CN111935804A - Machine card dormancy method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to a machine card dormancy method and a device, relating to the technical field of communication, wherein the method is based on a terminal configured with a user identification card, and the method comprises the following steps: judging whether the terminal needs to be networked currently or not according to a preset networking period, and if not, sending a sleep instruction to the user identification card; the user identification card responds to the sleep instruction and stores the current running state information; and after the current running state information is stored by the user identification card, the terminal performs power-off operation on the user identification card. According to the method and the device, reasonable sleep arrangement is carried out on the subscriber identity module card according to the real-time networking requirement of the terminal, energy consumption is reduced as far as possible under the condition that normal work of the terminal is not influenced, and an energy-saving effect is achieved.

Description

A machine card sleep method and device

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communication technologies, in particular to a method and device for machine card dormancy.

Background technique

In the current communication environment, many terminals need to access various types of networks, and each terminal provides data connection services through a SIM card.

For terminals used in the Internet of Things, especially terminals such as smart water meters, they only need to communicate regularly within a fixed period. When reporting is required, the SIM card is used to access the network, and then the water meter records are reported. Therefore, this type of terminal will consider adding a low-power module on the terminal side in the design of low-power communication, and achieve the purpose of reducing power consumption by switching the working mode, thereby prolonging the use time.

However, adding a low power consumption module cannot solve the energy consumption caused by the terminal continuously supplying energy to the SIM card. The interaction between the SIM card and the terminal has a certain energy consumption, which affects the service life of the battery.

Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary energy waste and reduce the energy consumption when the terminal does not need to access the network for information transmission, a technical solution for machine card dormancy is proposed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for dormancy of a machine card. According to the real-time networking requirements of a terminal, a reasonable dormancy arrangement is made for a user identification card, and energy consumption is reduced as much as possible without affecting the normal operation of the terminal in advance, thereby realizing the energy saving effect. .

In a first aspect, a machine card dormancy method is provided, the method is based on a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the method includes the following steps:

According to a preset networking period, determine whether the terminal currently needs to be connected to the Internet, and if it does not currently need to be connected to the Internet, send a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

The user identity card responds to the dormancy instruction and saves current operating state information;

After the user identification card saves the current running state information, the terminal performs a power-off operation on the user identification card.

Further, when the subscriber identity card is in a powered-off state, the method further includes the following steps:

If the terminal currently needs to restore networking, power on the user identification card;

After the subscriber identity card is in a powered-on state, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the subscriber identity card;

The subscriber identity card, in response to the activation instruction, restores its own operating state according to the current operating state information;

After the subscriber identity card is restored to its own running state, the terminal uses the subscriber identity card to access the network.

Further, the sleep instruction is correspondingly provided with an activation preset time, and the method further includes the following steps:

The terminal performs a power-on operation on the subscriber identity card according to the activation preset time;

After the user identification card is in the power-on state, the user identification card restores its own operation state according to the current operation state information;

After the subscriber identity card is restored to its own running state, the terminal uses the subscriber identity card to access the network.

Specifically, the user identification card is a UICC card.

Specifically, the current operating status information includes:

Application selection status on each logical channel: file selection status, record pointer status, tag instruction status and application toolbox status;

PIN verification status of each application and related security context information.

Specifically, the terminal is configured to access the network according to a preset networking period.

In a second aspect, a machine-card dormancy device is provided, the machine-card dormancy device is applied to a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the machine-card dormancy device includes:

a networking processing module configured on the terminal, which is used to judge whether the terminal needs to be connected to the Internet at present, and if it does not need to be connected to the Internet at present, send a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

a state processing module configured on the subscriber identity card, which is used for saving the current running state information of the subscriber identity card after the subscriber identity card responds to the sleep instruction;

The power-off operation module configured on the terminal is configured to perform a power-off operation on the user identification card after the user identification card saves the current running state information.

Further, the device also includes:

a power-on operation module configured on the terminal, which is used to perform a power-on operation on the user identification card if the network needs to be restored at present;

The networking processing module is further configured to, after the subscriber identity card is in a powered-on state, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the subscriber identity card;

The state processing module is further configured to restore its own operating state according to the current operating state information after the user identity card responds to the activation instruction;

The networking processing module is also used for the terminal to access the network by using the user identification card after the user identification card is restored to its own running state.

