JP7439539B2 - Service providing server and service providing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a service providing server and a service providing system.

In recent years, various services related to terminal devices that can use communication services have been provided. Communication services include one or both of call services and data communication services. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system in which a terminal device that has a contract with a domestic communication service provider receives roaming service when it is located in a foreign country. Furthermore, there is a service in which a user purchases a terminal device using an online shopping system, and when the terminal device is delivered and reaches the user, the user can use communication services by turning on the power of the terminal device.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-26614

In the conventional technology described above, since it takes a certain period of time to deliver the terminal device, there is a certain period of time from when the user applies to purchase the terminal device until the user actually uses the communication service. Furthermore, since the period required for delivery varies depending on the delivery situation, it is difficult to accurately estimate the period required for delivery. Therefore, when the terminal device is delivered, the user management server that manages the user could not specify when the user started using the communication service.

In order to solve the above problems, a service providing server according to a preferred aspect of the present invention is a service providing server that provides a communication service to a user of a terminal device, and indicates a telephone number assigned to the terminal device. a first acquisition unit that acquires number information and delivery information indicating that the terminal device has been delivered to the user; and a first acquisition unit that acquires delivery information indicating that the terminal device has been delivered to the user; a providing unit that provides the communication service to the terminal device when it is detected that the terminal device is located within the range; and a user that manages the user when it is detected that the terminal device is located within the range. and a first transmission control unit that transmits start information indicating the start of providing the communication service to the management server using a communication device.

According to the present invention, since the user management server acquires the start information indicating the start of provision of the communication service from the service providing server, even when the terminal device is delivered, the user can stop using the communication service at any time. You can determine whether it has started.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service providing system 1 according to a first embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a profile providing server 10. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the memory content of temporary profile TPF. The figure which shows an example of the memory content of profile PF. The figure which shows an example of the memory content of profile management table PT. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a user management server 30. The figure which shows an example of the memory content of user management table CT. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a user management terminal 20. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service providing server 40. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the memory content of the terminal device management table TDT. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a user device 50. A diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device 60. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the functions of the service providing system 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing advance preparation processing. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing online store reception processing. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing online store reception processing. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing online store reception processing. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing opening operation processing. The figure which shows the flowchart which shows the operation|movement of a 1st modification.

1: First Embodiment 1-1: Overall Configuration FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service providing system 1 according to the first embodiment. The service providing system 1 provides communication services to the terminal device 60. User U, who is a subscriber to a communication service, accesses a server that provides online store services and purchases a terminal device 60.

The service providing system 1 includes a profile providing server 10, a user management terminal 20, a user management server 30, a service providing server 40, a user device 50 owned by the user U, and a terminal device 60 purchased by the user U. .

The profile providing server 10, the user management server 30, the service providing server 40, the user device 50, and the terminal device 60 can access each other via the network NET.

The profile providing server 10 is a computer that provides the terminal device 60 with a profile PF. Profile PF is information necessary for using communication services. By storing the profile PF in the eSIM 68 of the terminal device 60, the terminal device 60 can use communication services. The eSIM 68 is an example of a "module that stores information that identifies users who subscribe to communication services."

The user management terminal 20 is a computer operated by the operator OP. The user management terminal 20 is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer). The user management terminal 20 is installed in a warehouse WH that manages the inventory of the terminal devices 60.

The user management terminal 20 selects a telephone number to be assigned to the terminal device 60 purchased by the user U from the list of unassigned telephone numbers through the operation of the operator OP. The list of unallocated telephone numbers is stored, for example, by the user management server 30 or a device other than the service providing system 1. In the following description, it will be assumed that the device that manages unallocated telephone numbers is the user management server 30.

The user management server 30 is a computer that manages users who use communication services. The user management server 30 stores information regarding the user U. Furthermore, the user management server 30 provides online store services. For example, the user management server 30 is a web server. Note that the service providing system 1 may include a server that manages the user U and a server that provides online store services. Since the server that manages user U stores information about user U, it is not desirable from a security perspective for it to be accessible from an unspecified number of computers, such as a web server. Therefore, the service providing system 1 It is preferable to have a server that manages U and a server that provides online store services. However, in the first embodiment, in order to simplify the explanation, the user management server 30 will be described as a server that manages user U and a server that provides online store services.

The service providing server 40 provides communication services to the terminal device 60. The service providing server 40 communicates with each of a plurality of wireless base station devices (not shown) located within a range where communication services can be provided. For example, when the terminal device 60 is powered on, it notifies a wireless base station device located near the terminal device 60 of a location registration request including the identification information of the terminal device 60. The radio base station device receives a location registration request from the terminal device 60 and transmits the identification information of the terminal device 60 and its own identification information to the service providing server 40. When the service providing server 40 receives the location registration request, the service providing server 40 stores the identification information of the terminal device 60 and the ID of the location registration area where the terminal device 60 is located in association with each other. The location registration area in which the terminal device 60 is located is a range based on the communicable range of the wireless base station device that the terminal device 60 accesses. The range within which a wireless base station device can communicate is called a "cell." One location registration area is composed of one or more cells. By storing the identification information of the terminal device 60 and the ID of the location registration area in association with each other, the service providing server 40 can determine which wireless base station to communicate with when the terminal device 60 receives a call. Device can be identified.

The user device 50 accesses the user management server 30 that provides online store services. User U purchases terminal device 60 through an online store service. As illustrated in FIG. 1, among the one or more terminal devices 60 in the warehouse WH, the terminal device 60 purchased by the user U is referred to as a "terminal device 60_U."

The terminal device 60 has an eSIM 68 incorporated therein. User device 50 accesses user management server 30, and user U purchases terminal device 60. The warehouse WH has one or more terminal devices 60 in stock. If the warehouse WH has one terminal device 60 in stock, the operator OP selects this one terminal device 60 as the terminal device 60 that the user U will purchase. If the warehouse WH has a plurality of terminal devices 60 in stock, the operator OP selects the terminal device 60 that the user U will purchase from among the plurality of terminal devices 60. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the warehouse WH has a plurality of terminal devices 60 in stock. The terminal device 60_U uses data communication services and call services via the network NET.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the profile providing server 10. As shown in FIG. The profile providing server 10 includes, for example, a processing device 11, a clock device 12, a communication device 13, and a storage device 15. Each element of the profile providing server 10 is interconnected by a single bus or multiple buses for communicating information. Note that the term "apparatus" in this specification may be replaced with other terms such as circuit, device, or unit. Furthermore, each element of the profile providing server 10 may be composed of one or more devices, and some elements of the profile providing server 10 may be omitted.

The processing device 11 is a processor that controls the entire profile providing server 10, and is composed of, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 11 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 11 may be realized by hardware such as a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). It's okay. The processing device 11 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The timekeeping device 12 measures time based on the clock signal and generates time information indicating the timekeeping result. The communication device 13 is hardware for communicating with other devices. The communication device 13 is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like.

