Mobile communication network registration method and device and electronic equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a mobile communication network registration method and device and electronic equipment, belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment, and is applied to first electronic equipment which is located in a cabin of an airplane. The method comprises the following steps: scanning first broadcast information broadcasted by at least one second electronic device in a cabin under the condition that the airplane is detected to be in a descending stage and the first electronic device is not registered to a mobile communication network; wherein the second electronic equipment is the electronic equipment registered to a mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information comprises network information of the mobile communication network registered to the second electronic equipment; and performing mobile communication network registration based on the scanned first broadcast information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the technical field of electronic devices, and particularly relates to a mobile communication network registration method, apparatus, and electronic device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the aviation industry and the popularity of domestic and international travel, traveling long distances or on business by plane has become the norm in modern life. However, during the flight, electronic devices such as passengers' smartphones will be in a "no service" state for a long time. Especially on long-haul flights, the electronic devices may not be able to access the mobile communication network for several consecutive hours. When the plane enters the descent phase and gradually approaches the destination, passengers usually expect to quickly restore the mobile communication network connection in order to timely obtain important information such as the weather, traffic, and itinerary updates of the destination, or contact the pick-up personnel, colleagues, and family members.

[0003] However, the actual situation is that due to reasons such as the rapid change in altitude and the complex wireless signal environment during the plane's descent phase, the electronic device cannot be registered to the mobile communication network in time, resulting in passengers still having to wait for a long time after the plane lands to restore mobile data or call services, affecting the travel experience. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of this application is to provide a mobile communication network registration method, apparatus, and electronic device, which can improve the speed of registering the electronic device to the mobile communication network during the plane's descent phase.

[0005] In a first aspect, the embodiments of this application provide a mobile communication network registration method, which is applied to a first electronic device. The first electronic device is inside the cabin of an airplane, and the method includes:

[0006] When it is detected that the airplane is in the descent phase and the first electronic device is not registered to the mobile communication network, scan the first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device inside the cabin; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to the mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device has been registered;

[0007] Based on the scanned first broadcast information, perform mobile communication network registration.

[0008] In a second aspect, the embodiments of this application provide a mobile communication network registration apparatus, which is applied to a first electronic device. The first electronic device is inside the cabin of an airplane, and the apparatus includes:

[0009] A scanning module, configured to scan first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin when it is detected that the aircraft is in a descending phase and the first electronic device is not registered to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to a mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device is registered;

[0010] A registration module, configured to perform mobile communication network registration based on the scanned first broadcast information.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores a program or instruction that can run on the processor. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the mobile communication network registration method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0012] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the mobile communication network registration method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0013] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or instruction to implement the mobile communication network registration method described in the first aspect.

[0014] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement the mobile communication network registration method described in the first aspect.

[0015] In the embodiments of the present application, when the aircraft is in a descending phase, an electronic device in the cabin that has been successfully registered to a mobile communication network can broadcast the network information of the mobile communication network to which it is registered. An electronic device in the cabin that is not registered to a mobile communication network can scan this available network information at this time. Through the sharing of available network information between different electronic devices, some specific network search processes can be skipped, so as to shorten the time for searching for a mobile communication network, achieve the purpose of registering to a mobile communication network more timely during the descending phase of the aircraft, and improve the speed of registering an electronic device to a mobile communication network during the descending phase of the aircraft. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is one of the flowcharts of a mobile communication network registration method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 2It is a flowchart of an implementation manner of step 102 provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 It is the second flowchart of a mobile communication network registration method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural block diagram of a mobile communication network registration device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 6 It is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device for implementing various embodiments of the present application. Specific implementation manners

[0022] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, rather than all, of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0023] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of the same type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after.

[0024] With the acceleration of globalization and the increasing popularity of domestic and international tourism, more and more people choose to travel or go on business by plane. However, after a long-haul flight, passengers generally have high expectations for quickly connecting to the Internet during the aircraft descent phase, because they are eager to contact the outside world, update their itinerary or obtain important information about the destination. This trend not only reflects the growing demand for real-time information and communication among people, but also reflects the high dependence of modern society on continuous network connection. Therefore, it is crucial to enable users' electronic devices to quickly register with the mobile communication network during the aircraft descent phase. When users experience a long-haul flight at high altitude, their electronic devices will also enter a long period of no-service state periodically and multiple times. In the no-service state, the electronic devices will continuously attempt to search for the mobile communication network in order to find a new available network in a timely manner. However, due to the long network search cycle and the influence of the electronic devices roaming to a new network environment after a long flight, the situation where the electronic devices fail to register with the mobile communication network in a timely manner often occurs during the actual descent phase.

