237 results about "User identity module" patented technology

A method comprises obtaining, by a provisioning application of a remote subscriber identity module (SIM) provisioning (RSP) system of a core network subscription data associated with at least one of a line of service or a subscription account including the line of service, generating and reserving the electronic SIM (eSIM) profile for a next user equipment (UE) in association with the line of service, wherein the eSIM profile also comprises the subscription data, transmitting the eSIM profile to the next UE while the first UE is still activated in association with the line of service, receiving a notification indicating that the eSIM profile has been downloaded at the next UE, and transmitting a message indicating that the eSIM profile is ready for activation at the next UE while the first eSIM profile is ready for deactivation at the first UE.

A method performed by a computer-implemented controller is provided. The method includes receiving a request for managing one or more user equipments (UEs); obtaining a user-specific security profile from a first service provider; obtaining a subscriber identity module (SIM) profile from a network node or a second service provider; obtaining a set of secure access service edge (SASE) instances from the network node; building one or more UE-specific bootstrap configurations based on the user-specific security profile, the SIM profile, and the set of SASE instances; and sending the one or more UE-specific bootstrap configurations to a third service provider. The one or more UE-specific bootstrap configurations are obtainable by the one or more UEs to establish a secured wireless communication channel through a zero-trusted network.

A user equipment (UE), comprising at least one processor may be configured to transmit a first attach request to a first wireless network based on a first universal subscriber identity module (USIM). The UE may receive a rejection from the first wireless network and may switch from the first USIM to a second USIM based on the rejection. The UE may transmit a second attach request to the first wireless network based on the second USIM.

An electronic device including a receiver configured to receive a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM); a receiver configured to receive a second SIM; and circuitry configured to receive data from the first SIM; and send a request, to a first public land mobile network (PLMN), to register the electronic device to the first PLMN, wherein the request indicates that the electronic device is a multi-SIM device and the request includes multi-SIM assistance information, and wherein the multi-SIM assistance information informs the first PLMN of the electronic device's preference for multi-SIM operations.

A communication device mounted on a vehicle and an operation method of the communication device are provided. The communication device performs a connection with a communication terminal included in a vehicle stopped or driving in a vicinity of the vehicle via device-to-device communication, provide subscriber identity module (SIM) information to the connected communication terminal, request execution of a communication relay function from the communication terminal, and in response to a communication relay function acceptance signal being received from the communication terminal, transmit and receive data to and from the base station by using the communication terminal as a communication relay.

This application sets forth techniques for dynamically customizing an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) for a wireless device using a preset eSIM template. Mobile network operator (MNO) specific eSIM templates can be loaded during manufacturing or obtained post-manufacturing from an MNO asset server. An MNO specific eSIM template can include MNO files and data, including proprietary applets and algorithms, and can be customized to include device specific data in the field.

An electronic device including a receiver configured to receive a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM); a receiver configured to receive a second SIM; and circuitry configured to receive data from the first SIM; and send a request, to a first public land mobile network (PLMN), to register the electronic device to the first PLMN, wherein the request indicates that the electronic device is a multi-SIM device and the request includes multi-SIM assistance information, and wherein the multi-SIM assistance information informs the first PLMN of the electronic device's preference for multi-SIM operations.

A user equipment (UE) having multiple Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) scans for network connections using each of the multiple SIMs in sequence, until either a network connection is found, or the UE determines that there is no available network connection. Each of the multiple SIMs supports connection to a different network. In response to a primary SIM of the UE identifying an out-of-service (OOS) condition for the corresponding network, the UE sequentially employs a different one of the multiple SIMs to attempt to connect to a different network. This increases the likelihood that the UE is able to connect to a network, thereby improving the overall user experience.

A user equipment according to an aspect is registered with a first mobile network by using a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and registered with a second mobile network using a second SIM. The user equipment includes a processor. The processor executes a process of receiving, from the first mobile network, configuration information for configuring either a non-execution timing for not executing downlink transmission from the first mobile network to the user equipment or an execution timing for executing the downlink transmission. The processor executes a process of transmitting, to the second mobile network, identification information for identifying a timing configured according to the configuration information.

A method for transferring an embedded Subscriber Identity Module (e-SIM) profile from a first communication device to a second communication device. The method includes: receiving, at a server from the first communication device, an e-SIM transfer request message including an e-SIM identifier (EID) corresponding to each of the first communication device and the second communication device. The received e-SIM transfer request message corresponds to a request for transferring the e-SIM profile from the first communication device to the second communication device. The method also includes: performing a mapping process to map the e-SIM profile associated with the EID of the first communication device with the EID of the second communication device based on the received e-SIM transfer request message; and transmitting, to the second communication device, the e-SIM profile that is mapped with the EID of the second communication device.

