WO2008110048A1

WO2008110048A1 - Method and device for selecting different stand-by numbers to perform services by a multimode terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2008110048A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/003612
Authority: WO
Inventors: Wei Ma
Original assignee: Zte Corporation
Priority date: 2007-03-14
Filing date: 2007-12-14
Publication date: 2008-09-18
Also published as: CN101072437A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for selecting different stand-by numbers to perform services by a multimode terminal, which aims at the problem of complicated operation of the terminal in the prior art. The method includes the following steps: receiving a request for a mobile communication service originated by a user; selecting a number for performing the mobile communication service according to current decision strategy and current stand-by state; originating and performing the mobile communication service via network resource corresponding to the selected number or the number provided by the terminal. Thus, convenience of terminal operation is improved, the problem of complicated operation in the existing terminal is solved, and at the same time, the occurrence of misoperation is avoid, and good use experience is provided for the user.

Description

Multimode terminal selects different standby

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of mobile communication terminals, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for a multi-standby communication terminal to select different standby numbers to perform services. BACKGROUND With the further development of mobile communication technologies and the emergence of third generation mobile technologies, multi-standby technologies are commonly found in mobile communication terminal devices. Multi-standby mainly includes two standbys of different subscribers in a homogeneous network and multiple standbys of different subscribers in a heterogeneous network. For example: LG Electronics' KW820, CDMA/GSM (CDMA: Code Division Mutiple Access CDMA; GSM: global system for mobile communication) dual-mode dual standby mobile phone, Cool 6260 mobile phone supports TD-SCDMA/GSM (TD-SCDMA: Time Division-Synchronization Code Division Multiple Access) Dual-network dual standby, Cool 838G2 mobile phone supports GSM/GSM dual standby, the above mobile phones support two or more mobile phone numbers at the same time or Different systems of network standby. The emergence of these multi-standby terminals meets the needs of high-end users, and at the same time satisfies the need to achieve normal terminal calls without adequate coverage of 3G networks. However, there is a common problem in current multi-standby terminals: that each time a mobile communication service is actively initiated, the terminal user is required to select one of the standby numbers of the current network to perform the service. For example, the terminal user needs to initiate an active call through the terminal. At this time, the terminal user needs to actively select a current network in the standby number to perform the service, which is cumbersome, increases the complexity of the operation, and is prone to errors. The invention provides a method and a device for automatically selecting a different standby number to execute a mobile communication service by a mobile communication terminal, so as to provide a multi-standby terminal which is simple and convenient to operate like a single mode terminal. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for automatically selecting a different number to initiate a mobile communication service by using a multi-standby terminal in view of the problems of the above-mentioned existing multi-standby terminal being complicated and cumbersome in operation, and inefficient. The object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions: The present invention provides a method for a multimode terminal to select a different standby number to initiate a service, including: receiving a request initiated by a user for a mobile communication service; according to a current decision policy and a current standby network Information, the number of the selected business to be executed;

Communication business. Before the method initiates and executes the mobile communication service by using the network resource corresponding to the number provided by the selected number or the terminal, the method further includes: after the terminal selects the number of the mobile communication service, prompting the user whether to use the number to perform the service If the user confirms the use of the number, the service is initiated and executed by the network resource to which the selected number belongs; if the user confirms that the number is not used, the other number is selected for the business operation. The method further includes setting a decision policy in advance, and the setting method includes the following steps:

(1) The terminal initiates a decision policy setting function;

(2) setting or modifying decision strategy information;

