Communications system, mobile communications device, transition control device, transition control method, and transition control program

A mobile communication device that performs mobile communication, comprising:

• an attachment unit for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information;
• and
• circuitry configured to
• receive, through a mobile communication network associated with the first connection information stored in the subscriber authentication module attached by the attachment unit, the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network different from the mobile communication network, and store the received second connection information in the subscriber authentication module;
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• perform communication directly with the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network, using the received second connection information and stored in the subscriber authentication module attached by the attachment unit, to receive the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network, and store the received first connection information in the subscriber authentication module.

A transition control device comprising:

• circuitry configured to
• input a transition request to make a transition between mobile communication networks over which a mobile communication device performs mobile communication, the mobile communication device including attachment unit for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information;
• transmit the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network, to the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input, through a source mobile communication network;
• and
• generate the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network for the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input, and transmit the generated first connection information directly to the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network.

A transition control method to be performed in a communication system including a mobile communication device that performs mobile communication and a transition control device that controls a transition between mobile communication networks over which the mobile communication device performs mobile communication, the mobile communication device including an attachment unit for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information, the transition control method comprising:

• a transition request input step, by the transition control device, of inputting a transition request to make a transition between mobile communication networks over which the mobile communication device performs mobile communication;
• a first transmission step, by the transition control device, of transmitting the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network, to the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input in the transition request input step, through a source mobile communication network;
• a first reception step, by the mobile communication device, of receiving the second connection information transmitted in the first transmission step through the source mobile communication network, and storing the received second connection information in the subscriber authentication module;
• a second transmission step, by the transition control device, of generating the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network for the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input in the transition request input step, and transmitting the generated first connection information to the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network;
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• a second reception step, by the mobile communication device, of performing communication directly with the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network, using the second connection information received in the first reception step and stored in the subscriber authentication module attached by the attachment unit, to receive the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network that is transmitted to the connection information management server in the second transmission step, and storing the received first connection information in the subscriber authentication module.

A transition control method to be performed by a mobile communication device that performs mobile communication, the mobile communication device including an attachment unit for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information, the transition control method comprising:

• a first reception step of receiving, through a mobile communication network associated with the first connection information stored in the subscriber authentication module attached by the attachment unit, the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network different from the mobile communication network, and storing the received second connection information in the subscriber authentication module;
• and
• a second reception step of performing communication directly with the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network, using the second connection information received in the first reception step and stored in the subscriber authentication module attached by the attachment unit, to receive the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network, and storing the received first connection information in the subscriber authentication module.

A transition control method to be performed by a transition control device that controls a transition between mobile communication networks over which a mobile communication device performs mobile communication, the transition control method comprising:

• a transition request input step of inputting a transition request to make a transition between mobile communication networks over which a mobile communication device performs mobile communication, the mobile communication device including an attachment unit for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information;
• a first transmission step of transmitting the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network, to the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input in the transition request input step, through a source mobile communication network;
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• a second transmission step of generating the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network for the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input in the transition request input step, and transmitting the generated first connection information directly to the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including a transition control program to cause a mobile communication device, where the mobile communication device includes attachment circuitry for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information and performs mobile communication, to function as:

• first reception circuitry for receiving, through a mobile communication network associated with the first connection information stored in the subscriber authentication module attached by the attachment circuitry, the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network different from the mobile communication network, and storing the received second connection information in the subscriber authentication module;
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• second reception circuitry for performing communication directly with the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network by use of the second connection information received by the first reception circuitry and stored in the subscriber authentication module, to receive the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network, and storing the received first connection information in the subscriber authentication module.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including a transition control program to cause a computer to function as:

• transition request input circuitry for inputting a transition request to make a transition between mobile communication networks over which a mobile communication device performs mobile communication, the mobile communication device including attachment circuitry for attaching thereto a subscriber authentication module that stores therein first connection information and second connection information, the first connection information corresponding to a mobile communication network and being necessary for performing mobile communication over the mobile communication network, the second connection information being necessary for performing communication with a connection information management server provided corresponding to a mobile communication network and configured to perform rewrite control on the first connection information;
• first transmission circuitry for transmitting the second connection information associated with a connection information management server corresponding to a destination mobile communication network, to the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input by the transition request input circuitry, through a source mobile communication network;
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• second transmission circuitry for generating the first connection information associated with the destination mobile communication network for the mobile communication device associated with the transition request input by the transition request input circuitry, and transmitting the generated first connection information directly to the connection information management server corresponding to the destination mobile communication network.