1028 results about "Subscriber identity module" patented technology

Enhanced user authentication in cellular networks This invention describes a method, apparatus, and system for authenticating, authorizing, and managing a connection in a cellular system to allow a user to retrieve / send some data, e.g., from / to an application function (AF) or to communicate with another remote user over multiple networks in an optimized / secure manner. The user may have one or multiple devices (UEs) using (e.g., connected to) multiple / different networks, e.g., a device with multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and / or different radio access technologies.

The present disclosure relates to a data transmission method and apparatus, a data channel switching method and apparatus, and a vehicle, a device and a medium. The data transmission method comprises: separately creating radio bearer links on the basis of a preset number of subscriber identity modules; according to the service type of data to be sent, offloading said data onto a corresponding radio bearer link, and acquiring a real-time bearer bandwidth of each radio bearer link; on the basis of the real-time bearer bandwidth of each radio bearer link and a preset offloading condition, determining whether to execute data offloading; and when it is determined that data offloading is to be executed, dynamically adjusting a target radio bearer link according to the real-time bearer bandwidth of each radio bearer link. A real-time bearer bandwidth of each radio bearer link is monitored, and according to a preset offloading condition, offloading is performed in a timely manner on a radio bearer link that meets the offloading condition, such that the situation of nonuniform distribution of bearer bandwidths is avoided, thereby improving the efficiency and quality of data transmission, and thus improving the stability of network connection and user experience.

A method for temporary remote provisioning of an electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profile on a secondary device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a user to temporarily provision the eSIM profile on the secondary device and authenticating user's identity by verifying user credentials via an authentication server. Next, the method includes suspending the eSIM profile on a primary device upon successful authentication and downloading the eSIM profile, to the secondary device, from a subscription management server that is configured to manage eSIM profile provisioning. Thereafter, the method includes activating the eSIM profile on the secondary device for a specific interval based on a predefined condition.

This invention describes apparatuses / methods for enhanced user authentication in cellular networks wherein the apparatus / method checks for a preferred authentication procedure, performs the preferred authentication procedure with a core network, and sets up a connection. Thereby, authentication challenges (such as retrieving core network data, optimizing resources and strength of authentication) arising from users of one or more devices (e.g., UEs) using multiple / different networks, (e.g., with multiple subscriber identity modules and / or different radio access technologies), avatar-based communication and / or biometrics (e.g., by means of embedded sensors or wireless sensing) can be addressed.

A user equipment and a method for performing a multi-Subscriber Identity Module (multi-SIM) operation are provided. The method includes connecting to a first network associated with a first Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) of the UE; receiving, from the first network, a first configuration indicating that the UE is allowed to transmit an assistance information message for switching to a second network associated with a second USIM of the UE, the first configuration further including a configuration of a timer; transmitting, to the first network, the assistance information message, the assistance information message including information of a preferred Radio Resource Control (RRC) state associated with the first network to indicate that the UE prefers to switch from an RRC_CONNECTED state associated with the first network to the preferred RRC state; and starting the timer upon transmitting the assistance information message.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of smart customer service. Provided are a system and method for generating a sales script on the basis of a causal large model, and an electronic device. The system comprises: a user recognition module, which is configured to recognize basic information of a user; a scheme matching module, which is configured to acquire a business causal scheme that matches the basic information; a product processing module, which is configured to acquire product association information on the basis of context information and the business causal scheme; and a sales script generation module, which is configured to acquire a target sales script corresponding to the basic information, the business causal scheme and the product association information. The embodiments of the present disclosure can realize accurate recognition of a user intent, and can provide a rational product scheme causal chain for a user by means of generating an accurate target sales script.

A system and method for monitoring and collecting network data in different roaming environments. The method includes searching, by a mobile device, for one or more home networks in a list of available networks; attaching, by the mobile device, to a home network selected from the list of available networks; monitoring, by the mobile device, location of the mobile device after attaching to the home network; detecting, by the mobile device based on the location of the mobile device, a roaming scenario when the mobile device moves outside the home network and attaches to a visited network not on the list of available networks; and collecting, by a subscriber identification module (SIM) applet on the mobile device, performance data associated with the visited network upon detecting that the mobile device is roaming in the visited network.