[0025] In related technologies, various electronic devices achieve the purpose of quickly registering with the mobile communication network by optimizing the unique network search scheme of the device itself. This method lacks the sharing of information between different electronic devices, resulting in duplicate work consumption between different electronic devices. Even the device with a faster network search cannot share the network information it has searched in a timely manner. If different electronic devices can be more information-synchronized in this scenario, theoretically, it is possible to increase the probability of the device with a slower network search registering with the mobile communication network in a timely manner. How to enable the sharing of this available network information is an issue that the industry needs to consider. Based on the above scenario, the embodiments of the present application provide a mobile communication network registration method, device and electronic device, which share the available network information between different electronic devices, so as to enable the electronic devices to register with the mobile communication network in a timely manner during the aircraft descent phase as much as possible, and improve the user experience.

[0026] The following will describe in detail a mobile communication network registration method provided by the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] It should be noted that the mobile communication network registration method provided by the embodiments of the present application can be applied to electronic devices. In actual applications, the electronic devices may include: terminals such as smart phones and tablet computers. The embodiments of the present application do not make any limitations in this regard.

[0028] Figure 1 is one of the flowcharts of a mobile communication network registration method provided by the embodiments of the present application, which is applied to a first electronic device. The first electronic device is in the aircraft cabin, as Figure 1 shown, the method may include the following steps: Step 101 and Step 102.

[0029] In step 101, when it is detected that the aircraft is in the descending stage and the first electronic device is not registered to the mobile communication network, scan the first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to the mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device is registered.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present application, when the first electronic device detects that the aircraft is currently in the descending stage, it is predicted that the first electronic device may need to register to the mobile communication network during the subsequent landing stage.

[0031] In the embodiment of the present application, the aircraft's descent stage can be detected in various ways. For example, the aircraft's state can be determined based on multiple states such as ticket information, geographical fences, acceleration sensors, and network status, or the aircraft's state can be detected based on a barometer.

[0032] In the embodiment of the present application, when the aircraft is in the descending stage, it can be further detected whether the first electronic device has turned off the flight mode. If the first electronic device has turned off the flight mode, it means that the user has a need to connect to the network and needs to register to the mobile communication network.

[0033] In the embodiment of the present application, when the aircraft is in the descending stage and the first electronic device has turned off the flight mode, if the first electronic device is not registered to the mobile communication network, scan the first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin; wherein, the first broadcast information is used to indicate the currently available mobile communication network in the cabin.

[0034] In the embodiment of the present application, considering that different devices may have different capabilities to access the network, in order to accommodate electronic devices with different access capabilities, the first broadcast information can include any one of the following: Bluetooth broadcast information, wireless local area network broadcast information, and XingShan broadcast information.

[0035] In the embodiment of the present application, in order to ensure that the scanning time of the scanning device can fully cover the time range of the broadcasting device broadcasting its broadcast information, the absolute time of the scanning device and the broadcasting device is aligned. Accordingly, before the above step 101, the following step can also be included: step 100;

[0036] In step 100, align the scanning duration, scanning frequency, broadcasting duration, and broadcasting frequency of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

[0037] In the embodiment of the present application, the scanning frequency of the first electronic device is the same as the broadcasting frequency of the second electronic device. The value of the above frequency can be set according to the actual situation. Currently, considering power consumption issues, the value of the above frequency is usually set to 10 Hertz.

[0038] In the embodiments of the present application, the scanning duration of the first electronic device is greater than the broadcasting duration of the second electronic device, so that the first electronic device can scan the complete first broadcast information from the second electronic device. The above-mentioned broadcasting duration and scanning duration can also be set according to the actual situation. Currently, considering the power consumption problem, the value of the broadcasting duration is usually set to 2 seconds, and the value of the scanning duration is usually set to 4 seconds.

[0039] Exemplarily, both the scanning frequency and the broadcasting frequency are 10 Hz, the broadcasting duration is 2 seconds, and the scanning duration is 4 seconds. The second electronic device broadcasts the first broadcast information with a duration of 2 seconds via Bluetooth at absolute time multiples of 10 seconds, and the first electronic device scans for 4 seconds via Bluetooth at absolute time multiples of 10 seconds + 2 seconds.

