KR20210100379A - Global data service system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a global data service system and method. The method in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps in which: a service server receives multiple SIM profiles including IMSIs from a mobile communication operator server; the service server registers a SIM card requested for registration through an app installed in a user terminal; the service server receives a data communication product purchase request through the app from the user terminal; the service server stores data communication product purchase information, to which a data communication product that the registered SIM card has been requested to purchase is mapped; the service server receives an authentication request for the data communication product from the user terminal; when a user terminal requests authentication in a country where the data communication product is mapped to the SIM card, the service server transmits to the mobile communication operator the data communication product purchase information including an Op IMSI, which is determined as one of the IMSIs included in the multiple SIM profiles; and the service server transmits the Op IMSI to the user terminal.

Description

Global data service system and method

The present invention relates to a global data service system and method, and more particularly, to a global data service system and method in which a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is mounted on a user terminal and then data communication products can be purchased and used based on an app is about

A data roaming service is a service that enables data communication in service areas of different carriers. The existing data roaming service method is a method of purchasing a SIM card that can use data communication products in a given country, installing it in a user terminal, and then using the data. There is a way.

However, the SIM card for data roaming service is discarded after use and cannot be reused. Therefore, there is a hassle of purchasing multiple SIM cards at once as much as data usage is required, or purchasing a SIM card each time data usage is required.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a global data service that can be used by purchasing data communication products based on an app after installing a SIM card in a user terminal.

In a global data service method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, a service server provides a plurality of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) profiles including an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) from a mobile communication service provider server receiving, by the service server, registering a SIM card requested for registration through an App installed in the user terminal, the service server receiving a data communication product purchase request through the App from the user terminal, the storing, by a service server, data communication product purchase information in which the data communication product requested to be purchased is mapped to the registered SIM card; receiving, by the service server, an authentication request for data communication product use from the user terminal; When the user terminal requests authentication in a country where the data communication product mapped to the SIM card can be used, the service server purchases the data communication product information including the Op IMSI determined as one of the IMSIs included in the plurality of SIM profiles. transmitting to the mobile communication operator server, and the service server transmitting the Op IMSI to the user terminal.

The method may further include the step of using, by the user terminal, the data communication service of the mobile communication service provider by using the Op IMSI transmitted from the service server.

The SIM card registration request may include an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) of a SIM inserted into the user terminal.

The method may further include the step of providing, by the service server, a data communication product menu to the user terminal.

The data communication product requested to be purchased may be selected from products included in the data communication product menu.

The method may further include the step of generating, by the service server, a plurality of data communication products by differently combining data communication product attributes including at least one of a country, a communication company, a data capacity, a data usage period, and a price.

The data communication product menu may include the generated plurality of data communication products.

The plurality of data communication products may be generated by analyzing the actual usage pattern data including the actual data usage period and the actual data usage of the data communication products collected for a predetermined period and reflecting the determined policy.

The method may further include the step of the service server receiving the data communication product condition from the user terminal, and the service server determining a price corresponding to the data communication product condition.

The data communication product condition may include at least one of a country, a communication company, a data capacity, and a data usage period.

The data communication product requested to be purchased may be a product whose price is determined according to the data communication product condition.

The method may further include, by the service server, transmitting and registering the data communication product condition to the mobile communication service provider server.

The authentication request for using the data communication product may include a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC).

A global data service system according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem receives a plurality of SIM profiles including IMSI from a mobile communication service provider server, and requests SIM card registration through an app installed in a user terminal receives and registers, receives a data communication product purchase request through the app from the user terminal, stores data communication product purchase information in which the data communication product requested to be purchased is mapped to the registered SIM card, and the user terminal When receiving a request for authentication for data communication product use from the SIM card and requesting authentication in a country where data communication products mapped to the SIM card are available, the Op IMSI is determined as one of the IMSIs included in the plurality of SIM profile lists. and a service server for transmitting data communication product purchase information to the mobile communication service provider server and transmitting the Op IMSI to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that one SIM card can be installed in a user terminal and then a necessary data communication product can be purchased and used based on an app.

