WO2008044960A1 - Method for managing additional services in mobile communications networks. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to mobile telephone communications and can be used for providing subscribers of a mobile network with additional services. The inventive method, which is used for managing additional services in mobile telecommunications networks with the support of mobile terminals comprising subscriber identification modules, consists in receiving additional services from a service provider, wherein the mobile terminals are loaded with objects in the form of scripts of additional service management, in forming, by the service provider, an object in an additional service nod and in sending thereto a request for transmitting the formed object through a mobile communications network to a subscriber identification module, in providing the additional service to the subscriber and in removing the corresponding object from the subscriber identification module if the instruction for preserving said object therein is not received from the subscriber. The object can be transmitting from the additional service nod to the subscriber identification module by broadcasting to a specified area and/or in a specified time. The object can be transmitted from the additional service nod to the subscriber identification module at an address taking into consideration available data about the subscribers. Said invention makes it possible to purposefully load the additional service management scripts in the subscriber identification modules of mobile terminals on the initiative of a service provider taking into account addressness, time and the object reception site (location for providing an additional service).

Description

 The way to manage additional services in mobile communication networks

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of mobile telephone communications and can be used to obtain additional services by mobile network subscribers.

State of the art

To manage additional services, objects are downloaded via a wireless interface from the additional services node and executed on the subscriber identity module. Objects are scenarios for managing additional services. A script can include a menu, text input, requesting another object, sending a short message, calling a specific number, etc. A known method of sending broadcast messages, according to which a part is inserted into this message containing the address to which the subscriber can send a confirmation of receipt of this message, WO 98/10604 Al. This method does not provide the possibility of transmitting additional service management scenarios.

A known method of control in menu mode with support in terminal devices for additional services in mobile communication systems, while additional services are available through nodes of additional services, and the objects are loaded into mobile terminals containing subscriber identity modules; the objects are managed, modified, or executed via the wireless interface of the mobile communication system and they consist of programs, functions and / or data that support communication between the subscriber and the additional services node and the maintenance of the offered additional services; loading objects into a mobile station is carried out via a wireless interface; loading and / or modification of objects is carried out in special loading stations with sellers, service providers, etc., RU 2196393 C2.

This method is adopted as a prototype of the present invention.

The supplier can load objects into the memory of the Subscriber Identity Module (MIA) when the module is in the service center; all other downloads of objects in the MIA are initiated by the subscriber: when the subscriber requests a download a specific object, when registering a subscriber in the network, when the subscriber first calls the additional services node.

In this regard, the prototype method generally does not allow the service provider on his initiative to upload objects to the MIA. Therefore, in the prototype method, the service provider, in particular, does not have the possibility of targeted loading of objects, for example, taking into account the location of subscribers at a given time near various commercial cultural and entertainment and other institutions, places of recreation, etc. There is also no possibility of targeted selective loading of objects into the memory of the MIA with orientation to various groups of subscribers, including with reference to a specific time.

Disclosure of invention

The objective of the present invention is to provide the possibility of targeted loading of objects for scripting the management of additional services in the MIA of mobile terminals at the initiative of the service provider, taking into account the addressing, time, location of the object (the location of the additional services).

According to the invention, this problem is solved due to the fact that in the method of managing additional services in mobile communication networks with support in mobile terminals containing subscriber identity modules, in which additional services receive from the service provider, at the same time, objects in the form of additional service management scripts are downloaded to the mobile terminals, the service provider generates an object in the additional services node and then submits to this node a request to transmit the generated object through the mobile communication network to the subscriber identity module; after rendering the additional service to the subscriber, they can delete the corresponding object from the subscriber identity module in the absence of the subscriber’s command to save this object in the subscriber identity module; the transfer of the object from the additional services node to the object identification module may be carried out by broadcasting to a given territory and / or at a specified time; the transfer of the object from the additional services node to the subscriber identity module can be carried out by address taking into account the available information about the subscribers.