[0040] In the embodiments of the present application, the above network information may include: the registered public land mobile network (RPLMN), the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the currently registered mobile communication network, the network access technology (RAT) of the currently registered mobile communication network, and the home PLMN of the current subscriber identity module.

[0041] In the embodiments of the present application, the registered public land mobile network (RPLMN) is the public land mobile network (PLMN) currently registered by a mobile device. It is the operator network that the device has successfully accessed and completed registration, allowing users to perform services such as calls, text messages, and data transmission.

[0042] In the embodiments of the present application, the reference signal received power (RSRP) is a key metric for measuring the downlink (base station to terminal) signal strength in LTE 4G and 5G networks, with the unit of dB.

[0043] In the embodiments of the present application, the radio access technology (RAT) refers to the wireless technology standard used by a mobile device to communicate with a base station. Different RATs represent different generations and technical specifications of cellular networks, directly affecting network speed, coverage, and device compatibility. Currently, the RATs are classified in ascending order of level as: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G.

[0044] In the embodiments of the present application, the subscriber identity module (SIM card) is a smart card used to store user identity information, keys, and communication data. After being inserted into a mobile phone or other mobile device, it can access the operator's cellular network.

[0045] In the embodiments of the present application, the home public land mobile network (HPLMN) refers to the operator network to which the SIM card belongs, which determines the basic tariff, service scope of the user, and the cooperating operators during roaming.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present application, considering that referring to the RPLMN information can avoid invalid network scanning and reduce handover latency, referring to the home PLMN information can contribute to tariff optimization and roaming strategy control, referring to the RAT information can contribute to ensuring device compatibility and maximizing performance, and referring to the RSRP information can contribute to dynamically selecting the best signal and improving stability. Therefore, integrating the above information into the broadcast information can significantly improve network connection efficiency, resource utilization rate, and user experience, especially applicable to multi-SIM devices, roaming scenarios, and operator network optimization.

[0047] In step 102, based on the scanned first broadcast information, perform mobile communication network registration.

[0048] In the embodiments of the present application, since the first broadcast information can indicate the currently available mobile communication network in the cabin, the first electronic device can register to the currently available mobile communication network in the cabin based on the scanned first broadcast information.

[0049] In some embodiments, as Figure 2 shown, the above step 102 may include the following steps: step 1021 and step 1022.

[0050] In step 1021, according to the scanned first broadcast information, determine the target mobile communication network; wherein, the home PLMN of the user identification module of the second electronic device corresponding to the target mobile communication network is the same as that of the user identification module of the first electronic device.

[0051] In the embodiments of the present application, since the home PLMN of the target mobile communication network is the same as that of the first electronic device, initiating registration to the target mobile communication network can skip some time-consuming network search processes such as selecting the mobile country code and the selected RPLMN, shortening the time for the first electronic device to search for the mobile communication network, and enabling the first electronic device to register to the mobile communication network faster.

[0052] In the embodiments of the present application, after the first broadcast information is scanned, it is detected whether there is a home PLMN in the first broadcast information that is the same as the home PLMN of the first electronic device. If there is one, the mobile communication network corresponding to this same home PLMN is determined as the target mobile communication network; if there are at least two, one of the mobile communication networks corresponding to the same home PLMN is selected as the target mobile communication network. If there is no home PLMN that is the same as the home PLMN of the first electronic device, all existing PLMNs in the current network environment are searched across the entire frequency band, and then sorted according to the RSRP. The sorting principle is executed with reference to the 3GPP TS23.122 protocol: if the signal quality is high (RSRP > -110), it is randomly sorted; if the signal quality is low, it is sorted from high to low.

[0053] In some embodiments, in the case where there are multiple home PLMNs in the scanned first broadcast information that are the same as the home PLMN of the first electronic device, specifically, the above step 1021 may include the following steps: step 10211 and step 10212.

[0054] In step 10211, according to the scanned first broadcast information, at least two candidate mobile communication networks are determined; wherein, the home PLMN of the subscriber identification module of the second electronic device corresponding to the candidate mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the subscriber identification module of the first electronic device, the RSRP of the candidate mobile communication network is greater than the first threshold, and the network mode of the candidate mobile communication network is 4G or 5G.

