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Wireless network authentication apparatus and methods

A technology of wireless services and user equipment, applied in the field of communication systems

Active Publication Date: 2013-01-02
APPLE INC
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[0010] Subscribers may want to purchase wireless service even when they cannot easily obtain a SIM card

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[0047] Referring now to the drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout.

[0048] Those of ordinary skill in the relevant art will recognize that various embodiments of the present invention have different effects on prior art architectures (e.g., USIM data contained in a physical SIM card) and new architectures (e.g., USIM data stored in a secure element). data) are useful. In some variants, the present invention may further combine prior art card operations with secure element operations, enabling support for legacy SIM cards not stored in the secure element.

[0049] In an example embodiment of the invention, the SIM data includes high security content (eg keys and encryption algorithms, etc.) useful especially for authentication. For example, high security content may include authentication keys (Ki) and all encryption algorithms (eg, as published on December 31, 2009 and entitled "Specification of the MILENAGE Algorithm Set: An example algorithm set fo...

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Apparatus and methods for authenticating and granting a client device (e.g., cellular telephone) access to a network. In one embodiment, a network service provider such as a cellular telephone company may distribute user access (e.g., Universal Subscriber Identity Module or "USIM") credentials to a services manager via a USIM vendor. The services manager may maintain a list of authorized users. A user at a client may authenticate to the services manager. Once authenticated, the services manager may provide the user with a set of USIM credentials. When the user desires to use wireless network services, the user equipment may establish a wireless link between the user equipment and the network service provider. During authentication operations, the user equipment may use the USIM credentials to authenticate to the network service provider. Following successful authentication, the network service provider may provide the user equipment with wireless services.

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[0001] Priority and Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to commonly owned and co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12 / 952,082, filed November 22, 2010, and entitled "WIRELESS NETWORK AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND METHODS," which in turn claims Priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 330,856, filed on March 3 and entitled "WIRELESS NETWORK AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM," both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. [0003] This application is also related to the following commonly owned and co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application: Application Serial No. 61 / 354,653, filed June 14, 2010, and entitled "METHODS FOR PROVISIONING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK," filed at Application No. 61 / 366,505, filed July 21, 2010, entitled "VIRTUAL SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM," filed October 28, 2010, and entitled "METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS CONTROL CLIENT ASSISTED ROAMING" Applicat...

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IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06H04W12/04H04W8/20H04W4/00
CPCH04W8/205H04L29/06721H04W12/06H04W48/08H04W12/04H04L63/0853H04W8/265H04L63/062H04W4/00H04W8/20H04W48/18H04W88/06H04W12/35H04B1/406
Inventor S·V·谢尔M·纳拉格R·卡巴勒罗
Owner APPLE INC
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