阅读说明：本技术 隔水管气侵检测装置及方法 (Gas invasion detection device and method for marine riser ) 是由 李轶明 王鹏 任海帆 杨奇霜 刘懿莹 于 2021-09-02 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种隔水管气侵检测装置及方法,所述装置包含：控制主机通过控制信号控制阀组和真空泵的运行状态,以及,根据传感器采集的检测信号与预设标准数据的比较结果获得隔水管内的气侵状态；采样管的两端接口通过隔水管的两个不同垂直高度位置分别接入隔水管；真空泵设置于采样管上,根据控制信号加快隔水管内的钻井液补入采样管,和将采样管内的钻井液排出采样管；以及,根据控制信号改变采样管内的压力；阀组包含至少三个截流阀,截流阀分别设置于采样管上预定位置,根据控制信号将流入采样管内的钻井液进行截流,保存至采样管内；传感器设置于采样管上,监测采样管内的钻井液的流动状态,将监测获得的检测信号传送至控制主机。(A riser gas cut detection apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: the control host controls the running states of the valve group and the vacuum pump through the control signal, and obtains the gas invasion state in the marine riser according to the comparison result of the detection signal acquired by the sensor and the preset standard data; the interfaces at two ends of the sampling pipe are respectively connected into the marine riser through two different vertical height positions of the marine riser; the vacuum pump is arranged on the sampling pipe, accelerates the filling of the drilling fluid in the riser into the sampling pipe according to the control signal, and discharges the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe out of the sampling pipe; and, varying the pressure within the sampling tube in accordance with the control signal; the valve group comprises at least three shutoff valves, the shutoff valves are respectively arranged at preset positions on the sampling pipe, and the drilling fluid flowing into the sampling pipe is intercepted according to the control signal and is stored in the sampling pipe; the sensor is arranged on the sampling pipe, monitors the flowing state of the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe, and transmits a detection signal obtained by monitoring to the control host.)

1. The marine riser gas invasion detection device is characterized by comprising a control host, a valve bank, a vacuum pump, a sensor and a sampling pipe;

the control host is used for controlling the running states of the valve group and the vacuum pump through control signals and obtaining the gas invasion state in the marine riser according to the comparison result of detection signals acquired by the sensor and preset standard data;

interfaces at two ends of the sampling pipe are respectively connected into the marine riser through two different vertical height positions of the marine riser;

the vacuum pump is arranged on the sampling pipe and used for accelerating the filling of the drilling fluid in the riser into the sampling pipe according to a control signal and discharging the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe out of the sampling pipe; and, varying the pressure within the sampling tube in accordance with a control signal;

the valve group comprises at least three shutoff valves, and the shutoff valves are respectively arranged at preset positions on the sampling pipes and are used for intercepting the drilling fluid flowing into the sampling pipes according to control signals and storing the drilling fluid into the sampling pipes;

the sensor is arranged on the sampling pipe and used for monitoring the flowing state of the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe and transmitting a detection signal obtained by monitoring to the control host.

2. The riser gas cut detection device of claim 1, wherein the control host comprises an above-water control unit and an underwater control unit;

the above-water control unit is connected with the underwater control unit through a cable;

the above-water control unit is used for generating a control signal according to the received operation instruction and transmitting the control signal to the underwater control unit; obtaining a gas invasion state in the marine riser according to a comparison result of the detection signal acquired by the sensor and preset standard data;

the underwater control unit is used for controlling the operation states of the valve group and the vacuum pump according to a preset control strategy or received control signals and forwarding detection signals acquired by the sensor to the above-water control unit.

3. The riser gas cut detection device according to claim 1, wherein the shutoff valve is disposed at a port position where the sampling pipe is connected to the riser and at a middle portion of the sampling pipe, respectively.

4. The riser gas cut detection device according to claim 3, wherein the vacuum pump is disposed between the highest vertical height and the shutoff valve in the middle of the sampling pipe; the sensor is arranged between the lowest vertical height and the shutoff valve in the middle of the sampling pipe.

