Method and apparatus for selecting profile of terminal in mobile network
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJonghan Park, Sangjin Kim, Duckey Lee, Sangsoo Jeong
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of selecting profiles is provided that provides communication services of a terminal equipped with embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) (or embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM)) and Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC). The method of selecting a profile in a terminal including a plurality of subscriber identity module (SIMs) that differ from each other in type, includes selecting, when sensing a profile changing event, one of the plurality of SIMs according to a preset rule, selecting one of a plurality of profiles stored in the plurality of SIMs, and applying the selected profile to the terminal.
Claims20
A method of operating a terminal including a plurality of universal integrated circuit cards (UICCs), comprising:
- identifying whether a profile changing event is detected;
- if the profile changing event is detected, selecting one of the plurality of UICCs included in the terminal;
- identifying a profile list including information associated with one or more profiles based on the selected UICC;
- selecting one of the one or more profiles;
- and
- applying the selected profile to the terminal.
An apparatus of a terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a profile storing unit including a plurality of universal integrated circuit cards (UICCs);
- and
- a controller coupled with the profile storing unit and configured to:
- identify whether a profile changing event is detected;
- if the profile changing event is detected, select one of the plurality of UICCs included in the terminal,
- identify a profile list including information associated with one or more profiles based on the selected UICC,
- select one of the one or more profiles, and
- apply the selected profile to the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.