[0055] In the embodiments of the present application, the first threshold can be set according to the actual situation. Currently, the first threshold is usually set to -110 dB.

[0056] In the embodiments of the present application, considering that the higher the level of the network mode, the better the communication experience that the mobile communication network can provide, therefore, a mobile communication network with an RSRP greater than the first threshold and a network mode of 4G or 5G is selected as the candidate mobile communication network.

[0057] In step 10212, according to the network mode priority and RSRP of the candidate mobile communication network, the target mobile communication network is determined from at least two candidate mobile communication networks.

[0058] In the embodiments of the present application, priority conditions can be preset. The priority conditions include network mode priority and RSRP priority. According to the priority conditions, a suitable target mobile communication network is determined from at least two candidate mobile communication networks.

[0059] In some embodiments, the network mode priority may include: the priority of 5G is higher than that of 4G. The RSRP priority may include: the larger the value of RSRP, the higher the priority. The priority of the network mode may be higher than the priority of RSRP.

[0060] Exemplarily, the first electronic device is device A, and the second electronic devices are respectively: device B, device C, device D, device E, and device F. Among them, the home PLMN of device B, device C, device D, device E, and device F is the same as that of device A; the network mode of the mobile communication network registered by device B is 2G, and the signal quality is -120 dB; the network mode of the mobile communication network registered by device C is 3G, and the signal quality is -123 dB; the network mode of the mobile communication network registered by device D is 4G, and the signal quality is -100 dB; the network mode of the mobile communication network registered by device E is 4G, and the signal quality is -90 dB; the network mode of the mobile communication network registered by device F is 5G, and the signal quality is -95 dB. According to the priority conditions, the mobile communication network registered by device F is selected as the target mobile communication network.

[0061] In the embodiments of the present application, determining the target mobile communication network from at least two candidate mobile communication networks according to the priority conditions can further improve the probability of successful registration of the mobile communication network and the communication experience of the user after successful registration.

[0062] In step 1022, initiate registration to the target mobile communication network.

[0063] In the embodiments of the present application, in the case where the first electronic device fails to initiate registration to the target mobile communication network, initiate registration to the candidate mobile communication network with the next priority of the target mobile communication network, and so on, until successfully registered to the mobile communication network, thereby improving the success rate of mobile communication network registration.

[0064] In some embodiments, for the provided mobile communication network registration method, after the above step 102, the following steps may further be included: in the case where the first electronic device is successfully registered to the mobile communication network, broadcast the second broadcast information, where the second broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device is registered, thereby helping other electronic devices in the cabin that have not been registered to the mobile communication network to more quickly achieve mobile communication network registration. Among them, when the first electronic device broadcasts the above second broadcast information, it still needs to align the scanning duration, scanning frequency, broadcast duration, and broadcast frequency with other electronic devices that scan the second broadcast information, so as to ensure that the time for other electronic devices in the cabin to receive the second broadcast information of the first electronic device can cover the time range for the first electronic device to broadcast the above second broadcast information.

[0065] In some embodiments, considering that the mobile network signal is relatively stable when the electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin, the electronic device itself can quickly search for an available mobile communication network and then complete network registration. Therefore, in order to avoid extra power consumption, in the mobile communication network registration method provided, after the above step 102, the following steps may further be included: when it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin, if the first electronic device fails to register to the mobile communication network, stop scanning; when it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin, if the first electronic device successfully registers to the mobile communication network, stop broadcasting the second broadcast information; wherein, the second broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network registered by the first electronic device.

[0066] In the embodiments of the present application, it is possible to determine whether the electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin by counting the number of steps of the user. For example, if the number of steps is greater than 90 steps, it is considered that the electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin.

[0067] As can be seen from the above embodiments, in this embodiment, when it is detected that the aircraft is in the descending stage and the first electronic device fails to register to the mobile communication network, scan the first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has registered to the mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network registered by the second electronic device; based on the scanned first broadcast information, perform mobile communication network registration.

[0068] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, when the aircraft is in the descending stage, the electronic devices in the cabin that have successfully registered to the mobile communication network can broadcast the network information of the mobile communication network they have registered. The electronic devices in the cabin that have not registered to the mobile communication network can scan these available network information at this time. Through the sharing of available network information between different electronic devices, some specific network search processes can be skipped, so as to shorten the time for searching the mobile communication network and achieve the purpose of registering to the mobile communication network more timely in the descending stage of the aircraft, and can improve the speed of the electronic device registering to the mobile communication network in the descending stage of the aircraft.