5. A riser gas cut detection method suitable for use in the riser gas cut detection apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 4, the method comprising:

pumping drilling fluid circulating in the riser at the corresponding time by controlling the change of the three valve position switches;

and adjusting the pressure in the sampling pipe through a vacuum pump to separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe, so as to obtain the gas invasion state in the riser.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein extracting drilling fluid circulating in the riser for a corresponding time by controlling changes in the three valve position switches comprises:

controlling the valve group to open the sampling pipe and start the vacuum pump through a control host, and supplementing the drilling fluid in the riser into the sampling pipe;

and after the sampling pipe is filled with the drilling fluid, the valve group and the vacuum pump are closed through the control host.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the obtaining the gas cut condition in the riser by adjusting the pressure in the sampling pipe by a vacuum pump to separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe comprises:

opening a shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the valve group and starting a vacuum pump, discharging drilling fluid between the shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the sampling pipe and the shutoff valve at the middle section position, and closing the shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the valve group and the vacuum pump;

opening a shutoff valve at the middle section position to reduce the pressure in the sampling pipe and separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe; acquiring the gas flowing condition in the sampling pipe through a sensor to obtain a detection signal;

and analyzing and obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser according to the detection signal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein obtaining the riser gas invasion status from the detection signal analysis further comprises: and comparing the gas invasion state in the riser with a preset gas invasion state, and generating a prompt signal according to a comparison result.

9. A computer device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method of any of claims 5 to 8 when executing the computer program.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for executing the method of any one of claims 5 to 8 by a computer.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of oil exploitation and exploration, in particular to a marine riser gas cut detection device and method.

Background

Petroleum and natural gas are indispensable energy sources in the world, and the expansion production of petroleum resources is limited due to the long-term large-scale development of petroleum and natural gas on land and in shallow sea areas. Therefore, countries in the world project exploration of petroleum and natural gas to deep sea, and with continuous discovery and development of petroleum resources in deep sea, various complex problems can be encountered, wherein the damage of gas invasion is particularly serious. Deep sea drilling is more risky, various complex conditions can be met in the drilling process, and the occurrence of a kick accident is the greatest risk of drilling. The monitoring to early stage gas invasion is improved, casualties and economic property loss can be reduced, and pollution to marine ecological environment is reduced. Therefore, it is very necessary to monitor early gas invasion.

The existing riser gas invasion monitoring device is fixed on the wall of a riser to monitor the gas content of drilling fluid in the riser. The main problem faced by this technique is that the sensor is mounted on the wall of the water-separating pipe, and there is an error in the accuracy of the multimedia fluid data monitored by the non-contact sensor in the pipe. Meanwhile, most of the existing marine riser monitoring devices can be divided into a sensor system for underwater monitoring and a host control system on a platform. The underwater monitoring system comprises a sensor and a data transmission module. The method mainly comprises the steps of sending data received by a sensor to a data transmission module, converting electronic signals transmitted by the sensor into digital signals, transmitting the digital signals to an overwater host through a cable, analyzing the data transmitted underwater by the overwater host through specific monitoring software, and displaying the analyzed data on the software to form a curve graph. According to the method, the sensor is arranged on the wall of the water-proof pipe, the Doppler signal of the drilling fluid in the water-proof pipe can be monitored in real time, and whether gas invasion occurs or not is judged through signal change. The main problem faced by this technique is that the sensor is mounted on the wall of the water-separating pipe, and there is an error in the accuracy of the multimedia fluid data monitored by the sensor in the pipe. The ultrasonic sensor adopts an acoustic monitoring means, and gas in the water-proof pipe can influence sound transmission, so that gas invasion monitoring is realized. However, under the condition of deep water depth, the interior of the water-proof pipe is in a high-pressure state, so that gas causing well kick overflow may be dissolved in the drilling fluid, and the acoustic measurement method cannot detect the gas, so that the occurrence of well kick or gas invasion cannot be found.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a riser gas invasion detection device and method, which can find the occurrence of gas invasion under the condition of small gas content by measuring the fluid in a directly sampled riser.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a marine riser gas cut detection device, which specifically comprises a control host, a valve set, a vacuum pump, a sensor and a sampling tube; the control host is used for controlling the running states of the valve group and the vacuum pump through control signals and obtaining the gas invasion state in the marine riser according to the comparison result of detection signals acquired by the sensor and preset standard data; interfaces at two ends of the sampling pipe are respectively connected into the marine riser through two different vertical height positions of the marine riser; the vacuum pump is arranged on the sampling pipe and used for accelerating the filling of the drilling fluid in the riser into the sampling pipe according to a control signal and discharging the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe out of the sampling pipe; and, varying the pressure within the sampling tube in accordance with a control signal; the valve group comprises at least three shutoff valves, and the shutoff valves are respectively arranged at preset positions on the sampling pipes and are used for intercepting the drilling fluid flowing into the sampling pipes according to control signals and storing the drilling fluid into the sampling pipes; the sensor is arranged on the sampling pipe and used for monitoring the flowing state of the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe and transmitting a detection signal obtained by monitoring to the control host.

