CN114051232A - eSIM card issuing device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an eSIM card issuing device, which comprises an LPA module, an acquisition module, a first communication module and a second communication module, wherein the acquisition module, the first communication module and the second communication module are respectively connected with the LPA module; the LPA module is used for initializing the eSIM chip to be issued through the first communication module after the address and the activation code are obtained, downloading a corresponding personalized data packet from a personalized data center through the second network module according to the address and the activation code after the initialization is completed, and writing the personalized data packet into the eSIM chip through the first communication module. By implementing the technical scheme of the invention, small and medium-sized equipment manufacturers and equipment operators also have the capability of writing personalized data, the stock preparation cost of an eSIM chip number is saved, and the condition that the original SIM card and the original package cost are pre-paid in advance is avoided.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of communication, in particular to an eSIM card issuing device.
Background
The eSIM issuing refers to writing the profile data acquired from the profile data center into an eSIM chip of the device. As shown in fig. 1, SM-DP + is a trusted Profile data center for GSMA (global system for mobile communications association) SAS authentication, card data (KI + OPC + ICCID + IMSI) of an operator, personalized data (Profile), and the like can be securely stored in the data center, and a secure transmission channel is established between DP + and LPA (Local Profile Assistant) modules through ES9+ (https protocol) interface, thereby completing secure transmission of Profile data.
The key to the card issuing process is to provide a network protocol stack and have network access capability. In practical application, different application scenarios of the terminal product will cause the terminal product to have differences in software and hardware in the access capability. For example, for a terminal device (e.g., a mobile phone) with an intelligent operating system Android or IOS, as shown in fig. 1, a user may download profile data to an attached eSIM chip in the terminal device by using an LPA module of the user. However, for many low-end modules/devices (e.g., trackers), which do not have the capability of integrating LPA software due to limited space and product location, downloading of profile data is required before shipping (e.g., on the production line or in the warehouse), which requires the card manufacturer to perform writing of profile data in advance in bulk before authorization from the operator, and the module/device manufacturers are required to prepare eSIM chips with the profile data written therein in advance, which causes the module/device manufacturers to advance the package fee and not to purchase the activation codes related to the profile data from the operator as needed according to the shipping condition of the module/device.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an eSIM card distribution device, which is the above technical problem in the prior art.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: an eSIM card issuing device is constructed, which comprises an LPA module, an acquisition module, a first communication module and a second communication module which are respectively connected with the LPA module, and further,
the acquisition module is used for acquiring an address of a personalized data center and an activation code of corresponding personalized data under the control of the LPA module, wherein the address and the activation code are purchased from an operator in advance;
the LPA module is configured to initialize an eSIM chip to be card-issued through the first communication module after the address and the activation code are obtained, download a corresponding personalized data packet from the personalized data center through the second network module according to the address and the activation code after the initialization is completed, and write the personalized data packet into the eSIM chip through the first communication module, where the eSIM chip to be card-issued is an eSIM chip that is not mounted with a patch, or an eSIM chip that is mounted with a patch in a terminal device.
Preferably, the operator generates a two-dimensional code from the address and the activation code in advance, and the obtaining module is a two-dimensional code scanning module.
Preferably, when the eSIM chip to be card-issued is an unpicked eSIM chip, the first communication module includes an eSIM driving unit and a 7816 interface, and the eSIM card-issuing device further includes:
the mechanical module is used for picking up the eSIM chip to be issued and pressing the eSIM chip to the 7816 interface after the address and the activation code are acquired under the control of the LPA module; and discarding the eSIM chip from the 7816 interface after writing the personalized data packet to the eSIM chip.
Preferably, when the eSIM chip to be card-issued is an eSIM chip subjected to surface mounting in a terminal device, the first communication module is a serial port/bluetooth/WIFI module.
Preferably, the second communication module includes a WIFI module, an RJ45 interface module, and a baseband communication module.
Preferably, the LPA module is further configured to, after the initialization is completed, request first identity information from the personalized data center through the second communication module, and send the first identity information to the eSIM chip through the first communication module, so that the eSIM chip performs validity verification on the identity of the personalized data center according to the first identity information.
Preferably, the LPA module is further configured to request, through the first communication module, second identity information from the eSIM chip when the identity of the personalization data center is legal, and send, through the second communication module, the second identity information to the personalization data center, so that the personalization data center performs validity verification on the identity of the eSIM chip according to the second identity information.
Preferably, the LPA module is further configured to send a download request message to the eSIM chip through the first communication module when the identity of the eSIM chip is legal, determine whether to allow downloading according to a download request response message returned by the eSIM chip, and download a corresponding personalized data packet from the personalized data center through the second network module when downloading is allowed.
Preferably, the LPA module is further configured to send a write success notification message to the personalization data center through the second communication module after the personalization data packet is written into the eSIM chip, and send a notification response message returned by the personalization data center to the acquisition module, so as to start card issuance of a next eSIM chip.
