KR20090120220A - Method and apparatus for refreshing changed breakdown of system file to mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for refreshing the changed breakdown of a system file to a mobile station are provided to enable a user to normally use a mobile communication service without an additional operation by automatically reflecting changed file contents to the mobile communication terminal if a system file is changed. CONSTITUTION: A refresh mode information file is generated and stored(S410), and the information file sets up a refresh mode for at least one system file. It is judges whether or not the information change request of the system file is received(S420). If the information change request is received, the information of the system file stored at an universal IC card is changed(S430). The refresh mode set in the system file is confirmed through the refresh mode information file(S450). The command corresponding to the refresh mode set up in the system file is executed.

Description

Method and Apparatus for Refreshing Changed Breakdown of System File to Mobile Station}

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for refreshing a change history of a system file to a mobile communication terminal. In particular, a management file which sets a refresh mode to a mobile communication terminal for an element file (EF) changed by an over-the-air (OTA) in a general purpose IC card is stored, and according to the refresh mode It relates to a method and device for refreshing system file change history by the mobile communication terminal.

In general, a universal IC card (UICC) for storing system-related files for a mobile subscriber to use a mobile communication service is inserted into a 3G mobile terminal.

The general purpose IC card consists of a microprocessor and a memory chip, and stores various kinds of information of the user.

Here, the universal IC card typically includes a Universal Subscriber Identification Module (USIM) card in addition to a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card for mobile service subscriber authentication.

In addition, the universal IC card is a smart card for applying a communication service capable of transmitting broadband packet-based text, digitized voice, video, multimedia data at high speed, regardless of where the mobile terminal or computer users are in the world. It is combined in the communication service terminal and can store user data along with authentication data.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing an over-the-air (OTA) service to a general mobile communication terminal.

Referring to FIG. 1, the OTA server 110 transmits information related to a system to the mobile communication terminal 150 through the mobile communication network 130 using the OTA technology. Here, the information related to the system includes information values, applications, contents, and the like for controlling, and the mobile communication service subscriber can be provided with various services remotely without having to go directly to the store through the OTA technology.

As described above, when the mobile communication terminal 150 receives information related to an application or a system from the OTA server 110, the mobile communication terminal 150 stores the received information in a general purpose IC card coupled to the mobile communication terminal 150.

If there is a change in the information of a file stored in the universal IC card remotely by the OTA, the universal IC card recognizes the change made to the mobile communication terminal 150 by using a refresh command supported by the universal IC card. To reflect the changed details. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 150 updates the changed details only in the memory of the mobile communication terminal 150 or resets the mobile communication terminal 150 itself in order to recognize and reflect the changed details received from the universal IC card. (Reset) to reflect the changed details. At this time, the universal IC card coupled to the inside of the mobile communication terminal 150 with the reset of the mobile communication terminal 150 is also initialized.

For example, when the general purpose IC card whose information of the charging related file is changed by the OTA simply updates the changed information into the memory of the mobile communication terminal 150, the mobile communication terminal 150 cannot immediately apply the changed information. Therefore, the process of resetting the mobile communication terminal 150 is necessary. That is, when the charging related file is changed while performing the mobile communication service using the charging related file in the mobile communication terminal 150, the mobile communication terminal 150 receives only the change history of the charging related file from the universal IC card. Since it is difficult to reflect the change history, a process of resetting the mobile communication terminal 150 is required.

Therefore, since the method of reflecting the change history to the mobile communication terminal 150 is different for each file whose information is changed by the OTA in the general purpose IC card, when the information of the file is changed by the OTA, the change history is displayed in the mobile communication terminal ( There is a need for an efficient method for reflection in 150).

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for applying a change history to a mobile communication terminal when information of a file stored in a universal IC card is changed by OTA.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a method for refreshing a change history of system file information from a universal IC card (UICC) to a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: a) at least one system file; Generating and storing a refresh mode information file that stores information on which a refresh mode is set; b) determining whether an information change request of a system file is received; c) if it is determined that an information change request of the system file is received, changing the information of the system file stored in the general purpose IC card and confirming the refresh mode set in the corresponding system file through the refresh mode information file; And d) executing a command corresponding to the refresh mode set in the corresponding system file to recognize the change history according to the information change of the system file to the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention is a Universal IC Card (UICC) for refreshing the change history of the system file information to the mobile communication terminal, the refresh mode (Mode) for at least one system file and the system file A system file storage unit configured to store a refresh mode information file configured to store the set information; And when the information change request of the system file is received, changing the information of the system file to the mobile communication terminal by using a predefined command according to the refresh mode confirmed through the refresh mode information file stored in the system file storage unit. It includes a control unit for recognizing the details.