In the above marine riser gas cut detection apparatus, preferably, the control host includes an above-water control unit and an underwater control unit; the above-water control unit is connected with the underwater control unit through a cable; the above-water control unit is used for generating a control signal according to the received operation instruction and transmitting the control signal to the underwater control unit; obtaining a gas invasion state in the marine riser according to a comparison result of the detection signal acquired by the sensor and preset standard data; the underwater control unit is used for controlling the operation states of the valve group and the vacuum pump according to a preset control strategy or received control signals and forwarding detection signals acquired by the sensor to the above-water control unit.

In the above-mentioned marine riser gas cut detection device, preferably, the shutoff valve is respectively provided at a port position where the sampling pipe is connected to the marine riser and at a middle portion of the sampling pipe.

In the above-mentioned riser gas intrusion detection apparatus, preferably, the vacuum pump is disposed between the highest vertical height and the shutoff valve in the middle of the sampling pipe; the sensor is arranged between the lowest vertical height and the shutoff valve in the middle of the sampling pipe.

The invention also provides a riser gas invasion detection method suitable for the riser gas invasion detection device, and the method comprises the following steps: pumping drilling fluid circulating in the riser at the corresponding time by controlling the change of the three valve position switches; and adjusting the pressure in the sampling pipe through a vacuum pump to separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe, so as to obtain the gas invasion state in the riser.

In the above method for detecting gas cut in a riser, preferably, the extracting drilling fluid circulating in the riser at a corresponding time by controlling the change of the three valve position switches comprises: controlling the valve group to open the sampling pipe and start the vacuum pump through a control host, and supplementing the drilling fluid in the riser into the sampling pipe; and after the sampling pipe is filled with the drilling fluid, the valve group and the vacuum pump are closed through the control host.

In the above method for detecting gas cut in a riser, preferably, the step of adjusting the pressure in the sampling pipe by a vacuum pump to separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe to obtain the gas cut state in the riser includes: opening a shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the valve group and starting a vacuum pump, discharging drilling fluid between the shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the sampling pipe and the shutoff valve at the middle section position, and closing the shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the valve group and the vacuum pump; opening a shutoff valve at the middle section position to reduce the pressure in the sampling pipe and separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe; acquiring the gas flowing condition in the sampling pipe through a sensor to obtain a detection signal; and analyzing and obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser according to the detection signal.

In the above method for detecting gas invasion of a riser, preferably, the analyzing and obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser according to the detection signal further includes: and comparing the gas invasion state in the riser with a preset gas invasion state, and generating a prompt signal according to a comparison result.

The invention also provides a computer device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method when executing the computer program.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for executing the above method.