Preferably, a human-computer interaction module is also included, and,
the LPA module is further configured to, when receiving a query/delete/activate/deactivate instruction input by a user through the human-computer interaction module, query the number of downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip, delete the downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip, activate the downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip, or close the downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip through the first communication module, and output a query/delete/activate/deactivate result through the human-computer interaction module.
By adopting the technical scheme of the invention, the eSIM card issuing device is adopted to write the personalized data into the eSIM chip to be issued, so that small and medium-sized equipment manufacturers and equipment operators also have the capability of writing the personalized data, the address of a personalized data center and the activation code of the corresponding personalized data can be purchased according to the delivery requirement, the eSIM card issuing is carried out only when the delivery is required, meanwhile, the eSIM chip can be used as a universal material to be prepared uniformly at the equipment manufacturer, the material preparation cost of the number of the eSIM chip is saved, and the condition that the original SIM card and package cost are pre-paid in advance is avoided.
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fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional terminal device for issuing a card to an eSIM chip by using a self-contained LPA module;
fig. 2 is a logical structure diagram of a first embodiment of an eSIM card issuing apparatus according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is a logical structure diagram of a second embodiment of the eSIM card issuing apparatus according to the present invention;
fig. 4 is a logical structure diagram of a third embodiment of the eSIM card issuing apparatus of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a logic structure diagram of an eSIM card issuing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and first, it is described that an eSIM chip to be issued may be an eSIM chip without a chip or an eSIM chip with a chip already mounted in a terminal device. The eSIM card issuing device of this embodiment includes an LPA module 11, and an obtaining module 12, a first communication module 13, and a second communication module 14 that are respectively connected to the LPA module 11, where the obtaining module 12 is configured to obtain an address of a personalized data center and an activation code of corresponding personalized data under the control of the LPA module 11, where the address and the activation code are obtained from an operator in advance. In a specific application, the operator generates a two-dimensional code from the address and the activation code in advance, and sells the two-dimensional code, and the obtaining module 12 may be a two-dimensional code scanning module. The LPA module 11 is configured to initialize the eSIM chip to be issued with the card through the first communication module 13 after acquiring the address and the activation code, download a corresponding personalized data packet from a personalized data center through the second network module 14 according to the address and the activation code after completing the initialization, and write the personalized data packet into the eSIM chip through the first communication module 13.
The eSIM card issuing device of the embodiment writes the personalized data into the eSIM chip to be issued, so that small and medium-sized equipment manufacturers and equipment operators have the capability of writing the personalized data, the address of the personalized data center and the activation code of the corresponding personalized data can be purchased according to the delivery requirement, the eSIM card is issued when the delivery is required, meanwhile, the eSIM chip can be used as a universal material to be prepared uniformly at the equipment manufacturer, the stock preparation cost of the number of the eSIM chip is saved, and the condition that the original SIM card and the package cost are prepaid in advance is avoided.
Further, in an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the eSIM chips to be issued are non-mounted eSIM chips, and the package form of the non-mounted eSIM chips may be a carrier tape form or a card-based card. The first communication module 13 includes an eSIM driving unit 131 and a 7816 interface 132. The LPA module 11 communicates with the SM-DP + (personalized data center) via the second communication module 14 in secure communication with ES9, and communicates with the eSIM chip via the first communication module 13 in related communication with ES10b, ES10c, and the like. In addition, the eSIM card issuing device further includes a mechanical module 14, where the mechanical module 14 is configured to, under the control of the LPA module 11, after the address and the activation code are acquired, pick up the eSIM chip to be issued and press the eSIM chip to the 7816 interface 132 (i.e., automatically press the eSIM chip to a contact of the 7816 interface); and discarding the eSIM chip from the 7816 interface after writing the personalized data packet to the eSIM chip.
The eSIM card issuing device of the embodiment is suitable for a downloading scene before an eSIM patch, and after an equipment factory has taken eSIM materials, the address of the personalization data center and the corresponding activation code in batch, the downloading of the personalization data can be automatically realized through the eSIM card issuing device.
Further, in an optional embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the eSIM chip to be issued is an eSIM chip that has been subjected to surface mounting in the terminal device, and the first communication module 13 may be a serial port/bluetooth/WIFI module, where it should be noted that the terminal device also has a corresponding serial port/bluetooth/WIFI adapter module (there is a related driver to establish an eSIM-related APDU instruction channel), and further includes a baseband chip connected between the eSIM chip and the serial port/bluetooth/WIFI adapter module. Moreover, the LPA module 11 performs secure communication ES9 with SM-DP + (personalized data center) through the second communication module 14, and performs related communication ES10b, ES10c and the like with the eSIM chip through the serial/bluetooth/WIFI module 13, the serial/bluetooth/WIFI adaptor module, and the baseband chip.
The eSIM card issuing apparatus of this embodiment is suitable for an eSIM that has been attached to a target terminal device and that has integrated an associated adaptation program, and can be used to download personalization data for a terminal device to be issued before the terminal device is shipped.
Further, in an optional embodiment, the second communication module 14 may include a WIFI module, an RJ45 interface module, and a baseband communication module. The eSIM card issuing device can access a network through a self-contained baseband communication chip and also through WIFI or a fixed network, thereby completing communication with SM-DP +.
