公开(公告)号：US20250048086A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18924311

申请日：2024-10-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Li LI ,  Jean-Marc PADOVA ,  Najeeb M. ABDULRAHIMAN

IPC: H04W8/26 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04W12/0431 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: This application describes a phased approach to provision eSIM profiles to a wireless device. Credentials are preloaded to an eUICC during manufacture of the eUICC and used subsequently to load eSIM profiles to the eUICC without requiring an active, real-time connection to an MNO provisioning server. Multiple bound profile packages (BPPs) can be pre-generated and encrypted by MNO provisioning servers for an eUICC and transferred to a BPP aggregator server before assembly of the eUICC in a respective wireless device. A local provisioning server in a manufacturing facility mutually authenticates and connects to the BPP aggregator server to download and store one or more of the encrypted BPPs for later installation on the eUICC. The local provisioning server subsequently mutually authenticates and connects to the eUICC to load at least one of the one or more pre-generated, encrypted BPPs to the eUICC during assembly and/or testing of the wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US20240406709A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18680017

申请日：2024-05-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Li LI ,  Rohan C. MALTHANKAR ,  Sherman X. JIN ,  Suraj GUPTA

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: An apparatus or method for storing records for a plurality of embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles, wherein a record for each eSIM profile comprises a state of the eSIM profile, receiving, from a first user equipment (UE), a message indicating a first eSIM profile has been deleted from the first UE, changing the state of the first eSIM profile from installed to available, receiving a message requesting the first eSIM profile be allocated to a second UE, changing the state of the first eSIM profile to a state allowing the eSIM profile to be downloaded to the second UE and downloading the first eSIM profile to the second UE.

公开(公告)号：US20240276203A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18166977

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Viswanath NAGARAJAN ,  Jean-Marc PADOVA ,  Li LI

IPC: H04W8/20 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W60/00

CPC classification number: H04W8/20 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: This application sets forth techniques for dynamically managing a shared provisioning electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) for a wireless device. A shared (non-unique) provisioning eSIM is installed in the wireless device to provide limited functionality connectivity to services, such as for device activation and user eSIM provisioning. The shared provisioning eSIM includes records of IMSI values organized into groups of IMSI pools and priorities for selecting IMSI values for configuring the shared provisioning eSIM. An on-device shared provisioning SIM/eSIM controller resident on a cellular baseband processor of the wireless device selects and configures the shared provisioning eSIM with IMSI values based on the priorities and on results from scanning for available public land mobile networks (PLMNs). The shared provisioning eSIM can be re-configured with different IMSI values selected from different IMSI pools until successful registration using the configured provisioning eSIM occurs or a maximum number or retries occurs.

公开(公告)号：US20230413169A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18337591

申请日：2023-06-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S CHAUGULE ,  Ajoy K. SINGH ,  Henri S. BERGER ,  Li LI ,  Nai Tao CUI

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/20

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/20

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to determine that a private enterprise deployed cellular network is available, determine that a Wi-Fi network is available at a same time as the private enterprise deployed cellular network and prioritize connection to the private enterprise deployed cellular network over the Wi-Fi network based on one or more conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20230081421A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17932668

申请日：2022-09-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sherman X. JIN ,  Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO ,  Rohan C. MALTHANKAR ,  Clive E. RODGERS ,  Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Li LI

IPC: H04W8/20

Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US20230075591A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US18049271

申请日：2022-10-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sherman X. JIN ,  Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Anish Kumar GOYAL ,  Li LI ,  Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO ,  Samy TOUATI ,  Rohan C. MALTHANKAR

IPC: H04W12/43 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/42 ,  H04W12/50 ,  H04W12/069

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+ ) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.

公开(公告)号：US20230018945A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17935049

申请日：2022-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Anish Kumar GOYAL ,  Elliot S. BRIGGS ,  Li LI ,  Zexing SHI

IPC: H04W8/20

Abstract: This Application describes mechanisms to transfer cellular service plans and associated credentials efficiently between wireless devices. Information regarding transferability of cellular services for SIMs/eSIMs to a wireless device are obtained from locally stored or remotely accessible cellular service information and/or associated mobile network operator (MNO) information. Access to network-based servers to determine transferability and/or to effect transfer can use non-cellular connections when available. Transferability information can be presented to a user to narrow selection of cellular service plans to transfer.

公开(公告)号：US20220104005A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17449440

申请日：2021-09-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Can XIONG ,  Sherman X. JIN ,  Eric ZELENKA ,  Graham S. McLUHAN ,  Li LI ,  Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO ,  Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Rohan C. MALTHANKAR

IPC: H04W8/20 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/30 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: This Application describes mechanisms for enterprise remote management of cellular services provided via access credentials, e.g., subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMS (eSIMs), for wireless devices. To minimize requirements for user interaction, installation and management of business-supplied cellular service profiles on the wireless device can intercept alert notifications to reduce interruptions and allow for background management of the business-supplied cellular service profiles. Additionally, a business enterprise can use multiple, distinct services to initiate installation of an eSIM to a wireless device. When two different services attempt to install eSIMs on the wireless device in parallel, management software on the wireless device can control an order of installation and disallow duplicate installations of an identical eSIM to the wireless device. The management software can also monitor eSIM installations and manage alert notifications that occur during the eSIM installation process.

公开(公告)号：US20220022014A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17305859

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Li LI ,  Vikram Bhaskara YERRABOMMANAHALLI ,  Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO ,  Sherman X. JIN ,  Clive E. RODGERS ,  Najeeb M. ABDULRAHIMAN

IPC: H04W4/50 ,  H04W8/18

Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for binding and dynamic provisioning of international mobile equipment identifier (IMEI) values with cellular wireless service profiles, such as subscriber identity modules (SIMS) on physical SIM (pSIM) cards and electronic SIMs (eSIMs) on an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the mobile wireless device. When pSIMs and/or eSIMs change on the mobile wireless device, e.g., based on installation, activation, deactivation, de-installation, etc., IMEI binding logic accounts for the changes and maps IMEI values to pSIMs and/or eSIMs as required. IMEI values can be assigned based on a history of bindings between IMEI values and ICCID values of one or more eSIMS on an eUICC. A most recently used or a newly assigned IMEI value can be associated with an eSIM. Whether to assign an identical IMEI value to multiple eSIMs depends on requirements of associated cellular wireless service subscriptions.

公开(公告)号：US20200304327A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16841273

申请日：2020-04-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xiangying YANG ,  Li LI ,  Avinash NARASIMHAN ,  Jean-Marc PADOVA

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/00

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.