Provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsLi LI, Arun G. MATHIAS, Ben-Heng JUANG
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Abstract
Provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) in a user equipment (UE) device with personalized subscriber information. A request may be transmitted for personalized subscriber information. The personalized subscriber information may be received. The personalized subscriber information may be installed in an eSIM in the UE device.
Claims20
A method to provision an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) in a user equipment (UE) device, the method comprising:
- by the UE device:
- transmitting, to a first server, a request to provision the eSIM;
- receiving, from the first server, common SIM information;
- installing the common SIM information in the eSIM;
- transmitting, to the first server, an indication that the common SIM information has been installed in the eSIM;
- receiving, from a second server, personalized SIM information;
- and
- installing the personalized SIM information in the eSIM.
A system for provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM), the system comprising:
- an eSIM server comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the eSIM server to:
- receive, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request to provision the eSIM in the UE device;
- transmit, to the UE device, common SIM information;
- receive, from the UE device, an indication that the common SIM information has been installed in the eSIM;
- transmit, to a personalization server, a request for personalized SIM information;
- receive, from the personalization server, the personalized SIM information;
- and
- transmit, to the UE device, the personalized SIM information.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors included in a server, cause the server to provision an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM), by carrying out steps that include:
- receiving, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request to provision the eSIM in the UE device;
- transmitting, to the UE device, common SIM information;
- transmitting, to a personalization server, a request for personalized SIM information;
- receiving, from the personalization server, the personalized SIM information;
- and
- transmitting, to the UE device, the personalized SIM information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.