JP2011066803A - Mobile communication service processing method, cellular phone terminal, and mobile communication network side device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable other user's cellular phone terminal or the like to be available like a user own cellular phone terminal when the user has no USIM (universal subscriber identity module) card at hand for a mobile communication service processing method, a cellular phone terminal, and a mobile communication network side device. <P>SOLUTION: An acquisition request for subscriber personal information stored in a USIM card different from a USIM card installed in a cellular phone terminal 3 with the USIM card installed therein is transmitted to a server 1 through a base station 2. The server 1 provides the subscriber personal information to the cellular phone terminal 3 after conducting an authentication process to the acquisition request for the subscriber personal information. The cellular phone terminal 3 stores the subscriber personal information provided by the server 1 to switch an application mode so that the communication service is available on the basis of the stored subscriber personal information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication service processing method, a mobile phone terminal, and a mobile communication network side device, and is stored in a subscriber identity card attached to a mobile phone terminal such as a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) card. The present invention is applied to a mobile communication service processing method for providing a mobile communication service based on subscriber personal information, a mobile phone terminal, and a mobile communication network side device.

  In a subscriber identification card such as a USIM card, information such as a user's telephone number, a contracted mobile phone operator, and personal authentication information is recorded. By attaching a subscriber identification card such as a USIM card to a cellular phone terminal, the cellular phone terminal can be used with the telephone number recorded in the subscriber identification card. The service can be used. Conversely, if the user has a subscriber identification card and does not attach it to the mobile phone terminal, the user cannot operate as the user's own mobile phone terminal, and uses various services provided by the mobile phone company. I can't.

  When a single user uses a plurality of terminal devices, the biometric information such as a fingerprint image of the user is read, the biometric information is sent to the server, the personal information is identified by the biometric information at the server, and the subscriber terminal number is identified. A technique for enabling outgoing and incoming calls using a telephone number subscribed to by a user by registering the location of a mobile phone that is actually used is known, for example, from Patent Document 1 below.

  In addition, when a detachable IC card is attached, the mobile communication terminal is capable of making and receiving operations based on the unique information recorded on the IC card, and the unique information of the attached IC card is stored. A portable communication terminal that determines whether or not the unique information is registered in advance in the means and operates in the user-specific mode according to the determination result is known, for example, from Patent Document 2 below.

JP 2004-173030 A JP-A-2005-340976

  In the conventional mobile phone terminal, even if the user is a mobile phone contract user and the user does not have a subscriber identification card such as a USIM card, the mobile phone terminal cannot receive communication and provide various services. The present invention makes it possible to use another person's mobile phone terminal in the same manner as the user's own mobile phone terminal even when the user does not have a subscriber identification card such as a USIM card. A mobile communication service capable of receiving communication and various services is realized.

  A mobile communication service processing method that solves the above problems provides a communication service for the mobile phone terminal based on first subscriber personal information stored in a first subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal. In a communication service provision processing method to be provided, a second different from the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card from a mobile phone terminal to which the first subscriber identification card is attached. A first step of transmitting a request for acquiring subscriber personal information to a mobile communication network side device, and the mobile communication network side device in response to the second subscriber personal information acquisition request. A second step of transmitting the second subscriber personal information to the mobile phone terminal after performing an authentication process; and the second step provided from the mobile communication network side device at the mobile phone terminal. Subscriber personal information Stores, based on the second subscriber personal information said stored, and a third step of providing the communication service for said mobile telephone terminal.

  In the communication service provision processing method for providing a communication service for the mobile phone terminal based on the subscriber personal information stored in the subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal, the first subscriber identification card A second subscriber who stores the stored first subscriber personal information and requests a connection to the virtual cellular phone terminal incorporated in the mobile communication network side device is different from the first subscriber identification card. A first step of transmitting from the mobile phone terminal to which the identification card is attached to the mobile communication network side device; and a request for connection to the virtual mobile phone terminal at the mobile communication network side device Then, after performing the authentication process, based on the first subscriber personal information stored in the virtual phone terminal device, the mobile phone terminal to which the second subscriber identification card is attached, Communication service And a second step of providing a scan.

  In addition, the mobile phone terminal that solves the above-described problem is equipped with the first subscriber identification card storing the first subscriber personal information, and the first subscriber identification card stored in the first subscriber identification card. In mobile phone terminals that receive communication services based on subscriber personal information, move second subscriber personal information different from the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card. A pseudo subscriber personal information storage unit that receives and stores from the body communication network side device; the second subscriber personal information stored in the pseudo subscriber personal information storage unit; and the first subscriber identification card A subscriber personal information selection unit that selects and outputs any one of the stored first subscriber personal information, and the first or second selected by the subscriber personal information selection unit Subscriber personal information to the subscriber of the mobile phone device Comprising a transmission unit for transmitting to the mobile communication network as a person information.

