WO2017219508A1

WO2017219508A1 - Communication method and apparatus for multi-mode terminal

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Publication number: WO2017219508A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/098586
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨飞
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-06-22
Filing date: 2016-09-09
Publication date: 2017-12-28
Also published as: CN107529154B; CN107529154A

Abstract

Provided are a communication method and apparatus for a multi-mode terminal. The method comprises: respectively acquiring the residual traffic and the Internet speed of a plurality of network models of a multi-mode terminal, and attribute information about a SIM card and/or a UIM card corresponding to the plurality of network models; according to the attribute information, the residual traffic and the Internet speed, selecting a specified network model for data connection from the plurality of network models; and performing data communication using the specified network model. By means of embodiments of the present invention, the problem in the relevant art that a multi-mode terminal cannot automatically select a network model for data connection is solved.

Description

Multimode terminal communication method and device

Technical field

This document relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communications, and relates to a communication method and apparatus for a multimode terminal.

Background technique

In the process of using dual-mode (multi-mode, full-network) dual-card wireless terminal products, when the products in the related technologies use the Internet and other data services, it is often required due to the current carrier's network environment and data traffic margin. The user manually switches the network, which is not smart enough. Take the mobile phone as an example. For example, you need to enter the network setting interface. From the current A carrier network, manually switch to the B carrier network. Some operators will further need the user to select the 2G or 3/4G network to be used.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The embodiment of the invention provides a communication method and device for a multimode terminal, which solves the problem that the multimode terminal in the related art cannot automatically select a network system for data connection.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a communication method for a multimode terminal, including: 1. A communication method for a multimode terminal, comprising:

Retrieving the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network systems of the multimode terminal, and the attribute information of the customer identification module SIM card and/or the user identification module UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies;

Selecting, according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate, a specified network standard for performing data connection from the plurality of network technologies;

Data communication is performed using the specified network format.

Optionally, the specified network system for selecting a data connection from the plurality of network technologies according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate includes:

Determining whether a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card;

When there is no code division multiple access CDMA card in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card, The network system with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the specified network standard among the plurality of network systems, or the network system with the most remaining traffic is selected among the plurality of network systems as the specified network standard.

Optionally, after the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the specified network standard, the method further includes:

Monitoring whether the remaining traffic of the specified network standard is lower than a first preset threshold;

When the remaining traffic is lower than the first preset threshold, the corresponding network system is selected as the specified network standard according to the ranking of the Internet access rate from high to low.

Optionally, the method further includes:

When it is determined that the code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card, determining whether the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the SIM card and/or the UIM card except the CDMA card Remaining traffic of other SIM cards and/or UIM cards;

When the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or UIM card, the network system with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the designation in each network system of the CDMA card. Network standard.

Optionally, the method further includes:

When the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is not more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card, determining whether the Internet access rate in the 2G network system in the other SIM card and/or UIM card is greater than Two preset thresholds;

Selecting a 2G network standard of the other SIM card and/or UIM card as the designation when the Internet access rate in the 2G network system in the other SIM card and/or UIM card is greater than the second preset threshold Network standard.

Optionally, the method further includes:

When the Internet access rate in the 2G network system of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is less than or equal to the second preset threshold, determining whether the Internet access rate of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is greater than a third preset threshold network standard;

When there is a network system in which the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold in the other SIM card and/or the UIM card, the Internet access rate is selected in the network standard where the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold. A fast network standard is used as the specified network standard.

Optionally, after the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the specified network standard in the network system where the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold, the method further includes:

Sending reminder information indicating that the CDMA card is disconnected from the network.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a communication device for a multimode terminal, comprising:

Obtaining a module, configured to respectively obtain a residual traffic and an Internet access rate of the multiple network systems of the multimode terminal, and attribute information of the customer identification module SIM card and/or the user identification module UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies;

a selection module, configured to select a specified network system for performing data connection from the plurality of network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate;

A communication module configured to communicate data using the specified network standard.

Optionally, the selecting module includes:

a first determining unit, configured to determine whether a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card;

a first selection unit, configured to select, in the plurality of network formats, a network standard with the fastest Internet access rate as the designation when there is no code division multiple access CDMA card in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card A network system, or a network system that selects the most remaining traffic among the plurality of network technologies as the specified network standard.