[0069] For the convenience of understanding the mobile communication network registration method provided by the embodiments of the present application as a whole, finally, in combination with Figure 3 the flowchart shown is used for illustration by way of example. As Figure 3 shown, the mobile communication network registration method may include the following steps: step 301, step 302, step 303, step 304, step 305, step 306, step 307 and step 308.

[0070] In step 301, it is detected that the aircraft is in the descending stage.

[0071] In step 302, it is detected that the flight mode of the first electronic device is turned off.

[0072] In step 303, it is detected whether the first electronic device is registered to a mobile communication network; if so, step 304 is executed, otherwise step 305 is executed.

[0073] In step 304, the second broadcast information is broadcast; wherein, the second broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device is registered.

[0074] In step 305, the first broadcast information broadcast by the second electronic device in the cabin is scanned; wherein, the first broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device is registered.

[0075] In step 306, it is determined whether there is a home PLMN in the scanned first broadcast information that is the same as the home PLMN of the first electronic device; if so, a registration is initiated to the RPLMN corresponding to the same home PLMN in the first broadcast information.

[0076] In step 307, it is detected whether the first electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin; if so, step 308 is executed.

[0077] In step 308, scanning of the second broadcast information is stopped, or broadcasting of the first broadcast information is stopped.

[0078] It can be seen that in the embodiment of the present application, a method for accelerating the registration of an electronic device to a mobile communication network during the aircraft descent stage is proposed. Through this method, the available network information can be shared among different electronic devices, so as to skip some specific network search processes and directly attempt to register to the available network, in order to shorten the network search time and enable the electronic device to register to the mobile communication network more timely.

[0079] For the mobile communication network registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the execution subject can be a mobile communication network registration device. In the embodiment of the present application, taking the mobile communication network registration device executing the mobile communication network registration method as an example, the mobile communication network registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described.

[0080] Figure 4 is a structural block diagram of a mobile communication network registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application, which is applied to the first electronic device, and the first electronic device is in the cabin of the aircraft, as Figure 4 shown, the mobile communication network registration device 400 may include: a scanning module 401 and a registration module 402;

[0081] A scanning module 401, configured to scan first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin when it is detected that the aircraft is in a descending phase and the first electronic device is not registered to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to a mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device has been registered;

[0082] A registration module 402, configured to perform mobile communication network registration based on the scanned first broadcast information.

[0083] In an embodiment of the present application, when the aircraft is in a descending phase, an electronic device in the cabin that has been successfully registered to a mobile communication network can broadcast the network information of the mobile communication network to which it has been registered. An electronic device in the cabin that is not registered to the mobile communication network scans these available network information at this time, and through the sharing of available network information between different electronic devices, some specific network search processes are skipped, so as to shorten the time for searching for a mobile communication network, achieve the purpose of registering to the mobile communication network more timely in the descending phase of the aircraft, and can improve the speed of the electronic device registering to the mobile communication network in the descending phase of the aircraft.

[0084] In some embodiments, the network information may include: registered public land mobile network (RPLMN), reference signal received power (RSRP) of the currently registered mobile communication network, network mode of the currently registered mobile communication network, and home PLMN of the current subscriber identity module.

[0085] In some embodiments, the registration module 402 may include:

[0086] A determination sub-module, configured to determine a target mobile communication network according to the scanned first broadcast information; wherein, the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the second electronic device corresponding to the target mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the first electronic device;

[0087] A sending sub-module, configured to initiate registration to the target mobile communication network.

[0088] In some embodiments, the determination sub-module may include:

[0089] A first determination unit, configured to determine at least two candidate mobile communication networks according to the scanned first broadcast information; wherein, the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the second electronic device corresponding to the candidate mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the first electronic device, the RSRP of the candidate mobile communication network is greater than a first threshold, and the network mode of the candidate mobile communication network is 4G or 5G;

[0090] A second determination unit, configured to determine a target mobile communication network from the at least two candidate mobile communication networks according to the network mode priority of the candidate mobile communication network and the RSRP.

[0091] In some embodiments, the mobile communication network registration device 400 may further include:

[0092] A broadcast module, configured to broadcast second broadcast information when the first electronic device successfully registers to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device has registered.