  In addition, a mobile communication network side device that solves the above problems is a mobile that provides a communication service to the mobile phone terminal based on subscriber personal information stored in a subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal. In the communication network side device, the second subscriber individual stored in the second subscriber identification card different from the first subscriber identification card from the mobile phone terminal in which the first subscriber identification card is mounted Authentication means for performing authentication processing of the requester of the second subscriber personal information in response to an information acquisition request, and subscriber personal information providing means for transmitting the second subscriber personal information to the mobile phone terminal And identification holding means for holding identification information of the second subscriber personal information transmitted to the mobile phone terminal and identification information of the destination mobile phone terminal.

  Even when the user does not have a subscriber identification card such as a USIM card, the other person's mobile phone terminal is used in the same manner as the user's own mobile phone terminal, and communication and various services of the mobile phone terminal are used. A communication service that can be provided can be realized.

It is a figure which shows the network structural example which provides a mobile communication service. It is a figure which shows the example of a processing flow which implement | achieves a mobile communication service. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the function part with which a server, a base station, and a mobile telephone terminal are equipped. It is a figure which shows the example of a processing flow which deletes USIM information automatically. It is a figure which shows an example of a disaster area. It is a figure which shows the example of a processing flow which implement | achieves an area-limited communication service. It is a figure which shows the example of a processing flow which transmits the specific signal which permits a service to a mobile telephone terminal. It is a figure which shows the structural example using the virtual mobile telephone terminal in the mobile communication network side apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a processing flow of the communication service by a virtual mobile telephone terminal.

  FIG. 1 shows a network configuration example for providing this mobile communication service. This mobile communication service is realized by the mobile phone terminal 3 used by the user, the base station 2 and the server 1 which are mobile communication network side devices. An embodiment for realizing this mobile communication service will be described with reference to the processing flow example of FIG.

  2 shows a user operation procedure, a processing procedure in a mobile phone terminal, and a processing procedure in a server on the mobile communication network side. In the following description, a USIM card will be described as an example of a subscriber identification card.

-USIM card storage information acquisition request sequence (2-1) When the mobile phone terminal to which the first USIM card is attached is in a normal standby display state, the second USIM card that is not at hand (other USIM The server uses the mobile phone terminal to request the server to provide storage information (hereinafter referred to as “second USIM information”).

-About the second USIM information provision sequence (2-2) The server makes an authentication request whether the second USIM information acquisition request is a request of the second USIM card holder, and the user password When authentication is determined by input (key input) or biometric authentication such as voice, and the identity is confirmed, the second USIM information and USIM card control information registered in advance in the server are provided to the mobile phone terminal. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which registered information such as telephone book data and mail addresses is provided together with the provision of the second USIM information.

-About the provided information holding sequence (2-3) in the server The server holds the identification information of the mobile phone terminal used for the acquisition request of the second USIM information and the identification information of the second USIM card. These are used when the second USIM information provided to the mobile phone terminal is later deleted. The deletion of the second USIM information will be described later.

Storage sequence (2-4) of second USIM information in mobile phone terminal The mobile phone terminal analyzes the USIM card control information from the server, and uses the provided second USIM information in the mobile phone terminal. Control to store in the pseudo USIM area of the memory is executed, and the second USIM information is stored in the pseudo USIM area.

-Second USIM Information Usage Sequence (2-5) Since the mobile phone terminal has USIM information of two users, the user selection display is performed to select which USIM information is used for communication. If the user inputs password input (key input) or biometric authentication such as voice in response to the user selection display, is the mobile phone terminal an authorized user of the mobile phone terminal based on the authentication information? Determine if. If the user is an authorized user of the mobile phone terminal, a communication service for the authorized user can be provided as a conventional mobile phone terminal.

  If it is determined that the user is not an authorized user of the mobile phone terminal, it is determined to be used by a user who does not have a USIM card, and the mode is switched to the second USIM information usage mode provided from the server and stored in the pseudo USIM area Make it impossible to view the user's personal information. After that, the mobile phone terminal performs connection control with the mobile communication network side based on the second USIM information stored in the pseudo USIM area, and the same communication as when the second USIM card is installed. Make the service available.