The storage device 15 is a recording medium that can be read by the processing device 11. The storage device 15 may be configured of, for example, at least one of ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The storage device 15 may be called a register, cache, main memory, or the like.

The storage device 15 stores n1 temporary profiles TPF, n2 profiles PF, a profile management table PT, a plurality of programs including a control program PR1 executed by the processing device 11, and various information used by the processing device 11. Remember. n1 and n2 are integers of 0 or more.

The temporary profile TPF is information on which the profile PF is based. The profile providing server 10 generates a temporary profile TPF. The difference between the temporary profile TPF and the profile PF is that a telephone number is not recorded in the temporary profile TPF, but a telephone number is recorded in the profile PF. Note that the temporary profile TPF and profile PF are encrypted and stored in the storage device 15 in order to increase security. However, in the following description, description of the encryption of the temporary profile TPF and the profile PF will be omitted in order to simplify the description. Profile management table PT is a table for managing temporary profile TPF and profile PF.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the storage contents of the temporary profile TPF. The temporary profile TPF has an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity), an ICCID (Integrated Circuit Card ID), and a key value. Further, the temporary profile TPF has unrecorded information URI indicating that no telephone number is recorded. The unrecorded information URI is, for example, an "unrecorded" identifier indicating that the telephone number is not recorded. Note that the temporary profile TPF includes other information not illustrated in FIG. 3, such as a PIN unlock code and PIN.

IMSI is information that identifies user U. IMSI is also referred to as "International Mobile Subscriber Identity". ICCID is information that identifies the profile PF. ICCID is also referred to as "profile identification number." The key value is used in authentication processing in the network NET.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the profile PF. Profile PF has number information PI indicating a telephone number in addition to the information possessed by temporary profile TPF. The telephone number assigned to the terminal device 60 is also referred to as MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number or Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the profile management table PT. Profile management table PT manages temporary profile TPF and profile PF. Further, the profile management table PT associates the file path and EID (eUICC ID) of the profile PF with each other. In FIG. 5, the file path of the temporary profile TPF_1 among the n1 temporary profiles TPF, the file path of the profile PF_1 and the file path of the profile PF_n2 among the n2 profiles PF are illustrated. In the following description, reference numerals such as profile PF_1 and profile PF_2 are used to distinguish between elements of the same type. On the other hand, when elements of the same type are not distinguished, only common numbers among the reference symbols are used, as in profile PF.

EID is the serial number of the eSIM, and is information for identifying the eSIM. EID is an example of "module identification information".

The profile providing server 10 associates the EID with the profile PF. No EID is associated with the temporary profile TPF. In the example of FIG. 5, profile PF_1 and profile PF_n2 are associated with EID, and temporary profile TPF_1 is not associated with EID.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the user management server 30. The user management server 30 includes, for example, a processing device 31, a clock device 32, a communication device 33, and a storage device 35. Each element of the user management server 30 is interconnected by one or more buses for communicating information.

The processing device 31 is a processor that controls the entire user management server 30, and is composed of, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 31 includes, for example, a central processing unit including an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 31 may be realized by hardware such as a DSP, ASIC, PLD, or FPGA. The processing device 31 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The timekeeping device 32 measures time based on the clock signal and generates time information indicating the timekeeping result. The communication device 33 is hardware for communicating with other devices. The communication device 33 is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like.

The storage device 35 is a recording medium that can be read by the processing device 31, and is used to store the user management table CT, a plurality of programs including the control program PR2 executed by the processing device 31, and any user who is using the communication service. It stores unassigned number information PIU indicating an unassigned telephone number and various information used by the processing device 31. The storage device 35 may be configured with at least one of ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, RAM, etc., for example. The storage device 35 stores one or more pieces of unallocated number information PIU.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the user management table CT. The user management table CT stores name information NI, address information AI, contract information CI, status information SI, status update date information SDI, EID, ICCID, and IMSI in association with each other. ICCID and IMSI have a one-to-one correspondence. Note that the user management table CT may include other information not illustrated in FIG. 7, for example, information indicating the account of the user U and/or the email address of the user U. The user management table CT illustrated in FIG. 7 has records CTR_1 to CTR_n3. n3 is an integer of 1 or more. However, for example, in the initial state of the service providing system 1, the number of records included in the user management table CT may be zero.

Name information NI indicates the user U's name. Address information AI indicates the address of user U. The contract information CI is an identifier indicating the content of the contract selected by the user U. Contract information CI can be broadly classified into contract information for telephone services and contract information for data communication services. The telephone service contract information is, for example, information indicating the presence or absence of a call waiting service, and information indicating the presence or absence of an answering machine service. The data communication service contract information is, for example, the maximum communication speed that user U can use and the amount of communication that user U can use in one month.

The status information SI indicates the status of providing communication services to the user U. More specifically, the status information SI can take any one of a "delivery in progress" identifier, a "delivery in progress" identifier, and an "in use" identifier. The "delivery in progress" identifier indicates a state in which the terminal device 60_U is in the middle of a procedure to be executed before delivery. The "under delivery" identifier indicates a state in which the procedure executed before delivery of the terminal device 60_U has been completed and the terminal device 60_U is being delivered by the delivery company. The "in use" identifier indicates a state in which the terminal device 60_U has been delivered to the user U and the user U is using the communication service.

Status update date information SDI indicates the date on which the communication service provision status for user U was updated. Hereinafter, the state of provision of communication services to user U will be simply referred to as the "state of provision." For example, the status update date information SDI is a character string indicating the date on which the provision status was updated.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the user management terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The user management terminal 20 includes, for example, a processing device 21, a clock device 22, a display device 23, a storage device 25, an input device 26, and a communication device 27. Each element of the user management terminal 20 is interconnected by a single bus or multiple buses for communicating information.

The processing device 21 is a processor that controls the entire user management terminal 20, and is composed of, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 21 is composed of, for example, a central processing unit including an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 21 may be realized by hardware such as a DSP, ASIC, PLD, or FPGA. The processing device 21 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The timekeeping device 22 measures time based on the clock signal and generates time information indicating the timekeeping result. The display device 23 is a device that displays images.

The storage device 25 is a recording medium readable by the processing device 21, and stores a plurality of programs including the control program PR3 executed by the processing device 21, various information used by the processing device 21, and the like. The storage device 25 may be configured with at least one of ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, RAM, etc., for example.

The input device 26 is a device that accepts input from the outside. The input device 26 includes a keyboard and a pointing device. The communication device 27 is hardware for communicating with other devices.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of the service providing server 40. As shown in FIG. The service providing server 40 includes, for example, a processing device 41, a clock device 42, a communication device 43, and a storage device 45. Each element of the service providing server 40 is interconnected by a single bus or multiple buses for communicating information.

The processing device 41 is a processor that controls the entire service providing server 40, and is composed of, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 41 includes, for example, a central processing unit including an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 41 may be realized by hardware such as a DSP, ASIC, PLD, or FPGA. The processing device 41 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The timekeeping device 42 measures time based on the clock signal and generates time information indicating the timekeeping result. The communication device 43 is hardware for communicating with other devices.