Optionally, the selecting module further includes:

a second determining unit, configured to determine whether the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is greater than the SIM card and/or UIM when determining that a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card Remaining traffic of the SIM card and/or UIM card in the card other than the CDMA card;

a second selecting unit, configured to select the network access rate to be the fastest in each network system of the CDMA card when the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or UIM card The network standard serves as the specified network standard.

Optionally, the selecting module further includes:

a third determining unit, configured to determine, under the 2G network standard in the other SIM card and/or UIM card, that the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is not more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card Whether the Internet access rate is greater than a second preset threshold;

a third selecting unit, configured to select the other SIM card and/or UIM card when the Internet access rate in the 2G network system in the other SIM card and/or UIM card is greater than the second preset threshold The 2G network standard serves as the specified network standard.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a storage medium. The storage medium is arranged to store program code for performing the following steps:

Retrieving the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network systems of the multimode terminal, and the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies;

Data communication is performed using the specified network format.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network systems of the multimode terminal and the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies are respectively obtained, and then according to the attribute information. And the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate are selected from the plurality of network technologies to perform a data connection, and finally the data communication is performed by using the specified network standard. The problem that the multi-mode terminal in the related art cannot automatically select the network standard of the data connection can be solved, and the network selection experience when the multi-mode terminal uses the data service is improved. Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the present application, and are intended to be a part of this application. In the drawing:

1 is a block diagram showing the hardware structure of a mobile terminal of a multimode terminal communication method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a communication method of a multimode terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a structural block diagram of a communication apparatus of a multimode terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram 1 of an optional structure of a communication device of a multimode terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram 2 of an optional structure of a communication device of a multimode terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic view of a frame according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a flow chart of a third embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or order.

Embodiment 1

The method embodiment provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application can be executed in a mobile terminal, a computer terminal or the like. Taking a mobile terminal as an example, FIG. 1 is a hardware structural block diagram of a mobile terminal of a multi-mode terminal communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, mobile terminal 10 may include one or more (only one shown) processor 12 (processor 12 may include, but is not limited to, a microprocessor (MCU) or a programmable logic device (FPGA), etc. Processing device), memory 14 for storing data, and transmission device 16 for communication functions. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the structure shown in FIG. 1 is merely illustrative and does not limit the structure of the above electronic device. For example, the mobile terminal 10 may also include more or fewer components than those shown in FIG. 1, or have a different configuration than that shown in FIG.

The memory 14 can be used to store software programs and modules of the application software, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the communication method of the multimode terminal in the embodiment of the present invention, and the processor 12 runs the software program and the module stored in the memory 14, thereby The above methods are implemented by performing various functional applications and data processing. Memory 14 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid state memory. In some examples, memory 14 can further include a memory remotely located relative to processor 12, which These remote memories can be connected to the mobile terminal 10 via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

Transmission device 16 is for receiving or transmitting data via a network. The above-described network specific example may include a wireless network provided by a communication provider of the mobile terminal 10. In one example, transmission device 16 includes a Network Interface Controller (NIC) that can be connected to other network devices through a base station to communicate with the Internet. In one example, the transmission device 16 can be a Radio Frequency (RF) module for communicating wirelessly with the Internet.

In this embodiment, a communication method of a multimode terminal running on the mobile terminal is provided. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a communication method of a multimode terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the process includes The following steps:

Step S202: Obtain the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network modes of the multimode terminal, and the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and/or the user identity module (User Identity Module) corresponding to the multiple network standards. , referred to as UIM) attribute information of the card;

Step S204, selecting a specified network standard for performing data connection from multiple network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate;

Step S206, data communication is performed using a specified network standard.

Through the above steps, the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network modes of the multimode terminal and the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card corresponding to the multiple network standards are respectively obtained, and then according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate. Select a specified network standard for data connection from multiple network standards, and finally use the specified network standard for data communication. The problem that the multi-mode terminal in the related art cannot automatically select the network standard of the data connection can be solved, and the network selection experience when the multi-mode terminal uses the data service is improved.

Optionally, the execution body of the foregoing steps may be a terminal, such as a multi-card multi-standby terminal, a single-card multi-mode terminal, a multi-card multi-mode terminal, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

Optionally, the specified network format for selecting a data connection from multiple network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate includes:

Step S11, determining whether a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of each SIM card and/or UIM card;

In step S12, when the determination result is yes, the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the designated network standard in multiple network systems, or the network standard with the most remaining traffic is selected as the designated network standard among the plurality of network systems.