The invention has the beneficial technical effects that: the drilling fluid circulated by the marine riser at a certain moment is extracted by controlling the change of the three valve position switches, the pressure in the sampling pipe after being sealed is changed by the vacuum pump, and bubbles in the drilling fluid are separated in a vacuum mode, so that the actual gas component content is measured more truly and accurately, the measurement error caused by gas dissolution due to high pressure is avoided, and the early identification of gas invasion is realized.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a riser gas cut detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for detecting gas invasion in a riser according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a drilling fluid extraction process provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a gas intrusion status identification process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be provided with reference to the drawings and examples, so that how to apply the technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, and the technical solutions formed are within the scope of the present invention.

Additionally, the steps illustrated in the flow charts of the figures may be performed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions and, although a logical order is illustrated in the flow charts, in some cases, the steps illustrated or described may be performed in an order different than here.

Referring to fig. 1, the marine riser gas cut detection apparatus provided by the present invention specifically includes a control host, a valve set, a vacuum pump 104, a sensor 105 and a sampling tube 106; the control host is used for controlling the operation states of the valve bank and the vacuum pump 104 through control signals, and obtaining the gas invasion state in the marine riser 107 according to the comparison result of detection signals acquired by the sensor 105 and preset standard data; the interfaces at two ends of the sampling pipe 106 are respectively connected to the riser 107 through two different vertical height positions of the riser 107; the vacuum pump 104 is arranged on the sampling pipe 106 and is used for accelerating the filling of the drilling fluid in the riser 107 into the sampling pipe 106 and discharging the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe 106 out of the sampling pipe 106 according to a control signal; and, varying the pressure within the sampling tube 106 in accordance with a control signal; the valve group comprises at least three shutoff valves (101, 102 and 103), and the shutoff valves (101, 102 and 103) are respectively arranged on the sampling pipes at preset positions and are used for intercepting the drilling fluid flowing into the sampling pipe 106 according to control signals and storing the drilling fluid into the sampling pipe 106; the sensor 105 is disposed on the sampling tube 106, and is configured to monitor a flow state of the drilling fluid in the sampling tube 106, and transmit a detection signal obtained by the monitoring to the control host. The sensor 105 may be set according to actual conditions, such as a liquid flow monitoring sensor, a gas volume detection sensor, or other similar sensor devices capable of detecting liquid state change and gas change in the sampling pipe, which is not further limited herein.

Therefore, the marine riser gas invasion monitoring method and the marine riser gas invasion monitoring device realize the marine riser gas invasion monitoring of directly sampling and detecting the gas content in the drilling fluid under the high-pressure environment; the pressure in the sampling pipe is controlled by controlling the vacuum pump and the switch of the combination valve, so that gas possibly contained in the drilling fluid is separated out, and whether the gas-cutting gas is dissolved in the high-pressure drilling fluid is judged according to whether the gas is separated out.

In the above embodiments, the control host may comprise an above-water control unit and an underwater control unit; the above-water control unit is connected with the underwater control unit through a cable; the above-water control unit is used for generating a control signal according to the received operation instruction and transmitting the control signal to the underwater control unit; obtaining a gas invasion state in the marine riser according to a comparison result of the detection signal acquired by the sensor and preset standard data; the underwater control unit is used for controlling the operation states of the valve group and the vacuum pump according to a preset control strategy or received control signals and forwarding detection signals acquired by the sensor to the above-water control unit. In actual work, the water control unit is connected with the underwater control unit through a cable, the water control unit can send an instruction to the underwater control unit to control the operation of the water control unit, the underwater control unit can independently and independently operate, and the underwater control unit can actively upload state data to the water control unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the shutoff valve is respectively disposed at a port position where the sampling pipe is connected to the riser and at a middle portion of the sampling pipe. The vacuum pump is arranged between the highest vertical height and the shutoff valve in the middle of the sampling pipe; the sensor is arranged between the lowest vertical height and the shutoff valve in the middle of the sampling pipe. Specifically, referring to fig. 1 again, in actual operation, the marine riser gas cut detection apparatus provided by the present invention may include a control host, three valves (valve up, valve middle, valve down), a vacuum pump, a sensor, and a sampling tube; the control host machine is divided into an overwater part and an underwater part, the overwater host machine is connected with the underwater host machine through a cable, the overwater host machine can send an instruction to the underwater host machine to control the operation of the overwater host machine, the underwater host machine can independently and independently operate, and the underwater host machine can actively upload state data to the overwater host machine. The underwater host can control the action of the valve and the running state of the pump; the underwater host can collect and analyze the sensor signals; the sampling pipe is fixed on the marine riser and is provided with two connectors communicated with the marine riser; the three valves are positioned at the top, the middle and the bottom of the sampling pipe, and can cut off the drilling fluid flowing into the sampling pipe according to the requirement and store the drilling fluid in the flow guide pipe; the vacuum pump is positioned between the upper part and the middle part of the valve, so that the drilling fluid can be quickened to fill the sampling pipe, and part of the drilling fluid can be discharged out of the sampling pipe; the sensor is positioned between the lower part and the middle part of the valve, monitors the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe, and transmits the acquired signal to the underwater host.