The invention provides an SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card switching system and an SIM card switching method. Belongs to the technical field of mobile communication. The method comprises the following steps: analyzing behavior information of a user based on a machine learning algorithm, and establishing a user behavior model based on an analysis result; collecting network quality data of the current position in real time through the Internet of Things communication module, evaluating the network quality, and generating a network quality report based on an evaluation result; based on the user behavior model, the network quality report and a preset switching strategy, intelligent switching decision making is carried out through an intelligent decision making engine, and the optimal SIM card is selected for communication. Through application of a machine learning algorithm and a deep learning algorithm, intelligent decision making can be performed according to a behavior model of a user and real-time network quality, it is ensured that an optimal scheme is selected when the SIM card is switched, and the reliability and efficiency of communication are improved.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of selecting an international mobile subscriber identifier (IMSI) from a pool of IMSIs; generating authentication credentials for the IMSI selected; updating an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with a bootstrap profile comprising the IMSI selected and the authentication credentials; and detecting whether a collision of the IMSI occurred when the device registers with a communication network using the bootstrap profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for device authentication in a dedicated private network. An example apparatus includes interface circuitry, machine readable instructions, and programmable circuitry to utilize the machine readable instructions to generate first credentials associated with a first network based on second credentials associated with a second network, the first credentials including first location data corresponding to a dedicated private network (DPN), cause a mobile device to program a programmable subscriber identity module (SIM) of the mobile device based on the first credentials, and permit the mobile device to access the DPN based on a determination that second location data corresponding to the mobile device and included with the programmable SIM corresponds to the first location data.

According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: obtaining (200) client credentials associated with a subscriber identity module of a user equipment, sending (210), to an authorization function, an access token request for an access token to authorize, for an application function outside a mobile network, access to a network exposure function of the mobile network, wherein the access token request comprises the client credentials, receiving (220) the access token issued by the authorization function, and sending (230) an access request to the network exposure function to access a service of the mobile network via the network exposure function, wherein the access request comprises the received access token.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for paging multi-SIM devices in the same network. One apparatus includes a processor coupled with a memory and configured to cause the UE to: perform a first registration with a first network using a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of the UE, wherein the first SIM is associated with a first identifier based on the first registration; perform a second registration with a second network using a second SIM of the UE; and indicate the first identifier to the second network during the second registration and based on the first network and the second network being associated with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO).

A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a first network, a first message comprising a first measurement gap configuration, a measurement gap reconfiguration, a selection from a measurement gap pool, or a measurement gap release. The method also includes receiving a second message, from the first network. The second message may configure a measurement gap, reconfigure a measurement gap, or release a measurement gap. The second message may also suspend data communication from the UE during a configured measurement gap. The method additionally includes suspending communication with the first network during the configured measurement gap. The communication may be suspended to save power, tune away for a multiple subscriber identity module (MSIM) of the UE, or measure a neighbor cell.

A method for managing a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) device is performed by an entitlement server. The method comprises receiving and storing a status of a SIM indicating that the SIM is off from a mobile communication device comprising at least two SIMs. The method also comprises receiving a transfer SIM request from a transfer mobile communication device to transfer the SIM from the mobile communication device to the transfer mobile communication device. The method further comprises, in response to receiving the transfer SIM request, notifying, by the entitlement server based on the stored status of the SIM, at least one of the mobile communication device or the transfer mobile communication device that the SIM is off on the mobile communication device to enable the SIM to be turned on for initiation of the transfer of the SIM from the mobile communication device to the transfer mobile communication device.

A user equipment may comprise multiple subscriber identity module profiles. The user equipment may indicate to a primary radio access network node capability to use the multiple profiles. The primary node may configure the user equipment with radio resource and radio functionality information usable to receive from the primary node a paging notification originated by a secondary radio access network node. The primary and secondary nodes coordinate to facilitate the secondary node transmitting a paging notification to the primary node and the primary node relaying the paging notification to the user equipment, while in idle mode with respect to the secondary node, according to profile information corresponding to the primary node. The user equipment avoids monitoring paging notifications according to profile information corresponding to the secondary node unless the user equipment has received a paging notification relayed from the primary node according to profile information corresponding to the primary node.

