Mobile communication terminal setting system and method

Abstract

To provide a system and a method that can perform settings required for communication apparatuses such as smart phones.SOLUTION: A communication device setting system 14 is for setting a communication device 4 equipped with a SIM card 3. The system 14 performs (1) setting data reception step S1 in which a computer receives, from the communication device 4 equipped with the SIM card 3, a request for setting data for setting the communication device; (2) user attribute identification step S2 in which the computer identifies attribute information of a user of the SIM card 3 based on unique information of the SIM card 3 included in the request; (3) setting data inference step S3 in which the computer determines setting data of the communication device 4 by applying the identified attribute information of the user to an inference model; and (4) setting data transmission step S4 in which the computer transmits the determined setting data to the communication device 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a setting system and method for setting up a communication terminal equipped with a SIM card. [Background technology]

[0002] A so-called "smartphone" is a handheld computer with a telephone communication function, on which a general-purpose mobile operating system (OS) such as Android (registered trademark) or IOS (registered trademark) is installed.

[0003] In recent years, smartphone models and functions have become increasingly diverse and sophisticated in response to demanding uses. Accordingly, in order to set up or change the initial settings of a smartphone, a certain level of knowledge about not only smartphones but also computers and networks is required. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in recent years, the sales methods for smartphones have become more diverse, including mail order sales via the Internet. In particular, with online sales, it is sometimes the case that store staff cannot be present with the subscriber when setting up the smartphone, making it difficult to properly set it up.

[0005] Furthermore, even when configuring the settings in a store, it is not always possible to configure all necessary settings depending on the store's busyness and the skills of the store staff, and it is difficult to configure the settings appropriately.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a system and method that can perform the necessary settings on a communication device such as a smartphone. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following configuration.

[0008] (1) A communication device configuration system for configuring a communication device equipped with a SIM card. a setting data receiving step in which the computer receives, from the communication device into which the SIM card is inserted, a request for setting data for setting the communication device; a user attribute identification step of a computer identifying attribute information of a user of the SIM card based on the unique information of the SIM card included in the request; a setting data inference step in which a computer determines setting data for the communication device by applying attribute information of the identified user to an inference model; a setting data transmission step in which the computer transmits the determined setting data to the communication device; It is to carry out A communication device setting system comprising:

[0009] With this configuration, the communication device equipped with the SIM card can be configured based on the data stored on the issued SIM card and the subscriber / user information. In this case, the configuration data is obtained by inference using an inference model, making it possible to obtain optimal configuration data based on the attributes of the subscriber / user.

[0010] (2) In the communication device setting system according to (1), moreover, the user attribute identification step is performed by the computer authenticating the SIM card and identifying the user attributes; The system has a user database that stores information on SIM card subscribers and users for the authentication and identification. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0011] (3) In the communication device setting system according to (1), moreover, The computer executes an inference model generation step of generating and updating an inference model to be used in the setting data inference step. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0012] (4) In the communication device setting system according to (3), moreover, The computer has training data for generating an inference model in the inference model generation step, and the training data includes data on setting items and setting values ​​of the communication terminals of multiple SIM card users. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0013] (5) In the communication device setting system according to (4), moreover, The computer executes a user data collection step of collecting data on setting items and setting values ​​of the communication terminal by SIM card users in order to generate the teacher data. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0014] (6) In the communication device setting system according to (5), The user data collection step collects setting items and setting values ​​of the communication device from a service server on the Internet. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0015] (7) In the communication device setting system according to (5), moreover, The computer executes a teacher data generating step of continuously updating teacher data based on the setting items and setting values ​​collected in the user data collecting step. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0016] (8) In the communication device setting system according to (1), The setting data includes setting items and setting values ​​related to the home screen. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0017] (9) In the communication device setting system according to (1), The setting data is setting items and setting values ​​related to a monitoring app / service for monitoring the behavior of a user of a communication device. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0018] (10) In the communication device setting system according to (1), The communication device further includes a communication device side setting system installed in the communication device, The communication device side setting system is a step of the computer requesting setting data from the communication device setting system; a computer configuring the communication device based on the configuration data received from the communication device configuration system; A communication device setting system characterized by executing the above.