1 is a block diagram of a global data service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an operation flowchart of a global data service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an operation flowchart of a global data service system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Then, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them.

1 is a block diagram of a global data service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 , a global data service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 100, a service server 200, and a plurality of mobile network operator servers 300a, 300b, ..., 300n. ) (hereinafter referred to as MNO).

The user terminal 100 , the service server 200 , and the MNOs 300a , 300b , ..., 300n may exchange various types of information and data through the communication network 10 .

The MNOs 300a, 300b, ..., 300n may support a function for providing a data communication service described below for each mobile communication service provider.

The communication network 10 is a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G LTE mobile communication network, Bluetooth , Wi-Fi, Wibro, satellite communication network, LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) networks such as LoRa, Sigfox, etc. does not exist.

The user terminal 100 includes a 3G, 4G, 5G mobile communication terminal having a mobile communication and/or short-range wireless communication function equipped with a microprocessor and equipped with a memory means such as a smart phone. and various applications may be installed to provide various services to users.

In the user terminal 100 , a dedicated data communication service App 110 may be installed, and a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card 130 may be mounted thereon.

The user terminal 100 may access the service server 200 through the App 110 , register the SIM card 130 , and purchase a data communication product desired by the user. In addition, the user terminal 100 may use the data communication service of the mobile communication service provider who purchased the data communication product by using the SIM card 130 .

Here, there may be various data communication products in which data communication product attributes such as a country using a data communication service, a telecommunication company, data capacity, data usage period, and price are combined differently. For example, there may be a data communication product A, which allows you to use 3GB of data for 5,000 won for 3 days, and a data communication product B, where you can use unlimited data capacity for 15,000 won for 7 days through 'AIS', an MNO in Thailand. . In addition, there may be a C data communication product that can use 5GB for 3 days at 20,000 won in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The data communication products described herein are merely examples and may vary according to embodiments.

The service server 200 may include a product sales management server 210 and a provisioning server 230 . According to an embodiment, it is also possible to implement the product sales management server 210 and the provisioning server 230 as one service server 200 without distinguishing them.

The product sales management server 210 may generate and sell data communication products of affiliated mobile communication providers. And when the provisioning server 230 receives an authentication request for data communication use from the user terminal 100 that has purchased the data communication product, the user terminal 100 performs the necessary processing so that the data communication service of the corresponding mobile communication operator can be used. do.

2 is an operation flowchart of a global data service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood that FIG. 2 exemplifies a case in which a data communication service is provided in connection with one MNO 300 among the MNOs 300a, 300b, ..., 300n of FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation.

1 and 2 , first, the MNO 300 may provide a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) profile of the corresponding mobile communication operator to the product sales management server 210 (S205). The SIM profile includes IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity), Ki (Subscriber Authentication Key), Opc (Derived operator code unique for each SIM), and the like, and is required to use the data communication service provided by the corresponding mobile communication operator.

Meanwhile, the product sales management server 210 may generate a plurality of data communication products by differently combining data communication product attributes including at least one of a country, a communication company, a data capacity, a data usage period, and a price ( S210 ). The SIM profile provided from the MNO 300 may be a resource required to provide a data communication service of a corresponding mobile communication service provider. Accordingly, in step S210 , the product sales management server 210 may generate a data communication product of the corresponding mobile communication service provider in consideration of the number of SIM profiles provided from the MNO 300 .

Meanwhile, the product sales management server 210 generates a plurality of data communication products by reflecting the policy determined by analyzing the actual usage pattern data including the actual data usage period and actual data usage of the data communication products collected for a certain period. may be In other words, data communication products can be designed to maximize profits while maximizing the SIM profile, which is a limited resource. For example, it may be necessary to adjust the allocation of Op IMSI (Operational IMSI) for each data communication product by analyzing the user's data communication product purchase pattern. In the case of some mobile operators, the application of data communication products to a specific IMSI may not be performed in real time. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate data communication products for each IMSI in advance. If the demand for each data communication product does not match, the IMSI resources may not be efficiently utilized. In order to prevent this, it may be necessary to efficiently allocate the Op IMSI for each data communication product through data communication product purchase pattern analysis.