-About the second USIM information deletion sequence (2-6) When the user who has received the second USIM information from the server no longer needs the second USIM information stored in the mobile phone terminal, The key operation of the deletion request for the second USIM information is performed. When the mobile phone terminal receives a request to delete the second USIM information, the second USIM information stored in the pseudo USIM area is deleted, and an acquisition request for the second USIM information is sent to the server. Requesting deletion of the identification information of the mobile phone terminal used for the second USIM card and the identification information of the USIM card related to the second USIM information. In response to the deletion request, the server deletes the identification information of the mobile phone terminal used for the acquisition request of the second USIM information and the identification information of the USIM card related to the second USIM information.

  In addition, as a security strengthening measure related to the provision of the second USIM information described above, a configuration for performing a safer authentication process by performing password authentication, voice authentication, advanced biometric authentication such as fingerprint, eyes, face, etc. It can be.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of functional units included in the server, base station, and mobile phone terminal for realizing this communication service. The server 1 includes a mobile phone terminal location information management unit 11, a USIM control information management unit 12, and a USIM information management unit 13. The base station 2 includes a voice / packet communication unit 21 and a position information acquisition unit 22. The mobile phone terminal 3 includes a digital baseband (DBB) processing unit 31, a USIM card 32, a USIM control unit 33, a pseudo USIM storage unit 34, and a USIM data selection unit 35.

  The mobile phone terminal location information management unit 11 of the server 1 specifies the location area of the mobile phone terminal that is about to receive this communication service based on the mobile phone terminal location information from the location information acquisition unit 22 of the base station 2. It is used when this communication service is provided to a mobile phone terminal located in a predetermined area.

  The USIM control information management unit 12 of the server 1 has a processing function for authentication request and authentication determination of the USIM card holder in the second USIM information provision sequence (2-2) of FIG. The USIM information management unit 13 provides the second USIM information and the USIM card control information to the mobile phone terminal, and has a function of holding and deleting the provided mobile phone terminal identification information and the second USIM card identification information. .

  The voice / packet communication unit 21 of the base station 2 relays data of various voices / packets transmitted / received between the server 1 and the mobile phone terminal 3. The location information acquisition unit 22 has a function of notifying the mobile phone location information management unit 11 of the server 1 of the location information of the mobile phone terminal 3 requesting the communication service via the voice / packet communication unit 21.

  The USIM control unit 33 of the mobile phone terminal 3 determines whether information can be provided in the second USIM information provision sequence (2-2) in FIG. 2 described above, and stores the second USIM information storage sequence (2 -4), storage control in the pseudo USIM area, user selection display in the second USIM information usage sequence (2-5), determination of whether or not the user is a regular user, switching to the pseudo USIM information usage mode, It has processing functions for disabling browsing, determining whether or not there is a USIM information deletion request in the second USIM information deletion sequence (2-6), and deleting stored information in the pseudo USIM information area.

  The pseudo USIM storage unit 34 of the mobile phone terminal 3 stores or deletes the second USIM information provided from the server according to the control of the USIM control unit 33. The USIM data selection unit 35 switches to the pseudo USIM information utilization node in the second USIM information utilization sequence (2-5) described above according to the control of the USIM control unit 33.

  Then, it selects USIM information data from either the installed USIM card 32 or the pseudo USIM storage unit 34 and sends it to the digital baseband (DBB) processing unit 31 as usage USIM information. The digital baseband (DBB) processing unit 31 transmits the selected USIM information to the moving number new network side device.

  An example of processing for automatically erasing the second USIM information is shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first mobile phone terminal has already stored the second USIM information provided from the server in the pseudo USIM area. Further, the server holds the identification information of the first mobile phone terminal used for the acquisition request of the second USIM information and the identification information of the second USIM card that provided the second USIM information. It shall be.

  When the user who has received the second USIM information turns on the power of the second mobile phone terminal equipped with his / her proper second USIM card, the location registration information is sent to the server via the base station. It is transmitted (4-1). When the server receives the location registration information of the second mobile phone terminal, the identification information of the second USIM card attached to the second mobile phone terminal indicates that the second USIM provided the USIM information in the past. It is determined whether or not it is card identification information (4-2).

  If it is determined in the above determination that the information has been provided in the past, the server transmits a second USIM information deletion command to the first mobile phone terminal that has provided the second USIM information ( 4-3). The first mobile phone terminal that has received the delete command deletes the second USIM information from the pseudo USIM area (4-4).

  Further, the server deletes the identification information of the first mobile phone terminal that provided the second USIM information and the identification information of the second USIM card (4-5). Thereafter, the first and second mobile phone terminals enter a normal standby display state (4-6). This process can prevent inadvertent leakage of personal information due to forgetting to erase USIM information imported into another person's mobile phone terminal.