[0019] (11) In the communication device setting system according to (1), The communication device is an IoT device capable of mobile communication itself. A communication device setting system comprising:

[0020] (12) A method performed by a communication device configuration system for configuring a communication device having a SIM card installed therein. a setting data receiving step in which the computer receives, from the communication device into which the SIM card is inserted, a request for setting data for setting the communication device; a user attribute identification step of a computer identifying attribute information of a user of the SIM card based on the unique information of the SIM card included in the request; a setting data inference step in which a computer determines setting data for the communication device by applying attribute information of the identified user to an inference model; a setting data transmission step in which the computer transmits the determined setting data to the communication device; have A communication device setting method comprising:

[0021] (13) In the method according to (12), moreover, The user attribute identification step is a step in which a computer identifies the user attributes from a user database for identifying attribute information of the user of the SIM card. A method characterized by:

[0022] (14) In the method according to (13), moreover, The computer has an inference model generation step of generating and updating an inference model used in the setting data inference step. A method characterized by:

[0023] (15) In the method according to (14), moreover, The inference model generating step is performed by a computer having training data for generating the inference model, the training data including data on setting items and setting values ​​of the communication terminals of multiple SIM card users. A method characterized by:

[0024] (16) In the method according to (15), moreover, The computer has a user data collection step of collecting data on setting items and setting values ​​of the communication terminal by a SIM card user in order to generate the teacher data. A method characterized by:

[0025] (17) In the method according to (16), The user data collection step collects setting items and setting values ​​of the communication device from a service server on the Internet. A method characterized by:

[0026] (18) In the method according to (16), moreover, The computer has a teacher data generating step of continuously updating teacher data based on the setting items and setting values ​​collected in the user data collecting step. A method characterized by:

[0027] (19) In the method according to (12), The setting data includes setting items and setting values ​​related to the home screen. A method characterized by:

[0028] (20) In the method according to (12), A method executed by a communication device side setting system installed on the communication device, a step of the computer requesting setting data from the communication device setting system; a computer configuring the communication device based on the configuration data received from the communication device configuration system; A method comprising:

[0029] Other features of the present invention that are not described in the claims above will be apparent from the following description of the best mode for carrying out the invention and the drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0030] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the system.

[0032] [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of user information stored in the user DB.

[0033] [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of the training data.

[0034] [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0035] An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

[0036] This embodiment will be described taking as an example a case where a SIM card is provided by an MVNO, i.e., a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), but it can also be applied to a case where a mobile network operator (hereinafter referred to as "MNO") provides the SIM card.

[0037] An MVNO operator is a company that does not own a physical mobile line network, known as a mobile network, but rents it from an MNO operator that actually owns it and provides communication services under its own brand.

[0038] For the sake of convenience in explaining the present invention, an example of a data communication environment when a SIM card of an MVNO provider is used will be described below with reference to FIG. (Data communication configuration using a SIM card) In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile network system of an MNO operator, and reference numeral 2 denotes a network connection system of an MVNO operator (a communications carrier of the present invention).

[0039] In this embodiment, a user who has signed a contract with an MVNO and purchased a SIM card 3 inserts and activates the SIM card 3 in his / her mobile communication terminal 4. This allows the mobile communication terminal 4 to be connected to the MVNO's mobile network 6 via a base station 5, and then connect to various service providing servers 10a to 10d on the Internet via a service gateway 7 (SGW) on the MVNO's side, a packet data network gateway 8 (PGG) on the MVNO's side, and a bandwidth control router 9.

[0040] A communication bandwidth of, for example, 100 Mbps is secured between the service gateway 7 (SGW) on the MVO operator side and the packet gateway 8 (PGW) on the MVNO operator side based on the contract between the MVO operator and the MVNO operator. The MVNO operator's bandwidth control router 9 then secures the necessary connection bandwidth and allows data communication based on the contract details with the SIM card 3 user.