Referring to fig. 2, the present invention further provides a riser gas invasion detection method suitable for the riser gas invasion detection apparatus, the method comprising:

s201, pumping drilling fluid circulating in the riser at corresponding time by controlling the change of the three valve position switches;

s202, adjusting the pressure in the sampling pipe through a vacuum pump to separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe, and obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser.

Referring to fig. 3, in the above embodiment, the pumping drilling fluid circulating in the riser pipe according to the time by controlling the three valve position switches includes:

s301, controlling the valve group to open the sampling pipe and start the vacuum pump through a control host, and supplementing the drilling fluid in the riser into the sampling pipe;

s302, after the sampling pipe is filled with the drilling fluid, the valve group and the vacuum pump are closed through the control host.

Thereafter, as shown in fig. 4, adjusting the pressure in the sampling pipe by the vacuum pump to separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe in step S202, and obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser may include:

s401, opening a shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the valve group and starting a vacuum pump, discharging drilling fluid between the shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the sampling pipe and the shutoff valve at the middle section position, and closing the shutoff valve with the highest vertical height in the valve group and the vacuum pump;

s402, opening a shutoff valve at the middle section position to reduce the pressure in the sampling pipe and separate bubbles in the drilling fluid in the sampling pipe; acquiring the gas flowing condition in the sampling pipe through a sensor to obtain a detection signal;

and S403, analyzing and obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser according to the detection signal.

The gas invasion state in the riser can be analyzed according to the detection signal by adopting the modes of gas change monitoring in the prior art, drilling fluid monitoring and the like, the invention is not further limited, and related technicians in the field can select and set the gas invasion state according to actual needs.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the obtaining the gas invasion state in the riser according to the detection signal analysis may further include: and comparing the gas invasion state in the riser with a preset gas invasion state, and generating a prompt signal according to a comparison result. Specifically, when the gas invasion state in the riser is higher than or equal to a first expected standard gas invasion state, the gas invasion risk exists, and at the moment, a prompt signal is generated to inform relevant staff of coping in advance; related workers in the field can select other prompting modes according to actual needs, and the invention is not limited in this respect. Referring to fig. 1, in an actual operation, the method for detecting gas cut of a riser mainly includes the following steps:

(1) opening all valves;

(2) starting a pump to enable fluid in the marine riser to quickly enter the sampling pipe and replace the original fluid in the sampling pipe;

(3) stopping the pump, closing all valves and sealing the sampling fluid into the flow guide pipe;

(4) opening the valve (up), starting the pump, and discharging the upper fluid to the riser;

(5) close valve (up) while stopping pump;

(6) the underwater host computer collects sensor signals as comparison basic data;

(7) open valve (middle);

(8) the underwater host machine collects the flow in the valve (middle) and the valve (lower) diversion pipes through the sensor, compares the flow with the basic data in the valve (middle) and the valve (lower) diversion pipes, and judges whether abnormal flow exists or not;

(9) if the abnormality occurs, the dissolved gas appears in the drilling fluid, and gas invasion happens underground, and an alarm is given;

(10) if no abnormity occurs, no gas invasion occurs;

(11) and (3) waiting for a certain time, and repeating the step (1) to carry out the next detection.