In this embodiment, depending on the operator and the subscription service, the available traffic of the SIM card and/or the UIM card may be corresponding to each network standard, or may be universal, and may be included in the embodiment. In the solution, in the case that the traffic is common to each network standard, the remaining traffic of the network standard is the remaining traffic of the SIM card and/or the UIM card.

Optionally, after selecting the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate among the multiple network standards in S12 as the designated network standard, the method further includes:

S13. Monitor whether the remaining traffic of the specified network standard is lower than a first preset threshold.

S14: When the remaining traffic is lower than the first preset threshold, select a corresponding network standard according to a ranking of the Internet access rate from high to low as the designated network standard.

As another branch and scenario of the embodiment, in the terminal using the CDMA network, the method further includes:

S21. When it is determined that there is a code division multiple access CDMA card in the attribute information of each SIM card and/or UIM card, determine whether the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the CDMA card in each SIM card and/or UIM card. Other SIM cards and / or UIM cards; other SIM cards and / or UIM cards such as Unicom's SIM card.

S22. When the judgment result is yes, that is, when the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the other SIM card and/or UIM card, the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the designated network standard in the network standard of the CDMA card.

For example, the terminal has a card 1, a card 2, and a card 3. Assuming that the card 1 is a CDMA card, it is necessary to compare the magnitude relationship between the remaining traffic of the card 1 and the remaining traffic of the card 2 and the card 3, respectively. If the remaining traffic of the card 1 is greater than the remaining traffic of the card 2, and the remaining traffic of the card 1 is greater than the remaining traffic of the card 3, step S22 is performed to select the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate as the designated network in all network standards of the card 1. System.

S23, determining whether the Internet access rate in the 2G network standard of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is greater than a second preset threshold when determining that the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is not more than the other SIM card and/or the UIM card;

S24. When the Internet access rate in the 2G network system of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is greater than the second preset threshold, the 2G network standard of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is selected as the designated network standard.

Optionally, when the Internet access rate in the 2G network system of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is less than or equal to the second preset threshold, the method further includes:

S31. Determine whether there is a network standard in the other SIM card and/or the UIM card that the Internet access rate is greater than a third preset threshold.

S32, when a network standard in which the Internet access rate is greater than a third preset threshold is existed in the other SIM card and/or the UIM card, the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the network standard in which the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold. Specify the network standard.

Optionally, after the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the specified network standard in the network system where the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold, the method further includes: sending the reminding information for indicating that the CDMA card is disconnected from the network.

The 2G priority is for 3/4G Internet access for non-CDMA cards in multiple SIM cards and/or UIM cards, and the CDMA carrier network is not closed, that is, dual standby for GSM and CDMA voice services. In this way, while ensuring a certain rate of data service, both SIM/UIM card phones and text messages can be used. If the data service of the B operator (such as China Unicom) can meet the user's rate requirement under 2G (not occupying the CDMA channel), the voice and short message services of the A operator (such as China Telecom) are not affected; however, such as China Unicom data. When the service uses 3 or 4G (occupying CDMA channel), China Telecom will completely disconnect the network. This is due to the congenital defect of designing only one CDMA channel when most of the current dual-mode (multi-mode, full-network) dual-card wireless terminal products using Qualcomm baseband chips.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, by hardware, but in many cases, the former is A better implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application, which is essential or contributes to the related art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic The disc, the disc, includes a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods of various embodiments of the present application.

Embodiment 2

In this embodiment, a communication device for a multi-mode terminal is provided, which is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and optional embodiments, and has not been described again. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

FIG. 3 is a structural block diagram of a communication apparatus of a multimode terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus includes:

The obtaining module 30 is configured to separately obtain the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network modes of the multimode terminal, and the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies;

The selecting module 32 is configured to select a specified network standard for performing data connection from a plurality of network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate;

The communication module 34 is configured to perform data communication using a specified network standard.

4 is a block diagram of an optional structure of a communication device of a multimode terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the device includes, in addition to all the modules shown in FIG.