The product sales management server 210 may provide the data communication product information generated in step S210 to the MNO 300 (S215). According to an embodiment, the MNO 300 may confirm the data communication product information provided in step S215 and approve or reject the sale of the data communication product. Of course, it is also possible to omit the step (S215).

Thereafter, the user terminal 100 may request SIM card registration from the product sales management server 210 through the App 110 (S220). In step S220, the SIM card registration request includes an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) of the SIM. In addition, personal information such as a user's email address and a user's phone number may be included in the SIM card registration request. According to an embodiment, when the QR code displayed on the SIM card is photographed and recognized using a camera (not shown) provided in the user terminal 100 , the SIM card registration screen provided by the App 110 is automatically displayed on the user terminal 100 . ) can also be displayed. When the user additionally inputs user information and the like on the SIM card registration screen and selects a SIM card registration request, the user terminal 100 may transmit the SIM card registration request to the product sales management server 210 .

The product sales management server 210 may perform a SIM card registration process and transmit a SIM card registration completion message to the user terminal 100 (S225).

The product sales management server 210 may provide a data communication product menu sold by the product sales management server 210 according to the request of the user terminal 100 ( S230 ). The data communication product menu may include various data communication products generated in the previous step (S210).

The user checks the products included in the data communication product menu through the App 110 installed in the user terminal 100 on the screen, selects the desired product from among them, and makes a purchase request to the product sales management server 210 . can be (S235).

The product sales management server 210 may interwork the user terminal 100 and a payment system (not shown) to process payment for the data communication product requested to be purchased in step S235 . When the payment processing is completed, the product sales management server 210 may store data communication product purchase information in which the purchased data communication product is mapped to the SIM card of the user terminal 100 ( S240 ). For example, the ICCID of the SIM card purchased by the user of the user terminal 100 and the product ID of the data communication product purchased by the user may be mapped and stored.

The product sales management server 210 may transmit a data communication product purchase completion message to the user terminal 100 ( S245 ). The data communication product purchase completion message may include information on the data communication product purchased by the user, for example, country, communication company, data capacity, data usage period, price, and data product ID. The data communication product information transferred in this way may be stored in the SIM card 130 or may be stored in a separate storage space of the user terminal 100 .

Thereafter, the provisioning server 230 may receive an authentication request for using the data communication product from the user terminal 100 (S245). The SIM card 130 mounted in the user terminal 100 may transmit an authentication request including an ICCID, a Mobile Country Code (MCC), and a Mobile Network Code (MNC) to the provisioning server 230 . Here, the MCC and the MNC may be provided by a communication service provider in a region to which the user terminal 100 is connected. That is, when the user moves abroad and turns on the power of the user terminal 100 , the user terminal 100 may receive the MCC and MNC from the communication service provider in the connected region and request authentication together with the ICCID.

For step S245 , a default IMSI (default IMSI) may be included in the SIM card 130 . The basic IMSI is previously provided by the MNO 300 and is distinguished from the Op IMSI used for the data communication service. The basic IMSI transmits the ICCID, MCC, MNC, etc. to the provisioning server 230 through the mobile communication network of the country where the service is provided by the operator of the service server 200 , and receives information of the Op IMSI from the provisioning server 230 . It supports only basic communication for

The provisioning server 230 may check the country in which the user terminal 100 is currently located through the MCC and MNC transmitted from the user terminal 100 , and data communication purchased by the user through the ICCID transmitted from the user terminal 100 . You can check the countries where the product is available.

The provisioning server 230 may transmit an authentication completion message to the user terminal 100 when authentication is requested in a country where a data communication product mapped to the SIM card 130 mounted on the user terminal 100 is requested ( S250).

