Recharging method for virtual identity module, and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016286052-A1
Application number	US-201315035168-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 8, 2013
Priority date	Nov 8, 2013
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a recharging method for a virtual identity module, and a device. A first recharge request that is sent by user equipment and carries user account information and recharge information is received; a to-be-recharged virtual identity module and a recharge amount are determined according to the recharge information; a second recharge request is sent to an operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, where the second recharge request carries the recharge amount and the user account information, so that the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module deducts the recharge amount from an account corresponding to the user account information, and recharges the to-be-recharged virtual identity module. Recharging manners are diversified, and a recharging process is more flexible and convenient.

First claim

1 . A recharging method for a virtual identity module, comprising:
receiving a first recharge request that is sent by a user equipment and carries user account information and recharge information associated with the user equipment; determining a to-be-recharged virtual identity module and a recharge amount according to the recharge information; and sending a second recharge request to an operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, wherein the second recharge request carries the recharge amount and the user account information, so that the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module deducts the recharge amount from an account associated with the user account information, and recharges the to-be-recharged virtual identity module.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recharge information comprises identity information of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module and recharge amount information; and
wherein determining the to-be-recharged virtual identity module and the recharge amount according to the recharge information comprises: determining the to-be-recharged virtual identity module according to the identity information of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module; and determining the recharge amount according to the recharge amount information.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recharge information is a recharge recommendation description identifier determined by the user equipment; and
wherein determining the to-be-recharged virtual identity module and the recharge amount according to the recharge information comprises: determining recharge recommendation description information according to the recharge recommendation description identifier determined by the user equipment, wherein the recharge recommendation description information comprises identity information of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module and recharge amount information; determining the to-be-recharged virtual identity module according to the identity information of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module; and determining the recharge amount according to the recharge amount information.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein before the receiving the first recharge request, the method further comprises:
receiving location information sent by the user equipment, wherein the location information indicates a location of the user equipment; determining, according to the location information, that the to-be-recharged virtual identity module is a virtual identity module that is available at the location of the user equipment or a virtual identity module whose charge is optimal; and when a fund of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module is insufficient, sending the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information to the user equipment, so that the user equipment determines the recharge information according to the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein before the receiving the first recharge request, the method further comprises:
when it is detected that a first virtual identity module corresponding to the user account has not been in use within a preset time period, and a balance of a second virtual identity module corresponding to the user account is insufficient, sending the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information to the user equipment, so that the user equipment determines the recharge information according to the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information, wherein the second virtual identity module is the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, and the recharge recommendation description information comprises an identifier of the first virtual identity module; and before the sending the second recharge request to the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, the method further comprises: sending a fund transfer-out request to an operations support system of the first virtual identity module, wherein the fund transfer-out request carries the user account information and a transfer-out amount, and the transfer-out amount is equal to the recharge amount, so that the operations support system of the first virtual identity module transfers the transfer-out amount to the account corresponding to the user account information.

6 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein before the receiving the first recharge request, the method further comprises:
when the to-be-recharged virtual user identity module has a favorable charge rate, and a balance of the to-be-recharged virtual user identity module is lower than a preset amount, sending the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information to the user equipment, so that the user equipment determines the recharge information according to the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information.

7 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein after the sending the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information to the user equipment, the method further comprises:
saving a relationship between the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information; and wherein determining the recharge recommendation description information according to the recharge recommendation description identifier determined by the user equipment comprises: determining the recharge recommendation description information according to the recharge recommendation description identifier determined by the user equipment, and the relationship between the recharge recommendation description identifier and the recharge recommendation description information.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , after sending the second recharge request to the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, further comprising:
receiving a response message that is returned by the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module after recharging is successful, and recording, according to the response message, a balance of the account corresponding to the user account information after recharge and a recharged account balance of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module in the operations support system; and sending a recharge result to the user equipment, wherein the recharge result comprises an identifier and a balance of the recharged virtual identity module.

9 . A recharging method for a virtual identity module, comprising:
determining recharge information associated with a user equipment, wherein the recharge information is used to determine a to-be-recharged virtual identity module and a recharge amount; sending, to a virtual identity module serving device, a first recharge request that carries user account information and the recharge information, so that the virtual identity module serving device sends, to an operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, a second recharge request that carries the recharge amount; and receiving a recharge result sent by the virtual identity module serving device.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the determining the recharge information comprises:
acquiring a recharge operation instruction input by a user, and determining the recharge information according to the recharge operati

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Zijun
• Rong Guoqiang

Classifications

• H04M15/856

  Unsuccessful event · CPC title

• H04M15/71

  Modifying recharging resources · CPC title

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04M15/723 Primary

  using the user's device · CPC title

• H04L12/1467

  involving prepayment · CPC title