  This communication service improves the convenience of using a mobile phone terminal for users who do not have a USIM card at hand, but it is possible to use another person's USIM information by impersonating a password if it is leaked. Security concerns arise.

  Therefore, this communication service rents a mobile phone terminal to a disaster victim when there is a disaster or the like and the USIM card is lost and there is no emergency contact means, and provides the USIM information to the mobile phone terminal. It is assumed that it can be effectively utilized by making it available limitedly, for example, by making it possible to use a rented mobile phone terminal.

  When this communication service is limited to a disaster area, the communication service request is limited to a base station in the disaster area or a mobile base station installed in place of a base station that cannot be operated due to a disaster. It can be. Alternatively, a specific signal for permitting the communication service is transmitted from the base station in the disaster area, and the mobile phone terminal that has received the specific signal is configured to be able to transmit a request for the communication service. Can do.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a disaster area. In FIG. 5, if the hatched area is a disaster area, only the coverage area (processing area) of the three base stations covering the disaster area is permitted to accept this communication service request. By making this communication service an area-limited service, the security of information handled is enhanced.

  FIG. 6 shows a processing flow example for realizing an area-limited communication service. When a user makes a request for acquiring other USIM information using a mobile phone terminal in a normal standby display state (6-1), the request is transmitted to the base station or server on the mobile communication network side (6- 2) The base station or server determines whether or not the area where the mobile phone terminal is located is, for example, a disaster area where the communication service is implemented (6-3).

  If the area where the mobile phone terminal is located is not an area where the communication service is implemented, a response to request rejection of the request is returned to the mobile phone terminal, and processing other than the disaster-recognized base station (permits the communication service) (6-4). On the other hand, when the area where the mobile phone terminal is located is an area where the communication service is performed, a response of request permission is returned to the mobile phone terminal, and the processing of the disaster-recognized base station (permit the communication service 2 is executed (6-5).

  FIG. 7 shows an example of processing for transmitting a specific signal permitting the communication service to the mobile phone terminal. The base station or server on the mobile communication network side regularly performs damage monitoring to determine whether to permit / deny emergency services (7-1). If the disaster monitoring determines that the area is a disaster area (7-2), the base station in the disaster area notifies the mobile phone terminal in the processing area that the communication service is being provided (7-3). ).

  The mobile phone terminal that has received the notification displays a message indicating that the communication service is available along with the normal standby display (7-4). When the user makes a request for acquiring other USIM information using this mobile phone terminal, the communication service is started according to the processing flow of FIG. 2 (7-5). Thereby, it becomes possible to use the communication service smoothly on the provider side and the user side of the communication service.

  At the time of the implementation of the communication service limited to a specific area such as a disaster area, when the disaster is recovered in a specific area such as the disaster area and the specific area becomes a normal area, or the mobile phone terminal that has imported USIM information from the server When the location information is outside the disaster area, a deletion command for the USIM information is issued from the server, and the mobile phone terminal that has received the deletion command can delete the imported USIM information.

  Furthermore, as another embodiment, without passing USIM information between the mobile phone terminal and the base station or the server, as shown in FIG. A virtual mobile phone terminal 8-2 that has taken in information is incorporated. A configuration in which the virtual mobile phone terminal 8-2 is used by connecting to the virtual mobile phone terminal 8-2 and issuing a command from the mobile phone terminal 8-3 equipped with another person's second USIM card. It can be.

  By issuing the command, the user receives a communication service that can be used by the virtual mobile phone terminal 8-2 having its own USIM authentication, using the mobile phone terminal 8-3 equipped with another person's second USIM card. The virtual mobile phone terminal 8-2 is provided with a communication service using the first USIM information by registering the first USIM information of the user himself / herself who uses the communication service. Voice call connection, mail transmission / reception, and the like using the terminal 8-2 can be performed with the other mobile phone terminal 8-4.

  An example of communication service processing by the virtual mobile phone terminal is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, when the mobile phone terminal to which the second USIM card is attached is in a normal standby display state, the user uses the mobile phone terminal to store the first USIM information desired to be used. A connection to a place (virtual mobile phone terminal) is requested (9-1). The request is transmitted to the base station or server (9-2), and the base station or server determines the request (9-3). If the request is the communication service request, the mobile phone terminal requests authentication. Is transmitted (9-4).

  The mobile phone terminal displays an authentication request (9-5), and the authentication information is transmitted to the base station or server by inputting a user password (key input) or biometric authentication information such as voice (9-6). (9-7), the base station or server confirms the authentication (9-8), and if it is confirmed that the user is the person, the authentication confirmation notification is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal (9-9).

