Method and system for utilizing a multi-identity uicc
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsJean-Philippe CORMIER, Maiyuran WIJAYANATHAN, Joseph Tu Long DEU-NGOC, Trevor PLESTID
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Abstract
A method at a user equipment including a mobile equipment and a smartcard, the method receiving from a remote server a plurality of subscriber identities and a roaming policy; storing the plurality of subscriber identities and roaming policy on the smartcard; selecting, based on the roaming policy, a subscriber identity; and attaching to a network based on the selected subscriber identity.
Claims20
A method at a user equipment comprising a mobile equipment and a smartcard, the method comprising:
- receiving at the user equipment, from a remote server, a plurality of subscriber identities and a roaming policy;
- storing the plurality of subscriber identities and roaming policy on the smartcard;
- selecting, based on the roaming policy, a subscriber identity;
- and
- attaching to a network based on the selected subscriber identity.
The method of claim 10, wherein the location identifiers include at least one of a mobile country code;
- a mobile network code;
- a location area code;
- a tracking area code;
- a cellular identifier;
- a global positioning system location;
- and a WiFi service set identifier.
A user equipment comprising:
- a mobile equipment;
- and
- a smartcard,
- wherein the user equipment is configured to:
- receive from a remote server a plurality of subscriber identities and a roaming policy;
- store the plurality of subscriber identities and roaming policy on the smartcard;
- select, based on the roaming policy, a subscriber identity;
- and
- attach to a network based on the selected subscriber identity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.