PROCEDURE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION ON IDENTIFICATION MAPS

Procedures and devices for the administration of information on Identi fikationskarten the available invention concern a procedure and devices for the administration of information on identification maps, in particular concern them a procedure and devices over on initiative of customer customized information on identification maps to administer.

Apart from an identification number, safety data and user profiles also information can be stored on ldentifikationskarte, for example a Smartcard or a SIM map, which is entered by the user concerned. Often however the user interfaces of the terminals, in which the identification maps are used, are not very user friendly, for example are their announcements very small and can only few information at the same time represent, so that the input and administration of information for a user are laborious and complex. Besides such customized information must be entered by the user in laborious way again and stored on the spare map when replacing a map.

The user can identify itself for example with its ldentifikationskarte in a communications network as participants or he can with another service tenderer with its ldentifikationskarte than customer identify itself.

A task of this invention a new and better procedure and devices is to be suggested, which its facilitate it for a customer on ldentifikationskarte stored customized information to administer, and which in particular it makes it possible that when replacing these ldentifikationskarte these information does not have to be entered by the customer again.

In accordance with the available invention these goals are achieved in particular by the elements of the characteristic part of the independent requirements. In addition further favourable execution forms come out from the dependent requirements and the description.

In particular these goals are achieved by the invention by it that the customized information mentioned is seized by an information system and stored in this customers provided storage locations of a central data base, into which customized information for a multiplicity of customers are stored that the customized information in the data base is administered by the information system due to of instructions, which will receive over a communications network, and that the customized information will transfer from the information system over a communications network to the identification maps which are in terminals, for example by means of special short messages such as USSDoder SMS messages over a portable radio net,

or by means of email messages as utilizable data or in short messages over a portable radio net. This has in particular the advantage that the customized information is to come maps for example in cases of by theft or other one loss lost at the disposal and will transfer to storing to spare maps can. Besides the administration of the customized information has the advantage by means of instructions, which are conveyed to the information system, that a customer different user interfaces, in particular more comfortable user interfaces, to be made available to be able, in order to enter these instructions.

Preferably the customized information and the instructions are received for the administration of these customized information by the information system by at least certain customers by means of Internet services over the Internet. This has the advantage that the customers an extremely user friendly user surface can be offered for the input and administration of its customized information.

Preferably the instructions, in particular if the identification map is in mobile equipment, can be received from the information system additionally in special short messages over a portable radio net. This has the advantage that customers, who do not have an entrance to a comfortable terminal at the Internet for example in the time concerned can administer customized information directly by means of their mobile equipment, whereby can be guaranteed that the customized information in the central data base and in the identification map is updated.

In an execution variant the customized information can besides directly of the identification maps mentioned finding in terminals over a communications network seizes itself, for example of mobile equipment by means of special short avoiding over a mobile net, for example in a GSM net by means of SMSoder USSDMeldungen.

This has for example the advantage that customized information, which was stored without storing in the central data base on the identification map can be loaded for example only locally in the terminal concerned without help of the procedure according to invention, later into the data base. Also different customized information can be seized as for example user profiles, safety data, identification numbers, etc. and stored in the data base apart from customized information, which was stored on initiative of a customer concerned on the identification map.

In a preferential execution variant at least certain customized information is private and can only to identification maps of the customer concerned be transferred and stored during other customized information is group specific and to identification maps of the group concerned from customers to transfer and to be stored be able. This makes possible that a group of customers, for example a company or an association, which same customized information, for example a telephone list of the firm coworkers respectively the club members, to their identification maps transferred and to store can do.

In a preferential execution variant several sentences can be stored and administered by customized information for customers in the data base, whereby a sentence can be selected in each case the instructions mentioned by a customer by means of and be stored on its identification map transferred and. This has the advantage that a customer can load verschie dene sentences from customized information in very simple and fast way on his identification map. For example he can load a telephone list of the firm coworkers during the work time and in its spare time a private telephone list on his identification map.

The invention concerns also a procedure, in order to update relative to identification maps to initiative of customers stored customized information current values, for example new call numbers or new versions of executable software programs, of appropriate information in a communication system, whereby the customized information mentioned is seized by an information system and stored in this customers provided storage locations of a central data base, which values of the customized information mentioned stored in the data base of the information system mentioned with the current values mentioned updated and which updated customized information will transfer to the identification maps mentioned which are in terminals.