The first determining unit 40 is configured to determine whether a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card;

The first selecting unit 42 is configured to select a network standard with the fastest Internet access rate as the designated network standard in multiple network systems when there is no code division multiple access CDMA card in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card. Or, select the network system with the most remaining traffic among the multiple network standards as the specified network standard.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an optional structure of a communication device of a multimode terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the device includes, in addition to all the modules shown in FIG.

The second determining unit 50 is configured to determine whether the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the CDMA card and/or the UIM card except for the CDMA when there is a CDMA card in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card. Other SIM cards and/or UIM cards other than the card;

The second selecting unit 52 is configured to select the network mode with the fastest Internet access rate in each network standard of the CDMA card when the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the remaining traffic of other SIM cards and/or UIM cards. Specify the network standard.

In another embodiment, the selecting module further includes:

The third determining unit 54 is configured to determine whether the Internet access rate in the 2G network standard of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is greater than the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is not more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card. Two preset thresholds;

The third selection unit 56 is configured to select a 2G network standard of another SIM card and/or a UIM card as the designated network standard when the Internet access rate in the 2G network system is greater than the second preset threshold in other SIM cards and/or UIM cards. .

It should be noted that each of the above modules may be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, the foregoing may be implemented by, but not limited to, the foregoing modules are all located in the same processor; or, the above modules are in any combination. The forms are located in different processors.

Embodiment 3

This embodiment is a detailed description of the present application according to an optional embodiment of the present application.

With the solution of the embodiment, it is only necessary to preset the minimum Internet access rate value and the monthly data packet flow value of the 2G or 3/4G network under different operators on the mobile phone, and select the automatic network selection, then the data service can be performed. Automatically switch carrier networks.

The dual-mode wireless terminal and the switching method thereof in the embodiment depend on a dual-mode (multi-mode) dual-card dual-standby single-pass wireless communication terminal, such as a dual-card dual-standby single-channel full-network mobile phone.

6 is a schematic diagram of a frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device shown in this embodiment includes an input setting module 101, a measurement module 102, an interface calling module 103, a control module 104, and an output module 105.

The input setting module 101 completes the input of the threshold parameter on the terminal, and is used by the user to send an instruction to the terminal.

The measurement module 102 is configured to periodically collect real-time parameters such as a rate of storing data communication, a residual data flow, and the like, and correspond one-to-one with the operator network and the system as input data of the control module.

The interface invoking module 103 is configured to perform docking communication with an operation and a software application in the mobile terminal. Complete the call to the corresponding action or application.

The control module 104 is configured to compare real-time parameters with threshold parameters, polling judgments, and unified control and management of modules such as input, output, and measurement.

The output module 105 is arranged to display the operations and results within the control module.

Optionally, the terminal in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone. For convenience of description and understanding, the following takes a dual-card mobile phone as an example. Two card slots are respectively inserted into the card 1 and the card 2, and the card 1 is the SIM of the A carrier. The UIM card, which is the SIM/UIM card of the B operator, briefly describes the setting and use of the data connection automatic switching network from the user's point of view, including:

Step 1: In the data service network selection of the mobile phone, select “Auto”;

Step 2: The user sets the monthly total data traffic of the A and B operators respectively under the “Auto” page option of the mobile phone;

Step 3: Under the “Auto” page option of the mobile phone, the user automatically or dynamically sets the network rate threshold under 2G, the automatic network rate threshold under 3/4G, and the switching detection duration (timer); for example The default values are 10 bit rate (Kbps), 100Kbps, and 10 minutes;

Step 4: Save and exit after setting. When using data service, the automatic network selection function takes effect.

When the handover condition is reached, the user can observe the data service from the rate display of the notification bar and the operator network logo, and the network automatically selects the handover.

This embodiment provides a technical solution for automatically switching an operator network in a data service, and is described in conjunction with a specific software implementation. This embodiment is merely an example of a programming function in a language environment, in other language environments (such as IOS, Windowsphone) is similar, including:

Input setting module 101, measuring module 102, interface calling module 103, control module 104, output module 105

Step 1: After the mobile terminal is powered on for initialization, the selection switching network management process in the control module 104 is automatically started and runs in the background, and the CtrlManager function determines whether to start the MeasManager function according to the data service selection network setting;

