# US 11,122,404 B2 · Electronic device, external electronic device, and method of managing embedded subscriber identity modules of external electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,404 B2 - Document ID: US11122404B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/531,629 - Filed: 2019-08-05 - Published: 2020-02-13 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-08 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jeongtak Bae; Hyongjin Ban; Jeongdon Kang; Jieun Jung; Sangsoo Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122404B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/60: Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits - H04L 67/51: Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services - H04L 67/562: Brokering proxy services - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 8/183: {Processing at user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W 8/205: {Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W 8/265: {for initial activation of new user} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 12/35: {Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning} - H04W 12/42: using virtual identity modules - 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 An electronic device is provided. The electronic device a processor configured to, receive a signal for requesting activation of a communication service for the external electronic device, from the external electronic device using the second communication module; transmit device information of the electronic device to the first external server using the first communication module; receive information for activation of the communication service from the first external server; access the second external server on the basis of an address of the second external server which is included in the information for activation of the communication service; and perform activation of the communication service for the external electronic device using data transmitted from the second external server. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a memory configured to store device information of the electronic device; a first communication module configured to establish a first communication connection to a first external server and a second external server, wherein the first external server stores information associated with a plurality of operators that provide cellular communication services and the second external server is related to activation of a communication service; a second communication module configured to establish a second communication connection to an external electronic device; and a processor configured to: receive a signal for requesting activation of a communication service for the external electronic device from the external electronic device using the second communication module; transmit device information of the electronic device to the first external server using the first communication module; receive information for activation of the communication service from the first external server; access the second external server on the basis of an address of the second external server which is included in the information for activation of the communication service; and perform activation of the communication service for the external electronic device using data transmitted from the second external server on the basis of a priority order of at least one activation scheme information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform activation of the communication service for the external electronic device on the basis of the at least one activation scheme information for activation of the communication service which is included in the information for activation of the communication service. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one activation scheme information comprises information associated with whether an operator that provides the communication service supports a scheme of opening a communication service in an offline state, information associated with whether the operator supports a scheme of opening a communication service in an online state, or information associated with whether the operator supports a scheme based on a provided activation code. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify whether the scheme of opening a communication service in the offline state is supported on the basis of the activation scheme information; and identify that the scheme of opening a communication service in the offline state is supported and transmit, to a server that provides a profile to be installed in the external electronic device, a signal for requesting provision of the profile. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify that the scheme of opening a communication service in the offline state is not supported, and whether the scheme of opening a communication service in the online state is supported, on the basis of the activation scheme information; and identify that the scheme of opening a communication service in the online state is supported, and transmit, to the second external server, a signal for requesting activation of the communication service. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to perform activation of the communication service via the second external server using an authentication method that is supportable by the second external service and is included in the information for activation of the communication service. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify that the scheme of opening a communication service in the online state is not supported, on the basis of the activation scheme information, and whether the scheme of opening a communication service using an activation code is supported, on the basis of the activation information, and identify that the scheme of opening a communication service using an activation code is supported, and request a user input for inputting an activation code. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises: information indicating whether a service providable to the electronic device and the external electronic device on the basis of the same phone number is supported. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises information indicating an identifier used when an operator that provides the communication service identifies a subscriber, and wherein the processor is further configured to transmit one of a plurality of identifiers corresponding to the external electronic device to the second external server on the basis of the information indicating the identifier. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device information of the electronic device comprises a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC), and wherein the processor is further configured to: when a plurality of pieces of operator information are included in the information for activation of the service received from the first external server, select one piece of operator information from among the plurality of pieces of operator information on the basis of communication network information stored in a subscriber identification module (SIM) module that stores communication network information used by the electronic device, and transmit a request for activation of the communication service from the second external server corresponding to the selected user information. ### Claim 11 An electronic device, comprising: a memory configured to store information associated with operators that provide communication services; a communication module configured to perform data transmission or reception with a first external electronic device using a first communication scheme; and a processor configured to: receive a first signal for requesting transmission of the information for activation of a communication service transmitted from the first external electronic device; identify device information of the first external electronic device included in the first signal; select an operator corresponding to the device information of the first external electronic device from among the operators; and transmit information for activation of a communication service corresponding to the selected operator to the first external electronic device, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises priority information of a communication service activation scheme. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises the communication service activation scheme information including information indicating whether an operator that provides the communication service supports a scheme of opening a communication service in an offline state, or information indicating whether the operator supports a scheme of opening a communication service in an online state, or information indicating whether the operator supports a scheme based on a provided activation code. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein, when the operator supports the scheme of opening a communication service in the online state, the information for activation of the communication service comprises an address of a server that performs an operation related to activation of the communication service. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises information indicating an identifier used when the operator that provides the communication service identifies a subscriber. ### Claim 15 An operation method by an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a signal for requesting activation of a communication service for an external electronic device from the external electronic device; transmitting device information of the electronic device to a first external server that stores information associated with a plurality of operators that provide communication services; receiving information for activation of the communication service from the first external server; accessing a second external server on the basis of an address of the second external server which is related to activation of the communication service, the address being included in the information for activation of the communication service; and performing activation of the communication service for the external electronic device using data transmitted from the second external server on the basis of a priority order of at least one activation scheme information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein activating the communication service comprises: performing activation of the communication service for the external electronic device on the basis of the at least one activation scheme information, which is included in the information for activation of the communication service and is used for activation of the communication service. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises information indicating whether an operator that provides the communication service supports a scheme of opening a communication service in an offline state, information indicating whether the operator supports a scheme of opening a communication service in an online state, or information indicating whether the operator supports a scheme based on a provided activation code. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises information indicating an identifier used when the operator that provides the communication service identifies a subscriber, and wherein the method further comprises: transmitting one of a plurality of identifiers corresponding to the external electronic device to the second external server on the basis of the information indicating the identifier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the device information of the electronic device comprises a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC), and wherein the method further comprises: when a plurality of pieces of operator information are included in the information for activation of the service, received from the first external server, selecting a piece of operator information from the plurality of pieces of operator information on the basis of the communication information stored in a subscriber identification module (SIM) module; and transmitting a request for activation of the communication service from the second external server corresponding to the selected user information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the information for activation of the communication service comprises: information indicating whether a service providable to the electronic device and the external electronic device on the basis of the same phone number is supported.