KR20070092378A - Mobile terminal having service profile auto updating function and the service profile auto update method - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal having an automatic service profile update function and an automatic updating method thereof are provided to avoid linguistic constraints, literal constraints, and Internet constraints by automatically updating the service profile of a mobile terminal according to each area or country when the mobile terminal moves to another area or country which uses a different communication network. A mobile terminal(100) having an automatic service profile update function comprises an SIM(Subscriber Identity Module)(140), a profile operation part(110), and an SMS(Short Message Service) processing part(130). The SIM(140) stores HPLMN(Home Public Land Mobile Network) information of the present network. The profile operation part(110), based on the HPLMN information, confirms whether the mobile terminal possesses a service profile corresponding to the present network. In case the mobile terminal doesn't possess the service profile, the profile operation part(110) configures and outputs phone information. The SMS processing part(130), if the phone information is provided from the profile operation part(110), converts it into an SMS message and transmits it to a preset destination through a wireless network.

Description

Mobile communication terminal with service profile automatic update function and its automatic update method {MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING SERVICE PROFILE AUTO UPDATING FUNCTION AND THE SERVICE PROFILE AUTO UPDATE METHOD}

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for automatically updating a service profile of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically updating a service profile of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

10: Profile operation unit

20: memory

30: SMS processing unit

40: subscriber identification module

50: OTA

60: SMS center

70: profile main server

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, when a user of the mobile communication terminal moves to another region or another country, a service profile for automatically using an application such as MMS, WAP, JAVA, etc. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a service profile automatic update method for enabling renewal.

Recently, due to the development of mobile communication terminals and mobile communication services, the number of users using mobile communication terminals continues to increase every year. In addition, the usage of the mobile communication terminal is a trend that the content that users can access, such as picture files, videos, games, etc. are becoming very diverse through not only voice communication but also data communication and Internet access.

When using such diverse contents, programs such as MMS, WAP, JAVA, etc. are required. Currently, most handset providers only provide a telecommunications network operator profile of the region or country where the product will be used when the product is released or exported. Accordingly, the users can select a desired profile from the profile list provided inside the terminal in advance to receive the desired additional service.

However, if a user carries his mobile terminal with a reason for traveling or traveling to another region or other country, the mobile terminal cannot receive the profile of the carrier information of the region or country. In order to use contents implemented by programs such as MMS, WAP and JAVA through a mobile communication terminal, a separate service profile setting procedure is required.

That is, the user collects the information of the operator of the corresponding area or country through telephone, internet or pamphlet, and the user should install the service profile manually.

However, the direct input method as described above has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to obtain a setting value or fail because at least seven setting values must be set.

On the other hand, a user requests an over-the-air (OTA) service by using SMS, Internet, or telephone to a communication network operator of a corresponding region or country, receives service profile information transmitted from an OTA center of a communication network operator, and stores the information. Can also be used.

However, when a user uses a method of requesting an over-the-air (OTA) service by using SMS, Internet, or telephone to a telecommunications network operator in the region or country, there are various obstacles in language communication in the region or country. Difficulties will follow. In addition, it will be available only if social communication networks such as SMS systems and the Internet are supported.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional technology, and an object of the present invention is that when a user of a mobile communication terminal moves to another region or another country, only the mobile terminal is rebooted, and the corresponding region or country To automatically update the service profile.

The mobile communication terminal having a service profile automatic update function of the present invention for achieving the above object, the subscriber identification module for storing network information (HPLMN) of the network currently being provided with a service; A profile management unit which checks whether a service profile corresponding to a network currently receiving a service is held using the network information and configures and outputs phone information when the service profile is not held; And an SMS processor for converting the phone information into an SMS message when the phone information is provided from the profile manager and transmitting the SMS message to a predetermined destination through a wireless network.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of automatically updating a service profile of a mobile communication terminal, the first step of checking whether a mobile terminal has a service profile corresponding to a network currently being provided with a service; A second step of making a phone message of a mobile communication terminal into an SMS message and transmitting it to a preset destination when the service profile is not held; And a third step of designating a profile included in the received SMS message as a default profile in response to the SMS message.

Hereinafter, a method of automatically updating a service profile of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for updating a service profile of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, when the terminal is booted, the mobile communication terminal 100 drives the profile manager to check whether the service profile of the network operator to which the mobile network belongs is currently stored. Profile request message) to provide the necessary profile information by transmitting to the profile main server (400).

The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a profile manager 110, a memory 120, an SMS processor 130, and a subscriber identification module 140.

The profile manager 110 manages a service profile in which a profile manager is driven to use an application such as MMS, WAP, or JAVA, and manages OTA reception. When the terminal 100 is booted, the profile manager 110 loads network information (HPLMN: Home Public Land Mobile Network) stored in the subscriber identification module 140, and a corresponding service profile is added to a profile list managed by the profile manager. Check if it is included. As a result of the check, if included, the profile is stored in the memory unit 20 as a default, and if not included, the phone information is configured and transmitted to the SMS processing unit 30.