[0093] In some embodiments, the mobile communication network registration device 400 may further include:

[0094] A control module, configured to stop scanning if the first electronic device fails to successfully register to a mobile communication network when it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin;

[0095] When it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of getting out of the cabin, if the first electronic device successfully registers to a mobile communication network, stop broadcasting the second broadcast information; wherein, the second broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device has registered.

[0096] In some embodiments, the mobile communication network registration device 400 may further include:

[0097] An alignment module, configured to align the scanning duration, scanning frequency, broadcast duration, and broadcast frequency of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

[0098] In some embodiments, the first broadcast information may include any one of the following: Bluetooth broadcast information, wireless local area network broadcast information, and XingShan broadcast information.

[0099] The mobile communication network registration device in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or other devices other than terminals. Exemplarily, the electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, an Ultra-Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), etc. It can also be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a Personal Computer (PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0100] The mobile communication network registration device in the embodiments of the present application can be a device with an operating system. The operating system can be the Android operating system, the IOS operating system, or other possible operating systems. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0101] The mobile communication network registration device provided by the embodiments of the present application can implement Figure 1 , Figure 2 or Figure 3 each process implemented by the method embodiments shown, achieving the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described here again.

[0102] Optionally, as Figure 5 shown, the embodiments of the present application further provide an electronic device 500, including a processor 501 and a memory 502. A program or instruction that can run on the processor 501 is stored on the memory 502. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor 501, it implements each step of the above-mentioned mobile communication network registration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described here again.

[0103] It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the above-mentioned mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

[0104] Figure 6 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device for implementing various embodiments of the present application.

[0105] The electronic device 600 includes, but is not limited to, components such as a radio frequency unit 601, a network module 602, an audio output unit 603, an input unit 604, a sensor 605, a display unit 606, a user input unit 607, an interface unit 608, a memory 609, and a processor 610, etc.

[0106] Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 600 may further include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component. The power source can be logically connected to the processor 610 through a power management system, so as to implement functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 6 The structure of the electronic device shown does not limit the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0107] When the electronic device 600 is a first electronic device, the first electronic device is in the cabin of an airplane. The processor 610 is configured to scan first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin when it is detected that the airplane is in a descending stage and the first electronic device is not registered to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to a mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device has been registered; and perform mobile communication network registration based on the scanned first broadcast information.

[0108] It can be seen that in the embodiments of the present application, when the airplane is in a descending stage, the electronic devices in the cabin that have been successfully registered to the mobile communication network can broadcast the network information of the mobile communication network to which they have been registered. The electronic devices in the cabin that are not registered to the mobile communication network can then scan this available network information at this time. Through the sharing of available network information between different electronic devices, some specific network search processes can be skipped, so as to shorten the time for searching for the mobile communication network, achieve the purpose of registering to the mobile communication network more timely in the descending stage of the airplane, and improve the speed at which the electronic device registers to the mobile communication network in the descending stage of the airplane.

[0109] In some embodiments, the network information includes: the registered public land mobile network RPLMN, the reference signal received power RSRP of the currently registered mobile communication network, the network mode of the currently registered mobile communication network, and the home PLMN of the current subscriber identity module.

[0110] In some embodiments, the processor 610 is specifically configured to determine a target mobile communication network according to the scanned first broadcast information; wherein, the home PLMN of the user identification module of the second electronic device corresponding to the target mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the user identification module of the first electronic device; and initiate registration to the target mobile communication network.

[0111] In some embodiments, the processor 610 is specifically configured to determine at least two candidate mobile communication networks according to the scanned first broadcast information; wherein, the home PLMN of the user identification module of the second electronic device corresponding to the candidate mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the user identification module of the first electronic device, the RSRP of the candidate mobile communication network is greater than a first threshold, and the network mode of the candidate mobile communication network is 4G or 5G; and determine a target mobile communication network from the at least two candidate mobile communication networks according to the network mode priority and the RSRP of the candidate mobile communication network.

[0112] In some embodiments, the processor 610 is further configured to broadcast second broadcast information when the first electronic device successfully registers to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device has registered.

[0113] In some embodiments, the processor 610 is further configured to stop scanning when it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of leaving the cabin and the first electronic device has not successfully registered to a mobile communication network; and stop broadcasting the second broadcast information when it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of leaving the cabin and the first electronic device has successfully registered to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device has registered.