The storage device 45 is a recording medium readable by the processing device 41, and stores a terminal device management table TDT, a plurality of programs including the control program PR4 executed by the processing device 41, and various information used by the processing device 41. Remember. The storage device 45 may be configured with at least one of ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, RAM, etc., for example.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the terminal device management table TDT. The terminal device management table TDT stores the IMSI of the terminal device 60 and the ID of the location registration area in association with each other.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of the user device 50. The user device 50 includes, for example, a processing device 51, a clock device 52, a display device 53, a storage device 55, an input device 56, and a communication device 57.

The processing device 51 is a processor that controls the entire user device 50, and is composed of, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 51 includes, for example, a central processing unit that includes an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Note that some or all of the functions of the processing device 51 may be realized by hardware such as a DSP, ASIC, PLD, or FPGA. The processing device 51 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The timekeeping device 52 measures time based on the clock signal and generates time information indicating the timekeeping result. The display device 53 is a device that displays images.

The storage device 55 is a recording medium readable by the processing device 51, and stores a plurality of programs including the control program PR5 executed by the processing device 21, various types of information used by the processing device 51, and the like. The storage device 55 may be configured with at least one of ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, RAM, etc., for example.

The input device 56 is a device that accepts input from the outside. The input device 56 includes a keyboard and a pointing device. The communication device 57 is hardware for communicating with other devices.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 60. The terminal device 60 includes, for example, a processing device 61, a clock device 62, a display device 63, a storage device 65, an input device 66, a communication device 67, and an eSIM 68. Each element of the terminal device 60 is interconnected by one or more buses for communicating information.

The processing device 61 is a processor that controls the entire terminal device 60, and is composed of, for example, a single chip or a plurality of chips. The processing device 61 includes, for example, a central processing unit including an interface with peripheral devices, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. Note that a part or all of the functions of the processing device 61 may be realized by hardware such as a DSP, ASIC, PLD, or FPGA. The processing device 61 executes various processes in parallel or sequentially.

The timekeeping device 62 measures time based on the clock signal and generates time information indicating the timekeeping result. The display device 63 is a device that displays images.

The storage device 65 is a recording medium readable by the processing device 61, and stores a plurality of programs including the control program PR6 executed by the processing device 61, various information used by the processing device 61, and the like. The storage device 65 may be configured with at least one of ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, RAM, etc., for example.

The input device 66 is a device that accepts input from the outside. The input device 66 corresponds to a keyboard and a pointing device. The communication device 67 is hardware for performing wireless communication with other devices.

The eSIM 68 is a module that stores profile PF. eSIM is sometimes referred to as eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card).

1-2: Functions of the service providing system 1 FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the functions of the service providing system 1. The processing device 11 reads the control program PR1 from the storage device 15 and executes the read control program PR1, thereby controlling the reception section 110, the first generation section 111, the third transmission control section 113, the second acquisition section 115, and the second acquisition section 115. It functions as a second generation section 117 and a second transmission control section 119. The processing device 31 functions as the fourth transmission control section 311, the management section 313, and the second setting section 315 by reading the control program PR2 from the storage device 35 and executing the read control program PR2. The processing device 41 reads the control program PR4 from the storage device 45 and executes the read control program PR4, thereby controlling the first acquisition section 411, the first setting section 413, the providing section 415, and the first transmission control section 417. functions as

The service providing system 1 executes advance preparation processing, online store reception processing, and opening operation processing. The advance preparation process is a process of generating a temporary profile TPF. The online store reception process is a process that the service providing system 1 executes when the user U purchases the terminal device 60 through the online store service. The opening operation process is a process for setting the terminal device 60_U to be able to use a communication service. Hereinafter, the functions of the service providing system 1 will be explained for each of the advance preparation process, the online store reception process, and the opening operation process.

1-2-1: Functions related to advance preparation processing In advance preparation processing, the processing device 11 functions as the receiving section 110, the first generation section 111, and the third transmission control section 113.

The reception unit 110 receives one or more IMSIs. More specifically, the reception unit 110 receives an IMSI list L_IMSI including one or more IMSIs from the user management server 30.

The first generation unit 111 generates a temporary profile TPF in which no telephone number is recorded. More specifically, if one IMSI is described in the IMSI list L_IMSI received by the reception unit 110, the first generation unit 111 generates one temporary profile TPF. On the other hand, if the IMSI list L_IMSI received by the reception unit 110 includes a plurality of IMSIs, the first generation unit 111 generates a plurality of temporary profiles TPF. The users U of each of the two terminal devices 60 may be the same or different. In the following description, the first generation unit 111 will be described as generating a plurality of temporary profiles TPF.

The third transmission control unit 113 transmits the ICCID included in each of the plurality of temporary profiles TPF to the user management server 30. More specifically, the third transmission control unit 113 transmits an ICCID list L_ICCID including a plurality of ICCIDs to the user management server 30.

1-2-2: Functions related to online store reception processing In the online store reception processing, the processing device 31 functions as the fourth transmission control section 311 and the management section 313, and the processing device 11 functions as the second acquisition section 115 and the second It functions as the generation unit 117, and the processing device 41 functions as the first acquisition unit 411 and the first setting unit 413. The service providing system 1 executes an online store reception process when the user device 50 accesses the user management server 30 and the user management server 30 receives an application to purchase the terminal device 60.

The user management server 30 transmits an instruction to secure the terminal device 60_U to be delivered to the user U to the user management terminal 20. When receiving the reservation instruction, the user management terminal 20 selects the terminal device 60_U to be delivered to the user U from among the inventory of terminal devices 60 in the warehouse WH through the operation of the operator OP. Next, the user management terminal 20 obtains the telephone number A to be assigned to the terminal device 60_U from the user management server 30 through the operation of the operator OP. Telephone number A is a telephone number indicated by any one of the one or more unassigned number information PIUs. Furthermore, in order to determine the ICCID to be issued to the user, the user management terminal 20 transmits a request to transmit the ICCID list L_ICCID to the user management server 30 through the operation of the operator OP. When the user management server 30 receives the transmission request, it transmits the ICCID list L_ICCID to the user management terminal 20. A plurality of ICCIDs are described in the ICCID list L_ICCID. A plurality of ICCIDs described in the ICCID list L_ICCID correspond one-to-one to a plurality of temporary profiles TPF. The user management terminal 20 selects an ICCID to be issued to the terminal device 60_U from the ICCID list L_ICCID through the operation of the operator OP. Hereinafter, the ICCID issued to the terminal device 60_U will be referred to as "ICCID_U." ICCID_U corresponds to one temporary profile TPF among the plurality of temporary profiles TPF. Furthermore, there is a one-to-one correspondence between ICCID and IMSI. The IMSI corresponding to ICCID_U is referred to as "IMSI_U."

