CN101123748A - A method, system, and device for prompting a user to perform an activation operation - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method, system and a device which are used to remind user of activating operation. The method comprises the following steps: the system searches user information and determine whether the user is in the state of activating in accordance with the activation mark bit in user information, if not, the invention can remind user of activating operation. The technic proposal provided by the invention makes user use a new UIM card conveniently after purchasing and enhances organization and management satisfaction.

Description

A method, system, and device for prompting a user to perform an activation operation

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of communication, and in particular relates to mobile communication technology.

Background technique

Among the existing mobile communication services, the PPC (Pre-Paid Charge) service has become the service method chosen by many users due to its simplicity and convenience. At present, in China, as long as the user purchases a prepaid UIM (User Identify Module) card and has sufficient account balance, he can directly use CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) or Services provided by the GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) network. In some foreign countries, such as Indonesia, the communication management department requires new users to purchase a prepaid UIM card. Even if the account has sufficient balance, if the activation operation is not performed, the user will not be able to use the card normally (cannot be a calling party, nor can Send short messages, you can answer incoming calls and receive short messages). The activation operation mentioned here is to send some personal information such as your ID card number, name, date of birth, etc. to the designated system for recording by sending a short message.

As mentioned above, different countries adopt different policies on whether activation is required. This difference will lead to some problems. For example, Chinese users who purchase UIM cards in Indonesia for work or travel do not know that activation is still required. , which may cause the user to be unable to use the services provided by the mobile network normally. In addition, China's current calls for a real-name system for mobile users are getting louder and louder. If the real-name system for mobile users is implemented, PPC users will also need to face the problem of activation operations.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method, system, and device for prompting a user to perform an activation operation, aiming at solving the problem of prompting a prepaid user to perform an activation operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A method for prompting a user to perform an activation operation, the method comprising the following steps:

The system searches for user information, and judges whether the user is in an active state according to the activation flag in the user information, and if not, prompts the user to perform an activation operation.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a system for prompting the user to perform an activation operation. The system includes MSC (Mobile Switch Center), HLR (Home Location Register) and SMC (Short Message Center). ),in:

The MSC is used to send a request for location registration of the user terminal to the HLR;

After receiving the location registration request sent by the MSC, the HLR is used to judge whether the user is in an active state, if not, notify the SMC to send a reminder short message to the user terminal, Prompt the said user to perform the activation operation;

The SMC is used to send a reminder short message to the user terminal according to the notification from the HLR, prompting the user to perform an activation operation.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides another system for prompting the user to perform an activation operation. The system includes MSC (Mobile Switch Center), SCP (Service Control Point) and SMC (Short Message Center). Center), where:

The MSC is used to send a call origination request message of the user terminal to the SCP;

After receiving the initial call request message sent by the MSC, the SCP is used to judge whether the user is in an active state, if not, notify the SMC to send a reminder short message to the user terminal , prompting the user to perform an activation operation;

The SMC is used to send a reminder short message to the user terminal according to the notification of the SCP, prompting the user to perform an activation operation.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides another system that prompts the user to perform an activation operation. The system includes SCP (Service Control Point) and SMC (Short Message Center), wherein:

When receiving the short message sent by the user terminal, the SMC is used to send a query request to the SCP; the SMC is also used to send a reminder short message to the user terminal according to the notification of the SCP, prompting The said user performs the activation operation;

After receiving the query request sent by the SMC, the SCP is used to judge whether the user is in an active state, if not, then notify the SMC to send a reminder short message to the user terminal, prompting The user performs an activation operation.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides an HLR that prompts the user to perform an activation operation. The HLR includes a judging module, a control module and a storage module, wherein:

The judging module is used to judge whether the user requesting location registration is in an active state;

When the judging module judges that the user needs to activate, the control module is used to instruct the SMC to send a reminder short message to the user;

The storage module is used to store the activation state information of the user.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides an SCP that prompts the user to perform an activation operation. The SCP includes a judgment module, a control module and a storage module, wherein:

The judging module is used to judge whether the user who sends the origination request or the short message is in an active state;

When the judging module judges that the user needs to activate, the control module is used to instruct the short message center to send a reminder short message to the user;

The storage module is used to store the activation state information of the user.