(3) The decision module stores decision strategy information. As described, the current decision strategy is based on the signal strength of the network in which the different numbers are located. As described in the method, the current decision strategy is the level of the tariff when performing the service according to different numbers. As described, the current decision strategy is a different number selected by the user. In the method, the mobile communication terminal is a multi-standby terminal. A mobile communication device for selecting different standby numbers to perform services, comprising a decision module, a communication module and a master control module; a decision module, connected with the master control module, for saving settings of a current decision policy; a communication module, and a total The control module is connected to communicate with the network and obtain the current standby condition; the master control module selects the number of the executed service according to the current decision policy obtained from the decision module and the current standby status obtained from the communication module, and sends the number to the communication module. A command to perform a service based on the selected number is transmitted. The mobile communication device of the present invention further includes an input module, which is connected to the main control module, and is configured to set current decision policy information, and transmit the information to the decision module through the total control module. According to the mobile communication device of the present invention, the current decision strategy is the signal strength of the network where different numbers are located. According to the mobile communication device of the present invention, the current decision strategy is the level of the tariff when performing the service according to different numbers. According to the mobile communication device of the present invention, the current decision policy is a different number selected by the user. As can be seen from the technical solution provided by the present invention, in the present invention, when the terminal is ready to initiate a mobile communication service, first select a number for performing the service according to the current decision policy and the current standby network information, and then the terminal passes the The selected number initiates and enforces the above mobile communication services. By adopting the device and the method of the invention, the simplicity of the terminal operation is improved, the cumbersome operation problem in the existing terminal is solved, and the occurrence of misoperation is also avoided, and the user is provided with a good use body-risk. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for selecting a different standby number to perform a service according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a preset decision policy according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a structural block diagram of a device according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The core idea of the present invention is that when a multi-standby terminal prepares to initiate a mobile communication service, it first refers to a preset current decision policy and current standby network information, and then selects a number for executing the service, and finally the terminal passes This selected number initiates and executes the above mobile communication service. Referring to FIG. 1 , specifically, the multimode terminal receives a mobile communication service request initiated by the user; the terminal selects the number for executing the service according to the current decision policy and the current standby state of the terminal; and the terminal selects to execute the mobile communication service. After the number, the user is prompted whether to use the number to perform the mobile communication service. If the user confirms the use of the number, the service is initiated and executed by the network resource to which the selected number belongs; if the user confirms that the number is not used, the terminal provides another number. The user selects to perform a service operation; the terminal initiates and executes the mobile communication service by using the selected number or the network resource corresponding to the number provided by the terminal. Referring to FIG. 2, before performing the foregoing method, the method further includes the steps of setting a current decision policy in advance, specifically, the terminal starts a decision policy setting function; manually setting a decision policy; and the terminal stores the decision policy. Referring to FIG. 3, the present invention provides a mobile communication device for selecting different numbers to perform services, including an input module, a decision module, a communication module, and a master control module. The input module is connected to the total control module, and is used to set the current decision strategy, and is transmitted to the decision module through the master control module; the decision module is connected with the master control module to save the current decision strategy; the communication module, and the master control The module is connected to communicate with the network to obtain the current standby condition; the master control module selects the number of the executed service according to the current decision policy obtained from the decision module and the standby status obtained from the communication module; and transmits the message to the communication module according to The command to execute the business of the selected number. The specific implementation of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. First Embodiment: A dual mode dual standby terminal, with two standby network users respectively represented by mobile phone numbers: 139*** *****, 189********, these two numbers are divided into ¹ J to indicate standby in a GSM network and a TD-SCDMA network. As shown in Figure 3, the terminal's RF module is In the communication module of the invention, the software of the terminal implements the total control module of the present invention, and the memory in the terminal corresponds to the policy module of the present invention, and The input device at the end corresponds to the input module of the present invention. The decision strategy is set by the input device, and the decision strategy of the dual-mode dual standby terminal is set to select the number of the service to be performed according to the signal strength of the network where the different number is currently located, and select the number with strong signal strength to perform the service. Saved in memory after setup is complete. When the terminal user initiates a call service using the terminal, the current terminal's decision policy is set to select the number of the service to be performed according to the signal strength of the network where the number is currently located. That is, the number in the current standby network with a stronger network signal is selected to perform the service. According to the current standby network information, the terminal finds that the standby signal strength of the GSM network where the current 139******* is located is stronger than the TD-SCDMA network signal where the other number 189******** is located. Therefore, according to the decision policy, the terminal software selects the number of the current calling service to be 139********, and then the terminal displays the information to remind the user whether the active call service needs to be initiated by using the network where the number is located, if the user After confirming the use of the number, the terminal initiates and executes the active call service through the radio frequency module, and selects the GSM network that is waiting for the number; if the user does not select the number due to special circumstances, the system provides the user to select another standby number to perform the active call service. The second embodiment: a GSM Han standby terminal, the current number is divided into another 'J is 139******** and 138********, and the two numbers are respectively registered in the same GSM network, and At the same time in standby. As shown in FIG. 3, the radio frequency module of the terminal is the communication module of the present invention, and the software of the terminal implements the total control module of the present invention, and the memory in the terminal corresponds to the decision module of the present invention, and the input device of the terminal corresponds to The input module of the present invention. The decision strategy is set by the input device, and the decision strategy of the local standby terminal is set to select the number of the service to be executed according to the different tariff standards set by the current different numbers, and select the lower tariff number to execute the service. At the same time, the network user of the current number 139******** has a call charge of 0.10 yuan/minute, and the network user of the number 138******** has a call charge of 0.20 yuan/minute; The sending fee of the short message of the network user of the number 139******** is 0.10 yuan/piece, and the sending fee of the short message of the network user of the number 138******** is 0.05 yuan/piece. When the terminal user initiates an active call service using the terminal, according to the current tariff decision policy, since the voice call set by the number 139******** is more expensive, the decision is made according to the current decision. The policy, the terminal software selects the number 139******** to perform the active voice call service, and the terminal displays the information to remind the user whether the number needs to be used to initiate the active voice call service. If the user confirms the use of the number, the terminal passes The radio frequency module selects the number to initiate and execute the active call service; if the user does not select the number, the system provides the user to select another standby number to perform the active voice call service; when the terminal user initiates a short message service by using the terminal, the terminal First, the decision strategy is read from the memory, and then the cost of the short message service set by the current number 138******** is lower, so according to the decision strategy, the terminal software selects the number 138******* * The standby network performs the short message service. The terminal displays information to remind the user whether the short message service needs to be initiated by using the number. If the user confirms the use of the number, the terminal selects the number to initiate and execute the short message service through the radio frequency module; if the user does not select the number, the system The user is provided to select another standby number to perform the short message service. In summary, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the multi-standby terminal is ready to initiate a mobile communication service, first select a number for executing the service according to the current decision policy and the current standby network information, and then the terminal selects the service. The number initiates and executes the above mobile communication service. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any change or replacement that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention is It should be covered within the scope of the present invention. For example, the decision strategy may also be a different number selected by the user or other policies set by the user in advance. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

