160 results about "Universal subscriber identity module" patented technology

The present invention relates to remotely provisioning subscriber identification parameters in a device on a wireless network. A secure connection is established with the device, and a token containing the new subscriber identification parameters is forwarded over the secure connection. The device may verify the received token. In one embodiment, the subscriber identification parameters are updated to change network operators. The secure connection can be with the old network operator or the new network operator. The device on the wireless network may be a machine-to-machine device. The provisioned subscriber identification may be part of a universal subscriber identification module.

A method and apparatus for authenticating to a third party service provider from a personal computer. The method includes authenticating, with a mobile terminal, to the service provider with a universal subscriber identity module associated with the mobile terminal to obtain credentials specific to the service provider, transferring the credentials specific to the service provider from the mobile terminal to the personal computer, and accessing the service provider with the personal computer using the credentials transferred from the mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a mobile terminal, a computing device, a bootstrapping security module, and a network application function that cooperatively work to allow the computing device to access the network application function using a security credential from the mobile terminal.

Provided are a system and method for managing unregistered devices with authentication information sharing. The method includes receiving an authentication information duplication request from the unregistered device by the registered device, obtaining authentication information from a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) by the registered device when the registered device receives the authentication information duplication request, and transmitting the obtained authentication information to the unregistered device by the registered device.

The invention discloses an authentication method based on a shared group key in machine type communication (MTC), mainly solving the defect of lack of an authentication mechanism based on an MTC group in the existing standard. The authentication process comprises the following steps that: (1) a home network (HN) generates a shared group key (GK), and writes the generated GK into a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) or distributes the generated GK as part of a machine to machine (M2M) communication identity module (MCIM) to all machinery equipment (ME) in the group; (2) the HN sends authentication data generated based on the GK to a service network (SN); (3) the SN performs mutual authentication on the ME in the group by using the obtained authentication data; and (4) when the relation among the group members is changed, the HN broadcasts a key updating notification message to all the ME belonging to the group, and realizes update of the shared GK between the HN and the ME according to the step (1). The authentication method optimizes the signal data generated by authentication between the SN and the HN, reduces congestion of a link between the SN and the HN, and is safe, fast and suitable for fast access authentication of an ME group in MTC.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an establishment method and an establishment device of communication links. The method comprises the steps of allowing a mobile terminal to establish the first communication link with a first wireless communication network side in a roaming place by utilizing a built-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card and to obtain a mobile country code or a location area code of a first wireless communication network, allowing the mobile terminal to obtain a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) card corresponding to the mobile country code or the location area code from a cloud management center, and allowing the mobile terminal to establish the second communication link with a second wireless communication network side by utilizing the USIM card and to release the first communication link. In the method, the mobile terminal utilizes the built-in SIM card to obtain the USIM card from the cloud management center and then utilizes the USIM card to establish connection with equipment on the wireless communication network side in the roaming place, so that high roaming charges of a roaming subscriber caused by using roaming data flow in the roaming place are saved, the usability of the mobile terminal is improved, and the operating cost is lowered.

The invention discloses an intelligent terminal for intelligent push of advertisements and buying and selling comments. The intelligent terminal comprises a terminal, wherein a physical advertisement shopping key is added beside or on the side edge of the terminal; a virtual advertisement shopping virtual key is added on the display interface of the terminal to construct the intelligent terminal; and the terminal comprises a mobile phone using a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) or STK (SIM Card Tool Kit) mobile phone card, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a television and a telephone. According to the intelligent terminal, intelligent push of advertisements and buying and selling comments is performed during voice and information communication of the Internet or mobile Internet, so that the dreams and goals of making telephone calls for free, sending short messages for free, using flow for free, surfing the Internet for free, even shopping for free and earning money are achieved.

The invention relates to the field of communication, in particular to a single-card dual-mode terminal and a communication method thereof. In the invention, services in a first network mode and services in a second network mode are respectively dispatched and processed through a main control module and a slave module, and the main control module also takes the action of a passage among the slave module, an SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)/USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) card and peripheral devices. Accordingly, the dual-standby function can be realized by simultaneously residing one SIM card or USIM card in two different network modes so as to realize a single-card dual-mode and dual-standby terminal. The invention not only avoids the load of a single-card user for additionally purchasing other cards, but also can likewise realize the concurrency of a CS (Circuit Switch) service and a PS (Postscript Switch) service through the single SIM/USIM card. In addition, the whole power consumption is smaller than that of a traditional dual-card dual-mode and dual-standby terminal.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing authentication using Extensible Authentication Protocol-Authentication and Key Agreement (EAP-AKA) in a non-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) terminal without a USIM card.