The user management terminal 20 transmits ICCID_U, EID_U, and number information PI_A indicating the telephone number A to the user management server 30. The user management server 30 transmits an instruction to execute the delivery process to the user management terminal 20. As a delivery process, the user management terminal 20 prints the name and address of the user U and waits until it receives an operation to complete the delivery from the operator OP. The user management terminal 20 executes the delivery process, and after completing the delivery process, sends the delivery information DI to the user management server 30. The delivery information DI indicates that the terminal device 60_U has been delivered to the user U.

The fourth transmission control unit 311 uses the communication device 33 to transmit the number information PI_A, EID_U, and ICCID_U to the profile providing server 10. More specifically, when the fourth transmission control unit 311 acquires the number information PI_A, EID_U, and ICCID_U from the user management terminal 20, it transmits the number information PI_A, EID_U, and ICCID_U to the profile providing server 10. Further, when the fourth transmission control unit 311 acquires the delivery information DI from the user management terminal 20, the fourth transmission control unit 311 uses the communication device 33 to transmit the number information PI_A, IMSI_U, which is the IMSI of the user U, and the contract information CI of the user U. and delivery information DI to the service providing server 40.

The second acquisition unit 115 acquires number information PI_A, EID_U, and ICCID_U from the user management server 30.

When the second acquisition unit 115 acquires the ICCID_U included in the temporary profile TPF, the second generation unit 117 generates the profile PF_U by writing the number information PI_A into the temporary profile TPF. Profile PF_U is a profile PF scheduled to be stored in the terminal device 60_U. Furthermore, the second generation unit 117 associates EID_U with profile PF_U.

The first acquisition unit 411 acquires number information PI_A, IMSI_U, contract information CI, and delivery information DI from the user management server 30.

When the first acquisition unit 411 acquires the number information PI_A, IMSI_U, contract information CI, and delivery information DI, the first setting unit 413 sets the configuration information used for providing the communication service to provide the communication service. It is stored in the storage device 45 beforehand. The setting information is one or more of number information PI_A, IMSI_U, and contract information CI.

The management unit 313 manages the provision status. When the management unit 313 acquires the delivery information DI, the management unit 313 sets the delivery status of the terminal device 60_U to delivery. More specifically, when the management unit 313 acquires the delivery information DI from the user management terminal 20, it searches for the record CTR corresponding to the user U from the user management table CT. Next, the management unit 313 sets the status information SI of the record CTR found through the search as the "delivery" identifier.

1-2-3: Functions related to opening operation processing In opening operation processing, the processing device 11 functions as the second transmission control section 119, the processing device 31 functions as the management section 313 and the second setting section 315, and performs the processing. The device 41 functions as a providing section 415 and a first transmission control section 417.

When the second transmission control unit 119 receives the EID_U from the terminal device 60_U, the second transmission control unit 119 uses the communication device 13 to transmit the profile PF_U associated with the EID to the terminal device 60_U.

When the first transmission control unit 417 detects that the terminal device 60_U to which the telephone number A is set is located within a range where communication service can be provided, the first transmission control unit 417 sends a start message indicating the start of the communication service to the user management server 30. The information STI is transmitted using the communication device 43.

When the management unit 313 acquires the start information STI, the management unit 313 updates the provision status from the terminal device 60_U being delivered to the communication service being used. More specifically, the management unit 313 searches the user management table CT for a record CTR corresponding to the user U. Next, the management unit 313 updates the status information SI of the record CTR found through the search from the "delivery in progress" identifier to the "in use" identifier.

The second setting unit 315 sets the date on which the start information STI is acquired from the service providing server 40 as the date on which billing for the communication service is to start. More specifically, the second setting unit 315 searches the user management table CT for the record CTR corresponding to the user U. Next, the management unit 313 sets the status update date information SDI of the record CTR found through the search to information indicating the date on which the start information STI was acquired from the service providing server 40. The management unit 313 further uses the communication device 33 to transmit response information RSI to the start information STI to the service providing server 40.

The providing unit 415 detects that the terminal device 60_U to which the telephone number A is set is located within a range where communication services can be provided, and receives response information RSI to the start information STI from the user management server 30. If accepted, the communication service is provided to the terminal device 60_U with reference to the setting information. As a reference example of the setting information, the providing unit 415 receives an IMSI from the terminal device 60 attempting to use the communication service, and determines whether the received IMSI is included in the setting information. If the received IMSI is included in the configuration information, the providing unit 415 provides the communication service to the terminal device 60 that attempts to use the communication service. On the other hand, if the received IMSI is not included in the configuration information, the providing unit 415 does not provide the communication service to the terminal device 60 that attempts to use the communication service. As a specific communication service providing method, when providing a telephone call service, the providing unit 415 transmits audio data received from the terminal device 60_U to the terminal device 60 that is the communication destination. Similarly, when providing a data communication service, the providing unit 415 transmits request data received from the terminal device 60_U to a server that is a communication destination, and transmits response data from this server to the terminal device 60_U. The servers to be communicated with are, for example, web servers, video distribution servers, and the like.

1-3: Operation of the service providing system 1 The operation of the service providing system 1 will be explained using FIGS. 14 to 18.

FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing advance preparation processing. The processing device 21 of the user management terminal 20 acquires the IMSI used for creating the temporary profile TPF through the operation of the operator OP (step Sa11). For example, the processing device 21 receives one or more available IMSIs from a server that manages IMSIs. The IMSI accepted by the processing device 21 is not used for communication services. The server that manages IMSI may be the user management server 30 or a server outside the service providing system 1. In the following description, it will be assumed that the server that manages IMSI is the user management server 30. In step Sa11, the processing device 21 notifies the user management server 30 of the number of IMSIs requested by the operator OP through the operation of the operator OP. The processing device 31 transmits the number of IMSIs received from the user management terminal 20 to the user management terminal 20. The processing device 21 receives the IMSI from the user management server 30.

Next, the processing device 21 uses the communication device 27 to transmit the IMSI list L_IMSI including the acquired IMSI to the user management server 30 (step Sa12). The processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to transmit the IMSI list L_IMSI to the profile providing server 10 (step Sb11). The processing device 11 receives the IMSI list L_IMSI from the user management server 30 (step Sc10). The process in step Sc10 corresponds to the reception unit 110. When the profile providing server 10 receives the IMSI list L_IMSI, the processing device 11 generates a temporary profile TPF including one IMSI included in the IMSI list L_IMSI, ICCID, and unrecorded information URI (step Sc11). The profile providing server 10 generates temporary profiles TPF for the number of IMSIs included in the IMSI list L_IMSI. The process of step Sc11 corresponds to the first generation unit 111.

The processing device 11 registers the file path of the generated temporary profile TPF in the profile management table PT. No EID is associated with the temporary profile TPF. The processing device 11 adds the ICCID of the generated temporary profile TPF to the IMSI list L_IMSI (step Sc12). More specifically, the processing device 11 associates an ICCID with each of the plurality of IMSIs included in the IMSI list L_IMSI. The IMSI and the ICCID associated with the IMSI are included in the same temporary profile TPF. The processing device 11 uses the communication device 13 to transmit the updated IMSI list LU_IMSI obtained by adding the ICCID to the user management server 30 (step Sc13). The process of step Sc13 corresponds to the third transmission control section 113.