The memory unit 20 stores a service profile. In this embodiment, a case in which a nonvolatile memory (NVRAM: Non-Volatile RAM) is used as the memory 20 will be described.

The SMS processing unit 30 transmits the received phone information to the SMS center 300 through the OTA 200 as an SMS message (profile request message) when the phone information is received from the profile manager 10.

Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) 40 stores information for subscriber's authentication, billing, security functions, etc. In particular, the network information (HPLMN) of the network where the mobile terminal 100 is currently receiving services. Save).

The OTA 200 implicitly represents a communication network that performs wireless communication, and the SMS center 300 supports SMS message transmission between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the profile main server 400 by executing an SMS routing service. do.

The profile main server 400 stores and manages service profiles of all communication network operators, and sends a profile corresponding to phone information included in a message received when a profile request message is received from a specific mobile communication terminal 100 as an SMS message. It makes and transmits to the mobile communication terminal (100).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically updating a service profile of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

When the user boots up the mobile communication terminal 100 (S21), the profile manager 110 drives the profile manager (S22). The profile manager of the profile manager 110 retrieves the network information (HPLMN mcc: mnc) stored in the subscriber identification module (SIM) 140, and the network operator's profile corresponding to the profile is currently added to the service profile list managed by the profile manager. Check whether it is included (S23).

As a result of checking in step S23, when there is a service profile matching the HPLMN loaded from the subscriber identification module 140 among the service profile list managed by the profile manager 110, the corresponding service profile is designated as default. (S24). At this time, if the corresponding service profile is already stored in the memory unit 120, the stored profile is reused.

On the other hand, if the result of the check in step S23, there is no service profile that matches the HPLMN loaded from the subscriber identification module 140 of the service profile list managed by the profile manager 110, the profile manager 110 is mobile communication The phone information of the terminal is configured and transmitted to the SMS processing unit 130 (S25).

The SMS processing unit 130 makes the phone information received from the profile management unit 110 into an SMS message (profile request message) and then through the OTA 200 to the SMS center 300 of the region where the current mobile communication terminal is located. It transmits (S26).

SMS center 300 of the communication network performs the SMS routing for the profile request message received from the mobile communication terminal 100 and transmits to the profile main server 400 that manages the profile of all communication network operators (S27). .

The profile main server 400 extracts the phone information from the profile request message received from the SMS center 300, configures the service profile of the network operator corresponding to the phone information, and converts the service profile into an SMS message to the SMS center 300. To transmit (S28).

The SMS center 300 transmits the service profile received from the profile main server 400 to the mobile communication terminal 100 through the OTA 200 (S29).

The profile manager 10 of the mobile communication terminal 100 decodes the SMS message received through the OTA 200, extracts a service profile, and stores the service profile as a default profile in the memory 120 (S30).

Therefore, the mobile communication terminal 100 can be provided with a desired service by running an application such as MMS, WAP, JAVA using the service profile received from the profile main server 400.

As described above, according to the service profile update control method of the mobile communication terminal, when the user of the mobile communication terminal moves to another region or another country, it is possible to avoid linguistic restrictions, textual restrictions, and Internet restrictions. In addition, the service profile of the region or country can be automatically updated while minimizing user inconvenience such as manual setting.

In addition, such service profile automatic renewal may be beneficial to both the telecommunications network operator and the manufacturer of the mobile communication terminal. In other words, from the perspective of the telecommunications network operator, the user of the mobile communication terminal cannot solve a specific service driven by a program such as MMS, WAP, or JAVA due to linguistic restrictions, thereby increasing the usage time of the mobile communication service. In addition, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of the user settings.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be modified and modified within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, such modifications and changes should be regarded as belonging to the following claims. will be.

Claims (5)

A subscriber identification module for storing network information (HPLMN) of a network currently being provided with a service; A profile management unit which checks whether a service profile corresponding to a network currently receiving a service is held using the network information and configures and outputs phone information when the service profile is not held; And And a SMS processing unit for converting the phone information into an SMS message when the phone information is received from the profile manager and transmitting the SMS information to a predetermined destination through a wireless network. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile management unit Profile auto-update function, characterized in that whether to hold the service profile corresponding to the network currently being provided by checking whether the profile that matches the network information (HPLMN) in the profile list managed by the own Mobile communication terminal having a. The method of claim 2, wherein the profile management unit And a service profile of the received SMS message as a default profile of the mobile communication terminal upon receiving the SMS message from the destination in response to the SMS message. A first step of confirming whether a mobile communication terminal has a service profile corresponding to a network currently receiving a service when booting; A second step of making a phone message of a mobile communication terminal into an SMS message and transmitting it to a preset destination when the service profile is not held; And And a third step of designating a profile included in the received SMS message as a default profile in response to the SMS message. The method of claim 4, wherein the first step And checking whether or not a profile corresponding to network information (HPLMN) stored in the subscriber identification module of the mobile communication terminal is stored.

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