Preferably, the sleep instruction is correspondingly provided with an activation preset time;

The power-on operation module is further configured to perform a power-on operation on the subscriber identity card according to the activation preset time.

Specifically, the current operating status information includes:

Application selection status on each logical channel: file selection status, record pointer status, tag instruction status and application toolbox status;

PIN verification status of each application and related security context information.

The beneficial effects brought by the technical solution provided by this application include:

The present application provides a machine card dormancy method and device. According to the real-time networking requirements of the terminal, a reasonable dormancy arrangement is made for the subscriber identification card, and the energy consumption is reduced as much as possible without affecting the normal operation of the terminal in advance, and the energy saving effect is realized.

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the following briefly introduces the drawings that are used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of steps of a machine card dormancy method provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a work flow diagram in the dormancy stage of the machine card dormancy method provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application;

3 is a flow chart of the work in the activation phase of the machine card dormancy method provided in Embodiment 1 of the present application;

4 is a structural block diagram of a machine-card dormancy device provided in Embodiment 2 of the present application;

Reference number:

1. Networking processing module; 2. Status processing module; 3. Power-off operation module; 4. Power-on operation module.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the embodiments of this application, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention provide a machine card dormancy method and device. According to the real-time networking requirements of the terminal, a reasonable dormancy arrangement is made for the user identification card, and the energy consumption is reduced as much as possible without affecting the normal operation of the terminal in advance, and the energy saving effect is realized. .

In order to achieve the above-mentioned technical effect, the general idea of the application is as follows:

A machine card dormancy method, the method is based on a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the method includes the following steps:

S1. According to a preset networking period, determine whether the terminal currently needs to be connected to the Internet, and if it does not currently need to be connected to the Internet, send a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

S2. The user identification card responds to the dormancy command and saves the current running state information;

S3. After the user identification card saves the current running state information, the terminal powers off the user identification card.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a machine card sleep method. The method is based on a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the method includes the following steps:

S1. According to a preset networking period, determine whether the terminal currently needs to be connected to the Internet, and if it does not currently need to be connected to the Internet, send a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

S2. The user identification card responds to the dormancy command and saves the current running state information;

S3. After the user identification card saves the current running state information, the terminal powers off the user identification card.

The terminal in this embodiment of the present application is configured to access the network according to a preset networking period, that is, the terminal does not need to maintain a network access state at all times, and only accesses the network when data needs to be uploaded, and the data upload time is Set according to the preset networking cycle.

It should be noted that the terminal in the embodiment of the present application includes a sleep phase and an activation phase when working. When the terminal is in the sleep phase, the terminal is in a disconnected state, and when the terminal is in the active phase, the terminal is in a network access state.

In the embodiment of the present application, first, according to the preset networking period, it is periodically determined whether the terminal currently needs to be connected to the Internet. When the time corresponding to the networking period is met, it is determined that the current terminal needs to be connected to the Internet. Otherwise, it is determined that the current terminal does not need to be connected to the Internet. , the terminal needs to send a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

Then, the user identification card responds to the sleep instruction, and the user identification card will recognize the current running state at this time, and then save the current running state information;

Finally, when the user identity card saves its own current operating status information, and feeds back the processing results to the terminal to inform the terminal that the current operating status information has been saved, the terminal powers off the user identification card, so that the terminal does not need to access When the network is connected, the user identification card is powered off to save energy.

In the embodiment of the present application, according to the real-time networking requirements of the terminal, a reasonable sleep arrangement is made for the user identification card, and the energy consumption is reduced as much as possible without affecting the normal operation of the terminal in advance, and the energy saving effect is achieved.

Further, when the subscriber identity card is in a powered-off state, the method further includes the following steps:

If the terminal needs to restore the network at present, power on the user identification card;

After the user identification card is in the power-on state, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the user identification card;

The user identification card responds to the activation command and restores its own operating state according to the current operating state information;

After the subscriber identity card is restored to its own running state, the terminal uses the subscriber identity card to access the network.

