eSIM Profile Switching via Contextual Weight Determination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices with embedded SIM (eSIM) face inconvenience due to the need for manual switching among multiple profiles, which is time-consuming and often results in selecting an inappropriate profile for specific usage scenarios.
Innovation Solution
An automated method for switching among eSIM profiles based on dynamically determined contextual parameters such as location, signal strength, data availability, and user preferences, using a processor to calculate profile weights and seamlessly switch between profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual profile switching is implemented, then users can select different profiles for different purposes, but the process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines and switches between profiles based on contextual parameters without requiring user intervention. The processor monitors contexts such as location, time, and usage patterns, automatically selects the most appropriate profile, and switches to it, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-determines multiple profiles and their associated contextual parameters in advance. By having profiles ready and pre-configured with context information, the system can quickly switch between them based on current conditions without requiring time-consuming manual selection or evaluation at the moment of switching.
2Ease of operation
If manual profile selection is required, then users have control over profile choice, but users may not be aware of the best profile for specific usage scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors contextual parameters such as location, time, network conditions, and usage patterns, and uses this feedback to automatically determine the most appropriate profile. The processor analyzes real-time context information and adjusts profile selection accordingly, providing intelligent decision-making based on accumulated information about optimal profile usage in different scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously determines the best profile for each usage scenario by analyzing contextual parameters without requiring user knowledge or manual selection. The processor self-manages profile selection based on pre-configured context-profile associations, eliminating the need for users to have expertise about which profile is optimal for specific situations.
3Productivity
If automated profile switching is implemented, then profile selection becomes efficient and user-friendly, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple profiles and their associated contextual parameters during setup or initialization. By having all the decision-making rules and profile associations predetermined, the actual switching operation becomes simple and efficient, requiring only the processor to match current context with pre-established profile criteria rather than implementing complex real-time decision algorithms.
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AI summary
A method for automatically switching among a plurality of embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles in an electronic device is provided. The method may include: determining a plurality of contexts of the electronic device while a first eSIM profile of the plurality of eSIM profiles is enabled in the electronic device; determining, from the plurality of eSIM profiles, a second eSIM profile that has a highest profile weight, based on the plurality of contexts of the electronic device, while the first eSIM profile is enabled in the electronic device; and automatically switching from the first eSIM profile to the second eSIM profile in the electronic device.