And the provisioning server 230 may transmit data communication product purchase information to the MNO 300 (S255). The data communication product purchase information transmitted to the MNO 300 may include ICCID, Op IMSI, data communication product ID, product attribute information, and the like. The Op IMSI is determined as one of the IMSIs included in the plurality of SIM profiles provided by the MNO 300 . The MNO 300 may provide a data communication service to the user terminal 100 by using the data communication product purchase information transmitted in step S255 .

Meanwhile, the provisioning server 230 may transmit data communication product purchase information including the Op IMSI to the user terminal 100 (S260). In step S260, Ki and Opc corresponding to the corresponding Op IMSI are also transmitted.

Thereafter, the user terminal 100 may use the data communication service by using the Op IMSI, Ki, and Opc transmitted in step S260 (S265).

And when the use of the purchased data communication product is completed, the SIM card 130 mounted on the user terminal 100 may transmit a data communication product use completion message to the provisioning server 230 (S270).

The provisioning server 230 may transmit a data communication product use completion confirmation message to the user terminal 100 (S275), and the SIM card 130 may delete purchased data product information (S280).

3 is an operation flowchart of a global data service system according to another embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood that FIG. 3 exemplifies a case in which a data communication service is provided in connection with one MNO 300 among the MNOs 300a, 300b, ..., 300n of FIG. 1 for convenience of explanation.

In the embodiment of FIG. 3 , unlike the embodiment of FIG. 2 , in which the product sales management server 210 generates data communication products in advance, when the user sets the data communication product conditions, the price is determined accordingly to the user and the mobile communication service provider. It can support data communication product transactions between them.

1 and 3 , the MNO 300 may provide a SIM profile to the product sales management server 210 in advance (S305). The user terminal 100 may request SIM card registration from the product sales management server 210 through the App 110 (S310). The product sales management server 210 may perform a SIM card registration process and transmit a SIM registration completion message to the user terminal 100 (S315). Steps S305, S310, and S315 correspond to steps S205, S220, and S225 of FIG. 2, respectively.

Next, the user can determine the data communication product conditions that he or she wants through the menu provided by the App (110) (S320). The user can determine the conditions of the data communication product by combining the country, the telecommunication company, the data capacity, and the data usage period in the way he or she wants.

The product sales management server 210 may receive a data communication product condition desired by the user from the user terminal 100 ( S325 ).

Then, the product sales management server 210 may determine a price corresponding to the data communication product condition in real time according to a predetermined price policy (S330). A policy algorithm for determining a price for each data communication product condition may be prepared in advance.

Thereafter, the product sales management server 210 may transmit the data communication product condition to the MNO 300 to receive confirmation (S335).

The product sales management server 210 may provide the user terminal 100 with price information of a product corresponding to a data communication product condition that the user wants to purchase ( S340 ).

Thereafter, when the user confirms the price of the data communication product through the App 110 and decides to purchase, the user terminal 100 may make a purchase request for the data communication product (S345).

Next, the product sales management server 210 may interwork the user terminal 100 and a payment system (not shown) to process payment for the data communication product requested to be purchased in step S345 . When the payment processing is completed, the product sales management server 210 may store data communication product purchase information obtained by mapping the data communication product requested to be purchased to the SIM card registered in step S315 ( S350 ).

Thereafter, steps S355, S360, S365, S370, S375, S380, S385, and S390 of FIG. 3 may be performed in the same manner as steps S245, S250, S255, S260, S265, S270, S275, S280 of FIG. there is.

The embodiments described above may be implemented by a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the apparatus, methods and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate (FPGA) array), a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For convenience of understanding, although one processing device is sometimes described as being used, one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that can include For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may comprise a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more thereof, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or is independently or collectively processed You can command the device. The software and/or data may be any kind of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embody in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems, and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored in one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with reference to the limited drawings, those skilled in the art may apply various technical modifications and variations based on the above. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order than the described method, and/or the described components of the system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. are combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components Or substituted or substituted by equivalents may achieve an appropriate result.

