# US 11,903,090 B2 · Cloud-based cellular service management for mobile wireless devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,903,090 B2 - Document ID: US11903090B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/935,079 - Filed: 2022-09-23 - Published: 2023-03-30 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-19 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Raj S. Chaugule; Can Xiong; Li Li; Zexing Shi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11903090B2 ## CPC - H04W 8/205: {Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W 12/35: {Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning} - H04W 12/40: Security arrangements using identity modules - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W 60/04: using triggered events - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W 88/18: Service support devices; Network management devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract This Application sets forth techniques for cloud-based cellular service management for a set of associated mobile wireless devices, including maintenance of information for one or more subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs) used by the set of mobile wireless devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile wireless device configured for cellular service profile management, the mobile wireless device comprising: wireless circuitry comprising one or more antennas; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the wireless circuitry and to a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile wireless device to: install, at the mobile wireless device, a cellular service profile transferred from a second mobile wireless device; upload, to a cloud service server, first information to remove an entry corresponding to a combination of the mobile wireless device and the cellular service profile from a blacklist of inactive cellular service profiles; and upload, to the cloud service server, second information to add an entry corresponding to a combination of the second mobile wireless device and the cellular service profile to the blacklist. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises an updated cellular service profile table for the mobile wireless device that includes information for the cellular service profile transferred from the second mobile wireless device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: receive, from a mobile network operator (MNO) associated with the cellular service profile, a quick response (QR) code associated with transfer of the cellular service profile; and scan the QR code as part of transfer of the cellular service profile. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: download, from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) managed, network accessible server, profile information for the cellular service profile, wherein the second mobile wireless device previously uploaded the profile information to the OEM managed, network accessible server. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the cellular service profile is transferred to the mobile wireless device by moving a physical subscriber identity module (SIM) card from the second mobile wireless device to the mobile wireless device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: download, from the cloud service server, a device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device; and locate, in the device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device a profile entry for the cellular service profile transferred from the second mobile wireless device to the mobile wireless device, wherein the mobile wireless device uploads the second information responsive to locating the profile entry. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The mobile wireless device of claim 6, wherein: the cellular service profile comprises an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM); and the mobile wireless device locates the profile entry based at least on finding a phone number match of the cellular service profile on the mobile wireless device to an inactivated cellular service profile on the second mobile wireless device in the device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device and the second mobile wireless device are associated with a common user account. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: activate the cellular service profile on the mobile wireless device based on interaction with a mobile network operator (MNO) infrastructure server of an MNO associated with the cellular service profile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: transfer the cellular service profile from the mobile wireless device back to the second mobile wireless device; and inactivate the cellular service profile on the mobile wireless device based on interaction with a mobile network operator (MNO) infrastructure server of an MNO associated with the cellular service profile. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mobile wireless device of claim 1, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: prior to transfer of the cellular service profile to the mobile wireless device: download, from the cloud service server, cellular service profile information for a set of mobile wireless devices to which the mobile wireless device belongs and associated with a common device service account at the cloud service server; process the cellular service profile information to determine a list of one or more cellular service profiles available for transfer to the mobile wireless device; and present the list of one or more cellular service profiles via a display of the mobile wireless device for selection of cellular service profiles for transfer to the mobile wireless device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile wireless device of claim 11, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: prior to transfer of the cellular service profile to the mobile wireless device: download, from the cloud service server, a blacklist table indicating inactive cellular service profiles unavailable for transfer to the mobile wireless device, wherein the list of one or more cellular service profiles presented for selection of cellular service profiles for transfer excludes the inactive cellular service profiles. ### Claim 13 A method for cellular service profile management, the method comprising: by a mobile wireless device: installing, at the mobile wireless device, a cellular service profile transferred from a second mobile wireless device; uploading, to a cloud service server, first information to remove an entry corresponding to a combination of the mobile wireless device and the cellular service profile from a blacklist of inactive cellular service profiles; and uploading, to the cloud service server, second information to add an entry corresponding to a combination of the second mobile wireless device and the cellular service profile to the blacklist. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: by the mobile wireless device: receiving, from a mobile network operator (MNO) associated with the cellular service profile, a quick response (QR) code associated with transfer of the cellular service profile; and scanning the QR code as part of transfer of the cellular service profile. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: by the mobile wireless device: downloading, from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) managed, network accessible server, profile information for the cellular service profile, wherein the second mobile wireless device previously uploaded the profile information to the OEM managed, network accessible server. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the installing the cellular service profile from the second mobile wireless device to the mobile wireless device comprises moving a physical subscriber identity module (SIM) card from the second mobile wireless device to the mobile wireless device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: by the mobile wireless device: downloading, from the cloud service server, a device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device; and locating, in the device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device a profile entry for the cellular service profile transferred from the second mobile wireless device to the mobile wireless device, wherein the mobile wireless device uploads the second information responsive to locating the profile entry. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein: the cellular service profile comprises an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM); and the mobile wireless device locates the profile entry based at least on finding a phone number match of the cellular service profile on the mobile wireless device to an inactivated cellular service profile on the second mobile wireless device in the device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile wireless device, configure the mobile wireless device to: install, at the mobile wireless device, a cellular service profile transferred from a second mobile wireless device; upload, to a cloud service server, first information to remove an entry corresponding to a combination of the mobile wireless device and the cellular service profile from a blacklist of inactive cellular service profiles; and upload, to the cloud service server, second information to add an entry corresponding to a combination of the second mobile wireless device and the cellular service profile to the blacklist. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the mobile wireless device is further configured to: download, from the cloud service server, a device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device; and locate, in a device cellular service profile table for the second mobile wireless device a profile entry for the cellular service profile transferred from the second mobile wireless device to the mobile wireless device, wherein the mobile wireless device uploads the second information responsive to locating the profile entry.