The embodiment of the present invention overcomes the deficiencies in the prior art, and adopts the identifier indicating whether the user is activated in the SCP or HLR. After the PPC user purchases the UIM card, when the location registration is performed after the power is turned on or when the telecommunication service is used for the first time, the system will Query the user's activation identifier. If the activation identifier indicates that it has not been activated, the system will prompt the user to enter his personal information. The technical scheme of the UIM card can be used to prompt new network users to perform activation operations, so that users can use it conveniently after purchasing a new UIM card, and improve operation and maintenance satisfaction.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 flow chart of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of the system described in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the HLR functional block diagram described in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the user activating the activation flag stored on the SCP according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is: set an identifier indicating whether the user is activated in the SCP or HLR, when the user purchases a UIM card, when the user registers the location after turning on the phone or uses the telecommunications service for the first time, the system will query the user If the activation identifier indicates that it has not been activated, the system will prompt the user to enter their personal information. After the user completes the input of personal information, the system will set the activation flag to the activated state, and the user can use the UIM card.

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

In this embodiment, an activation flag is added in the user information recorded by the HLR to indicate whether the user number is activated. For example, when the flag takes a value of 0, it indicates that the user is not activated, and when it takes a value of 1, it indicates that the user has activated. For newly added user numbers, this flag is 0, which means it is not activated. When a PPC user performs location registration, HLR searches for user information according to the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identification) or MIN (Mobile Identification Number) in the location registration message, and determines the activation flag. If the flag is 0, it means If the user has not activated yet, then send SMSNOT (short message notification) message to the short message center, instruct the short message center to send a reminder message to the user, prompting the user to input personal information such as name, ID number, etc., when the user sends personal information to the short message After the center, the HLR sets the activation flag to 1, indicating that the user has been activated.

The flow chart of the embodiment of the present invention is as shown in Figure 1, specifically comprises following steps (dotted line in the figure represents TCP/IP connection, is not No. 7 signaling messages):

1. After the user obtains the prepaid UIM card, insert the card into the MS, register the location after starting up, and the MSC sends a REGNOT (registration notice) message to the HLR, which complies with IS41D/IS41E regulations.

2. HLR searches the user information according to the user IMSI/MIN. If the activation flag in the user information is 0, it means that it is not activated (that is, the card has not been used before), and the user has signed a PPC service, and the HLR will send SMSNOT (Short message notification) message to SMC, in addition to carrying the parameters stipulated in IS41D/IS41E in the SMSNOT message, it also carries newly defined parameters to indicate that the user is a new user who uses the card for the first time.

The definition of SMSNOT message can be shown in the following table:

SMSNOT Message PARAMETERS TYPE TAG NOTES ElectronicSerialNumber m 0x89 MobileIdentificationNumber m 0x88 SMS_AccessDeniedReason o 0x9f8118 a SMS_Address o 0x9f68 a, b SMS_NewUser o 0x9fff6f c

In the above table, M means Mandatory (mandatory), O means Optional (optional), where:

a indicates that SMS_AccessDeniedReason and SMS_Address are mutually exclusive and must carry one of the parameters;

b indicates that the parameter is used to indicate the short message address;

c is used to indicate whether the user is a new user using a new card for the first time, the length of this parameter is 1, and the definition is as follows:

h G f E. D. C B A Length(byte) notes SMS_NewUser 1

3. After receiving the SMSNOT message, the SMC judges that the message contains parameters indicating that the user is a new user, such as the SMS_NewUser parameter in the above example, and then considers that it is necessary to send a reminder short message to the user to prompt the user to activate.

4. SMC returns smsnot response message to HLR, and the message definition complies with IS41D/IS41E regulations.

5. The HLR sends a regnot response message to the MSC, and the message definition complies with IS41D/IS41E regulations.

6. The SMC sends a prompt short message to the user, and the format and content of the prompt short message can be specified by the operator.

