# US 10,771,955 B2 · Method and apparatus for selecting profile of terminal in mobile network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,771,955 B2 - Document ID: US10771955B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/565,338 - Filed: 2019-09-09 - Published: 2020-01-02 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-06-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jonghan Park; Sangjin Kim; Duckey Lee; Sangsoo Jeong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771955B2 ## CPC - H04W 8/183: {Processing at user equipment or user record carrier} - H04L 63/0853: {using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234)} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 8/205: {Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first UICC is a detachable UICC and the second UICC is an embedded UICC (eUICC). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the applying further comprises: receiving, on the display of the terminal, a third user input for activating the user-selectable profile; and applying the user-selectable profile to the terminal based on the third user input for activating the profile. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the applying further comprises applying the user-selectable profile to the terminal by using a UICC corresponding to the user-selectable profile from the first UICC and the second UICC. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying further comprises displaying, on the display of the terminal, the first profile and the at least one second profile without classifying from each other. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises determining that a profile changing event is detected, based on the first user input. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the applying further comprises: delivering a profile applying request to a UICC corresponding to the user-selectable profile and receiving a response for the profile applying request from the UICC; or transmitting a profile applying request to a server and receiving a response from the server. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein first information associated with the first profile is obtained from the first UICC by delivering a request to the first UICC, and wherein the first information includes at least one of a profile identity (ID) for the first profile, Mobile Network Operator (MNO) information for the first profile and Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) information for the first profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein second information associated with the at least one second profile is obtained from the second UICC or a server based on an authorization credential, and wherein the second information includes at least one of a profile identity (ID) for each of the at least one second profile, Mobile Network Operator (MNO) information for each of the at least one second profile and Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) information for each of the at least one second profile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the authorization credential includes at least one of a certificate, a private key, a symmetric key, an ID and a password. ### Claim 11 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 terminal comprising: a display; a transceiver; a memory; and a controller coupled with the display, the transceiver and the memory and configured to: receive, on the display, 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, display, on the display, 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, identify 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 apply 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. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the first UICC is a detachable UICC and the second UICC is an embedded UICC (eUICC). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to: receive, on the display, a third user input for activating the user-selectable profile, and apply the profile to the terminal based on the third user input for activating the user-selectable profile. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to apply the user-selectable profile to the terminal by using a UICC corresponding to the user-selectable profile from the first UICC and the second UICC. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to display, on the display, the first profile and the at least one second profile without classifying from each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that a profile changing event is detected, based on the first user input. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to: deliver a profile applying request to a UICC corresponding to the user-selectable profile and receiving a response for the profile applying request from the UICC, or transmit a profile applying request to a server and receiving a response from the server. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein first information associated with the first profile is obtained from the first UICC by delivering a request to the first UICC, and wherein the first information includes at least one of a profile identity (ID) for the first profile, Mobile Network Operator (MNO) information for the first profile and Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) information for the first profile. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The terminal of claim 11, wherein second information associated with the at least one second profile is obtained from the second UICC or a server based on an authorization credential, and wherein the second information includes at least one of a profile identity (ID) for each of the at least one second profile, Mobile Network Operator (MNO) information for each of the at least one second profile and Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) information for each of the at least one second profile. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The terminal of claim 19, wherein the authorization credential includes at least one of a certificate, a private key, a symmetric key, an ID and a password.