KR20090057550A - Apparatus and method for selecting a service in a portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for selecting a service in a portable terminal. The present invention relates to a process of identifying a communication service provider for receiving a service and a communication for receiving the service among service platforms for at least one service provider. Including a process of selecting a service platform for a service provider and executing the selected service platform, there is an advantage in that carriers can share a terminal and automatically roam.

Description

Apparatus and method for selecting a service in a mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SERVICE SELECTING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for selecting a service in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for determining a communication service provider receiving a service among a plurality of mobile communication service providers and providing a service platform of the service provider to a user. It is about.

As the third generation wireless communication technology is commercialized, various benefits such as global roaming are provided to users of portable terminals without the difference between GSM (Global System for Mobile Telecommunication) communication technology and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) communication technology. Doing.

Moreover, as the SIM card is unlocked between carriers, a single portable terminal can provide services of various carriers. That is, users may be provided with services of various communication providers by using a single mobile terminal using a SIM card specialized for a communication provider.

In this case, the portable terminal may provide only a basic service commonly used by communication providers to the user according to the limitation of the capacity of the SIM card. Here, the basic service is defined in an international standard and includes a voice call service, a message service (eg, SMS, MMS, email), a digital broadcasting service (DMB: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), etc. commonly used by the service providers.

Accordingly, although the users may unlock the SIM card and receive the service of the service providers through one portable terminal, there is a problem in that the service specific to the service providers cannot be provided.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for determining a communication service provider receiving a service from a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for determining a communication service provider receiving a service using communication service provider information stored in a SIM card in a portable terminal.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for determining a service provider provided with a service in a portable terminal and providing a service platform of the service provider to a user.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the objects of the present invention, the service selection method in a portable terminal, at the time of booting, identifying a service provider for receiving the service, and services for at least one service provider The method may include selecting a service platform for a communication service provider to receive the service from among platforms, and executing the selected service platform.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a service selection device in a portable terminal includes a storage unit storing service platforms for at least one communication service provider, and receiving a service among service platforms stored in the storage unit at boot time. It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling to select and execute the service platform for the communication provider for.

As described above, the service provider of the service provider is provided to the user by determining the service provider provided with the service in the mobile terminal, so that the service providers can share the terminal and automatically roam.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a technology for providing a service platform of a communication service provider provided with a service in a portable terminal. In other words, a description will be given of a technology for providing a service platform of a service provider of a telecommunication service provider in which a user using the portable terminal receives a service through the portable terminal.

The portable terminal is configured as shown in FIG. 1 to determine a service provider provided with a service.

1 shows a block configuration of a portable terminal according to the present invention. Herein, the portable terminal includes a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), an international mobile communication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal, and a fourth generation broadband. It may represent a system (Broadband system) terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable terminal includes a control unit 100, a communication module 102, a SIM card 104, a storage unit 106, a keypad 108, a display unit 110, and a voice processing unit 112. It is configured to include.

The controller 100 controls the overall operation of the terminal. For example, processes and controls for voice calls and data communications. Further, when the power is supplied to the terminal and booted, the controller 100 determines a communication provider that provides a service to a user who uses the terminal and controls the user to provide a service platform for the communication provider. . For example, the controller 100 performs booting on basic services commonly used by communication providers. Here, the basic service is defined in an international standard and includes a voice call service, a message service (eg, SMS, MMS, email), a digital broadcasting service (DMB: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting), etc. commonly used by the service providers.

Thereafter, the controller 100 determines the communication service provider that provides a service to a user who uses the terminal by checking the communication service provider information included in the SIM card 104. Thereafter, the controller 100 selects a service platform of a communication service provider providing the service from among service platform information of the communication service providers stored in the storage 106 and controls the service platform to be provided to the user.

The communication module 102 processes a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted and received through an antenna.

The SIM card 104 stores user authentication information, communication encryption information, and carrier information for receiving a service.

The storage unit 106 stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the terminal, temporary data generated during operation of the terminal, system parameters, and other storage data (telephone number, SMS message, etc.). In addition, the storage unit 106 stores service platform information specific to communication providers supported by the terminal.

The keypad 108 includes a 3 × 4 numeric key matrix and a plurality of function keys (call key, direction key, confirmation key, etc.), and controls the controller 100 to input key input data corresponding to a key pressed by a user. To provide.

The display unit 110 displays the state information generated during the operation of the terminal, a character input by a user, a moving picture, a still picture, and the like under the control of the controller 100. In addition, the display unit 110 displays the image according to the basic service and the image according to the service platform of the communication service provider so that the user can check it under the control of the controller 100.