[0041] The user's mobile communication terminal 4 is a terminal capable of mobile communication, typically a smartphone or tablet, with a SIM card (including an electronic SIM (eSIM)) 3 installed, and includes a CPU, RAM, and ROM (not shown). The ROM has installed therein an operating system software program (hereinafter referred to as "OS") 11 such as iOS (product name), Android (product name), or Windows (product name), and various application software programs (hereinafter simply referred to as "apps") 12, and also stores data used by the OS 11 and apps 12.

[0042] The applications 12 (apps) installed on the user's mobile communication terminal 4 include general apps such as video software, IP phone, SNS app, browser, email client, and child monitoring app, as well as the user being free to install additional apps according to their own preferences and purposes. These apps 11 on the mobile communication terminal 4 are called up by the CPU as appropriate on the RAM, deployed, and executed, allowing connection to service servers 10a to 10d corresponding to each app via the mobile network system of MNO operator 1 and the network connection system of MVNO operator 2, and via the Internet 15.

[0043] (Characteristic configuration of this invention) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the communication environment according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, with the characteristic configuration of the present invention superimposed thereon.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, a terminal setting application 13 is pre-installed on a user's mobile communication terminal 4 into which a SIM card 3 is inserted, and the NVNO operator 2 that issued the SIM card to the user is provided with a communication terminal setting system 14 that communicates with the terminal setting application 13.

[0045] (Device settings app)

[0046] The terminal setting application 13 in this embodiment is provided by the MVNO operator itself in order to set up a communication terminal 4 using a SIM card 3 of a specific MVNO operator, and is pre-installed on this terminal 4.

[0047] As shown in this figure, the terminal setting application 13 is roughly divided into a setting data acquisition module 13a and a terminal setting module 13b.

[0048] The setting data acquisition module 13a is configured to request "terminal setting data" for setting up the communication terminal 4 from the communication terminal setting system 14 and receive the setting data that is optimal for the user. The terminal setting module 13b is configured to suggest various settings to the user on the user interface based on the received setting data, and to set up the communication terminal 4 in accordance with the user's approval.

[0049] (Telecommunications carrier terminal setting system) This carrier-side terminal setting system 14 is configured such that a data storage unit 14a and a program storage unit 14b are connected to a bus that connects a CPU, RAM, and input / output interface (not shown).

[0050] These data storage unit 14a and program storage unit 14b are actually storage media such as hard disks or SSDs, and the data and programs stored therein are called up as appropriate by the CPU, expanded on RAM, and executed to form the various functional units of this invention.

[0051] Here, the data storage unit 14a stores a user DB 17, training data 16, and an inference model 23, which are only components related to the present invention.

[0052] In addition, the program storage unit 14b stores, in addition to an OS (not shown), a SIM card information acquisition module 18, a user data collection module 19, a teacher data generation module 20, an inference model generation module 21, and a setting data generation module 22, to name only the components related to this invention.

[0053] This will be explained in detail below.

[0054] (user data and teacher data) First, as shown in Fig. 3, the user DB 17 stores various user data in association with information (such as telephone number) on the SIM card 3. The user data stored here includes subscriber attribute information acquired from the user by the MVNO carrier 2 when the SIM card 3 was issued, as well as actual user attribute information (user attribute information) acquired through various services provided by the MVNO carrier 2 and information actually set by the user (user setting information). The subscriber attribute information, user attribute information, and user setting information are stored in association with the information on the SIM card 3.

[0055] The teacher data 16 is a reconstructed version of the user setting information (user 1 setting information, user 2 setting information, etc.) stored in the user DB 17 in association with the setting items (items 1, 2, 3, etc.) that should be included in the "setting data." The setting items are defined in association with the model of the communication terminal 4 and the installed application 12, and these setting items are generated or updated as appropriate in response to the release of new models or new applications.