The information system mentioned the customized information mentioned can seize itself directly from the identification maps mentioned finding in terminals over a communications network, for example by means of special short messages transferred over a portable radio net, which know customized information mentioned from at least certain customers by means of Internet services administered and to the information system mentioned will transfer, and which knows information system mentioned the updated customized information mentioned about a communications network to the identification maps which are in terminals transfers, for example by means of over a Mobiifunknetz transferred special short messages.

In the following an execution of the available invention is described on the basis an example. The example of the execution is illustrated by the only one with put figure: Figure 1 shows a general chart of an information system, which is connected a data base enclosure and with the Internet as well as a further communications network, for example a portable radio net.

In Fig. 1 refers the reference number 3 to an information system, whose extent is represented by means of a broken line and which several components covered, which are more near described in the following text.

In principle all of the information system 3 covered components can be implemented as programmed software modules on a common computer, for example a commercial server, which can be connected with the Internet 2 and a portable radio net 8, the specialist know however practical guidelines and rules, it help to decide whether for example a Firewall module 31, a Web server 32, an identification map service center 34, a management module 35, a data base 36 or a gateway 37 better on a separate, own computer be implemented should. If the components on several computers are implemented, the computers can be interconnected for example by TCP/IP connections.

In a central data base 36 of the information system 3, customers, who are for example participants in a portable radio net 8, become for example in a GSM net or in a UMTS net, and those at least ldentifikationskarte 91 possess - preferably a smart card, for example a SIM map 91, which has a processor and a memory means - storage locations made available, in which they can store customized information, which on their initiative on their SIM map 91 is stored.

The data base 36 is operated and administered for example by the operator of the portable radio net 8 and enclosure for example a well-known data base management system, which as mentioned above together with other components of the information system 3 or separately on a computer, for example a commercial server is realized, with entrance on fixed disks. Those the customers of provided storage locations can be rented for example against a monthly fee the customers, whereby the price depending upon necessary storage location computed or a fixed price for a reserved storage area of certain size can be set. The accounting of the storage locations for the customers can take place also as part of an appropriate service.

The customized information can be entered and administered by the customer for example by means of Internet services. The customer seizes by means of a terminal 1, for example with a PC, a laptop or Palmtop computer, over a communications network, for example a fixed net or a portable radio net, on which Internet 2 selects to and the appropriate services, for example by means of a commercial browser, on which Web server 32 of the information system 3 on, which by means of the specialist Firewall module 31 from unauthorized accesses and attacks admitted over the Internet are protected.

Besides the entrance is secured on the services of the Web server 32 by means of special customer numbers, for example the serial number its ldentifikationskarte , and/or passwords, which must be entered for example by the customer into lnternetauthorisierungsseite. An interested customer can register itself for example with its terminal 1, 9 for these Internet services, for example with his mobile equipment by means of special short messages or with a PC over a Internetregistrationsdienst. After successful registration to the customer concerned by the information system a password and for example also the URL address for the entrance to these Internet services can be conveyed by means of a short message on its mobile equipment 9.

The web server 32 is for example a Java server by means of Java applet directly on the data base of the 36 accesses and according to the selected service determined functions implements or the orders, for example Client server moderately, over the management module 35 completes, which then the data base 36 accesses and implements according to the selected service determined functions.

Can be made possible for the customer over these Internet services entrance on several sentences by customized information, by which one can be stored in each case on its active identification map 91.

By means of the Internet services the customer can list and select its different sentences, on which he entitled access has, for example with their names or define and insert a new sentence. After it selected a certain sentence of customized information, it can list and sort the customized information contained in it, determined entries select and change, or delete, or additional information, i.e. new entries, to insert. It can be also intended that these services upon the request of the customer in an administration center are implemented by entitled coworkers of the operator of the information center 3, as these coworkers can access for example directly the above-mentioned services, without having to go over the Internet.

In this way it is also possible for these coworkers to enter upon the request of the customers customized information which by the customers themselves cannot be entered, who will then transfer however this way into the data base 36 to arrive and from there also to appropriate SIM maps can. With examples of such and other customized information in this text one will still in more detail deal later.

Typically a sentence of customized information is private, i.e. it can be loaded only from the customer concerned, who defined and inserted it, on its identification map. By means of the Internet services mentioned above it is besides however possible a selected sentence also for a group of customers to release (Closed user Group, CUG), i.e. such a sentence can on the identification maps by this group by customers be loaded.