Further, the LPA module 11 is further configured to, after the initialization is completed, request first identity information from the personalized data center through the second communication module 14, and send the first identity information to the eSIM chip through the first communication module 13, so that the eSIM chip performs validity verification on the identity of the personalized data center according to the first identity information.
The LPA module 11 is further configured to, when the identity of the personalization data center is legal, request second identity information from the eSIM chip through the first communication module 13, and send the second identity information to the personalization data center through the second communication module 14, so that the personalization data center performs validity verification on the identity of the eSIM chip according to the second identity information.
The LPA module 11 is further configured to send, when the identity of the eSIM chip is legal, download request information to the eSIM chip through the first communication module 13, determine whether to allow downloading according to download request response information returned by the eSIM chip, and download, when the downloading is allowed, a corresponding personalized data package from the personalized data center through the second network module 14.
The LPA module 11 is further configured to send a write success notification message to the personalization data center through the second communication module 14 after writing the personalization data packet into the eSIM chip, and send a notification response message returned by the personalization data center to the acquisition module 12, so as to start card issuing of a next eSIM chip.
Further, in an optional embodiment, the eSIM card issuing device further includes a human-computer interaction module, and the LPA module 11 is further configured to, when receiving an inquiry/deletion/activation/deactivation instruction input by a user through the human-computer interaction module, inquire, through the first communication module, the number of the downloaded personalization data packages in the eSIM chip, delete the downloaded personalization data packages in the eSIM chip, activate the downloaded personalization data packages in the eSIM chip, close the function of the downloaded personalization data packages in the eSIM chip, and output an inquiry/deletion/activation/deactivation result through the human-computer interaction module.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.
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1. An eSIM card issuing device is characterized by comprising an LPA module, an acquisition module, a first communication module and a second communication module which are respectively connected with the LPA module, and further,
the acquisition module is used for acquiring an address of a personalized data center and an activation code of corresponding personalized data under the control of the LPA module, wherein the address and the activation code are purchased from an operator in advance;
the LPA module is configured to initialize an eSIM chip to be card-issued through the first communication module after the address and the activation code are obtained, download a corresponding personalized data packet from the personalized data center through the second network module according to the address and the activation code after the initialization is completed, and write the personalized data packet into the eSIM chip through the first communication module, where the eSIM chip to be card-issued is an eSIM chip that is not mounted with a patch, or an eSIM chip that is mounted with a patch in a terminal device.
2. The eSIM card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operator generates the address and the activation code into a two-dimensional code in advance, and the obtaining module is a two-dimensional code scanning module.
3. The eSIM card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the eSIM chip to be issued is an unpainted eSIM chip, the first communication module includes an eSIM driving unit and a 7816 interface, the eSIM card issuing apparatus further comprising:
the mechanical module is used for picking up the eSIM chip to be issued and pressing the eSIM chip to the 7816 interface after the address and the activation code are acquired under the control of the LPA module; and discarding the eSIM chip from the 7816 interface after writing the personalized data packet to the eSIM chip.
4. The eSIM card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first communication module is a serial port/bluetooth/WIFI module when the eSIM chip to be issued is an eSIM chip that has been subjected to surface mounting in a terminal device.
5. The eSIM card issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the second communication module comprises a WIFI module, an RJ45 interface module, and a baseband communication module.
6. The eSIM card issuing device according to any one of claims 1-5,
the LPA module is further configured to, after the initialization is completed, request first identity information from the personalized data center through the second communication module, and send the first identity information to the eSIM chip through the first communication module, so that the eSIM chip performs validity verification on the identity of the personalized data center according to the first identity information.
7. The eSIM card issuing device according to claim 6,
the LPA module is further configured to request, through the first communication module, second identity information from the eSIM chip when the identity of the personalized data center is legal, and send, through the second communication module, the second identity information to the personalized data center, so that the personalized data center performs validity verification on the identity of the eSIM chip according to the second identity information.
8. The eSIM card issuing device according to claim 7,
the LPA module is further configured to send a download request message to the eSIM chip through the first communication module when the identity of the eSIM chip is legal, determine whether to allow downloading according to a download request response message returned by the eSIM chip, and download a corresponding personalized data packet from the personalized data center through the second network module when downloading is allowed.
9. The eSIM card-issuing device according to claim 8,
the LPA module is further configured to send a write success notification message to the personalization data center through the second communication module after the personalization data packet is written to the eSIM chip, and send a notification response message returned by the personalization data center to the acquisition module, so as to start card issuance of a next eSIM chip.
10. The eSIM card-issuing device according to claim 1, further comprising a human-computer interaction module, and,
the LPA module is further configured to, when receiving a query/delete/activate/deactivate instruction input by a user through the human-computer interaction module, query the number of downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip, delete the downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip, activate the downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip, or close the downloaded personalized data packets in the eSIM chip through the first communication module, and output a query/delete/activate/deactivate result through the human-computer interaction module.
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