The invention relates to a decision-making method and system for dynamic network switching of an eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Module) card. The method comprises the following steps: S1, acquiring multi-modal data in real time, and performing preprocessing scoring; s2, dynamic weight distribution is carried out; s3, network switching is carried out; and S4, federal learning self-optimization is carried out. Through multi-modal data real-time acquisition, dynamic weight distribution and federated learning self-optimization mechanisms, the problems of frequent switching, neglect of user economic requirements and lack of dynamic optimization capability caused by signal fluctuation in the traditional network switching technology are solved; the method has the advantages of dynamically adapting to network environment change, multi-dimensionally optimizing a network selection strategy and improving long-term performance through autonomous evolution, a'perception-decision-execution-evolution 'closed loop is finally formed, user experience and economical cost are dynamically balanced, and limitation of traditional static decision is broken through.

An apparatus includes a processing device, communications hardware configured to enable wireless communication by the apparatus, and a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). The UICC stores a decentralized electronic subscriber identity module (dSIM) that hosts a decentralized access application that is configured to exchange information with a decentralized mobile network core utilizing the communications hardware to perform an asymmetric authentication session.

This application sets forth techniques for authenticating a mobile device with a cellular wireless network without electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) credentials by using an Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) procedure. The mobile device authenticates with an Authentication Server Function (AUSF) of the cellular wireless network using an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) certificate. Processing circuitry of the mobile wireless device external to the eUICC implements the EAP-TLS procedure and authenticates validity of the AUSF. In some embodiments, the eUICC provides key generation and storage for a session key for communication between the mobile device and the cellular wireless network. In some embodiments, a third-party managed Unified Data Management (UDM) broker authenticates the mobile device based on knowledge of the eUICC certificate and provides a session key to the cellular wireless network for subsequent communication with the mobile device, upon successful authentication of the mobile device.

Subscriber identity module (SIM) swap scam detection include receiving wireless network data based on passive monitoring of a wireless network; identifying a subscriber identity module, SIM, card change in user equipment, UE, based on changes in identifiers in the wireless network data; identifying a commercial user communication with the UE after the SIM card change; and detecting potentially fraudulent activity for the UE based on a combination of the SIM card change, the commercial user communication, and a time period therebetween. The steps can further include providing an alert of the potentially fraudulent activity identifying the commercial user communication as a possible SIM swap scam.

Provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are a method for updating an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) configuration profile and a related customer premise equipment. The method includes: transmitting a Bluetooth identification signal corresponding to the customer premise equipment; in response to a Bluetooth pairing operation initiated by a mobile device, establishing a Bluetooth connection with the mobile device; visiting a subscription manager data preparation server by using a transmission control protocol / Internet protocol (TCP / IP) network provided by the mobile device through the Bluetooth connection, and obtaining a configuration profile corresponding to an eSIM chip from the subscription manager data preparation server; and updating the eSIM chip based on the configuration profile of the eSIM chip. This provides a more convenient management operation method for management personnel.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) card changing method and related equipment, and the method comprises the steps that an authentication server receives a first card changing request sent by terminal equipment, and the first card changing request comprises a user account, a password, a user number and an eUICC chip identifier; verifying the user identity of the terminal equipment according to the user account and the password; and if the verification is passed, a second card changing request is sent to an operator service support system (BSS), the second card changing request comprises the user number and the eUICC chip identifier, the second card changing request is used for indicating the BSS to complete eSIM card changing, and an eSIM server is notified to generate an eSIM configuration file and associate the eSIM configuration file with the eUICC chip identifier. By adopting the embodiment of the invention, the eSIM card changing process is simplified, and the eSIM card changing efficiency is improved.

This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for enabling collision mitigation for a user equipment (UE) operating in a dual active mode. In some aspects, the UE may generate a communication for a first subscription in a first time window associated with a first priority for a time domain division pattern with a second subscription. The UE may transmit, using the first subscription, the communication in a second time window associated with a second priority for the time domain division pattern. For example, the second time window associated with the second priority may be a time window in which traffic for the first subscription is prioritized. In some aspects, the UE may select modified periodic intervals for transmissions of a communication to mitigate collisions associated with the time domain division pattern. For example, a transmission time of the periodic communication may be varied (or randomized) over time.

Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for preventing unauthorized Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card swapping by implementing proximity-based SIM card subscriber authentication. In examples, when a communications service provider receives a request to move a subscriber phone number to a new SIM card, the new SIM card is activated in a locked state. In the locked state, certain features (e.g., receiving calls and text messages / texts) are disabled until the subscriber's identity is confirmed using proximity-based authentication. In examples, proximity-based SIM card subscriber authentication is performed using a token provided by a physical authentication device within proximity to a subscriber mobile device including the new SIM card. Upon successful proximity-based SIM card subscriber authentication, the new SIM card is activated in an unlocked state.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, retrieving call detail record (CDR) data for a plurality of devices, each device of the plurality of devices using a subscriber identity module (SIM) to access a mobility network, identifying data anomalies for the plurality of devices, wherein the identifying the data anomalies is based on the CDR data, wherein the data anomalies may be indicative of inappropriate usage of the mobility network, identifying a device associated with a data anomaly, and initiating a modification of the device to prevent subsequent anomalies. Other embodiments are disclosed.

This application sets forth techniques for dynamically managing a shared provisioning electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) for a wireless device. A shared (non-unique) provisioning eSIM is installed in the wireless device to provide limited functionality connectivity to services, such as for device activation and user eSIM provisioning. The shared provisioning eSIM includes records of IMSI values organized into groups of IMSI pools and priorities for selecting IMSI values for configuring the shared provisioning eSIM. An on-device shared provisioning SIM / eSIM controller resident on a cellular baseband processor of the wireless device selects and configures the shared provisioning eSIM with IMSI values based on the priorities and on results from scanning for available public land mobile networks (PLMNs). The shared provisioning eSIM can be re-configured with different IMSI values selected from different IMSI pools until successful registration using the configured provisioning eSIM occurs or a maximum number or retries occurs.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor connected with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM and at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit. The at least one processor is configured to receive an RRC connection release message after radio resource control (RRC) connection with the first communication network to transmit / receive data in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the first SIM, and retransmit a registration request message for the second communication network to the base station of the second communication network in the state where the use of the at least one RF circuit is allocated to the second SIM in response to the reception of the RRC connection release message.

The invention provides an operator network management method and system and electronic equipment, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining at least one operator network which can be accessed by a target vehicle in response to a network configuration instruction sent by a terminal; querying a first signal strength and a first network rate of each operator network in the position information area, sorting the at least one operator network, and pushing a first sorting result to the terminal; if target operator information fed back by the terminal is received, sorting at least one package in a target operator network according to the traffic usage preference, and pushing a second sorting result to the terminal; and if target package information fed back by the user terminal is received, allocating a code number to the embedded subscriber identity module card and opening a target package. Through an intelligent recommendation algorithm, the vehicle can be adapted to a proper operator network and package in different regions, and the user experience is improved.

A communication apparatus is a communication apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of networks including a first network and a second network by using a plurality of subscriber identity modules. The communication apparatus comprises a controller configured to temporary restrict a capability of the communication apparatus for communication with the first network in order to perform communication with the second network, and a communicator configured to transmit, to a base station of the first network, information for indicating that temporary capability restriction of the communication apparatus is changed or removed.

Disclosed are various embodiments for extending cloud-based virtual private networks to radio-based networks. In one embodiment, a subnet of a virtual private cloud network of a cloud provider network is created in a radio-based network. An identifier of a subscriber identity module of a client device is registered in the virtual private cloud network. The subscriber identity module is assigned to a security group of the virtual private cloud network. A request from the client device to connect to the radio-based network is received, and the request presents the identifier. The virtual private cloud network to which the client device is permitted access is determined. The client device is provided with access to a resource on the virtual private cloud network through the radio-based network.

An example device includes a processor, and an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM). The eSIM includes a secure memory, and a physical memory manager configured to receive a first request to load a first profile for accessing a first mobile network in the secure memory from a first mobile network operator, and responsive to authenticating the first request, create a first partition in the secure memory associated with the first mobile network operator, store in the first partition the first profile, and limit access to the first partition to the first mobile network operator.