Apparatuses, methods and systems for implementing a system-on-chip with integrated reprogrammable cellular network connectivity
AssigneeSimless, Inc.
InventorIsmaila Wane
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are provided for configuring a “SIM-less” System-on-Chip (S2oC) with integrated reprogrammable cellular network connectivity. Digitally issued Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards may be digitally issued by a remote server and downloaded and managed by the S2oC. A virtual SIM card container may be packaged in the S2oC and hosts an identity manager used by a plurality of applications residing in the multi-core processor of the S2oC. A virtual modem with a custom communication protocol allows the multi-core processor applications to exchange data with the virtual SIM card container.
Claims24
An apparatus comprising:
- a multi-core processor;
- a software-based embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) that does not include a dedicated physical element;
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- one or more memories storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the multi-core processor, configure the apparatus to communicate with a plurality of cellular networks using (i) a cellular modem comprising a software-based modulator-demodulator device which allows communication by the connected device over a cellular network and (ii) one or more virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) cards stored in the software-based eUICC.
A method performed by a device including a multi-core processor, a cellular modem comprising a software-based modulator-demodulator device which allows communication by the connected device over a cellular network, a software-based embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC), and one or more memories, the method including:
- communicating, using the cellular modem, with a plurality of cellular networks using one or more virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) cards stored in the software-based eUICC, wherein the software-based eUICC does not include a dedicated physical element.
An apparatus having an integrated circuit chip including a multi-core processor, a cellular modem comprising a software-based modulator-demodulator device which allows communication by the connected device over a cellular network a software-based embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) that does not include a dedicated physical element, and one or more memories, the apparatus including:
- means for communicating with a plurality of cellular networks using (i) the cellular modem and (ii) one or more virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) cards stored in the software-based eUICC.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.