Specifically, the marine riser gas cut detection device is in a fully closed state at the beginning, when a drill bit drills into a high-pressure reservoir or an abnormal-pressure reservoir, the overwater host controls the underwater host to open all valve switches through instructions, and a vacuum pump is started, so that drilling fluid circulating in the marine riser is quickly filled in the sampling pipe. And after the drilling fluid is filled in the sampling pipe, the control host machine closes the vacuum pump and the upper, middle and lower valves of the sampling pipe. And then the overwater host sends an instruction to the underwater host, the switch on the valve is opened, the vacuum pump is started, the drilling fluid flowing into the section of the sampling pipe in the valve is discharged out of the sampling pipe, and the switch on the valve and the vacuum pump are closed. And finally, opening a switch in the valve and opening a sensor, wherein drilling fluid on the valve and in the valve middle pipe is discharged, so that after the valve is opened, the pressure in the whole sampling pipe is reduced, gas-liquid separation of the drilling fluid possibly containing bubbles in a closed space pipe is caused, the time sensor monitors signals in the closed pipe and transmits the signals to an underwater host, and the underwater host judges whether abnormal signals occur according to basic data, so that whether the drilling fluid contains gas or not is judged.

The invention has the beneficial technical effects that: the drilling fluid circulated by the marine riser at a certain moment is extracted by controlling the change of the three valve position switches, the pressure in the sampling pipe after being sealed is changed by the vacuum pump, and bubbles in the drilling fluid are separated in a vacuum mode, so that the actual gas component content is measured more truly and accurately, the measurement error caused by gas dissolution due to high pressure is avoided, and the early identification of gas invasion is realized.

The invention also provides a computer device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor implements the method when executing the computer program.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for executing the above method.

As shown in fig. 5, the electronic device 600 may further include: a communication module 110, an input unit 120, a display 160, and a power supply 170. It is noted that the electronic device 600 does not necessarily include all of the components shown in fig. 5; furthermore, the electronic device 600 may also comprise components not shown in fig. 5, which may be referred to in the prior art.

As shown in fig. 5, the central processor 100, sometimes referred to as a controller or operational control, may include a microprocessor or other processor device and/or logic device, the central processor 100 receiving input and controlling the operation of the various components of the electronic device 600.

The memory 140 may be, for example, one or more of a buffer, a flash memory, a hard drive, a removable media, a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, or other suitable device. The information relating to the failure may be stored, and a program for executing the information may be stored. And the central processing unit 100 may execute the program stored in the memory 140 to realize information storage or processing, etc.

The input unit 120 provides input to the cpu 100. The input unit 120 is, for example, a key or a touch input device. The power supply 170 is used to provide power to the electronic device 600. The display 160 is used to display an object to be displayed, such as an image or a character. The display may be, for example, an LCD display, but is not limited thereto.

The memory 140 may be a solid state memory such as Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), a SIM card, or the like. There may also be a memory that holds information even when power is off, can be selectively erased, and is provided with more data, an example of which is sometimes called an EPROM or the like. The memory 140 may also be some other type of device. Memory 140 includes buffer memory 141 (sometimes referred to as a buffer). The memory 140 may include an application/function storage section 142, and the application/function storage section 142 is used to store application programs and function programs or a flow for executing the operation of the electronic device 600 by the central processing unit 100.

The memory 140 may also include a data store 143, the data store 143 for storing data, such as contacts, digital data, pictures, sounds, and/or any other data used by the electronic device. The driver storage portion 144 of the memory 140 may include various drivers of the electronic device for communication functions and/or for performing other functions of the electronic device (e.g., messaging application, address book application, etc.).

The communication module 110 is a transmitter/receiver 110 that transmits and receives signals via an antenna 111. The communication module (transmitter/receiver) 110 is coupled to the central processor 100 to provide an input signal and receive an output signal, which may be the same as in the case of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

Based on different communication technologies, a plurality of communication modules 110, such as a cellular network module, a bluetooth module, and/or a wireless local area network module, may be provided in the same electronic device.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.