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公开(公告)号:US12213212B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-28
申请号:US18161810
申请日:2023-01-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Li Li , Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman , Arun G. Mathias
Abstract: Techniques for flexible electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) deployment to a wireless device by a network server, including generation of multiple eSIMs using an identical eSIM identifier value, such as an identical integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value, and subsequent selection of an eSIM based on capabilities of the wireless device. Multiple eSIMs that correspond to different sets of wireless device capabilities are generated without knowledge of the wireless communication standards that a wireless device supports. The multiple eSIMs include a first eSIM that includes fifth generation (5G) wireless communication protocol information and a second eSIM that excludes 5G wireless communication protocol information. The network server selects an eSIM from the multiple eSIMs based on whether the wireless device is 5G capable. After selection and binding of a profile package that includes the eSIM, the remaining eSIMs that use the identical ICCID value are deleted, for security enforcement against cloning.
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公开(公告)号:US12003969B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US18178995
申请日:2023-03-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Li Li , Keizo Marui , Anish Kumar Goyal , Abishek Kumar Vaidyanathan , Samy Touati , Rohan C. Malthankar
IPC: H04L41/5041 , G06Q40/03 , H04L67/306 , H04L67/55 , H04W4/50 , H04W4/60 , H04W8/18 , H04W8/20 , H04W12/06 , H04W12/40 , H04W12/72 , H04W76/10 , H04W84/12
CPC classification number: H04W12/72 , G06Q40/03 , H04L67/55 , H04W4/50 , H04W8/183 , H04W12/06 , H04W76/10 , H04W84/12
Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for cellular wireless service management for a secondary mobile wireless device assisted by a primary mobile wireless device, including delayed delivery of an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) to the secondary mobile wireless device for subscription to cellular wireless service of a mobile network operator (MNO).
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公开(公告)号:US11924916B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-05
申请号:US17555205
申请日:2021-12-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Raj S. Chaugule , Alex M. Was , Avinash Narasimhan , Damien R. Holzapfel , He Zheng , Li Li , Timothy M. Sheridan , Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli
IPC: H04W12/03 , H04W8/18 , H04W12/033 , H04W12/30
CPC classification number: H04W8/18 , H04W12/033 , H04W12/35
Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to transmit, to a cellular carrier, a request to activate the UE with the cellular carrier. The UE is also configured to, in response to receiving an authentication request for authenticating a user of the UE, transmit, to the cellular carrier, information identifying another UE and authentication information for authenticating the user ; prompt the user, via a display of the UE, to provide, to an input system of the UE, verification information transmitted to the other UE; transmit, to the cellular carrier, the verification information; and in response to validation of the verification information by the cellular carrier, receive an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) subscription transferred from the other UE.
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公开(公告)号:US11758384B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17446939
申请日:2021-09-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Raj S. Chaugule , He Zheng , Li Li , Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli , Chandiramohan Vasudevan
Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for provisioning and activating an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) as a primary SIM for a mobile wireless device that includes a limited functionality physical SIM (pSIM) associated with a particular mobile network operator (MNO) and installed in the mobile wireless device at a time of manufacture. An eSIM associated with the particular MNO is reserved during a sales order process and later activated during device activation after receipt by a user using a secure over-the-air (OTA) cellular connection enabled by the limited functionality pSIM, when a non-cellular connection or other Internet accessible connection is available. Dual SIM device configuration processes can be suppressed during activation of the eSIM. After successful attachment of the mobile wireless device to a cellular wireless network of the particular MNO using credentials of the eSIM, the limited functionality pSIM is disabled.
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公开(公告)号:US11736931B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US17936373
申请日:2022-09-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Raj S. Chaugule , Li Li , Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli , Chandiramohan Vasudevan , Damien R. Holzapfel , Avinash Narasimhan , Ameya R. Kasbekar
CPC classification number: H04W8/183 , H04W4/24 , H04W4/50 , H04W4/60 , H04W8/205 , H04W12/06 , H04W12/35
Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for provisioning and activating electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) for mobile wireless devices. An eSIM is reserved during a sales order process and later activated during device activation after receipt by a user. An option for eSIM installation in place of (or in addition to) physical SIM installation is provided when purchasing the mobile wireless device. The reserved eSIM can replace a previous SIM/eSIM or be a new eSIM. During device activation, installation and activation of the eSIM occurs. Activation of the eSIM can occur before or after deactivation of a transferred SIM/eSIM. The mobile wireless device accounts for propagation delay of eSIM activation through MNO servers by disabling and re-enabling the eSIM until initial attachment to an MNO cellular wireless network succeeds or a maximum number of retry attempts is reached.
