# US 11,310,641 B2 · Entitlement server connected eSIMS > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,641 B2 - Document ID: US11310641B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/423,488 - Filed: 2019-05-28 - Published: 2020-08-13 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-10 - Assignees: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Applicants: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Inventors: Jerome Sicard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310641B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 8/245: {from a network towards a terminal} - H04W 12/40: Security arrangements using identity modules - H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems and methods are provided for activating an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) device. One method may include initiating at least one device comprising an eSIM; connecting the eSIM to at least one of an entry point of a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) and an entitlement configuration server (ECS); activating, authenticating, and/or authorizing the eSIM; and connecting the eSIM with a cellular data service or a data network of the MNO. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for activating an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) device comprising: initiating at least one device comprising an eSIM, wherein the eSIM is rewritable by any of a plurality of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) such that a user can select any of the plurality of MNOs as an assigned MNO; initiating an eSIM activation application on the at least one device comprising the eSIM, wherein an entitlement configuration server (ECS) redirects at least one authentication request for a user associated with the eSIM to an authentication server associated with the assigned MNO such that the user, after successful authentication of the user to the assigned MNO, can select the assigned MNO via the connection to the ECS, and wherein an ECS in each of the plurality of MNOs is a primary entry and orchestration point for eSIM device activation in each MNO and performs multiple orchestration operations in parallel effectuating authentication; downloading a profile package, bound to the eSIM, to the at least one device comprising the eSIM via the eSIM activation application, wherein the at least one device receives the bound profile package through a subscription manager data preparation interface of the assigned MNO; automatically activating the eSIM via the eSIM activation application based on the profile package to facilitate over the air installation within the eSIM, wherein automatically activating the eSIM comprises: connecting the eSIM with a cellular data service or a data network of the assigned MNO based on the activation of the eSIM such that provisioning the eSIM through the ECS allows the user to switch selection of the assigned MNO for the eSIM to a different MNO from the plurality of MNOs, wherein switching the selection enables the different MNO to rewrite the eSIM for a different cellular data service or a data network of the different MNO to activate the eSIM. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: authorizing the eSIM via the connection to the ECS, and wherein one or more of the initiating, connecting, or activating is carried out on different devices, carriers, and/or networks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the ECS is an anchor-point for a session initiated by the eSIM activation application. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the ECS facilitates an integration of an open authorization authentication server of the MNO in order to associate the eSIM with an MNO subscription. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one device is selected from the group consisting of: a laptop, a cell phone, a printer, a tablet, glasses, a watch, a server, a cloud device, and an Internet of Things (IOT) device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one device comprising the eSIM is connected through the ECS and an MNO process is connected into an eSIM activation flow process. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising activating the at least one device comprising the eSIM device without any end-user hardware dependencies. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to: connect an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) device to an entitlement configuration server (ECS), wherein the eSIM is rewritable by any of a plurality of Mobile Network Operator (MNOs) such that a user can select any of the plurality of MNOs as an assigned MNO; initiate an eSIM activation application on the eSIM device, wherein the ECS redirects at least one authentication request for a user associated with the eSIM to an authentication server associated with the assigned MNO, wherein the assigned MNO is selectable via the connection to the ECS after successful authentication of the at least one authentication request, and wherein an ECS in each of the plurality of MNOs is a primary entry and orchestration point for eSIM device activation in each MNO and performs multiple orchestration operations in parallel effectuating authentication; download a profile package bound to the eSIM to the eSIM device, wherein the eSIM device receives the profile package through a subscription manager data preparation interface of the assigned MNO; and automatically activate the eSIM device based on the profile package to facilitate over the air installation within the eSIM to connect the eSIM device with a cellular data service or a data network of the assigned MNO, wherein provisioning the eSIM device through the ECS allows the user to switch selection of the assigned MNO for the eSIM to a different MNO from any of the plurality of MNOs, wherein switching the selection enables the different MNO to rewrite the eSIM for a different cellular data service or a data network of the different MNO to activate the eSIM. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to update the eSIM to an activated state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium is to be linked to, embedded in, or connected to an eSIM-containing device selected from the group consisting of one or more of laptops, cell phones, printers, tablets, glasses, watches, servers, cloud devices, and an IOT device that is activated, authenticated, and/or connected through a ECS. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, where the ECS is an anchor-point for the activation, authentication and/or authorizing process step. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, where the ECS facilitates the integration of the open authorization authentication server of the MNO in order to associate the eSIM with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) subscription. ### Claim 13 A system comprising: one or more processing units; and a non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the one or more processing units and comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to: connect an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) device to at least one entitlement configuration server (ECS), wherein the eSIM is rewritable by any of a plurality of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) such that a user can select any of the plurality of MNOs as an assigned MNO; initiate an eSIM activation application on the eSIM device, wherein the ECS redirects at least one authentication request for a user associated with the eSIM to an authentication server associated with the assigned MNO such that the user, after successful authentication of the user to the assigned MNO, can select the assigned MNO via the connection to the ECS, and wherein an ECS in each of the plurality of MNOs is a primary entry and orchestration point for eSIM device activation in each MNO and performs multiple orchestration operations in parallel effectuating authentication; download a profile package bound to the eSIM to the eSIM device, wherein the eSIM device receives the profile package through a subscription manager data preparation interface of the assigned MNO; and automatically activate the eSIM device based on the profile package to facilitate over the air installation within the eSIM to connect the eSIM device with a cellular data service or a data network of the assigned MNO, wherein provisioning the eSIM device through the ECS allows the user to switch selection of the assigned MNO for the eSIM to a different MNO from any of the plurality of MNOs, wherein switching the selection enables the different MNO to rewrite the eSIM for a different cellular data service or a data network of the different MNO to activate the eSIM device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, further comprising an eSIM-containing device selected from the group consisting of one or more of: laptops, cell phones, printers, tablets, watches, glasses, servers, cloud devices, and Internet of Things (IOT) devices, wherein the eSIM-containing device is activated, authenticated and/or connected through the ECS. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises further computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to connect an MNO process into the eSIM activation flow through the ECS. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the ECS is an anchor-point for the activation of the eSIM device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, where the ECS facilitates the integration of the open authorization authentication server of the MNO in order to associate the eSIM with an MNO subscription. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises further computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to: activate the eSIM device without any end-user hardware dependencies; authorize the eSIM; and verify the connection of the eSIM with a cellular data service or the data network of the assigned MNO. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, where the ECS is the anchor-point for the activate, authenticate and/or authorization instructions. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, where the ECS facilitates the integration of the open authorization authentication server of the MNO in order to associate the eSIM with an MNO subscription. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, where the eSIM is industry standard compliant and rewritable by any of the plurality of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) operating in compliance to the industry standard. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the eSIM activation application establishes a connection between the eSIM and the ECS associated with the assigned MNO selected by the user from the plurality of MNOs.