventional SIM card, the combination card 10 further employs a storage device 102 to provide an interface to the communication terminal 11. The storage device 102 may be a NAND flash memory. Therefore, the system 10 can provide a user with more storage space, and the storage device 102 can store a large amount of application programs. On the other hand, the present invention further makes the control module 103 an interface connected to the communication end. The universal mobile platform is formed by combining the storage device 102 and the control module 103. Therefore, the present invention can provide a new service and a dedicated service. Moreover, in this embodiment, the present invention can provide a standard Java virtual machine to a combined SIM family stored in the storage device 102 and accessed through the control module 103, providing a universal mobile platform, To promote the development of application programs by increasing the distribution of application programs used in

    The present invention provides an integrated SIM card system that is applied to communication termination. The system integrates the control IC module and the NAND flash module with the original SIM card, and provides more storage space for the application program to promote the service of the original SIM card. Furthermore, the present invention can provide a standard Java virtual machine to the union SIM system, provide a general-purpose mobile platform, promote the distribution of application programs used for communication termination, and develop application programs. Try to promote. The conventional technology does not have this function.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a method for generalizing an application program applied to a communication termination according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes: a) providing the mobile information terminal protocol 20 to the communication end point 21, and b) based on the mobile information terminal protocol 20 and the virtual machine 23 and application programs AP _{1 to} AP _n. Providing a combination card 22 having a communication end 21 to form a universal mobile platform; c) a combination card by inserting the combination card 22 into a SIM card socket (not shown) of the communication end 21 And 22) connecting an application program from the combination card 22 and executing it through the virtual machine 23. Accordingly, the application program can be executed at the communication end point 21.

Steps a) and b) above are performed by the manufacturer. Step c) is performed by the user inserting the combination card 22 into the standard SIM card socket of the communication termination 21. The combination card 22 further includes a storage device (not shown) having a virtual machine 23 and application programs AP _{1 to} AP _n built therein. The method of the invention further e) connects the application program AP ₁ added from the first combination card 22 connected to the first communication end 21 (combination 211) to the second communication end 21 ′ (combination 212). Transmitting to a second combination card 22 '. The added application program AP ₁ is stored in the first combination card 22, and the first combination card 22 and the second combination card 22 ′ have a virtual machine 23, and the first communication terminal 21 and the second communication terminal 21. 'Has a mobile information terminal protocol 20. Therefore, a method of generalizing the application program further comprises the step of performing the added application program AP ₁ through f) 'second union card 22' of the second communication termination 21. After running the application program AP ₁ to access to the application program AP ₁ second union card 22 'may be stored. Therefore, the method for generalizing the application program further includes the step of g) storing the added application program AP ₁ in the second combination card 22 ′ of the second communication terminal 21 ′. In the present invention, the virtual machine is a Java virtual machine, and the communication terminal 21 is one of a mobile phone and a PDA. Therefore, the combination card 22 may be further coupled with the communication termination 21 of a standard SIM card.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for generalizing an application program applied to a communication terminal according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method for providing the platform to the application program at the communication end includes: a) storing the virtual machine and the application program on the combination card through the manufacturer; and the application program is executed by the virtual machine. ), Providing the union card to all communication terminations (the communication termination accesses the union card), accessing the virtual machine from the union card, step S33, executing the virtual machine to generate the platform, And step S34 for executing the program at the communication end while ignoring the operation systems having different communication ends. On the other hand, as seen from FIG. 2, the application program AP ₁ can be transmitted through the general-purpose platform from the communication terminal 21 having the combination card 22 to the communication terminal 21 ′ having the combination card 22 ′. I understand.

In practice, the manufacturer provides the mobile information terminal protocol to the communication termination and the virtual machine and the application program to the combination card to form a general-purpose mobile platform to facilitate the service of the added application program. After a user buys a communication termination having a mobile information terminal protocol and a combination card having a virtual machine and an application program, and inserting the combination card into a standard SIM card socket at the communication termination, a large number of application programs Can be executed at the end of the user's communication through the virtual machine. The union card may be combined with a standard SIM card without changing the original communication termination. The virtual machine is a Java virtual machine. The combination card further includes a storage module in which the virtual machine is stored, a plurality of application programs, and an added application program. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for generalizing an application program by a general-purpose mobile platform of a virtual machine based on the mobile information terminal protocol (MIDP), thereby facilitating the distribution of the application program.

The present invention provides a method for generalizing an application program applied to a communication termination. This method can provide a standard Java virtual machine to the combined SIM system, and promotes the development of low-cost application programs by increasing the distribution of application programs used for communication termination. The conventional technology does not have such a function.

    The above embodiment is for specifically explaining the technical means of the present invention. The present invention is naturally not limited thereto, and a simple design change by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the appended claims. Any additions, modifications, and substitutions are within the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the integrated circuit card applied to a communication termination based on this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of generalizing the application program applied to a communication termination based on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the method of generalizing the application program applied to a communication termination based on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 combination card 101 integrated circuit unit 102 storage module 103 control module 11 communication terminal 20 mobile information terminal protocol 21 first communication terminal 21 ′ second communication terminal 211 combination 212 combination 22 first combination card 22 ′ second combination card 23 virtual machine

Claims (20)

A method of providing a platform to a communication termination application program,
a) storing a virtual machine (VM) and an application program in the combination card;
b) providing the combination card to a respective communication end;
c) accessing the virtual machine from the association card;
d) executing the virtual machine to generate the platform and executing the application program at the communication end ignoring the operation system of the communication end;
A method comprising the steps of: The combination card further includes an integrated circuit unit that permits communication between the communication terminal and an external base station, and a control module that accesses the integrated circuit unit as an interface between the communication terminal and the integrated circuit unit. The method of claim 1 comprising: The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a universal subscriber identity module (USIM). The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a User Identity Module (UIM). 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a removable user identity module (RUIM). The combination card further provides a storage module storing a virtual machine that provides a platform of different application programs to the communication termination, and a control module that accesses the storage module as an interface between the communication termination and the storage module; The method of claim 1, comprising: The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine is a Java virtual machine. The method according to claim 1, wherein the communication termination includes a mobile phone and a PDA. A union card used with a communication termination,
An integrated circuit unit that permits communication between the communication termination and an external base station;
A storage module in which a virtual machine is stored, providing a platform of different application programs to the communication end;
A control module that accesses the integrated circuit unit as an interface between the communication termination and the integrated circuit unit;
The combination card, wherein the control module accesses the storage module as an interface between the communication termination and the storage module. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the communication termination is one of a mobile phone and a PDA. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the storage module is a flash memory. The combination card according to claim 12, wherein the flash memory is a NAND flash memory. 11. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the control module, the integrated circuit unit, and the storage module are packaged in a standard SIM card standard. 11. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the virtual machine is a Java virtual machine. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the application program is executed by the virtual machine. 11. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a subscriber identity module (SIM). 11. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a universal subscriber identity module (USIM). 11. The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a user identity module (UIM). The combination card according to claim 10, wherein the integrated circuit unit is a removable user identity module (RUIM).

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