[0056] (SIM card information acquisition module) The SIM card information acquisition module 18 is connected to the contract terminal of the store where the user purchases the SIM card 3 and the server 24 , and acquires SIM card information and stores it in the user DB 17 .

[0057] Here, the SIM card retailer 24 may be not only a physical store but also an online store. When a user signs up for a new mobile phone line at this store, the telecommunications carrier issues the SIM card 3. This SIM card 3 records the subscriber (user) identification number, the mobile phone number of the SIM card, and an email address (if an email address is provided). Other subscriber attribute information and user attribute information required for the contract are acquired from the user when signing the contract.

[0058] The information stored in the SIM card (SIM card information), subscriber attribute information, and user attribute information is transmitted to the SIM card information acquisition module 18 through the SIM store terminal / server 24. The SIM card information acquisition module 18 then writes the user information into the user DB 17 in association with unique information (such as a telephone number) that identifies the SIM card.

[0059] (User data collection module) The user data collection module 19 collects data relating to the user from the various web service servers 10a to 10d provided by the MVNO communication carrier 2 and other parties, and stores the data in the user DB 17.

[0060] That is, user information is also collected by the service servers 10a to 10d used through various applications 12 installed in the user's mobile communication terminal 4. Each application 12 is generally designed to allow various settings (user setting information) according to the user's attributes and preferences depending on the service provided, and this information is also collected by the user data collection module 19.

[0061] However, in this embodiment, due to restrictions on privacy information management, only information from the service server operated by the MVNO carrier 2 itself is collected from among the various applications 12.

[0062] Then, the user data collection module 19 performs data matching of the information acquired about the user (setting item name and setting content) with the SIM card using the user's unique information, and stores the information in the user DB 17 in association with the SIM card information.

[0063] (Teaching data generation module) The teacher data generation module 20 generates the teacher data 16 for inferring the setting data based on the user information stored in the user DB 17 .

[0064] In this embodiment, the teacher data generation module 20 generates teacher data by organizing the user information (user setting information) stored in the user DB 17 into setting items of the mobile communication terminal 4 and various applications 12. The setting items of the mobile communication terminal 4 may be acquired from a model information DB (not shown), and the setting items of the applications may be acquired from each of the service servers.

[0065] In addition to the teacher data generated by the teacher data generation module 20, the teacher data may be generated by an external information provider or the like.

[0066] Here, the concept of this teacher data will be explained by taking the monitoring application / service provided by the monitoring service server 10d as an example.

[0067] In this case, a monitoring application for monitoring a specific user (for example, a child or elderly person in the family) is installed in the communication terminal 4.

[0068] In this embodiment, the monitoring app / service is operated and provided by the MVNO, and user setting information for the monitoring service is collected by the user data collection module 19. Then, this user setting information is stored in the user DB 17 in association with the user information on the SIM card.

[0069] Here, the user setting information includes attribute information (age, gender, etc.) of the subscriber (parent) as well as attribute information (age and gender) of the person being watched over, i.e., the actual user (child or elderly person). Items and values ​​set by the subscriber / user in relation to this service are also stored in the user DB 17. In this case, setting items / values ​​include basic settings (ON / OFF of the function itself, notification sound, etc.), settings related to detecting smartphone use while walking (setting a geofence on a map and notifying when the user enters or leaves that location, etc.), and geofence settings / values.

[0070] In this case, the teacher data generation module 20 organizes the collected user setting information in association with setting items (user attribute items and the above-mentioned monitoring-related setting items) and configures it as teacher data.

[0071] The setting items and values ​​may include home screen settings for Android (registered trademark, OS), in which case the teacher data stores items related to the display of the home screen and the actual user settings for those items. In this embodiment, the home screen may be configured in relation to a monitoring service, and if the target person is elderly, it is preferable that the setting items for the home screen be configured together with the target person's attributes, and the teacher data includes the user's attributes and OS settings.

[0072] (Inference model generation module) The inference model generation module 21 generates an inference model for the set data items based on the training data 16, and stores the model as the inference model 23 in the data storage unit 14a.