The voice processor 112 controls the input and output of the voice for a voice call using a microphone and a speaker.

In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 100 determines a communication service provider for receiving a service according to the communication service provider information provided from the SIM card 104.

In another embodiment, the controller 100 may determine a communication service provider that provides a service to the user using a protocol for performing communication, a frequency band, or the like. If the control unit 100 determines a communication provider that provides a service to a user using the protocol, although not shown, the portable terminal includes a protocol confirmation unit for confirming the protocol.

In addition, when the control unit 100 determines a communication provider that provides a service to a user using the frequency band, although not shown, the portable terminal includes a frequency check unit for checking the frequency band.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of a method for providing a user with a service platform specialized for a communication service provider provided with a service in the portable terminal.

2 illustrates a procedure for selecting a service platform of a telecommunication service provider providing a service to a user in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the controller 100 of the portable terminal determines whether power is supplied to the portable terminal in step 201.

If power is supplied to the portable terminal to perform booting, the controller 100 proceeds to step 203 to perform booting for a basic service commonly used by all communication providers. Here, the basic service includes a voice call service, a message service, a digital broadcast service, and the like, which are defined in international standards and commonly used by the service providers.

In operation 205, the controller 100 checks the communication service provider for which the terminal is provided with a service. For example, the controller 100 identifies a communication provider that provides a service to a user who uses the terminal through the communication provider information included in the SIM card 104. As another example, the controller 100 may identify a communication provider that provides a service to the user using a protocol for performing communication, a frequency band, or the like.

After confirming the service provider receiving the service, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 207 to select a service platform specific to the service provider. For example, the control unit 100 selects a service platform for a communication service provider receiving the service from among service platforms for service providers supported by the terminal stored in the storage unit 106.

After selecting the service platform, the controller 100 proceeds to step 209 to execute the selected service platform. That is, the controller 100 controls to execute a service platform for the communication service provider so that a user who uses the terminal can check a service specific to the communication service provider receiving the service.

Thereafter, the controller 100 ends the present algorithm.

In the above-described embodiment, the portable terminal determines a communication service provider receiving a service and selects and uses a service platform for the communication service provider. In this case, the portable terminal may be equally applicable to roaming between countries as well as a service platform between communication providers in a country.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal according to the present invention; and

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for selecting a service platform of a telecommunication service provider providing a service to a user in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (12)

In the service selection method in a portable terminal, Identifying the service provider to receive the service at boot, Selecting a service platform for a service provider to receive the service from among service platforms for at least one service provider, Executing the selected service platform. The method of claim 1, The booting further includes the step of executing a basic service commonly used by the service providers. After executing the basic service, identifying a service provider for receiving the service. The method of claim 2, The basic service may include at least one of a voice call service, a message service, and a digital multimedia broadcasting service (DMB). The method of claim 1, The process of identifying the communication provider, And identifying a carrier for receiving a service using any one of carrier information, a protocol, and a frequency band included in a SIM card. A service selection device in a portable terminal, A storage unit storing service platforms for at least one telecommunications operator; And a control unit controlling to select and execute a service platform for a communication service provider for receiving a service from among the service platforms stored in the storage unit at boot time. The method of claim 5, The control unit, During the booting, control to execute a basic service commonly used by the service providers, And selecting and executing a service platform for a communication service provider for receiving a service from among service platforms stored in the storage unit. The method of claim 6, And a display unit for displaying information on a basic service executed under control of the controller and a service platform of a communication service provider for receiving the service. The method of claim 6, The controller may control to execute at least one basic service of a voice call service, a message service, and a digital multimedia broadcasting service (DMB). The method of claim 5, Further comprising a SIM card for storing user authentication information, communication encryption information and service provider information for receiving the service, The control unit, characterized in that for confirming the communication provider through the carrier information for receiving the service stored in the SIM card. The method of claim 5, Further comprising a protocol confirmation unit for confirming a protocol for performing communication through a communication provider; The control unit, characterized in that for identifying the communication provider to receive the service using the protocol confirmed by the protocol confirmation unit. The method of claim 5, Further comprising a frequency check unit for checking a frequency band for performing communication, The control unit is characterized in that for identifying the communication provider to receive the service using the frequency band information confirmed by the frequency check unit. The method of claim 5, And a display unit for displaying information on a service platform of a service provider for receiving the service executed under the control of the controller.

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