Claim

A method for a multi-mode terminal to select a different standby number to perform a service, the method comprising: receiving a request for a mobile communication service initiated by a user;

Selecting a number for executing the mobile communication service according to a current decision policy and a current standby condition;

The mobile communication service is initiated and executed by the selected number or network resource corresponding to the number provided by the terminal.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said passing said selected number

1&- also includes:

After the terminal selects the number of the mobile communication service, the user is prompted to use the number to perform the mobile communication service. If the user confirms that the number is used, the terminal initiates the network resource to which the selected number belongs. And executing the mobile communication service; if the user confirms that the number is not used, the terminal provides another number for the user to select to perform the mobile communication service.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the current decision policy is a signal strength of a network where different numbers are located.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the current decision policy is a level of a tariff when performing a service for different numbers.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the current decision policy is a different number selected by a user.

6. A mobile communication device for selecting a different number to perform a service, comprising: a decision module, a communication module, and a master control module, wherein

a decision module, connected to the master control module, for saving a current decision policy; a communication module, connected to the master control module, for communicating with the network and acquiring a current standby condition;

The master control module is based on the current decision strategy acquired from the decision module and And selecting, by the communication module, the current standby status, a number for executing a service; and: transmitting, to the communication module, a command to perform a service according to the selected number.

The mobile communication device according to claim 6, further comprising an input module, coupled to the master control module, configured to set the current decision policy, and transmit the The decision module is saved.

8. The mobile communication device according to claim 6, wherein the current decision policy is a signal strength of a network in which different numbers are located.

9. The mobile communication device according to claim 6, wherein the current decision policy is a fee for performing a service at a different number.

10. The mobile communication device according to claim 6, wherein the current decision policy is a different number selected by a user.