OFF-LINE PROFILE PROVISIONING FOR WIRELESS DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20230020828A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17935081

    申请日:2022-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE INACTIVE ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULES

    公开(公告)号:US20200288298A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16808012

    申请日:2020-03-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for managing inactive (disabled) electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) on secure elements, e.g., Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICCs) and/or embedded UICCs (eUICCs), of a wireless device, including retrieving information from an inactive eSIM, obtaining authentication tokens from an inactive eSIM, authenticating the inactive eSIM with a network-based Mobile Network Operator (MNO) server, retrieving status information for a subscription account associated with the inactive eSIM, and/or performing an account management operation on the inactive eSIM.

    System and Method for Using Credentials of a First Client Station to Authenticate a Second Client Station

    公开(公告)号:US20160337853A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-17

    申请号:US15220614

    申请日:2016-07-27

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Described are methods that allow credentials of a first client station to authenticate a second client station. An exemplary method includes associating a first client station with a second client station, the first client station including credential information, the associating authorizing the second client station to use the credential information, transmitting, by the second client station, an association request to a network, the network utilizing the credential information to authorize a connection, the second client station configured to perform a proxy functionality for requests received from the network to be forwarded to the first client station and responses received from the first client station to be forwarded to the network, determining, by the network, whether the credential information received from the second client station is authenticated and establishing a connection between the second client station and the network using the credential information of the first client station.

    CELLULAR WIRELESS SERVICE PLAN TRANSFER BETWEEN NON-LINKED WIRELESS DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20230413036A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18333476

    申请日:2023-06-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W8/205 H04W76/10 H04W8/183 H04W12/30

    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for transfer of a cellular wireless service plan associated with a SIM or an semis between non-linked wireless devices. A target wireless device broadcasts an advertisement beacon requesting transfer of a cellular wireless service plan. After successful authentication with a source wireless device, using a manually entered verification code or a QR verification code, the target wireless device selects a cellular wireless service plan to transfer. The source wireless device obtains a transfer token from an MNO entitlement server for transfer of the selected cellular wireless service plan and provides the transfer token to the target wireless device via a secure, short distance Bluetooth connection or, alternatively, embedded in an encrypted QR code. The target wireless device uses the transfer token to obtain a new eSIM associated with transfer of the cellular wireless service plan.

    MANAGING FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR INTEGRATED COMPONENTS WITHIN MOBILE DEVICES
    19.
    发明申请
    MANAGING FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR INTEGRATED COMPONENTS WITHIN MOBILE DEVICES 有权
    管理移动设备中的集成组件的固件更新

    公开(公告)号:US20160246585A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-25

    申请号:US14629388

    申请日:2015-02-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for updating firmware of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) included in a mobile device. The technique includes the steps of (1) receiving, from a firmware provider, an indication that an updated firmware is available for the eUICC, (2) in response to the indication, providing, to the firmware provider, (i) a unique identifier (ID) associated with the eUICC, and (ii) a nonce value, (3) subsequent to providing, receiving, from the firmware provider, a firmware update package, wherein the firmware update package includes (i) authentication information, and (ii) the updated firmware, (4) subsequent to verifying the authentication information, persisting, to a memory included in the mobile device, a hash value that corresponds to the updated firmware, and (5) installing the updated firmware on the eUICC.

    Abstract translation: 这里公开了一种用于更新包括在移动设备中的嵌入式通用集成电路卡(eUICC)的固件的技术。 该技术包括以下步骤:(1)从固件提供商接收更新的固件可用于eUICC的指示,(2)响应于该指示,向固件提供商提供(i)唯一标识符 (i)与所述eUICC相关联,以及(ii)随机值,(3)在从所述固件提供商提供固件更新包之后,其中所述固件更新包包括(i)认证信息,和(ii) )更新的固件,(4)在验证认证信息之后,将包含在移动设备中的存储器持久化到与更新的固件相对应的散列值,以及(5)在eUICC上安装更新的固件。

    System and Method for Transferring a Call
    20.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Transferring a Call 审中-公开
    传输呼叫的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150350339A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14500526

    申请日:2014-09-29

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for transferring calls between multiple stations. An exemplary system includes a first station and a second station that establishes a first communication session having a first call identification with the first station. The system further includes a third station and a network device that includes stored data indicating a relationship between the first station and the third station, the network device configured to receive the first call identification from the first station and transmit the first call identification to the third station based on the relationship, wherein the third station is configured to receive the first call identification and send an invite to the second station to replace the first communication session with the first station with a second communication session with the third station, the invite including the first call identification and a second call identification that identifies the second communication session.

    Abstract translation: 描述了用于在多个站之间转移呼叫的系统和方法。 示例性系统包括建立与第一站具有第一呼叫标识的第一通信会话的第一站和第二站。 所述系统还包括第三站和网络设备,所述第三站和网络设备包括指示所述第一站和所述第三站之间的关系的存储数据,所述网络设备被配置为从所述第一站接收所述第一呼叫标识,并将所述第一呼叫标识发送到所述第三站 基于所述关系,其中所述第三站被配置为接收所述第一呼叫标识,并且向所述第二站发送邀请以用与所述第三站的第二通信会话替换与所述第一站的所述第一通信会话,所述邀请包括 第一呼叫标识和标识第二通信会话的第二呼叫标识。

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