A method of facilitating network access for local Terminal Equipment (TE) involves utilizing a Mobile Terminal (MT) that is pre-equipped with a list of authorized TE identities and a user identity module. Upon receiving an identity authentication signal from the TE, the MT assesses the TE's identity against the authorized list through multifactor verification. If the TE is verified as authorized, the MT retrieves a unique identifier from the user identity module and conveys this identifier to the TE. Subsequently, the TE employs the provided identifier to access the network.

A method is disclosed for facilitating work-related tasks on a device with a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The method includes providing a work profile to access work-related tasks over a work network; retrieving identity data from the SIM; verifying the device based on the identity data; enabling, after a successful verification of the device, access to the work network via a SIM network associated with the identity data; and activating, after the successful verification, the work profile. This method provides a secure way to manage work profiles on devices, ensuring that only authorized users can access work-related resources and enhancing productivity in a work environment.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to electronic devices and, more particularly, to techniques and apparatus for temporarily transferring subscriber identity module (SIM) profiles. One example method generally includes: receiving, from a first user equipment (UE), a request to obtain a SIM profile associated with a second UE, the first UE being different than the second UE; transmitting a first message including the SIM profile associated with the second UE in response to the request; and communicating with the first UE using the SIM profile.

There is provided a method for on-device verification, comprising: using at least one processor of a mobile device for: executing an application, establishing a communication with an applet stored in a storage component of circuitry installed in the mobile device, obtaining an indication that the mobile device is authenticated for cellular communication by a service provider, and validating a process of the application based on the indication.

Provided are a communication method and related device. The method is applied to a terminal device including a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card and a second SIM card. A request for first service is received from the first SIM card; in response to the first SIM card needing to preempt a radio frequency resource used by the second SIM card, a measurement cell set of the second SIM card is sent to the first SIM card; a first measurement is performed using the first SIM card and a first measurement report is generated, the first measurement including a measurement performed based on the measurement cell set of the second SIM card; the first measurement report is sent to the second SIM card after execution of the first service is completed; and a current serving cell of the second SIM card is determined according to the first measurement report.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an application program authentication method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The application program authentication method comprises the following steps: receiving a first application program authentication request sent by a terminal application program; based on the first application program authentication request, reading an application program permission level through a user identity module of the terminal; sending a second application program authentication request to an authentication management platform according to the application program permission level; obtaining an authentication response made by the authentication management platform to the second application authentication request, wherein the authentication response comprises an authentication code corresponding to the application; acquiring a registration code corresponding to the application program; and matching the authentication code with the registration code to obtain a matched application authentication result. According to the embodiment of the invention, the authentication efficiency of the application program is improved while the data security of the application program is quickly and efficiently ensured.

Systems and techniques for authenticating user sign-on at an online service provider using a subscriber identity module (SIM) based authentication process are discussed herein. A user may request to sign-on an online service provider using a user device. The user device may be requested to provide a response to a challenge sent by the online service provider. The online service provider may interface with an identity provider (IDP) to send the challenge. The challenge may be received at a SIM component associated with the user device. The SIM component may generate a challenge response to the challenge, encrypt the response with a first security key associated with the SIM component, and send the encrypted challenge response to the IDP using the OTA component. The IDP may authenticate the encrypted challenge response using a second security key associated with the IDP.

An edge device includes a memory and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to communicate over a communication network, including serving as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of the edge device, to be pre-configured with security credentials assigned to the SIM, to receive, over the communication network or over an alternative communication channel, at least a portion of a SIM-blob, the portion including at least part of a SIM Operating System (SIM-OS) for operating the SIM, to store the SIM-blob in the memory, to provision the SIM-OS using the security credentials, and to carry out SIM tasks for the edge device using the SIM-OS.

A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card feature-based Non-Fungible Token. SIM card features, such as communication features, software / hardware features, electrical features, SIM Card behavior features and / or the like are extracted from the SIM card of a user's mobile communication device and a SIM card feature-based NFT is generated and stored on a distributed trust computing network. The distributed trust computing network serves to verify the authenticity of the underlying SIM card features. The NFT is subsequently used as a means for authentication is resource exchange events and other events requiring user / mobile communication device verification.

This disclosure provides a remote attestation method and a related device, to verify a remote attestation report by using a symmetric key of a subscriber identity module (SIM), without depending on a digital certificate provided by a certificate authority (CA) server. This can improve reliability of a remote attestation report verification process. In the method, a first apparatus receives request information, where the request information is for requesting a remote attestation report, and the remote attestation report is for remote attestation of the first apparatus. The first apparatus sends first information based on the request information, where the first information includes the remote attestation report and verification information, the verification information is for verifying the remote attestation report, and the verification information is obtained by processing the remote attestation report based on a symmetric key of a SIM in the first apparatus.