7. The user edits and sends a short message (including personal information), and the MSC sends an SMDPP (Short Message Point-to-Point Transmission) message to the SMC.

8. After receiving all the information of the user, the SMC sends instructions to the BOSS (Business and Operation Support System) system to record the user information.

9. After the BOSS records the user information, it sends commands to the HLR and SCP respectively to activate the user.

10. After the user status is changed to active, the BOSS returns a success response message to the SMC.

11. The SMC returns an smdpp response message to the MSC.

The above prompt short message is such as: "Please send your name to 1001 for activation", after the user has sent his name, the system can then prompt "Please send your date of birth to 1001", until all the personal information of the user that should be obtained as stipulated by the operator is obtained After that, it is considered that the card has been activated and the user can use the card normally.

The functional block diagram of the system provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as shown in Figure 2, including MSC, HLR and SMC, wherein:

The MSC is used to send a request for location registration of the mobile terminal to the HLR;

The activation flag is pre-stored in the HLR. After receiving the location registration request sent by the MSC, the user's activation flag is searched, and whether the user needs to be activated is judged according to the activation flag. If necessary, the SMC is instructed to send a reminder short message to the user. Prompt the user to enter personal information such as name, ID number, home address, and date of birth (the personal information here is some information stipulated by the operator in accordance with government requirements, and different countries may have different requirements) and other personal information, and is used according to the BOSS system. Notify that the user's activation flag is set to the active state;

SMC is used to send reminder short messages to users according to the instructions of HLR, and notify BOSS system to record when users feed back personal information.

Wherein, the functional block diagram of the HLR is shown in Figure 3, which specifically includes a judgment module, a control module and a storage module, wherein:

The judging module is used to judge whether the user requesting location registration has been activated, specifically according to whether the activation flag stored in the storage module is 0 or 1;

The control module instructs the SMC to send a prompt short message to the user according to the judgment result of the judgment module. When the judgment module judges that the user needs to activate, the control module instructs the SMC to send a prompt short message to the user; the control module is also used to refresh the storage according to the instructions of the BOSS system. The value of the active flag bit stored in the module;

The storage module is used to store the user activation flag. When the user is not activated, the value of the flag is 0, and after activation, the value of the flag is 1.

Since the account information of the PPC user is stored on the SCP, when the user initiates a call or sends a short message service, he must go to the SCP to query the account information, so it is also possible to add a flag bit of whether the user is activated in the SCP, which is 0 by default, indicating that it is not activated. If the SCP inquires that the user's activation status is 0, it rejects the user's current telecommunication service, and at the same time notifies the short message center to send a reminder short message to the user, prompting the user to perform an activation operation. After the user completes the activation operation, the BOSS system sends a command to the SCP to activate the user account.

Wherein, the functional block diagram of the SCP is the same as that of the above-mentioned HLR, and the functions performed by each functional module therein are also basically the same, and will not be repeated here.

Specifically, when the user uses the UIM card to make a call for the first time, the MSC will send an ORREQ (call origination request) message to the SCP. After receiving the ORREQ message, the SCP will query the user's activation flag. The specific process is shown in the figure 4, including the following steps:

1. After the user obtains the prepaid UIM card, insert the card into the MS, register the location after turning on the mobile phone, and the MSC sends an ORREQ (originating request) message to the SCP.

2. The SCP searches the user information according to the user IMSI/MIN. If the activation flag in the user information is 0, it means that it is not activated (that is, the card has not been used before), and the user has signed a PPC service, and the HLR will send SMSNOT (Short message notification) message to SMC, in addition to carrying the parameters stipulated in IS41D/IS41E in the SMSNOT message, it also carries newly defined parameters to indicate that the user is a new user who uses the card for the first time.

