Subscription Management
AssigneeGiesecke & Devrient GmbH
InventorLeif ÖSTLING
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Abstract
A method for managing subscriptions on a security element for a mobile end device comprises the following steps: for each subscription of a plurality of subscriptions a quality of service is determined. On the basis of the qualities of service determined for the individual subscriptions a subscription is selected. The selected subscription is subsequently employed for a data communication of the end device with a corresponding communication partner. The method is wherein the managing of the subscriptions is controlled at least partly by an external subscription management device which is distinct from the security element and the end device.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A method for managing subscriptions on a security element for a mobile end device, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a subscription on the basis of quality of service for subscriptions;
- employing the selected subscription for a data communication;
- wherein the managing of the subscriptions is controlled by an external subscription management device;
- measuring a quality of service for a first subscription;
- measuring a quality of service for a second subscription;
- wherein the subscription is selected on the basis of the qualities of service determined in the steps of measuring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.