Among them, when the user identification card has been in a power-off state, similarly, it is determined whether the current terminal needs to be connected to the network according to the preset network connection period.

If the terminal needs to resume networking at present, the power-on work for the user identification card starts. When the user identification card is already in the power-on state, in order to restore the user identification card to the state before the previous hibernation, the user identification card It can help the terminal to perform network access work normally, so at this time, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the user identification card;

The user identity card responds to the activation instruction and restores its own operating state according to the current operating state information previously stored. After the restoration is completed, the processing result is fed back to the terminal, and the terminal can access the network through the user identity card.

Further, the dormancy instruction is correspondingly provided with an activation preset time, and the method further includes the following steps:

The terminal powers on the user identification card according to the activation preset time;

After the user identification card is in the power-on state, the user identification card restores its own running state according to the current running state information;

After the subscriber identity card is restored to its own running state, the terminal uses the subscriber identity card to access the network.

Of course, in addition to selecting the activation time after dormancy according to the preset networking period, an appropriate activation time can also be selected through the preset activation preset time, so that the terminal can meet different networking work requirements.

Specifically, the user identification card is a UICC card, that is, a Universal Integrated Circuit Card, a universal integrated circuit card.

Specifically, the current running status information includes:

Application selection status on each logical channel: file selection status, record pointer status, tag instruction status and application toolbox status;

PIN verification status of each application and related security context information;

Among them, PIN, namely Personal Identification Number, personal identification password.

Example 2

Referring to FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a machine-card dormancy device based on Embodiment 1. The machine-card dormancy device is applied to a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the machine-card dormancy device includes:

The networking processing module 1 configured on the terminal is used for judging whether the terminal needs to be connected to the network at present, and if it does not need to be connected to the network at present, it sends a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

The state processing module 2 configured on the subscriber identity card is used for saving the current running state information of the subscriber identity card after the subscriber identity card responds to the dormancy instruction;

The power-off operation module 3 configured on the terminal is used to perform a power-off operation on the user identification card after the user identification card saves the current running state information.

The terminal in this embodiment of the present application is configured to access the network according to a preset networking period, that is, the terminal does not need to maintain a network access state at all times, and only accesses the network when data needs to be uploaded, and the data upload time is Set according to the preset networking cycle.

It should be noted that the terminal in the embodiment of the present application includes a sleep phase and an activation phase when working. When the terminal is in the sleep phase, the terminal is in a disconnected state, and when the terminal is in the active phase, the terminal is in a network access state.

In the embodiment of the present application, first, according to the preset networking period, it is periodically determined whether the terminal currently needs to be connected to the Internet. When the time corresponding to the networking period is met, it is determined that the current terminal needs to be connected to the Internet. Otherwise, it is determined that the current terminal does not need to be connected to the Internet. , the terminal needs to send a sleep instruction to the user identification card;

Then, the user identification card responds to the sleep instruction, and the user identification card will recognize the current running state at this time, and then save the current running state information;

Finally, when the user identity card saves its own current operating status information, and feeds back the processing results to the terminal to inform the terminal that the current operating status information has been saved, the terminal powers off the user identification card, so that the terminal does not need to access When the network is connected, the user identification card is powered off to save energy.

In the embodiment of the present application, according to the real-time networking requirements of the terminal, a reasonable sleep arrangement is made for the user identification card, and the energy consumption is reduced as much as possible without affecting the normal operation of the terminal in advance, and the energy saving effect is achieved.

Further, the device also includes:

The power-on operation module 4 configured on the terminal is used for power-on operation on the user identification card if the network needs to be restored at present;

a networking processing module, which is also used to send an activation instruction to the user identification card after the user identification card is in a powered-on state;

a state processing module, which is further configured to restore its own operating state according to the current operating state information after the user identification card responds to the activation instruction;

The networking processing module is also used for the terminal to access the network by using the user identification card after the user identification card restores its own running state.

Among them, when the user identification card has been in a power-off state, similarly, it is determined whether the current terminal needs to be connected to the network according to the preset network connection period.