Claims (18)

receiving, by the service server, a plurality of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) profiles including International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) from a mobile operator server;
registering, by the service server, a SIM card requested to be registered through an App installed in the user terminal;
receiving, by the service server, a data communication product purchase request through the app from the user terminal;
storing, by the service server, data communication product purchase information in which the data communication product requested to be purchased is mapped to the registered SIM card;
receiving, by the service server, an authentication request for data communication product use from the user terminal;
When the user terminal requests authentication in a country where the data communication product mapped to the SIM card can be used, the service server purchases the data communication product including the Op IMSI determined as one of the IMSIs included in the plurality of SIM profiles transmitting the information to the mobile operator server, and
The service server transmitting the Op IMSI to the user terminal
A global data service method comprising a. In claim 1,
Using the data communication service of the mobile communication operator by the user terminal using the Op IMSI transmitted from the service server
A global data service method further comprising a. In claim 1,
The SIM card registration request includes an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) of a SIM inserted into the user terminal. In claim 3,
The service server further comprising the step of providing a data communication product menu to the user terminal,
The data communication product requested to be purchased is a global data service method that is selected from products included in the data communication product menu. In claim 4,
Further comprising the step of generating, by the service server, a plurality of data communication products differently combining data communication product attributes including at least one of country, communication company, data capacity, data usage period, and price,
The data communication product menu is a global data service method including the generated plurality of data communication products. In claim 5,
A global data service method for generating the plurality of data communication products by reflecting a policy determined by analyzing actual usage pattern data including the actual data usage period and actual data usage of the data communication products collected for a predetermined period. In claim 3,
receiving, by the service server, a data communication product condition from the user terminal, and
Further comprising the step of determining, by the service server, a price corresponding to the data communication product condition,
The data communication product condition includes at least one of a country, a telecommunication company, data capacity and data usage period,
The data communication product requested to be purchased is a product whose price is determined according to the conditions of the data communication product. In claim 7,
The global data service method further comprising the step of the service server transmitting and registering the data communication product condition. In claim 1,
The authentication request for the use of the data communication product is a global data service method comprising a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC). receiving a plurality of SIM profiles including IMSI from a mobile communication service provider server, receiving and registering a SIM card registration request through an app installed in a user terminal, receiving a data communication product purchase request through the app from the user terminal, Stores data communication product purchase information in which the data communication product requested to be purchased is mapped to the registered SIM card, receives an authentication request for data communication product use from the user terminal, and stores the data communication product mapped to the SIM card When authentication is requested in a country where it can be used, the data communication product purchase information including the Op IMSI determined as one of the IMSIs included in the plurality of SIM profile lists is transmitted to the mobile communication provider server, and the Op IMSI is transmitted to the user terminal. service server that transmits
A global data service system that includes 11. In claim 10,
A global data service system in which the user terminal uses the data communication service of the mobile communication operator by using the Op IMSI transmitted from the service server. 11. In claim 10,
The SIM card registration request is a global data service system including an Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) of the SIM inserted into the user terminal. In claim 12,
The service server provides a data communication product menu to the user terminal,
The data communication product requested to be purchased is a global data service system that is selected from products included in the data communication product menu. In claim 13,
The service server generates a plurality of data communication products that differently combine data communication product attributes including at least one of country, communication company, data capacity, data usage period, and price,
The data communication product menu is a global data service system including the generated plurality of data communication products. 15. In claim 14,
A global data service system for generating the plurality of data communication products by analyzing the actual usage pattern data including the actual data usage period and actual data usage of the data communication products collected for a predetermined period and reflecting the policy determined. In claim 12,
The service server receives the data communication product condition from the user terminal, and determines a price corresponding to the data communication product condition,
The data communication product condition includes at least one of a country, a telecommunication company, data capacity and data usage period,
The data communication product requested to be purchased is a product whose price is determined according to the conditions of the data communication product. 17. In claim 16,
A global data service system in which the service server transmits and registers the data communication product conditions to the mobile communication service provider server. 11. In claim 10,
The authentication request for the use of the data communication product is a global data service system including a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC).

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