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US 9,866,987 B2Granted
Provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsLi Li, Arun G. Mathias, Ben-Heng Juang
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Abstract
Provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) in a user equipment (UE) device with personalized subscriber information. A request may be transmitted for personalized subscriber information. The personalized subscriber information may be received. The personalized subscriber information may be installed in an eSIM in the UE device.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- and
- an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) coupled to the processor, wherein:
- i) an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) is present on the eUICC, ii) common subscriber identity module (SIM) information is present in the eSIM, iii) the common SIM information comprises non-subscriber-specific information that is common to a plurality of eSIMs, and iv) the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to:
- transmit, to a server, a request for personalized SIM information, wherein the personalized SIM information comprises subscriber-specific information,
- receive, from the server, the personalized SIM information, and
- install the personalized SIM information in the eSIM present on the eUICC, wherein:
- i) the common SIM information and the personalized SIM information are configured to provision the eSIM on the apparatus, and ii) the common SIM information is associated with:
- 1) execution of the eSIM on a first type of eUICC and the eUICC is of the first type,
- 2) an address book application, or
- 3) a carrier key.
9 more elements
A method, by an apparatus comprising an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC), wherein:
- i) common subscriber identity module (SIM) information is present in the eSIM, and ii) the common SIM information comprises non-subscriber-specific information that is common to a plurality of eSIMs, the method comprising:
- by the apparatus:
- transmitting, to a server, a request for personalized SIM information, wherein the personalized SIM information comprises subscriber-specific information;
- receiving, from the server, the personalized SIM information;
- and
- installing, on the eSIM, the personalized SIM information, wherein:
- i) the common SIM information and the personalized SIM information are configured to provision the eSIM on the apparatus, and ii) the common SIM information is associated with:
- 1) execution of the eSIM on a first type of eUICC and the eUICC is of the first type,
- 2) an address book application, or
- 3) a carrier key.
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A user equipment (UE) device, the UE device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- and
- an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the processor cause the UE device to:
- determine, at a first time, whether first common SIM information has been pre-loaded in an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) on the eUICC,
- when the first common SIM information has been pre-loaded, the instructions further cause the UE device to:
- send a first request to an eSIM server, and
- receive, from the eSIM server, a first data blob, wherein the first data blob comprises first personalized eSIM information only, and
- when the first common SIM information has not been pre-loaded, the instructions further cause the UE device to:
- send a second request to the eSIM server,
- receive, from the eSIM server, the first common eSIM information,
- send a third request to the eSIM server, and
- receive, from the eSIM server, a second data blob, wherein the second data blob comprises second personalized eSIM information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.