Method and system for remote control of a smart card

• US 8,744,403 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Chuanxi, Ma, Jingwang
• Primary Examiner(s): Hua, Quan M
• Application Number:
  US13/258,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20120149332A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,623 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/410, 455/414.1, 455/421, 455/432, 455/456.1, 455/418, 455/422.1, 455/432.3, 455/435.1, 455/466, 370328-338, 370/270, 379/161, 379/168, 379/184, 379/194, 379/48, 379/201.02, 709/203, 709/210, 709/223, 713/193, 713/194, 726/4, 726/17, 726/27, 726/23, 726/35, 726/36, 340/426.1, 340/438, 340/507, 340/541, 340/5.8, 340/6.1
• US Class Current: 455/408
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/354 Card activation or deactivation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and system for remote control of a smart card. The method comprises that: a smart card management platform receives a request of locking or unlocking a smart card from a subscriber; and the smart card management platform performs interactive processing with a terminal side according to the request via a mobile network platform, so as to enable the terminal side to perform the locking or unlocking of the smart card. The present disclosure enables the payment subscriber to avoid loss when the terminal is robbed, lost, stolen, or is illegally used seriously, and provide a higher flexibility to the payment system.

Claims

1. A method for remote control of a smart card, comprising:

performing, by a smart card management platform, signalling interaction with a mobile station via a mobile network platform of a mobile network after the smart card management platform receiving a request of locking or unlocking a smart card from a subscriber, wherein the smart card is located in the mobile station, and wherein the smart card management platform stores dynamic data indicative of operation statuses of the smart card, the statuses of the smart card comprising a status of locking, a status of unlocking, a status of waiting for locking, and a status of waiting for unlocking,

responsive to said request, querying a current operation status of the mobile station by the smart card management platform using the mobile station'"'"'s identification and location information via the mobile network platform;

controlling, by the smart card management platform via the mobile network platform, the mobile station to perform a locking or unlocking operation of the smart card based on a result of said query and in response changing the status of the smart card accordingly,

wherein the controlling comprises;

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform a locking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from unlocking to locking;

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform an unlocking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from locking to unlocking;

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from an unlocking to waiting for locking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for locking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform a locking operation;

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from a locking to waiting for unlocking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for unlocking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform an unlocking operation;

wherein the off-line state of the mobile station indicates that the mobile station is turned off or not in a service area.

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

returning, by the mobile station, a message indicating successful execution to the mobile network platform after the mobile station performs the locking or unlocking of the smart card.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station executing the locking or unlocking command to lock or unlock the smart card comprises:

the mobile station disables function of the smart card through locking hardware of the smart card, and enables the function the smart card through unlocking the hardware of the smart card;

or

the mobile station disables or enables the function of the smart card through executing a preinstalled software procedure.

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

after the smart card management platform receives the request from the subscriber,

determining, by the smart card management platform, whether the smart card is valid;

the method further comprising;

before the smart card management platform performs interaction with the mobile station via the mobile network platform,

performing a security authentication between the mobile network platform and the mobile station.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing the locking or unlocking of the smart card comprises:

performing locking or unlocking of the smart card or payment application of the smart card;

the method further comprise;

when the smart card or the payment application of the smart card is in the locking status, the payment application of the smart card cannot be used normally.

6. A method for locking or unlocking a smart card remotely, comprising:

performing, by a smart card management platform, signalling interaction with a mobile station via a mobile network platform of a mobile network after the smart card management platform receiving a notification from a smart card supervising platform that the smart card supervising platform finds a subscriber uses a smart card illegally or has corrected a deregulation behaviour, wherein the smart card is located in the mobile station, and wherein the smart card management platform stores dynamic data indicative of operation statuses of the smart card, the statuses of the smart cards comprising a status of locking, a status of unlocking, a status of waiting for locking, and a status of waiting for unlocking;

responsive to said notification, querying a current operation status of the mobile station by the smart card management platform using the mobile station'"'"'s identification and location information via the mobile network platform;

controlling, by the smart card management platform via the mobile network platform, the mobile station to perform a locking or unlocking operation of the smart card based on a result of said query and in response changing the status of the smart card accordingly,

wherein the controlling comprises;

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform a locking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from unlocking to locking,

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform an unlocking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from locking to unlocking,

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from an unlocking to waiting for locking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for locking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform a locking operation,

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from a locking to waiting for unlocking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for unlocking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform an unlocking operation;

wherein the off-line state of the mobile station indicates that the mobile station is turned off or not in a service area.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

after the mobile station executes the locking or unlocking operation to lock or unlock the smart card,

returning, by the mobile station, a message indicating successful execution to the mobile network platform.

8. A system for locking and unlocking a smart card remotely, comprising:

a mobile station comprising an antenna, wherein the smart card is located in the mobile station;

a mobile network platform of a mobile network; and

a smart card management platform, storing dynamic data indicative of operation statuses of the smart card, the statuses of the smart card comprising a status of locking, a status of unlocking, a status of waiting for locking, and a status of waiting for unlocking;

wherein the

smart card management platform is configured to

receive a request of locking or unlocking the smart card from a subscriber, or receive information that the subscriber uses the smart card illegally or has corrected a deregulation behaviour which is sent from a smart card supervising platform,

perform signalling interaction with the mobile station via the mobile network platform,

responsive to said request, query a current operation status of the mobile station using the mobile station'"'"'s identification and location information via the mobile network platform, and

control the mobile station to perform a locking or unlocking operation of the smart card via the mobile network platform based on a result of said query and in response changing the status of the smart card accordingly,

wherein the controlling comprises;

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform a locking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from unlocking to locking;

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform an unlocking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from locking to unlocking;

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from an unlocking to waiting for locking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for locking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform a locking operation;

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from a locking to waiting for unlocking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for unlocking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform an unlocking operation;

wherein the off-line state of the mobile station indicates that the mobile station is turned off or not in a service area.

9. A system for locking and unlocking a smart card remotely, comprising:

a mobile network platform of a mobile network, comprising a circuitry, and

a smart card management platform, storing dynamic data indicative of operation statuses of the smart card, the statuses of the smart card comprising a status of locking, a status of unlocking, a status of waiting for locking, and a status of waiting for unlocking;

wherein the smart card management platform is configured to;

receive a request of locking or unlocking the smart card from a subscriber, or receive information that the subscriber uses the smart card illegally or has corrected a deregulation behaviour which is sent from a smart card supervising platform,

perform signalling interaction with a mobile station via the mobile network platform, wherein the smart card is located in the mobile station,

responsive to said request, query a current operation status of the mobile station using the mobile station'"'"'s identification and location information via the mobile network platform, and

control the mobile station to perform a locking or unlocking operation of the smart card via the mobile network platform based on a result of said query and in response changing the status of the smart card accordingly;

wherein the controlling comprises;

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform a locking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from unlocking to locking,

signalling, by the smart card management platform, the mobile station that is currently connected to the mobile network to perform an unlocking operation in response to the query result; and

changing the status of the smart card from locking to unlocking;

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from an unlocking to waiting for locking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for locking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform a locking operation;

updating, by the smart card management platform, the status of the smart card from a locking to waiting for unlocking status in response to detecting the mobile station is currently in an off-line state, and in response to the mobile station being connected to the mobile network and having a waiting for unlocking status registered at the smart card management platform, signalling the mobile station to perform an unlocking operation;

wherein the off-line state of the mobile station indicates that the mobile station is turned off or not in a service area.