Step 2: The data service selection network switching monitoring process is started when the network selection setting is set to "automatic". When there is data service, the MeasManager function calculates the data traffic and the real-time rate. Pass The IntfManager function obtains the SIM/UIM card operator attribute and caches the SIM/UIM card carrier attribute, traffic and rate information into a temporary storage stack, which is then read by the CtrlManager function and compared with the network selection condition and the switching threshold. When the automatic network selection condition is not met, the manual network selection prompt operation or instruction is started; when the automatic network selection condition is met, the selection switching network application startup instruction is generated, and the automatic network selection timer is started according to the judgment condition;

Step 3: Real-time data such as traffic and rate, and corresponding operation or application startup command after being generated, are transmitted to the interface calling module 103 through the ComService process in the mobile phone, and the IntfManager function matches the instruction with the corresponding invoked operation or application. , call and start the corresponding operation or application.

Step 4: The corresponding operation or the application accepts the instruction successfully, starts the subsequent work through the respective operation or application, and gives the user a successful operation feedback through the output mode of the display of the mobile terminal and the validation of the application.

The CtrlManager function in this embodiment belongs to the control module 104; the MeasManager function belongs to the measurement module 102; and the IntfManager function belongs to the interface invocation module 103.

Through the solution of the embodiment, an independent software module design mode is adopted, and a software solution related to the mobile phone is used to form a software solution. It has the advantages of low cost and easy expansion, which is convenient for users to improve the network selection user experience of data service using dual-mode (multi-mode, full-network) dual-card mobile phones through default or custom settings.

The following is a flowchart of a software system that automatically switches the carrier network when the data service is combined. FIG. 7 is a flowchart according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7 , the process of automatically switching the carrier network when the data service is described in this embodiment includes:

Step 201: The user enters “Double Card Management” by clicking “Settings” in the mobile phone, enters “Mobile Data Internet”, selects “Auto”, selects default value or customizes data flow and rate threshold (such as 2G, 3/ 4G network default settings are 10Kbps, 100Kbps) and timer settings (such as the default 10 minutes);

Step 202: After completing the setting and enabling automatic network selection, detecting whether there are CDMA operator UIM cards in the two card slots; when there is data service, the background software automatically measures and obtains the data margin and data rate of the two operators. For the software control module to judge and compare.

Step 203: The software control module authenticates the attributes of the A and B operators to see if a card belongs to the CDMA operator. If any card slot has a UIM card, the process proceeds to step 209. Otherwise proceed to step 204;

Step 204: The software control module compares the real-time data rates of the A and B operators, automatically selects the high-rate operators and the 2G, 3/4G networks, and the default high-rate 3/4G network takes precedence, for example, selects the A operator. 3/4G network. Then proceeds to step 205;

Step 205: The software control module measures the real-time data remaining traffic of the A operator. If the real-time data remaining traffic of the A operator is 0, the process proceeds to step 206. Otherwise, if the real-time data remaining traffic of the A operator is not 0, then proceeds to step 204;

Step 206: The software control module automatically switches to the B operator, continues the data service, proceeds to step 207;

Step 207: The software control module measures the real-time data remaining traffic of the B operator. If the real-time data remaining traffic of the B-operator is 0, the process proceeds to step 208. Otherwise, if the real-time data remaining traffic of the B operator is not 0, then proceeds to step 204;

Step 208: The user prompts according to the interface, for example, “Do you want to manually switch the carrier network”, select “Yes” to complete the manual network selection, or click “Settings” in the mobile phone to enter “Double Card Management” and enter “Mobile Data”. Go online, select "Manual".

Step 209: Taking the A operator as the CDMA operator as an example, the software control module compares the real-time data residual traffic of the A and B operators. If the real-time data residual traffic of the A operator is greater than the real-time data residual traffic of the B operator, Then proceed to step 210. Otherwise, if the real-time data remaining traffic of the A operator is less than or equal to the real-time data remaining traffic of the B operator, proceed to step 211;

Step 210: The software control module further selects one of the 4G, 3G, and 2G networks in the A carrier network according to the high data rate priority principle. When the 2G network is selected, if the rate is greater than or equal to 10 Kbps, it remains at 2G; otherwise, If the rate is less than 10Kbps, it indicates that the A network is too bad, indicating whether to manually switch to the B carrier, and proceed to step 208;

Step 211: The software control module selects one of the 2G and 3/4G networks in the B carrier network according to the measured data rate 2G priority principle, and the rate is greater than or equal to 10 Kbps at 2G, and remains at 2G, and proceeds to step 212. Otherwise, if the rate is less than 10Kbps at 2G, switch to 3/4G and enter the step. 213;