For example each member of this group with an identification, for example with its call number, can be registered for a sentence concerned as entitled or to each member of this group can the authorization a sentence concerned load over an appropriate password to be granted, soft for example from the customer, who defined this sentence, by means of the Internet services is entered. In a similar way it can be possible several customers the right to give a certain sentence from customized information to administer. It is also possible sentences of information without password protection, in particular to the shop on a ldentifikationskarte to make all customers accessible.

The customized information can be administered additionally directly by the terminal 9, in which the identification map 91 is, over a communications network work in the data base 36. For example as appropriate instructions are received over the input means of the terminal, with spielsweise mobile equipment 9 with a SIM map 91, and by means of special short messages over a portable radio net 8, in particular a GSM net or a UMTS net, into the information system 3 will transfer. The customer can list for example the customized information stored on its identification map 91, seiektieren a certain entry with the pertinent entry number and enter instructions for sorting, changing, deletion, or additional inserting of information.

It can to be also possible the password for the access, mentioned above, to the Internet services with an instruction by the mobile equipment 9 from to change besides know also general other information, which concerns the customer, in particular its Setup in the portable radio net 8, and in the data base the 36 is stored, is requested, examined and, depending upon kind of these information, administered. Here should gotten straight that for the access to the data base 36 with a terminal 9, in which an identification map is by the customer a password there it does not have to be entered by the identification map, for example on the basis and a transferred IMSI stored there (international Mobiie Subscriber Identity), be identified can.

That password is used for the access over the descriptive Internet services and can for example by the customer also used, if it its identification map were misplaced and he liked to administer and/or on its new spare map load its customized data.

In the information system 3 the special short messages are received from an identification map service center 34, for example a Short Message service Centre (SSC) 34, and passed on for the execution of an appropriate special the MC, for example to the management module 35, where according to the entered instruction determined functions are implemented. Special services become general preferably in accordance with the SICAP procedure in this remark example, which among other things in EP 689,368 descriptive is, or in accordance with a similar procedure implemented.

Apart from a code for the identification of the special the MC for the administration of customized information (called in the following table VALUE Added service key < vasKey >) the special short message covers for example a further code for the identification of the instruction concerned as well as one or more arguments for the execution of the instruction concerned. The following table shows an overview and the possible structure over the mobile equipment 9 entered and to the information system of the 3 conveyed instructions as example. EMI9.1

Description the special instruction code of arguments function service code registering < vasKey > < cmdlnit > for password change < vasKey > < cmdChPwd > old password, new password entry deletion < vasKey > < cmdDeiete > entry number entry change < vasKey > < cmdChange > entry number, call number, text entry insert < vasKey > < cmdlnsert > call number,

Text active sentence < vasKey > < cmdLoad > private sentence < vasKey > < cmdLoad > sentence name load groups ( CUG) load < vasKey > < cmdLoadCug > groups sentence load identification, sentence name the customer can thus directly from its terminal 9 from customized information in the storage location concerned on the data base 36 administer or a certain sentence from customized information to the shop on its ldentifikationskarte 91 request, either a private, which it administers, or a group-specific, for which it has a load authorization.

According to the instruction, respectively the appropriate function implemented in the management module 35, entered by the customer over the terminal 9, on ldentifikationskarte 91 stored customized information are also updated. For example entire changed or loaded requested sentence from customized information from the data base 36 on the identification map 91, where the before stored sentence is overwritten. In an execution variant only the changed entries are loaded in a sentence from customized information on the identification map 91.

The function concerned in the management module 35, which implements the instruction, is passed the updated information, for example by means of special short messages such as SMS or USSD, over a communications network, for example over a portable radio net 8, in particular over a GSM net or a UMTS net, to in the terminal 9, for example in mobile equipment the 9, in particular in a portable radio telephone, finding ldentifikationskarte 91, for example a SIM map.

The transmission is implemented for example over the SSC 34, whereby the SSC 34 puts on (or several) a special short message (EN) and the updated information about the mobile net 8 on the identification map 91 in the terminal 9 conveyed, which has appropriate special services for the receipt and storing the updated customized information. This can be implemented again in accordance with the SICAP procedure mentioned above. In another example customized information via the Web server 32 over the Internet 2, or another communications network, on a ldentifikationskarte , is loaded which is in the terminal 1.

