US 2018/0027480 A1 · ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (eSIM) ASSIGNMENT FOR CARRIER CHANNEL DEVICES

Abstract

A pool of devices is initially associated under a single product type identifier, for example, a single stock keeping unit (SKU) identifier. Each device is associated with a secure element (SE), for example, an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). A wireless telecommunications carrier purchases a subset of the devices from the owner of the pool of devices. A policy management server receives a shipment record and associates the subset of devices with a product identifier and with a carrier-specific activation policy. The policy management server sends an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) reservation request to a policy evaluation server, which contacts an eSIM delivery server associated with the purchasing carrier. The eSIM delivery server reserves eSIMs for the purchased devices. When an end user buys one of the devices from the subset, the purchased device is provisioned by the eSIM delivery server with the eSIM reserved for that device.

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Dependent claims

A policy evaluation server comprising:

a memory;
and
one or more processors, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed by a processor of the one or more processors, cause the policy evaluation server to perform operations comprising:
determining a first eSIM delivery server based on a first product identifier of a first device, wherein:
i) the first device is identified by a first device identification number, and ii) the first device is associated with a first secure element (SE),
sending a first request message, wherein the first request message:
i) requests reservation of a first eSIM, ii) includes the first device identification number, and iii) includes a first SE identifier of the first SE,
determining a second eSIM delivery server based on a second product identifier of a second device, wherein:
i) the second device is identified by a second device identification number, and ii) the second device is associated with a second SE, and
sending a second request message, wherein the second request message:
i) requests reservation of a second eSIM, ii) includes the second device identification number, and iii) includes a second SE identifier of the second SE.

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A method by a policy management server, the method comprising:

by the policy management server:
receiving a first shipment record, wherein:
i) the first shipment record indicates that a first plurality of a plurality of devices has been shipped to a first telecommunications carrier, ii) a first device of the first plurality of devices has a first device identification number, and iii) the plurality of devices is associated with a single product type identifier;
associating a first product identifier with the first plurality of devices;
associating a first activation policy with the first product identifier based on an identity of the first telecommunications carrier;
and
assigning a first activation policy to the first device, wherein the first activation policy is associated with the first telecommunications carrier.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a process of a policy management and evaluation server, cause the policy management and evaluation server to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first shipment record, wherein:
i) the first shipment record indicates that a first plurality of a plurality of devices has been shipped to a first telecommunications carrier, ii) a first device of the first plurality of devices has a first device identification number, iii) the first device is associated with a first secure element (SE), and iv) the plurality of devices is associated with a single product type identifier;
associating a first product identifier with the first plurality of devices;
associating a first activation policy with the first product identifier based on an identity of the first telecommunications carrier;
and
sending a first request message to a first eSIM delivery server, wherein the first request message:
i) requests reservation of the first eSIM, ii) includes the first device identification number, and iii) includes the first SE identifier.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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