The applicant has not identified sources containing information on technical solutions identical to the present invention, which allows us to conclude that it meets the criterion of "novelty" (N). The implementation of the essential features of the invention provides an important technical result, which consists in the possibility of targeted loading of scripting objects for managing additional services into the MIA of mobile terminals at the initiative of the service provider, taking into account the targeting, time, place of reception of the object (place of rendering additional services). The applicant has not identified any sources of information that would contain information on the influence of the distinguishing features of the invention on the achieved result, which, according to the applicant, confirms the compliance of the invention with the condition “Inventive Level” (IS).

Brief Description of the Drawings

The invention is further explained in the detailed description of examples of its implementation with reference to the drawing, which shows a functional diagram of the implementation of the claimed method.

The best embodiment of the invention

The claimed method is implemented as follows.

In a specific example, the subscriber identity module 1 contained in the mobile terminal 2 is written to provide support for this method in JAVA software using the specification ЗГРР TS 03.19, which is a software interface for subscriber identity modules with JAVA support. This allows you to implement the method regardless of the manufacturer of the module. To load objects and execute them, the functionality of the application toolkit of the subscriber identity module is used according to the ЗГРР TS 11.14 specification. If necessary, a protected

(encrypted) transmission of confidential data, using a protected mechanism for instrumentation of application programs of the subscriber identity module (ЗГРР TS 03.48).

The service provider 3 generates objects (additional services management scenarios) in the additional services node 4. Then, the provider 3 submits to the node 4 a request for transferring the formed object via the mobile communication network 5 to the MIA 1 of the mobile terminal 2. The transmission is carried out via the wireless interface 6. After rendering the additional service, the corresponding object is automatically deleted if the subscriber has not given the command to save the object in the MIA 1. If the service is not provided for any reason and at the same time a new object arrives at MIA 1 from the network 5, the previous object is stored in the MIA 1 temporary buffer to ensure the possibility of obtaining subsequently and this service by the subscriber.

This method provides for the possibility of transferring objects from the additional services node to MIA subscribers by broadcasting to a certain territory on the part of base stations, for example, adjacent to large end centers, stadiums, entertainment complexes, etc. At the same time, objects are received only by subscribers in a limited territory; thereby, they get the opportunity to receive services provided in this territory around the clock or at a given time (the working hours of the shopping center). Broadcasting may also carried out only at a specified time without reference to the territory, that is, to all network subscribers from all base stations (for example, holiday services).

Objects can be transferred to subscribers by address taking into account the information available to them from the service provider (age, gender, district of the city, telephone numbers of VΙР subscribers, etc.).

The transport provided by the point-to-point short message service (SMS-PP) or the broadcast short message service (SMS-CB) is used as an object transfer mechanism. In the first case, the address loading of the object (to specific subscribers of the mobile communication network) is carried out, in the second case, the object is being downloaded to subscribers located in a specific territory.

Industrial applicability

The claimed method of managing additional services in mobile communication networks can be implemented using well-known technologies and technical means of mobile communication, which determines the compliance of the invention with the criterion of industrial applicability)) (IA).

Claims

Claim 1. A method for managing additional services in 5 mobile communication networks with support in mobile terminals containing subscriber identity modules, in which additional services are received from the service provider, while objects are downloaded to the mobile terminals in the form of additional service management scripts, characterized in that that the service provider forms the object in the additional services node and then submits to this node a request to transmit the formed object through the mobile communication network to the subscriber identity module. 2. The method according to claim 1, which means that after 15 additional services are provided to the subscriber, the corresponding object is deleted from the subscriber’s identification module in the absence of a subscriber’s command to save this object in the subscriber’s identification module. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer of 20 objects from the additional services node to the object identification module is carried out by broadcasting to a given territory and / or at a specified time. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission of the object from the additional services node to the identification module 25 subscribers carry out an address taking into account available information about subscribers.