It can be planned that at least certain on ldentifikationskarte 91 stored customized information, for example those, which are stored in a pre-defined address range of the identification map 91 not over the communications network 2, 8 to be overwritten to be able. Such a overwriting protection can be useful, if the customized information concerned is stored on ldentifikationskarte 91 however not in the data base 36 only locally and is not by a shop of a complete sentence of customized information not to be overwritten.

Such a overwriting protection can be planned with spielsweise by the operator of the information system 3 and/or it can individually by customers on their identification maps 91, for example over the input means 92 of the terminal 9 or over the Internet services described above, be set.

In an execution variant customized information, which was stored without storing in the central data base on the identification map, can be loaded for example only locally in the terminal concerned 9 without help of the descriptive procedure, later into the data base 36. An appropriate service can be requested for example of 9 instructions entered by the customer by means of the Internet service described above or over the terminal. Such a service can all data stored on the identification map in addition, for baking UP purposes for example by the information system 3 be initiated automatically and for example periodically and implemented and can seize.

The service is implemented for example in such a way that an appropriate function in the management module 35 customized information (or all data stored there) requests itself directly from the identification maps 91 finding in terminals 9 over a communications network and stores in the data base 36. Before storing in the data base 36 the customized information can be indicated for example first to the customer by means of the Internet services and selected and/or edited by the customer. The customized information can request themselves and be transmitted for example by the SIM map finding in mobile equipment 9 by means of special short messages, for example SMSoder USSDMeldungen, for example in accordance with the SICAP procedure mentioned above over the SSC 34 and over a GSModer UMTS net.

When examples of customized information are here, particularly in the connection of communication terminals 9, in particular in the connection of mobile communication terminals, telephone numbers, and names are mentioned, whereby for example in addition, addresses (uniform resource Locator), Postoder residence addresses URL lnternet as customized information to be stored to be able. However quite also different customized information can be included like customized biometric keys for Authentifizierungszwecke, user profiles, prepaid money, or also files and programs for special services in the descriptive procedure and information system.

Particularly in connection with generic ldentifikationskarten (open Cards), i.e. smart cards or Smartcards with contained identification of the user, which can be used in several systems, for example in systems of the Mobilfunktelefonie, systems for cash purchase of cash-point dispensers, in credit card systems, in systems for electronic currencies, in access control systems for courses, buildings or different communications network works, or in other systems and in different terminals give it further customized information, for example different identification numbers of the user for the different systems or other customized system parameters,

all this with the procedure described here and information system in storage locations of the customer on the data base 36 to be secured stored and if necessary over a mobile net 8 or a fixed net 2 on a SIM map in a mobile or fixed terminal 1, 9 be loaded can do. Procedures and information system described make possible thus a complete Backup of an identification map, which for example with the loss of such a map, as described above, on a new spare map can be loaded.

It can be also favourable that certain 36 customized information stored in the data base is updated to initiative of the information system 3, for example relative the current values of appropriate information in a communication system. The information system 3 needs for it naturally entrance on these current values, for example by access to the appropriate data bases of the communication system concerned or to local copies or excerpts of the current values, for which the communication system concerned conveys for example 3 new in each case current values to the information system periodically or in each case immediately after a change.

For example changes of call numbers can be conveyed to the information system 3 accordingly in a communications network work, for example in a portable radio net 8 and/or in a fixed net, for example because of removal by customers or into consequence of a Umnummerierung in the net, or made accessible and be transferred by one for it responsible person process in the management module 35 to the customized information in the data base 36, as the appropriate stored call numbers are updated there. Besides for example also URL lnternet addresses could be updated in an appropriate variant, which changed for example since the last access of the customer.

Obviously this did not have to update the advantage that the customers such changes of call numbers or URL addresses, which is naturally particularly favourable, if these updated information will transfer from an appropriate service to the ldentifikationskarten 91 of the appropriate customers.

For the accounting of the services described above, for example the descriptive civil services or the use of storage location in the data base 36 a gateway 37 is to the management module 35 at the disposal, by means of which it can access secured the charging services 10. This has the advantage that all of these descriptive services a customer, who used these services can be charged, as the services convey via the gateway 37 for example call DATA record (CDR) to the charging services 10, based on which by the charging services computed for example 10 fees and into the standard calculation of the customer concerned is integrated or charged separately.

It remains mentioning that the exchange of data between the information system 3 and the terminals 1, 9 of the customers preferably with the help of security agencies, for example by means of TTP (Trusted Third party) or