[0073] There are various possible methods for generating an inference model, but in this embodiment, it is performed by deep learning using a neural network.

[0074] The inference model generation module 21 is configured to learn the user setting information (items, values) as it is updated or newly established, thereby updating the training data to the latest version. For example, if setting items corresponding to the application 12 or the model of the terminal 4 are added or changed, the training data is updated accordingly.

[0075] (Configuration data generation module) The setting data generation module 22 authenticates the SIM card by identifying user information from the user DB 17 based on the information of the SIM card 3 received from the communication terminal 4, and generates setting data for the communication terminal 4 by applying the extracted user information to the inference model 23.

[0076] That is, the terminal setting application 13 installed in the communication terminal 4 requests the communication terminal setting system 14 for setting data together with information stored on the SIM card 3, for example, a telephone number associated with the SIM card. The setting data generation module 22 then retrieves and authenticates user information from the user DB 17 based on the information on the SIM card 3 received from the communication terminal 4. The setting data generation module 22 then applies the user information to the inference model to generate and output setting data for the communication terminal 4.

[0077] (Example of operation) An example of the operation of the communication terminal setting system 14 will now be described.

[0078] In this embodiment, the smartphone 4 or SIM card 3 is provided through a terminal / server 24 of a SIM card retailer, as described above.

[0079] That is, the dealer allows a salesperson or a user to input information required for setting up a new contract, for example, from an information input interface of the terminal / server 24.

[0080] That is, when signing a contract, subscriber attribute information such as the subscriber's name and address, desired ID and password for an email address in the seller's (in this example, FreeBit.com) domain, and user attribute information such as desired ID and password for a cloud account are required, and when the user or seller enters this information and presses the OK button, this information is acquired by the SIM card information acquisition module 18 and registered in the user DB 17.

[0081] Next, the dealer terminal / server 24 assigns a new contract telephone number to the communication terminal 4 (contractor / user), and then provides the contractor / user with the SIM card 3 attached to the communication terminal 4 or with the SIM card alone.

[0082] Next, the operation of the communication terminal 4 at the time of initial setting will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0083] First, a new subscriber / user who receives a communication terminal 4 starts the communication terminal 4. In this embodiment, when the communication terminal 4 is started, the terminal setting application 13 is automatically started (step S1). The setting application 13 stores the global IP address of the setting system 14, and establishes a connection with the communication terminal setting system 14 via the Internet.

[0084] In this case, the setting data generation module 22 receives a request for setting data for this communication terminal 4 from the setting data acquisition module 13a of the setting application 13 (step S1). This request includes user information including the subscriber / user, such as the telephone number of this communication terminal 4 stored in the SIM card 3, and the setting data generation module first performs SIM card / terminal authentication based on this information. Specifically, it checks whether some of the received telephone number and subscriber / user information matches the telephone number, etc. stored in the user DB 17.

[0085] Next, the setting data generation module 22 retrieves user information (contractor / user attributes) including the name, address, age, gender, etc. of the contractor / user associated with the authenticated telephone number, etc. from the user DB 17 (step S2). The setting data generation module 22 applies the retrieved user information to an inference model, and can obtain setting data consisting of setting items and setting values ​​for those setting items as its output (step S3).

[0086] This setting data is transmitted from the setting data generation module 22 to the communication terminal 4, and is received by the setting data acquisition module 13a of the communication setting application 13 (step S4).

[0087] Next, the terminal setting module 13b displays the setting contents based on the received setting data on the communication terminal 4. Then, if the user (contractor / user) agrees to the setting contents, the terminal setting module 13b is configured to configure the communication terminal 4 and the application based on the setting data.

[0088] With this configuration, starting from the SIM card, it is possible to configure the communication terminal according to the user's attributes, regardless of the model of the communication terminal, whether it is a smartphone or other IoT device.

[0089] The setting items of the communication terminal 4 include not only the settings of the communication terminal itself and the settings of the OS cloud account, but also setting items related to various apps.

