Method and apparatus for using a wireless communication device with multiple service providers
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsRobert KUKUCHKA, Shuvo CHATTERJEE, Arun G. MATHIAS, Matthew KLAHN
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Abstract
Configuring a mobile wireless communication device using a carrier service configuration profile selected from a set of stored carrier service configuration profiles. Carrier service configuration profiles are selected based on one or more combinations of identifier values stored in the mobile wireless communication device. Carrier service configuration profiles are priority ranked based on a specificity of the one or more combinations of identifier values.
Claims21
(canceled)
A method for configuring a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- at the wireless communication device:
- identifying a set of generic identifiers in a storage module of the wireless communication device;
- determining when at least one additional identifier in the storage module of the wireless communication device provides for carrier-specific identification;
- in response to determining, using the set of generic identifiers in combination with the at least one additional identifier to select a carrier service configuration profile stored at the wireless communication device;
- and
- configuring the wireless communication device using the selected carrier service configuration profile.
A wireless communication device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a storage device storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the wireless communication device to:
- identify at least one generic identifier and at least one additional identifier in an identity module of the wireless communication device;
- combine the at least one generic identifier with the at least one additional identifier;
- select a carrier service configuration profile stored in the storage device using the combined at least one generic identifier and at least one additional identifier;
- and
- configure the wireless communication device for a specific wireless carrier using the selected carrier service configuration profile.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless communication device, causes the wireless communication device to:
- identify a set of generic identifiers in a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of the wireless communication device;
- determine when at least one additional identifier exists in the SIM of the wireless communication device;
- in response to determining, use the set of generic identifiers in combination with the at least one additional identifier to select a carrier service configuration profile stored at the wireless communication device;
- and
- configure the wireless communication device for a specific wireless carrier using the carrier service configuration profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.