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公开(公告)号:US11533607B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-20
申请号:US17352201
申请日:2021-06-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Raj S. Chaugule , Can Xiong , Li Li , Zexing Shi
Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for cloud-based cellular service management for a set of associated mobile wireless devices, including maintenance of information for one or more subscriber identity modules (SIMS) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs) used by the set of mobile wireless devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20220038911A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-03
申请号:US17443340
申请日:2021-07-26
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Rajeev Verma , Stanley M. Mayalil , Li Li , Cole M. Stewart , Dennis D. Conway
IPC: H04W12/72 , H04W12/06 , H04W12/0431 , H04W12/40
Abstract: Recovering a user equipment (UE) from limited service due to misconfiguration may include providing a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) identification data or a USIM authentication data to a wireless network. Failure data associated with failing to authenticate or identify the UE to the wireless network may be decoded. The failure data received from the wireless network. The failure data may be processed to determine a cause for the failure. Based on processing the failure data, it may be determined that the USIM identification data or the USIM authentication data is misconfigured. In response to determining that the USIM identification data or the USIM authentication data is misconfigured, a recovery for identifying or authenticating the UE to the wireless network may be automatically performed.
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公开(公告)号:US11102017B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16841273
申请日:2020-04-06
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Xiangying Yang , Li Li , Avinash Narasimhan , Jean-Marc Padova
Abstract: Duplicate processing of events registered at a root server is avoided. An electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) server pushes, to a root server, data in the form of notification data portions indicating that commands or events need to be processed by a device. The device includes an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). The device pulls a notification list from the root server. The notification list includes one or more notification data portions. The device checks a given notification data portion to see if it represents a duplicate before communicating with the eSIM server to perform further processing related to the event. The device bases the check for duplication on an event history and/or on a hash value where the hash value is based on one or more eSIMs installed in the eUICC. The device is able to prioritize notification data portions before processing them.
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公开(公告)号:US10470016B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-05
申请号:US16121679
申请日:2018-09-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli , Li Li , Arun G. Mathias , Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman , Chandiramohan Vasudevan , Rohan C. Malthankar , Francisco J. Gonzalez , Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto , Jean-Marc Padova
Abstract: Some embodiments relate to methods for provisioning a secondary wireless device with an eSIM for wireless communication and activating multi-SIM functionality between the secondary wireless device and a primary wireless device having a subscribed SIM. The primary wireless device may act as a proxy in obtaining the eSIM for the secondary wireless device. The primary wireless device may then provide, to the cellular network, identifiers of the SIMs of the primary and secondary wireless devices. The primary wireless device may then request initiation of multi-SIM functionality for the two SIMs, and receive an indication that the multi-SIM functionality has been initiated. As an example, the multi-SIM functionality may be implemented by mapping the SIM of the primary wireless device and the SIM of the secondary wireless device (e.g., the provisioned eSIM) to the same Mobile Directory Number (MDN).
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公开(公告)号:US10397001B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-27
申请号:US15691399
申请日:2017-08-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Li Li , Arun G. Mathias
IPC: H04L29/06 , H04L9/32 , H04M15/00 , H04L9/00 , H04L9/14 , H04L9/30 , H04W12/06 , H04W12/12 , H04W4/24 , H04W12/04
Abstract: A malicious party may attempt to avoid a mobile network operator (MNO) contract involved with subsidy-lock by inserting an interfering piece of hardware called a proxy SIM in a device. The device provided herein uses an authentication technique to guard against a proxy-SIM attack. The device includes a secure element (SE) with subscriber identity module (SIM) functionality present on the SE. The device sends the SE a nonce to be signed over. The SE signs using a public key infrastructure (PKI) private key of the SE and provides a response. The device evaluates whether the response contains a valid signature. If the validation is successful, the device relies on SIM data provided in the response to continue with activation of the device, so that the device can provide services under the MNO contract. If the validation fails, the device will not attempt to access network services with the SIM functionality.
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