According to the present invention, a refresh method is defined for each system file changed by the OTA, and when the system file is changed by the OTA, it is automatically reflected to the mobile terminal according to the defined refresh method, so that a user of the mobile communication service separately operates. There is an effect of providing a convenience that can normally use a mobile communication service without.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

Here, the Universal IC Card, which is a chip card used for mobile devices in a wireless communication network, is a Universal Subscriber Module (USIM) in addition to a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card for mobile service subscriber authentication. Identification Module) card and the like.

In the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figure 1 mentioned in the Background for convenience of description.

2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a general purpose IC card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the general purpose IC card 200 may include a system file storage 210, a program 230, and a controller 250.

The system file storage unit 210 moves a user such as a system setting file for managing the universal IC card 200, an authentication file for checking a user, and a billing information file for managing billing information according to a user's use of a mobile communication service. Stores system related files for using the communication service.

In addition, the system file storage unit 210 stores a refresh mode information file for managing how the mobile communication terminal 150 reflects the change history of the file changed by the OTA message to the mobile communication terminal 150. Here, the change history refers to the structure of the file or the content of the file changed by the OTA message.

Herein, the refresh mode information file will be described in more detail. When a specific file of the general purpose IC card 200 is changed by the OTA message, the change history of the corresponding file is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 150, thereby transmitting the mobile communication terminal ( Notification mode for recognizing and reflecting the change history without a reset of 150) and a reset mode for transferring the change history of the corresponding file to the mobile communication terminal and resetting the mobile communication terminal to reflect the change history. Is defined. Here, the specific file refers to a file containing information necessary for the mobile communication terminal 150 to provide a mobile communication service to a user.

In addition, the structure of the refresh mode information file is similar to that of a general element file (EF) of the general purpose IC card 200, and is a feature of the refresh mode information file to be described in the embodiment of the present invention. The part will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The program unit 230 stores an operating system program related to the overall operation of the general purpose IC card 200 and an application program for providing various services using a mobile communication service to a user.

The controller 250 controls the overall operation of the general purpose IC card 200, and when a request for changing specific file information of the general purpose IC card 200 is received from the OTA server 110, the refresh mode stored in the system file storage unit 210. Check the refresh mode of the file requested to be changed through the information file and reflect the corresponding refresh mode so that the mobile communication terminal 150 recognizes the change history of the file requested to be changed. In this case, the controller 250 causes the mobile communication terminal 150 to recognize the change history using a refresh command.

3 is a diagram showing the structure of a refresh mode information file according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, description of portions overlapping with the general element file will be omitted for convenience of description.

Referring to FIG. 3, the refresh mode information file includes information on an internal flag, a length of an element file path, and a path of an element file to be refreshed. In the refresh mode information file, an internal flag, an element file path length, and a path of an element file to be refreshed are set for each file for at least one or more files.

The internal flag is an indicator indicating the refresh mode and has a size of 1 byte. Here, the internal flag can be expressed in the form shown in [Table 1].

Here, '0000 0001' in the internal flag is a flag indicating a notification mode that enables the mobile communication terminal 150 to recognize and reflect the change history without resetting the mobile communication terminal 150, and '0000 0100'. Is a flag indicating a reset mode in which the change history is reflected after the mobile communication terminal 150 resets the mobile communication terminal.

The element file path length indicates the length of the path in which the element file is located, and has a size of 1 byte. Here, the element file path length has a value such as 'x64', 'x06', 'x08', and the like.

The path of the element file to be refreshed represents the actual path where the element file to be refreshed is located and has a size of 8 bytes. Here, the path of the element file to be refreshed must start at the memory address MF 3F00 of the general purpose IC card 200, and each path is designated as an FID.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of refreshing a change history of an element file by an OTA to a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 4, a refresh mode information file including information on setting refresh modes with respect to system files stored in the general purpose IC card 200 is generated and stored in the system file storage 210 (S410). .

Subsequently, the controller 250 determines whether an information change request of a specific system file is included in the OTA message received from the OTA server 110 (S420).

If it is determined in step S420 that there is a request for information change of a specific system file, the control unit 250 changes the information of the corresponding system file stored in the system file storage unit 210 of the general purpose IC card 200 (S430).