  The mobile phone terminal displays that the communication service is available (9-10). After confirming the display, the user performs operations for using various communication services (9-11). The server provides various services contracted by the user and provided by the mobile phone company based on the first USIM information of the user (9-12). In this case, it is also possible to provide a communication service using registered information such as telephone directory data and mail addresses, as well as a communication service such as voice call incoming and outgoing based on the first USIM information.

  When the communication is completed, the user performs a communication disconnection operation (9-13). The mobile phone terminal transmits the communication disconnection signal to the base station or the server, and the base station or server disconnects the communication with the mobile phone terminal upon receiving the communication disconnection signal (9-14). The mobile phone terminal enters a normal standby display state after the communication is disconnected (9-15).

  In the embodiment in which the virtual mobile phone terminal is arranged in the base station or the server, the USIM information deletion method shown in FIG. 4 can be applied as it is as a countermeasure against the security aspect. The advantage of the embodiment in which the virtual mobile phone terminal is arranged in the base station or the server is that the communication service can be used using the current configuration without changing the configuration of the current mobile phone terminal. That is.

1 server 11 mobile phone terminal location information management unit 12 USIM control information management unit 13 USIM information management unit 2 base station 21 voice / packet communication unit 22 location information acquisition unit 3 mobile phone terminal 31 digital baseband processing unit 32 USIM card 33 USIM Control unit 34 Pseudo USIM storage unit 35 USIM data selection unit

Claims (6)

In a communication service provision processing method for providing a communication service for the mobile phone terminal based on the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal,
An acquisition request for second subscriber personal information different from the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card is issued from a mobile phone terminal to which the first subscriber identification card is attached. A first step of transmitting to the mobile communication network side device;
The mobile communication network side device transmits an authentication process to the second subscriber personal information acquisition request, and then transmits the second subscriber personal information to the mobile phone terminal. Steps,
The mobile phone terminal stores the second subscriber personal information provided from the mobile communication network side device, and communicates with the mobile phone terminal based on the stored second subscriber personal information. A third step of providing a service;
A mobile communication service processing method.   When the mobile communication network side device transmits the second subscriber personal information to the mobile phone terminal, the second subscriber personal information is sent only to the mobile phone terminal located in a specific area. The mobile communication service processing method according to claim 1, wherein transmission is performed.   When the specific area becomes a normal area, or when the location information of the mobile phone terminal is out of the specific area, a command to delete the second subscriber personal information is issued from the mobile communication network side device, 3. The mobile communication service processing method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of deleting the stored second subscriber personal information at the mobile phone terminal that has received the deletion command. In a communication service provision processing method for providing a communication service for the mobile phone terminal based on subscriber personal information stored in a subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal,
The first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card is stored, and a request for connection to the virtual mobile phone terminal incorporated in the mobile communication network side device is sent to the first subscriber identification card. A first step of transmitting to a mobile communication network side device from a mobile phone terminal in which a second subscriber identification card different from the card is mounted;
In the mobile communication network side device, after performing an authentication process in response to a request for connection to the virtual mobile phone terminal, the mobile phone terminal with the second subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal A second step of providing a communication service based on the first subscriber personal information stored in the virtual telephone terminal device;
A mobile communication service processing method. A first subscriber identification card storing the first subscriber personal information is attached, and communication service is provided based on the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card. In mobile phone terminal to receive,
Pseudo subscriber personal information storage unit for receiving second subscriber personal information different from the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card from a mobile communication network side device and storing it. When,
Selecting either the second subscriber personal information stored in the pseudo subscriber personal information storage unit or the first subscriber personal information stored in the first subscriber identification card; A subscriber personal information selection unit to output
A transmission unit for transmitting the first or second subscriber personal information selected by the subscriber personal information selection unit to a mobile communication network as subscriber personal information of the mobile phone device;
A mobile phone terminal comprising: In a mobile communication network side device that provides a communication service for the mobile phone terminal based on subscriber personal information stored in a subscriber identification card attached to the mobile phone terminal,
In response to a request for acquiring second subscriber personal information stored in a second subscriber identification card different from the first subscriber identification card from a mobile phone terminal in which the first subscriber identification card is mounted Authentication means for performing authentication processing of the requester of the second subscriber personal information;
Subscriber personal information providing means for transmitting the second subscriber personal information to the mobile phone terminal;
Identification holding means for holding identification information of the second subscriber personal information transmitted to the mobile phone terminal and identification information of the destination mobile phone terminal;
A mobile communication network side device characterized by comprising:

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