According to the present invention, although the USIM card used for user authentication function is absent, the secret value that used to be stored in the USIM card for user authentication is directly stored in the non-USIM terminal. Therefore, both a user password and a secret value are applied for EAP-AKA authentication of the terminal and the user and user authentication problems caused by lack of the USIM card can be overcome.

A method and apparatus for establishing communication between a plurality of communication devices and a communication network using a single subscription is provided. The method receives a first request from a second communication device to get a subscription identity and capabilities of subscription for accessing the communication network using subscription of the first communication device. The method then sends the first request to a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) associated with the first communication device. Thereafter, the method receives a response from the USIM including subscription identity, access protection keys and capabilities of the subscription. Then the method generates unique key for the second communication device based on the response received from the USIM. The method then sends the response along with the generated unique key to the second communication device to establish communication between the second communication device and the communication network using the subscription of first communication device.

The invention relates to the secret communication field of mobile communication technologies, and discloses a user identity protection method based on a public-key mechanism. The method comprises the following steps: an HSS (hierarchical service system) produces a pair of keys, namely, a public key PK and a secret key SK, then the public key PK is preset to a USIM (universal subscriber identity module) card of UE (user equipment) belonging to the public key PK in the form of a public key file PKF, and the secret key SK is stored in the HSS; a mobile phone sends the following information to anMME (mobility management entity), including HSS identification: HSS_ID, public-key PK version number: VER_PK; and data (IMSI || R|| VER_PK) encrypted by using an asymmetric encryption algorithm; after receiving the information, the MME sends the VER_PK and the (IMSI || R|| VER_PK) to the HSS according to the HSS_ID; and the HSS decrypts the VER_PK and the (IMSI || R|| VER_PK) by using the secret key SK. Because attackers do not know the secret key SK of the HSS, the attackers can not decrypt the (IMSI || R|| VER_PK).

The present invention relates to a method and system for setting security of a portable terminal by utilizing an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) function of a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) card used in Third Generation portable terminals. For this, USIM card information is registered in an access control server, and the USIM card information of the portable terminal is sensed through a RFID reader installed at a point of entry of a secure area, and the security setting of the portable terminal is automatically performed according to the registration of USIM card information in the access control server.

The embodiment of the invention relates to a wireless communication technology, particularly a method, system and device for identifying a terminal. The invention is used for solving the problem of failure to identify a great deal of MTC (Machine-Type Communication) equipment in the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) system in the prior art. The method provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises steps as follows: a network node determines an equipment identification, and determines the corresponding MTC equipment according to the equipment identification, wherein the equipment identification comprises an IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) corresponding to the MTC equipment, and an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) corresponding to an SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) or USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) in the MTC equipment. In the method provided by the embodiment of the invention, since the IMSI and the IMEI are bound together to identify one MTC equipment and also identify the MTC equipment contract, the MTC equipment can be identified in the 3GPP system. The embodiment of the invention can also use the IMSI to identify an MTC subscriber contract, and use an MSISDN (Mobile Station-Integrated Services Digital Network) number to identify an MTC group composed of the MTC equipment in the MTC subscriber contract.

The invention discloses a system, a method and equipment for changing signature data. Based on the technical scheme, when M2M (Machine to Machine) equipment needs to change the signature data, after a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module)/ISIM (International Subscriber Identity Module) of a UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Board) is activated, initial connection is established through the USIM/ISIM and a USIM/ISIM home network; the change of an MCIM (Machine Communication Identity Module) is realized by receiving new signature data sent by a new home network with the initial connection; according to the technical scheme of the invention, the new signature data is transferred through the USIM/ISIM home network without transferring the new signature data among networks of different operators, thereby strengthening the safety of the signature data and conveniently and rapidly finishing the change of the signature data. In addition, aiming to the condition that the USIM/ISIM of the MCIM and the USIM/ISIM of the UICC are arranged in a same UICC, the UICC is not needed changing, thereby lowering the cost. Therefore, the invention safely and conveniently realizes the change of the signature data of the M2M equipment.

A method of operating a User Equipment (UE) enabled isolated Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) operation for public safety (IOPS) is provided. The method includes receiving, from an IOPS-capable eNodeB (eNB), a system information block (SIB) message including an IOPS public land mobile network (PLMN) identity; activating a dedicated IOPS universal subscriber identity module (USIM) application based on the IOPS PLMN identity; and authenticating the IOPS-capable eNB based on the dedicated IOPS USIM application.