Subsequently, the controller 250 checks the refresh mode of the corresponding system file through the refresh mode information file stored in the system file storage 210 (S450).

Subsequently, the controller 250 executes a command corresponding to the refresh mode of the corresponding system file (S470). At this time, the controller 250 recognizes the change history of the system file to the mobile communication terminal 150 when the refresh mode of the system file is the notification mode, and when the refresh mode of the system file is the reset mode. 150 to request the reset of the mobile communication terminal 150 while recognizing the change history of the system file.

Here, the universal IC card 200 sends a refresh command to the mobile communication terminal 150 when the information of the system file is changed, and an error occurs in the process of changing the information of the system file by the OTA in the universal IC card 200. If the mobile communication terminal 150 does not send a refresh command.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that only one file is changed. However, the universal IC card 200 moves from the universal IC card 200 when the file in which the notification mode is set and the file in which the reset mode is simultaneously changed. Applying the reset mode to the communication terminal 150 transmits a refresh command.

The mobile communication terminal 150 receiving the change history from the universal IC card 200 through the above process immediately reflects the change history according to the refresh command received from the universal IC card 200 or reflects the change history after the reset process. As a result, a normal mobile communication service is provided to a user of the mobile communication terminal 150.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing an OTA service to a general mobile communication terminal.

2 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a general purpose IC card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram showing the structure of a refresh mode information file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of refreshing a change history of an element file by an OTA to a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (13)

In the method of refreshing the change history of the system file information from the Universal IC Card (UICC) to the mobile communication terminal, a) generating and storing a refresh mode information file storing information on which a refresh mode is set for at least one system file; b) determining whether an information change request of a system file is received; c) if it is determined that an information change request of the system file is received, changing the information of the system file stored in the general purpose IC card and confirming the refresh mode set in the corresponding system file through the refresh mode information file; And d) executing a command corresponding to the refresh mode set in the corresponding system file and recognizing the change history according to the information change of the system file to the mobile communication terminal; Refresh method comprising a. The method of claim 1, In step a) The refresh mode information file transmits a change history of the system file to the mobile communication terminal when the system file is changed and recognizes and reflects the change history without resetting the mobile communication terminal. And a reset mode for transmitting a change history of the system file to the mobile communication terminal and resetting the mobile communication terminal to reflect the change history. The method of claim 2, The refresh mode information file is A refresh method including a flag which is an indicator indicating a refresh mode of the system file, element file path length information indicating a length of a path where the system file is located, and path information of an element file to be refreshed indicating a real path where a system file to be refreshed is located; . The method of claim 3, wherein The system file is And an element file (EF) required for providing a mobile communication service to a user in the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein The system file is A refresh method that is a file that contains billing-related information. The method of claim 1, Step b) is A refresh method in which an information change request of the system file is received through an OTA message from an over the air (OTA) server. The method of claim 1, Step d) is A refresh method for recognizing a change history according to the information change of the system file to the mobile communication terminal by using a refresh command supported by the general purpose IC card. In the Universal IC Card (UICC) for refreshing the change history of the system file information to the mobile communication terminal, A system file storage unit for storing at least one system file and a refresh mode information file for storing information on which a refresh mode is set for the system file; And When the information change request of the system file is received, the information change history of the system file to the mobile communication terminal using a command defined in advance according to the refresh mode confirmed through the refresh mode information file stored in the system file storage unit. Control Universal IC card comprising a. The method of claim 8, The refresh mode information file is When the system file is changed, a notification mode for transmitting the change history of the system file to the mobile communication terminal and recognizing and reflecting the change history without resetting the mobile communication terminal and the change of the system file. And a reset mode defining a reset mode for transferring the details to the mobile communication terminal and resetting the mobile communication terminal to reflect the change history. The method of claim 9, The refresh mode information file is An element file including a flag which is an indicator indicating a refresh mode of the system file, element file path length information indicating a length of a path where the system file is located, and path information of an element file to be refreshed indicating an actual path where a system file to be refreshed is located General purpose IC card which is (EF: Elementary File). The method of claim 10, The system file is General purpose IC card, a file containing billing-related information. The method of claim 8, The system file is Universal IC card, which is a file that is changed through OTA messages received from an Over the Air (OTA) server. The method of claim 8, The control unit A general purpose IC card for recognizing a change history according to the information change of the system file to the mobile communication terminal by using a refresh command supported by the general purpose IC card.

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