The processing device 31 takes in the updated IMSI list LU_IMSI (step Sb12). More specifically, the processing device 31 registers the ICCID and IMSI included in the updated IMSI list LU_IMSI as one record CTR in the user management table CT. Name information NI, address information AI, contract information CI, status information SI, status update date information SDI, and EID of this record CTR are blank. To explain using the example of FIG. 7, record CTR_1 and record CTR_2 show the state immediately after executing the process of step Sb12. After completing the process in step Sb12, the service providing system 1 ends the series of processes shown in FIG. 14.

15, 16, and 17 are sequence diagrams showing online store reception processing. The processing device 51 transmits a purchase application for the terminal device 60 to the user management server 30 using the communication device 57 according to the operation of the user U (step Sa51). The purchase application includes name information NI indicating the user U's name, address information AI indicating the user U's address, and contract information CI indicating the contract details selected by the user U.

When the user management server 30 accepts the purchase application, the processing device 31 temporarily registers the user U as a new user based on the purchase application (step Sb51). At the stage of step Sb51, there is no information that associates the ICCID and IMSI stored in the user management table CT, generated by the advance preparation process, with the user U's name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI. Therefore, the processing device 31 temporarily stores, for example, the name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI of the user U in a storage area different from the user management table CT.

After completing the process in step Sb51, the processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to transmit an instruction to secure the terminal device 60_U to be delivered to the user U to the user management terminal 20 (step Sb52).

When the user management terminal 20 receives the reservation instruction, the processing device 21 receives the EID_U, which is the EID of the eSIM 68 owned by the terminal device 60_U to be delivered to the user U, through the operation of the operator OP (step Sa51). For example, the operator OP selects the terminal device 60_U to be delivered to the user U from one or more terminal devices 60 existing in the warehouse WH, and sends the EID of the eSIM 68 possessed by the selected terminal device 60_U to the user management terminal 20 as EID_U. input. By selecting the terminal device 60_U, the terminal device 60_U to be delivered to the user U is secured.

When the user management terminal 20 receives the EID_U, the processing device 21 uses the communication device 27 to transmit a request to send the ICCID list L_ICCID to the user management server 30 (step Sa52). When the user management server 30 receives the request to send the ICCID list L_ICCID, the processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to send the ICCID list L_ICCID to the user management terminal 20 (step Sb53). Of the records CTR registered in the user management table CT, the processing device 31 selects records CTR in which name information NI, address information AI, contract information CI, status information SI, status update date information SDI, and EID are blank. Extract. Next, the processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to transmit a predetermined number of ICCIDs from the extracted records CTR to the user management terminal 20 as an ICCID list L_ICCID.

When the user management terminal 20 receives the ICCID list L_ICCID, the processing device 21 selects ICCID_U from the ICCID list L_ICCID through the operation of the operator OP (step Sa53). Furthermore, the processing device 21 receives number information PI_A indicating the telephone number A assigned to the terminal device 60_U from the user management server 30 (step Sa54). Next, the processing device 21 uses the communication device 27 to associate the selected ICCID_U, EID_U, and number information PI_A and transmit them to the user management server 30 (step Sa55). The process of step Sa55 can also be said to be a process of requesting the user management server 30 to register a new user.

When the user management server 30 receives the ICCID_U, EID_U, and number information PI_A sent from the user management terminal 20, the processing device 31 registers the user U as a new user and changes the provision status to delivery in progress. (step Sb54). As details of the process in step Sb54, the processing device 31 searches the user management table CT for a record CTR having the same ICCID as the ICCID_U received from the user management terminal 20. Next, the processing device 31 stores the name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI of the user U, which were temporarily stored in the process of step Sb51, in the record CTR found through the search. Further, the processing device 31 stores the "delivery in progress" identifier and EID_U in the found record CTR.

After completing the process in step Sb54, the processing device 31 stores information indicating the date on which the provision status is set to delivery in progress in the storage device 35 (step Sb55). As details of the process in step Sb55, the processing device 31 sets the status update date information SDI of the record CTR in which name information NI etc. is stored in the process in step Sb54 to a character string indicating the current day.

After completing the process in step Sb55, the processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to transmit an instruction to execute the delivery process to the user management terminal 20 (step Sb56). The execution instruction includes user U's name information NI and address information AI. When the user management terminal 20 receives the instruction to execute the delivery process, the processing device 21 executes the delivery process of the terminal device 60_U (step Sa56). As a delivery process, the user management terminal 20 prints the name and address of the user U based on the name information NI and address information AI, and waits until it receives an operation to complete the delivery from the operator OP. The operator OP attaches a piece of paper on which the name and address of the user U is printed to the box in which the terminal device 60_U is packed, has the box delivered to the delivery company, and performs an operation on the user management terminal 20 to complete the delivery process.

When the user management terminal 20 receives the operation to complete the delivery process, the processing device 21 uses the communication device 27 to transmit the delivery information DI to the user management server 30 (step Sa57). When the user management server 30 receives the delivery information DI, the processing device 31 sets the provision status to delivery (step Sb57). Subsequently, the processing device 31 stores, in the storage device 35, information indicating the date on which the provision status was set to delivery (step Sb58). As details of the process in step Sb58, the processing device 31 sets the status update date information SDI of the record CTR updated in the process in step Sb57 to a character string indicating the current day.

Next, the processing device 31 transmits a profile preparation request including the number information PI_A, ICCID_U, and EID_U to the profile providing server 10 (step Sb59). Further, the processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to transmit the number information PI_A, IMSI_U, the contract information CI of the user U, and the delivery information DI to the service providing server 40 (step Sb60). The processing in step Sb59 and step Sb60 corresponds to the fourth transmission control section 311.

The processing device 11 acquires a profile preparation request from the user management server 30 (step Sc50). The process of step Sc50 corresponds to the second acquisition unit 115. When the profile providing server 10 acquires the profile preparation request, the processing device 11 generates the profile PF_U by writing number information PI_A to the temporary profile TPF having the ICCID_U included in the profile preparation request (step Sc51). Next, the processing device 11 associates the profile PF_U with the EID_U included in the profile preparation request (step Sc52). The process of step Sc51 and the process of step Sc52 correspond to the second generation unit 117.

When the service providing server 40 receives the number information PI_A, IMSI_U, the contract information CI of the user U, and the delivery information DI, the processing device 41 receives the number information PI_A, IMSI_U, and the user U as a provisional activation of the telephone number A. U's contract information CI is stored in the storage device 45 (step Sd51). Further, the processing device 41 executes a setting process according to the contract information CI of the user U. For example, when the contract information CI of the user U indicates that a call waiting service is to be used, the setting process according to the contract information CI is a process of validly setting the call waiting service for the telephone number A. Next, the processing device 41 starts monitoring the location of the terminal device 60_U to which the telephone number A is set (step Sd52). After completing the process in step Sd52, the service providing system 1 ends the series of processes shown in FIGS. 15, 16, and 17.

FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram showing the opening operation process. When the terminal device 60_U is delivered to the user U by the delivery company and the terminal device 60_U is delivered to the user U, the terminal device 60_U is powered on by an operation by the user U (step Se71). When the power is turned on, the processing device 61 uses the communication device 67 to transmit a profile transmission request including EID_U to the profile providing server 10 (step Se72).

When the profile providing server 10 accepts the profile transmission request, the processing device 11 uses the communication device 13 to transmit the profile PF_U associated with the EID_U (step Sc71). The process of step Sc71 corresponds to the second transmission control section 119. When the terminal device 60_U receives the profile PF_U, it activates the profile PF_U (step Se73). By activating profile PF_U, telephone number A is set in terminal device 60_U. Next, the processing device 61 locates in the area using the telephone number A (step Se74). When the service providing server 40 detects the presence of the terminal device 60_U to which the telephone number A is set, the processing device 41 uses the communication device 43 to transmit start information STI to the user management server 30 (step Sd71). . The start information STI may be location result information indicating that the terminal device 60_U to which the telephone number A is set is located. The process of step Sd71 corresponds to the first transmission control section 417.

When the user management server 30 receives the start information STI, the processing device 31 sets the provision status to in use (step Sb71). Next, the processing device 31 sets the date on which the start information STI is acquired as the date on which billing for the communication service is to start (step Sb72). The process of step Sb72 corresponds to the second setting section 315. Then, the processing device 31 uses the communication device 33 to transmit response information RSI indicating that the start information STI has been received to the service providing server 40 (step Sb73). When the service providing server 40 receives the response information RSI, the processing device 41 provides the communication service to the terminal device 60_U (step Sd72). The process in step Sd72 corresponds to the providing unit 415. After completing the process in step Sd72, the service providing system 1 ends the series of processes shown in FIG. 18.

1.4: Effects of the first embodiment As explained above, the service providing server 40 is a service providing server that provides a communication service to the user U of the terminal device 60_U, and has a telephone number assigned to the terminal device 60_U. A first acquisition unit 411 that acquires number information PI_A indicating A and delivery information DI indicating that the terminal device 60_U has been delivered to the user U, and the terminal device 60_U to which the telephone number A is set provide a communication service. If it is detected that the terminal device 60_U is located within the possible range, the providing unit 415 provides the communication service to the terminal device 60, and if it is detected that the terminal device 60_U is located within the range, the provision unit 415 It has a first transmission control unit 417 that uses the communication device 43 to transmit start information STI indicating the start of provision of a communication service to the user management server 30 that it manages.

Since the user management server 30 receives the start information STI from the service providing server 40, it can specify when the user U started using the communication service. If the user management server has a configuration that does not accept start information STI, the user management server considers the date on which it receives an application to purchase the terminal device 60 from user U as the date on which it starts using the communication service. configuration is assumed. However, user U cannot use the communication service during the period from when he applies to purchase the terminal device 60 until the terminal device 60 is delivered and reaches user U. It is disadvantageous for the user U to be charged an amount for the communication service during the period when the communication service is unavailable, and the user U's satisfaction with the communication service decreases. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the user management server 30 sets the date on which the start information STI is acquired as the date on which the user U actually starts using the communication service. can be set as the start date of communication service billing. Therefore, the user management server 30 can improve user U's satisfaction level with the communication service compared to the case where the date on which the application for purchasing the terminal device 60 is accepted is set as the start date of billing for the communication service.

Further, when the first acquisition unit 411 acquires the number information PI_A and the delivery information DI, the service providing server 40 stores the setting information used for providing the communication service in the storage device 45 before providing the communication service. The providing unit 415 further includes a first setting unit 413 that stores information in the setting information, and when the providing unit 415 detects the location and receives response information RSI to the start information STI from the user management server 30, the providing unit 415 refers to the setting information and A communication service is provided to the terminal device 60. Since the service providing server 40 stores the setting information before acquiring the response information RSI, it can provide communication services to the user more quickly than when storing the configuration information after acquiring the response information RSI. .

Further, the service providing system 1 is a service providing system having a service providing server 40 and a user management server 30, and the user management server 30 stores the date when the start information STI is acquired from the service providing server 40 in communication. It has a second setting section 315 that sets the date on which billing for the service is to start. Since the date on which the user U actually starts using the communication service can be set as the billing start date for the communication service, the user U is not billed for the communication service during the period when the communication service is unavailable. Therefore, user U's satisfaction with the communication service can be improved.

Further, the user management server 30 further includes a management unit 313 that manages the provision status of the communication service to the user U, and when the management unit 313 acquires the delivery information DI, the management unit 313 changes the provision status to the delivery status of the terminal device 60. When the start information STI is acquired, the provision status is updated from when the terminal device 60 is being delivered to when the communication service is being used. The user management server 30 can specify the state of provision of communication services to the user U.

In addition, the service providing system 1 further includes a profile providing server 10 that provides the terminal device 60_U with a profile PF necessary for the communication service, and the terminal device 60_U has an eSIM 68 (an example of a module that stores information that identifies a user). ), the profile providing server 10 includes a first generation unit 111 that generates a temporary profile TPF in which no telephone number is recorded, number information PI_A, and an EID_U (an example of module identification information) for identifying the eSIM 68. ), the second acquisition unit 115 generates a profile PF_U by writing the number information PI_A acquired by the second acquisition unit 115 into the temporary profile TPF, and converts the profile PF_U into the EID_U acquired by the second acquisition unit 115. and a second transmission control unit 119 that, when receiving EID_U from the terminal device 60_U, transmits the profile PF associated with the EID_U to the terminal device 60_U using the communication device 13. and has.

According to the profile providing server 10, since the temporary profile TPF is generated in advance through advance preparation processing, the processing amount of the online store reception process is reduced compared to the case where the profile PF is generated without using the temporary profile TPF. can. Furthermore, no telephone number is recorded in the temporary profile TPF. Therefore, a telephone number that is not actually used by user U is not secured, and it is possible to suppress a decline in the efficiency of telephone number usage.

2: Modifications Each of the above embodiments can be modified in various ways. Specific modes of modification are illustrated below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples may be combined as appropriate within the scope of not contradicting each other. In addition, in the modified examples illustrated below, the reference numerals referred to in the above description will be used for elements whose operations and functions are equivalent to those in the embodiment, and detailed descriptions of each will be omitted as appropriate.

2.1: First Modification In the first embodiment, the management unit 313 determines that the provision state is that the terminal device 60 is being delivered, and that the period from acquiring the delivery information DI to the present time exceeds a predetermined period. In this case, error information indicating that the error is related to the terminal device 60 may be generated. The predetermined period is determined by, for example, the administrator of the user management server 30 or the operator OP. For example, it is preferable that the predetermined period is longer than the general period required for delivery. For example, the error information may be ``A certain period of time has passed since the terminal device 60_U was delivered to user U without being powered on, and some kind of error may have occurred.Please contact user U.'' ”.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first modification. The processing device 31 executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 19 for each of the n3 records CTR included in the user management table CT. The processing device 31 executes a series of processes shown in FIG. 19, for example, once a day.