Disclosed are a policy negotiation method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium and a program product, which relate to the technical field of communications, the method being executed by a mobile equipment ME, the method specifically comprising: determining a first protection policy with the highest priority supported by a user equipment UE based on user hidden identifier SUCI calculation information stored in a universal subscriber identity module USIM; based on the first protection strategy, calculating a target SUCI corresponding to a USIM identifier stored in the USIM; and sending the target SUCI to a network side device. According to the embodiment of the invention, the problem that the flexibility of an existing SUCI protection strategy negotiation mechanism is poor can be solved.

Techniques are described for dynamically managing a shared deployed electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) for a wireless device. A shared (non-unique) provisioning eSIM is installed in the wireless device to provide limited function connections to services, such as for device activation and user eSIM provisioning. The shared provisioning eSIM includes a record of IMSI values organized into a plurality of sets of IMSI pools and a priority for selecting IMSI values for configuring the shared provisioning eSIM. A shared provisioning SIM / eSIM controller on a device residing on a cellular baseband processor of the wireless device selects an IMSI value based on the priority and based on a result of scanning for an available public land mobile network (PLMN) and configures the shared provisioning eSIM with the IMSI value. The shared provisioning eSIM may be reconfigured with different IMSI values selected from different IMSI pools until a successful registration with the configured provisioning eSIM occurs or a maximum number of retries occurs.

A user device (e.g., a mobile phone, user equipment (UE), a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) dual standby (DSDS) device, a multi-SIM multi-standby device (MSMS) device, a mobile device, a smart device, laptop, tablet, computing device, etc.) may dynamically determine configurations for preferred and / or offload networks and optimally switch connections between service provider networks.

This application sets forth techniques for managing push notifications for a reserve electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) connection for a wireless device. A reserve eSIM is installed in the wireless device to provide a limited functionality connectivity option for essential services, such as device activation, user eSIM provisioning, user eSIM transfer, and user subscription account management. When a reserve eSIM is active, push notifications for a limited set of push notification topics are allowed to be communicated to the wireless device via the reserve eSIM connection.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC), memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the eUICC and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to based on identifying at least one user input causing transfer of a first profile stored in the eUICC to an external electronic device, transmit a first message requesting the transfer of the first profile to the external electronic device, based on receiving a second message requesting deletion of the first profile corresponding to the first message, delete the first profile, transmit a third message indicating the deletion of the first profile to an subscription manager data preparation plus (SM-DP+) server, receive, from an entitlement server, a fourth message indicating that the first profile is completely ready in the SM-DP+ server receiving the third message, transmit a fifth message requesting profile download information to the entitlement server, based on the fourth message, receive a sixth message including the download information corresponding to the fifth message from the entitlement server, and provide the download information identified based on of the sixth message.

An electronic device includes at least one embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) each storing at least one subscriber identification information, and at least one processor electrically connected with the eUICC. The at least one processor may be configured to control to transmit, to a first server, a first request message including information about an operation related to a subscription or a subscription transfer based on the eUICC and receive a first response message from the first server, in response to the transmission of the first request message. The first response message may include information indicating that a profile to be provided for the eUICC is not ready in response to the first request message.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communications that support multiple subscriber identity module (MSIM) operation. In a first aspect, an apparatus for wireless communications includes an input port for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal comprising a first carrier corresponding to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second carrier corresponding to a second subscriber identity module (SIM); and a split low noise amplifier (LNA) coupled to the input port and a first output port and a second output port, the split LNA configured to output the RF signal with a first gain as a first amplified RF signal at the first output port and to output the RF signal with a different, second gain as a second amplified RF signal at the second output port. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

An electronic device includes at least one embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) each storing at least one subscriber identification information, and at least one processor electrically connected with the eUICC. The at least one processor may be configured to control to transmit, to a first server, a first request message including information about an operation related to a subscription or a subscription transfer based on the eUICC and receive a first response message from the first server, in response to the transmission of the first request message. The first response message may include information indicating that a profile to be provided for the eUICC is not ready in response to the first request message.

A subscriber identity module (SIM) application management system includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions and a processor coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to: receive a SIM application from a SIM application provider, obtain a subscriber list including at least one subscriber from a mobile network operator, receive instructions directly from the SIM application provider, and customize a SIM card of a mobile device associated with the at least one subscriber with the SIM application in accordance with the instructions.

A device may include a processor configured to receive, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request to download an embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profile via a blanket code, wherein the blanket code is associated with a pool of available eSIM profiles. The processor may be further configured to determine that a confirmation code is required to download the eSIM profile; provide the confirmation code to an operations support system, in response to determining that the confirmation code is required to download the eSIM profile, wherein the operations support system is to provide the confirmation code to the UE device; receive the confirmation code from the UE device; and provide the requested eSIM profile to the UE device, in response to receiving the confirmation code from the UE device.