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US 11,109,225 B2Granted
Operating method for communication profile and electronic device supporting the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSoon Hyun Cha, Sun Min Hwang, Tae Sun Yeoum, Duckey Lee, Sang Soo Lee
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication module configured to establish a communication channel to an external electronic device based on wired communications or short-range communications, a second communication module that supports a communication service provided via a base station; a control module configured to obtain a communication profile required for operating the second communication module using the external electronic device connected through the first communication module, and a memory configured to store the communication profile.
Claims20
A portable device comprising:
- a display;
- an embedded subscription identification module (eSIM);
- a first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection;
- a second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection;
- a memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the portable device;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- based at least in part on a state that a profile to be used to activate the cellular communication connection is not installed, display, on the display, a provisioning user interface (UI) including at least one of a menu for allowing a user to trigger a connection to an external electronic device through the first communication circuitry or a graphical code, such that the external electronic device obtains the at least part of the provisioning information from the portable device and establishes another cellular communication connection between the external electronic device and a server corresponding to a cellular network based on the at least part of the provisioning information;
- transmit a request for the profile to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection established between the portable device and the external electronic device using the first communication circuitry, such that the request is to be transmitted to the server corresponding to the cellular network via the another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server;
- receive, via the external electronic device, the profile downloaded from the server, and store the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM;
- and
- activate the cellular communication connection based at least in part on the downloaded profile.
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An electronic device comprising:
- an embedded subscription identification module (eSIM);
- a first communication circuitry to support a short-range communication connection;
- a second communication circuitry to support a cellular communication connection;
- a memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the electronic device;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- establish, using the first communication circuitry, the short-range communication connection between the electronic device and an external electronic device;
- receive a first request for a profile to be used to activate the cellular communication connection to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection using the first communication circuitry;
- in response to the first request, transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, such that a second request related to the provisioning information is to be transmitted to a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server;
- obtain, from the external electronic device, at least a part of a message received at the external electronic device from the server;
- based at least in part on the at least part of the message, establish a secure channel between the electronic device and the server using the short-range communication connection and the another cellular communication connection;
- receive, using the secure channel, the profile from the server, and store the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM.
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A portable device comprising:
- a display;
- an embedded subscription identification module (eSIM);
- a first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection;
- a second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection;
- a memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the portable device;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- determine whether a profile to be used to activate the cellular communication connection is installed, and
- when the profile is not installed, display, on the display, a provisioning user interface including at least one of a menu for allowing a user to trigger a connection to an external electronic device through the first communication circuitry or a graphical code related to the provisioning information,
- wherein the provisioning user interface includes information for provisioning to obtain the profile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.