# US 2019/0246369 A1 · Easy connectivity provisioning for cellular network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0246369 A1 - Document ID: US20190246369A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/386,819 - Filed: 2019-04-17 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-24 - Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Inventors: Taussif Khan; Manuel Enrique Caceres; Warren Hojilla Uy; Ruben Cuadrat - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190246369A1 ## CPC - H04W 60/00: Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration - H04W 8/205: {Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W 12/02: Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A device may scan for a carrier that includes an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC), wherein the carrier is associated with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO). The device may hop on the carrier, authenticate with a network of the MNO without using an MNO profile stored in the eUICC, and gain limited access to the network in response to the authentication. The device may also register with the network while attached to the network. The registering may include downloading an operational MNO profile to the eUICC in the device and storing the MNO profile on the eUICC. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by a first network device associated with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO), a first request from a user device to access a network without the user device using any one of one or more MNO profiles stored in an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) of the user device; determining, by the first network device, whether the eUICC of the user device includes an operational MNO profile that is associated with the MNO; when the first network device determines that the eUICC of the user device does not include the operational MNO profile, sending a second request, by the first network device, to a second network device, for information that includes a temporary authentication vector from the second network device; receiving, by the first network device, the information from the second network device; forwarding, by the first network device, the information to the user device; receiving, by the first network device, a third request from the user device to authenticate the user device, wherein the third request includes a portion of the temporary authentication vector; and authenticating, by the first network device, the user device based on the portion of the temporary authentication vector. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the first network device, a fourth request for a new profile from the eUICC of the user device; forwarding, by the first network device, the fourth request to a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SM-DP); receiving, by the first network device, an MNO profile from the SM-DP; and forwarding the MNO profile to the user device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the eUICC of the user device is configured to store the MNO profile received by the user device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second network device includes a temporary Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and wherein the temporary HSS generates the information by encrypting the temporary authentication vector using a public key associated with the user device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the temporary authentication vector includes a user identifier (user ID) and a password. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the user device is configured to: when the user device receives the information that includes the temporary authentication vector, decrypt the information using a private key to obtain the user ID and the password. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein when the first network device determines that the eUICC of the user device includes the operational MNO profile, permitting the user device to access the network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the permitting includes either connecting the user device to a server in the network or allowing the user device to connect to the server, and wherein the server is configured to: provide content information to the user device; or provide different subscription options to the user device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the permitting includes allowing the user device to connect to a server in the network for a predetermined period of time. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: permitting, by the first network device, the user device to register with the network; and wherein when the user device registers with the network, sending an operational MNO profile to the eUICC of the user device. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: one or more devices having memories and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memories to perform functions of a first network component associated with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) to: receive a first request from a user device to access a network without the user device using any one of one or more MNO profiles stored in an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) of the user device; determine whether the eUICC of the user device includes an operational MNO profile that is associated with the MNO; when it is determined that the eUICC of the user device does not include the operational MNO profile, send a second request to a second network component, for information that includes a temporary authentication vector from the second network component; receive the information from the second network component; forward the information to the user device; receive a third request from the user device to authenticate the user device, wherein the third request includes a portion of the temporary authentication vector; and authenticating the user device based on the portion of the temporary authentication vector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further to: receive a fourth request for a new profile from the eUICC of the user device; forward the fourth request to a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SM-DP); receive an MNO profile from the SM-DP; and forward the MNO profile to the user device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the eUICC of the user device is configured to store the MNO profile received by the user device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the second network component includes a temporary Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and wherein the temporary HSS generates the information by encrypting the temporary authentication vector using a public key associated with the user device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the temporary authentication vector includes a user identifier (user ID) and a password. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the user device is configured to: when the user device receives the information that includes the temporary authentication vector, decrypt the information using a private key to obtain the user ID and the password. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein when the one or more processors determine that the eUICC of the user device includes the operational MNO profile, the one or more processors are configured to permit the user device to access the network. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein when the one or more processors permit the user device to access the network, the one or more processors are configured to: connect the user device to a server in the network or allow the user device to connect to the server, and wherein the server is configured to: provide content information to the user device; or provide different subscription options to the user device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein when the one or more processors permit the user device to connect to the network, the one or more processors are configured to allow the user device to connect to a server in the network for a predetermined period of time. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further to: permit the user device to register with the network, wherein when the user device registers with the network, the one or more processors are to send an operational MNO profile to the user device.