The definition of SMSNOT message can be shown in the following table:

SMSNOT Message PARAMETERS TYPE TAG NOTES ElectronicSerialNumber m 0x89 MobileIdentifcationNumber m 0x88 SMS_AccessDeniedReason o 0x9f8118 a SMS_Address o 0x9f68 a, b SMS_NewUser o 0x9fff6f c

In the above table, M means Mandatory (mandatory), O means Optional (optional), where:

a indicates that SMS_AccessDeniedReason and SMS_Address are mutually exclusive and must carry one of the parameters;

b indicates that the parameter is used to indicate the short message address;

c is used to indicate whether the user is a new user using a new card for the first time, the length of this parameter is 1, and the definition is as follows:

h G f E. D. C B A Length(byte) notes SMS_NewUser 1

3. After receiving the SMSNOT message, the SMC judges that the message contains parameters indicating that the user is a new user, such as the above-mentioned SMS_NewUser parameter, and then considers that it is necessary to send a reminder short message to the user to prompt the user to activate.

4. The SMC returns an smsnot response message to the SCP, and the message definition complies with IS41D/IS41E regulations.

5. The SCP sends an orreq response message to the MSC, and the message definition complies with IS41D/IS41E regulations.

6. The SMC sends a prompt short message to the user, and the format and content of the prompt short message can be specified by the operator.

7. The user edits and sends a short message (including personal information), and the MSC sends an SMDPP (Short Message Point-to-Point Transmission) message to the SMC.

8. After receiving all the information of the user, the SMC sends instructions to the BOSS (Business and Operation Support System) system to record the user information.

9. After the BOSS records the user information, it sends commands to the HLR and SCP respectively to activate the user.

10. After the user status is changed to active, the BOSS returns a success response message to the SMC.

11. The SMC returns an smdpp response message to the MSC.

As mentioned above, in the embodiment of the present invention, an identifier indicating whether the user is activated is set in the SCP or HLR. After the user purchases a UIM card, when the user registers the location after turning on the phone or uses the telecommunications service for the first time, the system will query the user's Activation identifier. If the activation identifier indicates that it has not been activated, the system will prompt the user to enter his personal information. After the user completes the input of personal information, the system will set the activation flag to the activated state, and the user can use the UIM The technical scheme of the card reminds new users to activate the network, which makes it easy for users to use after purchasing a new UIM card and improves the satisfaction of operation and maintenance.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. within range.

Claims (24)

1. a method of pointing out the user to carry out activation manipulation is characterized in that, described method comprises the steps:

System searching user profile judges according to the activation marker position in the described user profile whether the user is in state of activation, if not, then point out the user to carry out activation manipulation.

2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described system searching user profile judges according to the activation marker position in the described user profile whether the user is in state of activation and specifically comprises:

After attaching position register HLR receives the enroll in notifications of mobile switching centre's transmission, search user profile, whether the activation marker position in the user profile of searching described user according to described user's IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI or Mobile Identification Number MIN represents state of activation.

3. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described prompting user carries out also comprising after the activation manipulation:

Described short message service center receives the short message that the user sends, the personal information that comprises described user in the described short message, the described notice support system BOSS of operator of short message service center writes down described user's personal information, and described BOSS indicates the described user's of described HLR activation marker position to be set to state of activation.

4. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described system searching user profile judges according to the activation marker position in the described user profile whether the user is in state of activation and specifically comprises:

Service control node SCP receive beginning that mobile switching centre sends call for ask message after, search described user's account information, whether the activation marker position in the user account information of searching described user according to described user's IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI or Mobile Identification Number MIN represents state of activation.

5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described system searching user profile judges according to the activation marker position in the described user profile whether the user is in state of activation and specifically comprises:

After SCP receives the query requests of short message service center's transmission, search described user's account information, whether the activation marker position in the user account information of searching described user according to described user's IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI or Mobile Identification Number MIN represents state of activation.

6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that described SCP also comprises before receiving the query requests that short message service center sends:

Described short message service center receives the short message that the user sends, and described short message service center sends query requests to described SCP.

7. according to claim 4 or 5 or 6 described methods, it is characterized in that described prompting user carries out also comprising after the activation manipulation:

Described short message service center receives the short message that the user sends, the personal information that comprises described user in the described short message, the described notice support system BOSS of operator of short message service center writes down described user's personal information, and described BOSS indicates the described user's of described SCP activation marker position to be set to state of activation.

8. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described prompting user carries out activation manipulation and specifically comprises:

The described user of mind-set sends the prompting short message in the informing message, and described short message service center sends the prompting short message to the user, and the prompting user carries out activation manipulation.

9. method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described prompting short message is that the described user of prompting imports or multinomial short message in the following user profile: name, identification card number, date of birth and home address.

10. a system of pointing out the user to carry out activation manipulation is characterized in that, described system comprises mobile switching centre, HLR and short message service center, wherein:

Described mobile switching centre is used for to the position register request message of described HLR transmission user terminal;

After receiving the position register request message that described mobile switching centre sends, described HLR is used for judging whether described user is in state of activation, if not, then notify described short message service center to send the prompting short message, point out described user to carry out activation manipulation to described user terminal;

Described short message service center is used for sending the prompting short message according to the notice of described HLR to described user terminal, points out described user to carry out activation manipulation.

11. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described HLR also comprises memory module, is used for storing the activation marker position, judges for described HLR whether described user is in state of activation.

12. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described HLR also comprises control module, is used to refer to short message service center and sends the prompting short message to the user.

13. a system of pointing out the user to carry out activation manipulation is characterized in that described system comprises mobile switching centre, SCP and short message service center, wherein:

Described mobile switching centre is used for calling for to the beginning that described SCP sends user terminal and asks message;

Receive beginning that described mobile switching centre sends call for ask message after, described SCP is used for judging whether described user is in state of activation, if not, then notify described short message service center to send the prompting short message to described user terminal, point out described user to carry out activation manipulation;

Described short message service center is used for sending the prompting short message according to the notice of described SCP to described user terminal, points out described user to carry out activation manipulation.

14. system according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described SCP also comprises memory module, is used for storing the activation marker position, judges for described SCP whether described user is in state of activation.

15. system according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described SCP also comprises control module, is used to refer to short message service center and sends the prompting short message to the user.

16. a system of pointing out the user to carry out activation manipulation is characterized in that described system comprises SCP and short message service center, wherein:

When receiving the short message that user terminal sends, described short message service center is used for sending query requests to described SCP; Described short message service center also is used for sending the prompting short message according to the notice of described SCP to described user terminal, points out described user to carry out activation manipulation;

After receiving the query requests that described short message service center sends, described SCP is used for judging whether described user is in state of activation, if not, then notify described short message service center to send the prompting short message to described user terminal, point out described user to carry out activation manipulation.

17. system according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described SCP also comprises memory module, is used for storing the activation marker position, judges for described HLR whether described user is in state of activation.

18. system according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described SCP also comprises control module, is used to refer to short message service center and sends the prompting short message to the user.

19. a HLR who points out the user to carry out activation manipulation is characterized in that described HLR comprises judge module, control module and memory module, wherein:

Described judge module is used for judging whether the user of request location registers is in state of activation;

When judge module judged that described user need activate, described control module was used to refer to short message service center and sends the prompting short message to the user;

Described memory module is used for storing described user's state of activation information.

20. HLR according to claim 19 is characterized in that, described state of activation information is the state of activation flag bit, and described judge module judges according to the value of described state of activation flag bit whether described user activates.

21. HLR according to claim 19 is characterized in that, described control module also is used for refreshing according to the instruction of BOSS system described user's state of activation information.

22. a SCP who points out the user to carry out activation manipulation is characterized in that described SCP comprises judge module, control module and memory module, wherein:

Described judge module is used for judging that sending the beginning calls for and ask or whether the user of short message is in state of activation;

When judge module judged that described user need activate, described control module was used to refer to short message service center and sends the prompting short message to the user;

Described memory module is used for storing described user's state of activation information.

23. SCP according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described state of activation information is the state of activation flag bit, and described judge module judges according to the value of described state of activation flag bit whether described user activates.

24. SCP according to claim 22 is characterized in that, described control module also is used for refreshing according to the instruction of BOSS system described user's state of activation information.

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