If the terminal needs to resume networking at present, the power-on work for the user identification card starts. When the user identification card is already in the power-on state, in order to restore the user identification card to the state before the previous hibernation, the user identification card It can help the terminal to perform network access work normally, so at this time, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the user identification card;

The user identity card responds to the activation instruction and restores its own operating state according to the current operating state information previously stored. After the restoration is completed, the processing result is fed back to the terminal, and the terminal can access the network through the user identity card.

Further, the sleep instruction is correspondingly provided with an activation preset time;

The power-on operation module 4 is further configured to power-on the user identification card according to the activation preset time.

Of course, in addition to selecting the activation time after dormancy according to the preset networking period, an appropriate activation time can also be selected through the preset activation preset time, so that the terminal can meet different networking work requirements.

Specifically, the user identification card is a UICC card.

Specifically, the current running status information includes:

Application selection status on each logical channel: file selection status, record pointer status, tag instruction status and application toolbox status;

PIN verification status of each application and related security context information;

Among them, PIN, namely Personal Identification Number, personal identification password.

It should be noted that, in this application, terms such as "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.

The above descriptions are only specific embodiments of the present application, so that those skilled in the art can understand or implement the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, this application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features claimed herein.

Claims (10)

1. A machine card dormancy method, characterized in that, the method is based on a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the method comprises the following steps: According to a preset networking period, determine whether the terminal currently needs to be connected to the Internet, and if it does not currently need to be connected to the Internet, send a sleep instruction to the user identification card; The user identity card responds to the dormancy instruction and saves current operating state information; After the user identification card saves the current running state information, the terminal performs a power-off operation on the user identification card. 2. The machine card dormancy method according to claim 1, wherein when the subscriber identity card is in a power-off state, the method further comprises the following steps: If the terminal currently needs to restore networking, power on the user identification card; After the user identification card is in a powered-on state, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the user identification card; The subscriber identity card, in response to the activation instruction, restores its own operating state according to the current operating state information; After the subscriber identity card is restored to its own running state, the terminal uses the subscriber identity card to access the network. 3. The machine card dormancy method according to claim 1, wherein the dormancy instruction is correspondingly provided with an activation preset time, and the method further comprises the following steps: The terminal performs a power-on operation on the subscriber identity card according to the activation preset time; After the user identification card is in the power-on state, the user identification card restores its own operation state according to the current operation state information; After the subscriber identity card is restored to its own running state, the terminal uses the subscriber identity card to access the network. 4. The machine card dormancy method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: The user identification card is a UICC card. 5. The machine card dormancy method according to claim 1, wherein the current operating state information comprises: Application selection status on each logical channel: file selection status, record pointer status, tag instruction status and application toolbox status; PIN verification status of each application and related security context information. 6. The machine card dormancy method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: The terminal is configured to access the network according to a preset networking period. 7. A machine-card dormancy device, characterized in that the machine-card dormancy device is applied to a terminal configured with a subscriber identity card, and the machine-card dormancy device comprises: a networking processing module configured on the terminal, which is used to judge whether the terminal needs to be connected to the Internet at present, and if it does not need to be connected to the Internet at present, send a sleep instruction to the user identification card; a state processing module configured on the subscriber identity card, which is used for saving the current running state information of the subscriber identity card after the subscriber identity card responds to the sleep instruction; The power-off operation module configured on the terminal is configured to perform a power-off operation on the user identification card after the user identification card saves the current running state information. 8. The machine card sleep device according to claim 7, wherein the device further comprises: a power-on operation module configured on the terminal, which is used to perform a power-on operation on the user identification card if the network needs to be restored at present; The networking processing module is further configured to, after the subscriber identity card is in a powered-on state, the terminal sends an activation instruction to the subscriber identity card; The state processing module is further configured to restore its own operating state according to the current operating state information after the user identity card responds to the activation instruction; The networking processing module is also used for the terminal to access the network by using the user identification card after the user identification card is restored to its own running state. 9. The machine card sleep device according to claim 8, wherein: The sleep instruction is correspondingly provided with an activation preset time; The power-on operation module is further configured to perform a power-on operation on the subscriber identity card according to the activation preset time. 10. The device for machine card dormancy according to claim 7, wherein the current operating state information comprises: Application selection status on each logical channel: file selection status, record pointer status, tag instruction status and application toolbox status; PIN verification status of each application and related security context information.

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