Step 212: After the software control module successfully selects one of the automatically selected 2G or 3/4G networks in step 210 or step 211, the timer of the automatic network selection also starts to time. After the timeout (for example, 10 minutes by default), the process proceeds to step 209. Otherwise proceed to step 215;

Step 213: If the measured data rate of the software control module is greater than or equal to 100 Kbps at 3/4 G, and keeps at 3/4 G, the process proceeds to step 214; otherwise, if the measured data rate of the software control module is less than 100 Kbps at 3/4 G, the process proceeds to step 208;

Step 214: Generate a UI (User Interface) prompt message, and periodically pop up a message box, for example, remind the user that the "CDMA number is not available. If necessary, please manually switch the network selection" and other prompt information, and proceeds to step 212;

Step 215: Automatically select and switch the operator network when the data service is completed;

It should be noted that, in step 211, the 2G priority is to maintain the non-CDMA card in the card 1 and the card 2 through 3/4G, and the CDMA carrier network is not closed, that is, the dual standby of the GSM and CDMA voice services. In this way, while ensuring a certain rate of data service, both SIM/UIM card phones and text messages can be used. If the data service of the B operator (such as China Unicom) can meet the user's rate requirement under 2G (not occupying the CDMA channel), the voice and short message services of the A operator (such as China Telecom) are not affected; however, such as China Unicom data. When the service uses 3 or 4G (occupying CDMA channel), China Telecom will completely disconnect the network. This is due to the congenital defect of designing only one CDMA channel when most of the current dual-mode (multi-mode, full-network) dual-card wireless terminal products using Qualcomm baseband chips.

In the software system of the embodiment, after the user completes the setting through the user interface and starts the automatic network selection option, the software can replace the user, fully utilize the remaining data traffic of the two cards, and automatically select a certain quality while ensuring the data service. And try to balance the dual-network dual standby of voice services.

Optionally, the card 1 used by the user is the China Unicom SIM card, and the card 2 is the China Mobile SIM card: when a card is connected to the 3G or 4G network, the GSM channel is not occupied, so the voice and SMS of the other card are Business is not affected. At this time, the user only needs to enable automatic network selection in the data service network selection setting, and the data service will automatically optimize the operator with more data traffic margin, and the 3, 4G network, ensuring the use of high-speed data services at the same time, two cards Voice and SMS services are normal.

Optional, if the wireless handset or terminal hardware and chip support CDMA dual channel, that is, the operator When A is connected to the Internet at 4G, Carrier B (CDMA operator such as China Telecom) can still carry out telephone and short message services at the same time. The automatic selection of the network can be changed to 4G, 3G, 2G through software; or the terminal hardware supports three cards, the future. For higher speeds, such as 5G communication technology, the selection and judgment conditions can be added through the software to automatically select the high-speed data access function according to the data traffic balance.

Example 4

The embodiment of the invention further provides a storage medium. Optionally, in the embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may be configured to store program code for performing the following steps:

S1, respectively acquiring the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network standards of the multimode terminal, and the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card corresponding to the multiple network standards;

S2, selecting a specified network standard for performing data connection from multiple network systems according to attribute information, remaining traffic, and Internet access rate;

S3, using the specified network standard for data communication.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the foregoing storage medium may include, but not limited to, a USB flash drive, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, and a magnetic memory. A variety of media that can store program code, such as a disc or a disc.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor performs, according to the stored program code in the storage medium, the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network modes of the multimode terminal respectively, and the SIM card corresponding to the multiple network standards and/or Or attribute information of the UIM card;

Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor performs, according to the stored program code in the storage medium, a specified network standard that selects a data connection from multiple network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate;

Optionally, in this embodiment, the processor performs data communication using the specified network standard according to the stored program code in the storage medium.

For example, the specific examples in this embodiment may refer to the examples described in the foregoing embodiments and the optional embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be executed by a computing device The code is implemented so that they can be stored in the storage device by the computing device, and in some cases, the steps shown or described can be performed in a different order than here, or they can be separately produced. The individual integrated circuit modules are implemented, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the application is not limited to any particular combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only an optional embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, and various changes and modifications may be made to the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of this application are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the above embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module, for example, executing a program stored in the memory by a processor. / instruction to achieve its corresponding function. This application is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. A person skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present application can be modified or equivalent, without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application, and should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Industrial applicability

The foregoing technical solution can implement a network standard for automatically selecting a data connection by a multi-mode terminal, and achieve a network selection experience when the multi-mode terminal uses the data service.