[0114] In some embodiments, the processor 610 is further configured to align the scanning duration, scanning frequency, broadcasting duration, and broadcasting frequency between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

[0115] In some embodiments, the first broadcast information includes any one of the following: Bluetooth broadcast information, wireless local area network broadcast information, and XingShan broadcast information.

[0116] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 604 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 6041 and a microphone 6042. The GPU 6041 processes the image data of static pictures or videos obtained by an image capturing device (such as a camera) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. The display unit 606 may include a display panel 6061, and the display panel 6061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 606 includes at least one of a touch panel 6061 and other input devices 6062. The touch panel 6061 is also referred to as a touch screen. The touch panel 6061 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 6062 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, power on / off keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be elaborated here.

[0117] The memory 609 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 609 mainly includes a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. Among them, the first storage area can store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 609 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or the memory 609 may include both a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static RAM (SRAM), a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), an Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), and a Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 609 in the embodiments of the present application includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0118] The processor 610 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 610 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. Among them, the application processor mainly processes operations related to the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 610 either.

[0119] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, it realizes each process of the embodiment of the above-mentioned mobile communication network registration method, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0120] Among them, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic disk or optical disc, etc.

[0121] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run a program or instruction to realize each process of the embodiment of the above-mentioned mobile communication network registration method, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0122] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, system chip, chip system or system-on-chip, etc.

[0123] The embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium. The program product is executed by at least one processor to realize each process of the embodiment of the above-mentioned mobile communication network registration method, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0124] It should be noted that in this document, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover 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 elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order according to the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0125] From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of the present application.

[0126] The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present application, those of ordinary skill in the art can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, and all of them fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A mobile communication network registration method, applied to a first electronic device, where the first electronic device is inside the cabin of an aircraft, characterized in that The method includes: When it is detected that the aircraft is in the descent phase and the first electronic device is not registered to the mobile communication network, scanning the first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to the mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device is registered; Based on the scanned first broadcast information, perform mobile communication network registration.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The network information includes: the registered public land mobile network RPLMN, the reference signal received power RSRP of the currently registered mobile communication network, the network mode of the currently registered mobile communication network, and the home PLMN of the current subscriber identity module.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The performing mobile communication network registration based on the scanned first broadcast information includes: According to the scanned first broadcast information, determine the target mobile communication network; wherein, the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the second electronic device corresponding to the target mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the first electronic device; Initiate registration to the target mobile communication network.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The determining the target mobile communication network according to the scanned first broadcast information includes: According to the scanned first broadcast information, determine at least two candidate mobile communication networks; wherein, the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the second electronic device corresponding to the candidate mobile communication network is the same as the home PLMN of the subscriber identity module of the first electronic device, the RSRP of the candidate mobile communication network is greater than the first threshold, and the network mode of the candidate mobile communication network is 4G or 5G; According to the network mode priority and the RSRP of the candidate mobile communication networks, determine the target mobile communication network from the at least two candidate mobile communication networks.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes: When the first electronic device is successfully registered to the mobile communication network, broadcast the second broadcast information; wherein, the second broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device is registered.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further includes: When it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of leaving the cabin, if the first electronic device is not successfully registered to the mobile communication network, stop scanning; When it is detected that the first electronic device is in the stage of leaving the cabin, if the first electronic device is successfully registered to the mobile communication network, stop broadcasting the second broadcast information; wherein, the second broadcast information includes the network information of the mobile communication network to which the first electronic device is registered.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein Before scanning the first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin, the method further includes: Align the scanning duration, scanning frequency, broadcast duration, and broadcast frequency between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first broadcast information includes any one of the following: Bluetooth broadcast information, wireless local area network broadcast information, XingShan broadcast information.

9. A mobile communication network registration device is applied to a first electronic device, and the first electronic device is inside the cabin of an aircraft. It is characterized in that The device includes: A scanning module, configured to scan first broadcast information broadcast by at least one second electronic device in the cabin when it is detected that the aircraft is in a descending phase and the first electronic device is not registered to a mobile communication network; wherein, the second electronic device is an electronic device that has been registered to a mobile communication network, and the first broadcast information includes network information of the mobile communication network to which the second electronic device is registered; A registration module, configured to perform mobile communication network registration based on the scanned first broadcast information.

10. An electronic device, characterized in that, The electronic device includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor, and when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the mobile communication network registration method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 are implemented.

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