METHOD FOR PROMPTING IDENTIFICATION CARD INFORMATION, MOBILE TERMINAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20140342777A1
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Published: 11/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: CAO, George
• Granted Patent: US 9,686,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/66 user interface aspects for indicating selection options for a communication line
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention provide a method for prompting identification card information, a mobile terminal and an electronic device. The method for prompting information includes: determining a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card when an identification card is to be used; and displaying information of the more than one identification card on a display screen of the electronic device, wherein the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards are displayed discriminatively. In the embodiments of the present invention, an appropriate identification card may be recommended to the user, and the user can be prompted intuitively, so as to obtain better user experiences.

Claims

1. A method for prompting identification card information, which is applicable to an electronic device using more than one identification card, the method for prompting comprising:

determining a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card when an identification card is to be used; and

displaying information of the more than one identification card on a display screen of the electronic device, wherein the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards are displayed discriminatively.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card specifically comprises:

determining a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card based on any one or arbitrary combinations of information of an object operating with the identification card, historical information, statistical information of the identification card, location information of the electronic device, time information, and price information of the identification card.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining step is carried out in a situation in which an identification card is to be used for a phone call or answer, for sending or receiving a short message, or for a data transmission.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile terminal, and the determining the most appropriate identification card comprises determining the most appropriate SIM card, Micro-SIM card, Mini-SIM card, Nano-SIM card, RFID-SIM card or USIM card.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards discriminatively comprises:

setting a display size of a button corresponding to the most appropriate identification card to be larger than those of buttons corresponding to the other identification cards.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards discriminatively-comprises:

setting display color, or display brightness, or pattern shape of corresponding information of the most appropriate identification card to be different from those of corresponding information of the other identification cards.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards discriminatively comprises:

statically or dynamically setting corresponding information of the most appropriate identification card to be different from corresponding information of the other identification cards.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

calculating the appropriateness degree of the most appropriate identification card; and

determining the discrimination degree of the most appropriate identification card relative to the other identification cards according to the appropriateness degree.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the higher the appropriateness degree of the most appropriate identification card is, the larger the display size of a button corresponding to the most appropriate identification card is, relative to those of buttons corresponding to the other identification cards.

10. An electronic device using more than one identification card, comprising:

a determination unit, configured to determine a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card when an identification card is to be used; and

a display unit, configured to display information of the more than one identification card on a display screen, wherein the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards are displayed discriminatively.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the determination unit is specifically configured to determine a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card based on any one or arbitrary combinations of information of an object operating with the identification card, historical information, statistical information of the identification card, location information of the electronic device, time information, and price information of the identification card.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the display unit is configured to set a display size of a button corresponding to the most appropriate identification card to be larger than those of buttons corresponding to the other identification cards.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the electronic device further comprising:

a calculation unit, configured to calculate the appropriateness degree of the most appropriate identification card; and

the display unit is further configured to determine the discrimination degree of the most appropriate identification card relative to the other identification cards according to the appropriateness degree.

14. A mobile terminal using more than one identification card, comprising:

a determination unit, configured to determine a most appropriate identification card from the more than one identification card when an identification card is to be used; and

a display unit, configured to display information of the more than one identification card on a display screen, wherein the most appropriate identification card and other identification cards are displayed discriminatively, so as to recommend a user to use the most appropriate identification card.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein the display unit is configured to set a display size of a button corresponding to the most appropriate identification card to be larger than those of buttons corresponding to other identification cards.