The processing device 31 determines whether the status information SI of any one of the n3 records CTR is a "delivery" identifier (step S1). If the status information SI is a "delivery" identifier, the processing device 31 determines whether the period from the date indicated by the status update date information SDI to the current date exceeds a predetermined period (step S3).

If the period from the date indicated by the status update date information SDI to the current date exceeds a predetermined period, the processing device 31 outputs error information (step S5). After completing the process in step S5, the processing device 31 ends the series of processes shown in FIG. Furthermore, if the status information SI is not a "delivery" identifier, or if the period from the date indicated by the status update date information SDI to the current date is less than or equal to the predetermined period, the processing device 31 Finish the series of processing.

As described above, in the first modification, when the provision state is that the terminal device 60 is being delivered and the period from acquiring the delivery information DI to the present exceeds a predetermined period, the management unit 313 Generates error information indicating that the error is related to. According to the first modification, the service provider who has seen the error information can inquire of the user U whether any problem has occurred. Examples of some kind of malfunction include a malfunction in which the terminal device 60_U has not been delivered to the user U, and a malfunction in which the terminal device 60_U that has arrived is malfunctioning and cannot be powered on. Since the user U does not have to voluntarily contact the service provider when a problem occurs, the user U's effort can be reduced.

2.2: Second Modification In each of the above embodiments, the terminal device 60 is purchased through an online store service, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each of the above embodiments can also be applied to television shopping. For example, when the user U purchases the terminal device 60 by watching TV shopping, the user U calls the telephone number displayed on the TV. Operator OP who receives the call from user U operates user management terminal 20 to input user U's name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI. The user management terminal 20 transmits the user U's name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI to the user management server 30. As subsequent processing, the user management server 30 executes step Sb51 in FIG. 15. Furthermore, each of the above embodiments can be applied not only to television shopping but also to radio shopping.
Similarly, each of the above embodiments can also be applied to catalog shopping. For example, when the user U purchases the terminal device 60 by viewing a catalog, the user U sends a postal item containing the user U's name, address, and contract details to the address listed in the catalog to the operator OP. The operator OP who has received the mail from the user U operates the user management terminal 20 to input the user U's name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI. The subsequent processing is the same as for TV shopping.

2.3: Third Modification In each of the above embodiments, the management unit 313 may transmit information regarding the communication service to the user U when acquiring the start information STI. For example, immediately after acquiring the start information STI, the management unit 313 may send a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a web page containing specific instructions on how to use the communication service to the email address of the user U. good. A URL of a web page that describes specific usage of a communication service is an example of information regarding the communication service.

2.4: Fourth Modified Example In each of the above embodiments, the second setting unit 315 sets the date on which the start information STI is acquired from the service providing server 40 as the day on which charging for the communication service starts. Not exclusively. For example, the second setting unit 315 may set the date and time when the start information STI was acquired from the service providing server 40 to the date and time when charging for the communication service starts.

2.5: Fifth Modification In each of the above embodiments, the profile providing system includes the user management terminal 20 and the user management server 30; Additionally, a device having the functions of the user management terminal 20 and the user management server 30 may be included.

2.6: Sixth Modification In each of the above embodiments, the fourth transmission control unit 311 uses the communication device 33 to transmit the number information PI_A, the contract information CI of the user U, the IMSI_U, and the delivery information DI to the service providing server. 40, but is not limited to this. For example, the fourth transmission control unit 311 may transmit the number information PI_A, the delivery information DI, and information required by the service providing server 40 among the contract information CI and IMSI_ of the user U. In this case, the processing device 41 stores the number information PI_A and the information required by the service providing server 40 among the contract information CI and IMSI_ of the user U in the storage device 45.

2.7: Seventh Modified Example In each of the above embodiments, the providing unit 415 detects that the terminal device 60_U is located and receives response information RSI to the start information STI from the user management server 30. In this case, the communication service is provided to the terminal device 60_U by referring to the setting information, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the providing unit 415 detects that the terminal device 60_U is in the area, it may provide the communication service to the terminal device 60_U.

2.8: Eighth Modification In each of the above embodiments, the third transmission control unit 113 transmits the ICCID list L_ICCID to the user management server 30, but it is not necessary to transmit the ICCID list L_ICCID. When not transmitting the ICCID, the second acquisition unit 115 acquires the number information PI_A and EID_U from the user management server 30, but does not need to acquire the ICCID_U. The second generation unit 117 may generate the profile PF_U by writing the number information PI_A into an arbitrary temporary profile TPF among the plurality of temporary profiles TPF. The ICCID included in the generated profile PF_U is ICCID_U.

2.9: Ninth Modification In the first embodiment, the user management server 30 sent the ICCID list L_ICCID to the user management terminal 20, but only sent the number of ICCIDs that can be paid out to the user management terminal 20. You may. The user management terminal 20 can request the user management server 30 to register new users until the number of registered users U reaches the number accepted from the user management server 30. The user management terminal 20 transmits the EID_U, number information PI_A, name information NI, address information AI, and contract information CI to the user management server 30 instead of the process in step Sa55. In the process of step Sb54, the user management server 30 determines that name information NI, address information AI, contract information CI, status information SI, status update date information SDI, and EID are blank in the record CTR in the user management table CT. Name information NI, address information AI, contract information CI, EID_U, and status information SI are added to any one record CTR. The ICCID of this record CTR is ICCID_U.

2.10: Tenth Modification In each of the above embodiments, the terminal device 60 has the eSIM 68, but instead of the eSIM 68, it may have a rewritable SIM. This rewritable SIM may be removable.

2.11: Eleventh Modification The profile providing system in each of the above embodiments has one profile providing server 10, but may have a plurality of profile providing servers 10. Similarly, the profile providing system in each of the above embodiments has one user management server 30, but may have more than one. Similarly, the profile providing system in each of the above embodiments has one user management terminal 20, but may have a plurality of user management terminals 20. For example, if the service providing system 1 has multiple user management terminals 20, the user management terminal 20 that executes advance preparation processing and the user management terminal 20 that executes online store reception processing may be the same or different. It's okay.

2.12: Twelfth Modification In each of the above embodiments, the reception unit 110 receives multiple IMSIs from the user management server 30, but may also accept multiple IMSIs from the user management terminal 20.

2.13: Others (1) In each of the above embodiments, the storage device 15 is a recording medium that can be read by the processing device 11, and examples include ROM and RAM, but flexible disks, magneto-optical disks (for example, compact discs, digital versatile discs, Blu-ray discs), smart cards, flash memory devices (e.g. cards, sticks, key drives), CD-ROMs (Compact Disc-ROMs), registers, removable discs, hard disks. , floppy disk, magnetic strip, database, server, or other suitable storage medium. The program may also be transmitted from a network via a telecommunications line. The program may also be transmitted from a communication network via a telecommunications line. The storage device 35, the storage device 25, the storage device 45, the storage device 55, and the storage device 65 are also similar to the storage device 15.