The invention discloses a method and a device for automatically configuring and updating APN (Access Point Name) parameters. The method comprises splitting an APN list parent file into more than one sub-file; storing one or more than one MCCMNC (Mobile Country Code and Mobile Network Code) value and the corresponding APN parameter in every sub-file; extracting the MCCMNC values stored in the sub-files and storing the MCCMNC value information; reading and comparing the stored MCCMNC values and MCCMNC values in an SIM/USIM (Subscriber Identity Module/Universal Subscriber Identity Module) card of a mobile terminal after startup of the mobile terminal to obtain the corresponding sub-files; searching the corresponding sub-files to obtain the APN parameters which are corresponding to the MCCMNC values. According to the technical scheme of the method and the device for automatically configuring and updating the APN parameters, the automatic configuration and update speed of the APN parameters is greatly improved and the user experience is improved.

The invention discloses a personalized card writing method and system. The method comprises: a subscriber logs in a remote card writing server via a card writing terminal; the remote card writing server distributes personalized data and card writing components required by the subscriber to an intermediate card connected with the card writing terminal, and the intermediate card stores the personalized data and the card writing components; and the intermediate card is connected to a subscriber terminal used by the subscriber, and the subscriber terminal reads the personalized data in the intermediate card, and calls the card writing components in the intermediate card to write the personalized data to a subscriber identity module (SIM) or a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) in the subscriber terminal. The invention simultaneously discloses the remote card writing server, a subscriber card and the user terminal. By adopting the method, system and device provided by the invention, the safety of the service data can be ensured, the realization is simple and convenient, and the service experience of subscribers can be enhanced.

The method includes following steps: records HPLMN (home public land mobile network) parameters of terminal in USIM (universal subscriber identity module); then sets timer in UDIM; when the preset time arrives, in term of interaction message between the terminal device and USIM, decides if current PLMN (public land mobile network) is identical; if not, in term of HPLMN parameter, returns to HPLMN where terminal is at. With setting timer in USIM, in term of time limit that can be accepted by terminal, resets a shorter searching period, and then in term of HPLMN relevant message saved in USIM, returns to HPLMN.

Disclosed are a personalized service system based on a smart card, a method thereof, and a smart card applied to the same. Personalized information is extracted through the data mining by collecting user input information stored based on an SCWS (smart card web server) function, access history information for a site requested by a user, call history information of a user terminal stored based on a USIM (universal subscriber identity module), and base station information received from the user terminal. Since the personalized information is obtained based on the SCWS function and the USIM installed in the smart card, various regulations related to personalized information are circumvented, enabling provision of various personalized services.

A method of handling manual closed subscriber group (CSG) selection for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises storing a public land mobile network (PLMN) basis setting for indicating the mobile device to display all available CSG identities or only CSG identities present in an operator controlled list of allowed CSG identities, in a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), an Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) or a memory of the mobile device; and displaying CSG identities according to the PLMN basis setting during the manual CSG selection.

A universal integrated circuit card (UICC) may include a universal subscriber identity module (USIM); a code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber identity module (CSIM); a memory to store instructions; and a processor. The processor may execute instructions to determine a type of wireless access network available to a user equipment (UE) associated with the UICC; perform activation of the UICC using the USIM, in response to detecting a CDMA enhanced High Rate Packet Data (eHRPD) network, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) access network, or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access network; and perform activation of the UICC using the CSIM, in response to detecting an available CDMA access network other than a CDMA eHRPD access network.

The invention provides a method for detecting binding between a vehicle-mounted terminal and a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted terminal and a user identification unit (such as a SIM (subscriber identity module) card or a USIM (universal subscriber identity module) card). The method for detecting the binding between the vehicle-mounted terminal and the vehicle on a terminal side can comprise the following steps of (a) determining a binding relationship between the vehicle and the vehicle-mounted terminal by pre-storing vehicle identification information on the terminal side; (b) performing interaction with a vehicle controller on the terminal side to acquire current vehicle identification information, determining whether the current vehicle identification information is matched with the pre-stored vehicle identification information or not, and if the current vehicle identification information is mismatched with the pre-stored vehicle identification information, transmitting alarming information through a network on the terminal side.

A method for selecting, by a user equipment (UE), a public land mobile network (PLMN) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes attempting a registration on a PLMN selected by a user in a manual network selection mode, if the registration on the PLMN selected by the user cannot be achieved, finding one or more PLMNs offering access to restricted local operator service (RLOS), selecting a specific PLMN of the found one or more PLMNs among PLMNs contained in a RLOS PLMN list configured to a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) of the UE, and initiating a registration for an access to RLOS on the specific PLMN, thereby using RLOS with high quality and high security.

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.