SIM Application Management for Targeted Subscriber Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing SIM application customization process is complicated, with SIM application providers lacking control over the SIM application structure inside the SIM card, leading to inefficient use of storage space and high costs due to customization of unused applications.
Innovation Solution
A SIM application management system that allows SIM application providers to select subscribers, customize SIM cards, and control SIM applications directly, reducing unnecessary storage and costs by targeting active users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If SIM application providers provide SIM applications to mobile network operator for loading onto physical SIM cards or eSIM cards, then SIM applications can be distributed to users, but the customization process becomes complicated and SIM application providers lack control over the SIM application structure inside the SIM card
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an eSIM application management system as an intermediary between SIM application providers and mobile network operators. This system receives SIM applications from providers, manages the customization process, and controls the structure inside the SIM card. The system includes components such as an application repository, application store, and management portal that facilitate controlled distribution and customization without requiring direct complex interactions between providers and operators.
2Productivity
If mobile network operator loads SIM applications onto all SIM cards, then applications are available to users, but storage space is wasted and costs increase due to customization of unused applications
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by maintaining an application store that pre-loads and stores SIM applications before they are actually needed by users. The management system can predict which applications subscribers are likely to use and prepare them in advance in the application store, so that when a subscriber needs an application, it is already available for quick deployment to the eSIM card without requiring full customization and distribution to all cards.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic application management where the availability and deployment of SIM applications is not static but changes based on user needs and behavior. The management portal allows real-time control over which applications are deployed to which subscribers, enabling the system to adapt to changing demands and avoid wasting storage space on applications that are not needed by specific users.
Data Source
AI summary
A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) application management system includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon; and a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for: receiving a SIM application from a SIM application provider, obtaining a subscriber list including at least one subscriber from a mobile network operator; receiving an instruction directly from the SIM application provider; and customizing a SIM card of a mobile device associated with the at least one subscriber with the SIM application according to the instruction.