(2) In the embodiments described above, the information, signals, etc. described may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc., which may be referred to throughout the above description, may refer to voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may also be represented by a combination of

(3) In the embodiments described above, the input/output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Information etc. to be input/output may be overwritten, updated, or additionally written. The output information etc. may be deleted. The input information etc. may be transmitted to other devices.

(4) In the embodiments described above, the determination may be made based on a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or may be made based on a truth value (Boolean: true or false). , may be performed by numerical comparison (for example, comparison with a predetermined value).

(5) The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. illustrated in the embodiments described above may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in this disclosure use an example order to present elements of the various steps and are not limited to the particular order presented.

(6) Each function illustrated in FIG. 13 is realized by an arbitrary combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using one physically or logically coupled device, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices directly or indirectly (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using a plurality of these devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Further, the communication device 13, the communication device 27, the communication device 33, the communication device 43, and the communication device 57 are hardware (transmission/reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network. For example, it is also called a network device, network controller, network card, communication module, etc. The communication device 13, the communication device 27, the communication device 33, the communication device 43, and the communication device 57 are, for example, at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). In order to realize one of them, the configuration may include a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc.

Further, the communication device 67 is hardware (transmission/reception device) for communicating between computers via a wireless network, and is also referred to as a network device, network controller, network card, communication module, etc., for example. The communication device 67 includes, for example, a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). It may be configured to include.

(7) The programs exemplified in each of the above-mentioned formats may include instructions, instruction sets, codes, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other names. Should be broadly construed to mean a code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module, application, software application, software package, routine, subroutine, object, executable, thread of execution, procedure, function, etc. .

Additionally, software, instructions, information, etc. may be sent and received via a transmission medium. For example, if the software uses wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) to When transmitted from a server or other remote source, these wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium.

(8) In each of the above embodiments, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably.

(9) The information, parameters, etc. described in this disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from a predetermined value, or other corresponding information. It may also be expressed as

(10) In each of the above embodiments, the profile providing server 10, the user management server 30, and the service providing server 40 may be mobile stations (MSs). A mobile station is defined by a person skilled in the art as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology. Further, in the present disclosure, terms such as "mobile station," "user terminal," "user equipment (UE)," and "terminal" may be used interchangeably.

(11) In each of the above embodiments, the terms "connected", "coupled", or any variations thereof, refer to direct or indirect connections between two or more elements. Refers to any connection or combination and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled" to each other. The bonds or connections between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be replaced with "access." As used in this disclosure, two elements may include one or more electrical wires, cables, and/or printed electrical connections, as well as in the radio frequency domain, as some non-limiting and non-inclusive examples. , electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave and optical (both visible and non-visible) ranges.

(12) In each of the above embodiments, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based only on" unless specified otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

(13) The terms "determining" and "determining" used in this disclosure may encompass a wide variety of operations. "Judgment" and "decision" include, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, and inquiry. (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), and regarding an ascertaining as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, and access. (accessing) (e.g., accessing data in memory) may include considering something as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. as "judgment" and "decision". may be included. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" may include regarding some action as having been "judged" or "determined." Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering", etc.

(14) In each of the above-mentioned forms, when "include", "including" and variations thereof are used, these terms are used in the same manner as the term "comprising". , is intended to be comprehensive. Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure is not intended to be exclusive or.

(15) In the present disclosure, when articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the present disclosure does not include that the nouns following these articles are plural. good.

(16) In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." Note that the term may also mean that "A and B are each different from C". Terms such as "separate", "coupled", etc. may also be interpreted similarly to "different".

(17) Each aspect/embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or may be switched and used in accordance with execution. In addition, notification of prescribed information (for example, notification of "X") is not limited to being done explicitly, but may also be done implicitly (for example, not notifying the prescribed information). Good too.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure can be implemented as modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as determined by the claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustrative explanation and is not intended to have any limiting meaning on the present disclosure.

1... Service providing system, 10... Profile providing server, 11... Processing device, 15... Storage device, 30... User management server, 31... Processing device, 35... Storage device, 40... Service providing server, 41... Processing device, 45 ...Storage device, 50... User device, 60, 60_U... Terminal device, 110... Reception unit, 111... First generation unit, 113... Third transmission control unit, 115... Second acquisition unit, 117... Second generation unit, 119...Second transmission control unit, 311...Third transmission control unit, 411...Setting unit, 413...Providing unit, DI...Delivery information, PF...Profile, PI...Number information, STI...Start information, TPF...Temporary profile.

Claims (6)

A service providing server that provides communication services to users of terminal devices,
a first acquisition unit that acquires number information indicating a telephone number assigned to the terminal device and delivery information indicating that the terminal device has been delivered to the user;
a providing unit that provides the communication service to the terminal device when it is detected that the terminal device to which the telephone number is set is within a range where the communication service can be provided;
If it is detected that the terminal device is located within the range, a first step of transmitting start information indicating the start of provision of the communication service to a user management server that manages the user using a communication device; a transmission control unit;
A service providing server with When the number information and the delivery information are acquired by the first acquisition unit, a first setting unit that stores configuration information used for providing the communication service in a storage device before providing the communication service. It further has
The provision department is
When it is detected that the terminal device is located within the range, and response information to the start information is received from the user management server, the terminal device refers to the setting information and sends the communication to the terminal device. provide services,
The service providing server according to claim 1. The service providing server according to claim 1 or 2,
A service providing system comprising the user management server,
The user management server includes:
a second setting unit configured to set a date on which the start information is acquired from the service providing server as a date on which billing for the communication service is to be started;
Service delivery system. The user management server further includes a management unit that manages the provision status of the communication service to the user,
The management department is
When the delivery information is acquired, the provision state is set to delivery of the terminal device,
If the start information is acquired, the provision status is updated from during delivery of the terminal device to during use of the communication service;
The service providing system according to claim 3. The management unit indicates that the error is related to the terminal device when the provision state is that the terminal device is being delivered and the period from acquiring the delivery information to the present exceeds a predetermined period. The service providing system according to claim 4, which generates error information. further comprising a profile providing server that provides the terminal device with a profile necessary for the communication service;
The terminal device includes a module that stores information that identifies the user,
The profile providing server is
a first generation unit that generates a temporary profile in which no telephone number is recorded;
a second acquisition unit that acquires the number information and module identification information for identifying the module;
a second generation unit that generates the profile by writing the number information acquired by the second acquisition unit into the temporary profile, and associates the profile with the module identification information acquired by the second acquisition unit;
a second transmission control unit that, when receiving the module identification information from the terminal device, transmits the profile associated with the module identification information to the terminal device using a communication device;
The service providing system according to any one of claims 3 to 5.

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