Claims

A communication method for a multimode terminal, comprising:

Retrieving the remaining traffic and the Internet access rate of the multiple network systems of the multimode terminal, and the attribute information of the customer identification module SIM card and/or the user identification module UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies;

Selecting, according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate, a specified network standard for performing data connection from the plurality of network technologies;

Data communication is performed using the specified network format.
The method according to claim 1, wherein: the specified network system for selecting a data connection from the plurality of network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the internet access rate comprises:

Determining whether a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card;

When there is no code division multiple access CDMA card in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card, the network system with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the specified network standard in the plurality of network systems, or The network system in which the remaining traffic is the largest among the plurality of network systems is selected as the specified network standard.
The method of claim 2, wherein after the network system with the fastest internet access rate is selected as the specified network system, the method further includes:

Monitoring whether the remaining traffic of the specified network standard is lower than a first preset threshold;

When the remaining traffic is lower than the first preset threshold, the corresponding network system is selected as the specified network standard according to the ranking of the Internet access rate from high to low.
The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

When it is determined that the code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card, determining whether the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the SIM card and/or the UIM card except the CDMA card Remaining traffic of other SIM cards and/or UIM cards;

When the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or UIM card, the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected in each network system of the CDMA card. As the specified network system.
The method of claim 4, further comprising:

When the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is not more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card, determining whether the Internet access rate in the 2G network system in the other SIM card and/or UIM card is greater than Two preset thresholds;

Selecting a 2G network standard of the other SIM card and/or UIM card as the designation when the Internet access rate in the 2G network system in the other SIM card and/or UIM card is greater than the second preset threshold Network standard.
The method of claim 5, the method further comprising:

When the Internet access rate in the 2G network system of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is less than or equal to the second preset threshold, determining whether the Internet access rate of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card is greater than a third preset threshold network standard;

When there is a network system in which the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold in the other SIM card and/or the UIM card, the network standard with the fastest Internet access rate is selected as the network standard in which the Internet access rate is greater than the third preset threshold. The specified network format.
The method according to claim 6, after the network system with the highest Internet access rate is selected as the specified network standard in the network system with the Internet access rate being greater than the third preset threshold, the method further includes:

Sending reminder information indicating that the CDMA card is disconnected from the network.
A communication device for a multimode terminal, comprising:

Obtaining a module, configured to respectively obtain a residual traffic and an Internet access rate of the multiple network systems of the multimode terminal, and attribute information of the customer identification module SIM card and/or the user identification module UIM card corresponding to the multiple network technologies;

a selection module, configured to select a specified network system for performing data connection from the plurality of network systems according to the attribute information, the remaining traffic, and the Internet access rate;

A communication module configured to communicate data using the specified network standard.
The apparatus of claim 8, the selection module comprising:

a first determining unit, configured to determine whether a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card;

a first selection unit, configured to select, in the plurality of network formats, a network standard with the fastest Internet access rate as the designation when there is no code division multiple access CDMA card in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card A network system, or a network system that selects the most remaining traffic among the plurality of network technologies as the specified network standard.
The apparatus of claim 9, the selection module further comprising:

a second determining unit, configured to determine whether the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is greater than the SIM card and/or UIM when determining that a code division multiple access CDMA card exists in the attribute information of the SIM card and/or the UIM card Remaining traffic of the SIM card and/or UIM card in the card other than the CDMA card;

a second selecting unit, configured to select the network access rate to be the fastest in each network system of the CDMA card when the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or UIM card The network standard serves as the specified network standard.
The apparatus of claim 10, the selection module further comprising:

a third determining unit, configured to determine, under the 2G network standard in the other SIM card and/or UIM card, that the remaining traffic of the CDMA card is not more than the remaining traffic of the other SIM card and/or the UIM card Whether the Internet access rate is greater than a second preset threshold;

a third selecting unit, configured to select the other SIM card and/or UIM card when the Internet access rate in the 2G network system in the other SIM card and/or UIM card is greater than the second preset threshold The 2G network standard serves as the specified network standard.