US 10,771,955 B2Granted

Method and apparatus for selecting profile of terminal in mobile network

AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

InventorsJonghan Park, Sangjin Kim, Duckey Lee, Sangsoo Jeong

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Abstract

A method and apparatus of selecting profiles is provided that provides communication services of a terminal equipped with embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) (or embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM)) and Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC). The method of selecting a profile in a terminal including a plurality of subscriber identity modules (SIMs) that differ from each other in type, includes selecting, when sensing a profile changing event, one of the plurality of SIMs according to a preset rule, selecting one of a plurality of profiles stored in the plurality of SIMs, and applying the selected profile to the terminal.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, wherein the terminal is capable of connecting with a first universal integrated circuit card (UICC) and includes a second UICC, the method comprising:

receiving, on a display of the terminal, a first user input for displaying a profile list, while the terminal being connected with the first UICC and the second UICC being installed with at least one profile;
displaying, on the display of the terminal, the profile list based on the first user input, the profile list including a first profile corresponding to the first UICC and at least one second profile corresponding to the second UICC;
identifying a user-selectable profile from the profile list based on a second user input for selecting the profile, the second user input being received on the display;
and
applying the user-selectable profile to the terminal,
wherein, each user-selectable profile of the profile list includes a subscriber identifier and a security key for a profile.

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Facts

Application: 16/565,338Filed 9 Sep 2019 · continuation
Priority: KR 10-2014-008123430 Jun 2014
Published: US 2020/0008045 A12 Jan 2020
Granted: 8 Sep 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04W 8/183
Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data:…
H04L 63/0853
For authentication of entities: using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal
H04W 12/06
Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity: authentication
H04W 8/205
Transfer of user or subscriber data: transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

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Application14/788,072Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Jun 2015
Application15/707,924Parent of this continuation · filed 18 Sep 2017
US 9,788,190 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 10 Oct 2017
US 2020/0008045 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Jan 2020
US 10,412,574 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0382178 A1Published application
US 2018/0020342 A1Published application
US 10,771,955 B2This patent

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