[0090] For example, in this embodiment, a monitoring app / service that can monitor children and the elderly is given as an example of such an app / service, but as described above, there are a wide variety of setting items, such as restrictions on the use of apps on the communication terminal 4, detection of smartphone use while walking, setting of "entering" and "leaving" a set area by setting a geofence, and notification style when an inappropriate image is taken.

[0091] These settings are manually configured by the contractor or user, and must be configured appropriately taking into consideration the age, gender, and residential area of ​​the person being monitored (child), etc. However, until now, apps have only provided general, fixed initial settings.

[0092] In contrast, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it becomes possible to propose more appropriate settings by carrying out inference using artificial intelligence from user data.

[0093] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0094] For example, in the above embodiment, the communication terminal 4 is a smartphone, but is not limited to this. For example, the communication terminal 4 may be an IoT device such as a home appliance that can connect to the Internet. In this case, the user of the IoT device does not need to be an actual person. In this case, the IoT device itself associated with the SIM card subscriber can be the user.

[0095] In this case, the IoT device only needs to have a configuration that allows it to request and receive setting data from the communication terminal setting system of the present invention based on the unique information of the SIM card, and to set up the IoT device.

[0096] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the setting items and setting values ​​of the monitoring app / service and the setting items and setting values ​​of the home screen are given as examples of setting data for configuring the communication terminal 4, but this is not limited to these.

[0097] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the communication terminal setting system was installed in the MVNO operator or MNO operator that issues the SIM card, but this is not limited to this, and it may also be installed in the form of an OEM for another operator that issues the SIM card or a manufacturer that manufactures the communication terminal.

[0098] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, authentication of the SIM card is performed using the telephone number and user information stored on the SIM card, but authentication may also be performed using information specific to the communication terminal being authenticated in addition to that information. [Explanation of symbols]

[0099] 1…MNO operator 2…MVNO operator 3. SIM card 4. Mobile communication terminal 5...Base station 6. Mobile Network 7...Service Gateway 8...Packet data network gateway 9...Bandwidth control router 10a~10d...Service servers 10d...Monitoring service server 11...OS 12. App 13...Device settings app 13a...Setting data acquisition module 13b...Terminal setting module 14...Communication terminal setting system 14a...Data storage section 14b...Program storage section 15. Internet 16...Teacher data 17...User DB 18...SIM card information acquisition module 19...User data collection module 20...Teacher data generation module 21...Inference model generation module 22...Setting data generation module 24...SIM contract store terminal / server

Claims

1. A communication device setting system for setting up a communication device equipped with a SIM card. (1) a setting data request step in which a communication device equipped with the SIM card transmits a request for setting data for setting a specific application installed on the communication device to a communication carrier system, the request for setting data including information specific to the SIM card; (2) a setting data receiving step in which the communication carrier system newly determines setting data for setting a specific application installed on the communication device based on the unique information of the SIM card, and the communication device equipped with the SIM card receives the determined setting data from a communication carrier-side terminal setting system; (3) a setting step in which the communication device having the SIM card installed therein sets the specific application installed on the communication device based on the received setting data; and The setting data for newly setting the communication device does not include data backed up from a specific communication device prior to the setting data request step. A communication device setting system comprising:

2. 2. The communication device setting system according to claim 1, The setting step further includes a step of displaying, to a user on the communication device into which the SIM card is inserted, setting contents based on the received setting data, and receiving an instruction of consent from the user. A communication device setting system comprising:

3. 2. The communication device setting system according to claim 1, The setting data includes setting items and setting values ​​related to the home screen. A communication device setting system comprising:

4. 2. The communication device setting system according to claim 1, The setting data includes setting items and setting values ​​related to a monitoring application / service for monitoring the behavior of a user of a communication device. A communication device setting system comprising:

5. 2. The communication device setting system according to claim 1, The communication device is an IoT device capable of mobile communication itself. A communication device setting system comprising:

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