公开(公告)号：US20240373222A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18776701

申请日：2024-07-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Li LI ,  Abishek Kumar VAIDYANATHAN ,  Anish Kumar GOYAL ,  Keizo MARUI

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04L67/55 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/72

Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for cellular service management for a secondary mobile wireless device assisted by a primary mobile wireless device, including provisioning and management of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) for a secondary mobile wireless device with user authorization obtained via the primary mobile wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US20240147219A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18052090

申请日：2022-11-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Francisco J. GONZALEZ ,  Jianwei CHEN ,  John BASACCHI ,  Li LI ,  Nai Tao CUI

IPC: H04W8/20 ,  H04W60/04

CPC classification number: H04W8/205 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: This application describes provisioning a secondary electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) to a wireless device to access a cellular wireless network of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to supplement and offload from a cellular wireless network of a mobile network operator (MNO) that provides cellular wireless services to users of the MVNO. Provisioning of the secondary eSIM can be triggered after i) boot up of the wireless device or ii) insertion of a primary SIM/eSIM that provides MVNO cellular service access via the MNO cellular wireless network. Provisioning can be anchored by an MVNO entitlement server or by a manufacturer device services server. Provisioning can also be triggered by the MNO cellular wireless network after attachment of the wireless device. Authentication and authorization of the wireless device to obtain the secondary eSIM can be based on the primary SIM/eSIM or on secure communication with the manufacturer device services server.

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.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Bob BRADLEY ,  Can XIONG ,  Li LI ,  Najeeb M. ABDULRAHIMAN ,  Zexing SHI

IPC: H04W8/20 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/30

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230370832A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18190396

申请日：2023-03-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Abishek Kumar VAIDYANATHAN ,  Arjun PARTHASARATHY ,  George LIN ,  Li LI ,  Mohanasundaram KATTAVOOR SIVAKUMAR

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W4/50

CPC classification number: H04W8/183 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: This application describes techniques for dynamically updating a subscriber identity module (SIM) activation policy for enabling use of an electronic SIM (eSIM) and/or a physical SIM (pSIM) in a wireless device. The wireless device is initially configured with a less restrictive SIM activation policy and during setup is reconfigured to a more restrictive SIM activation policy that locks the wireless device to a particular mobile network operator (MNO) based on an eSIM or a pSIM installed in the wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US20230164559A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18150771

申请日：2023-01-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xiangying YANG ,  Huarui LIANG ,  Lijia ZHANG ,  Shu GUO ,  Haijing HU ,  Fangli XU ,  Yuqin CHEN ,  Dawei ZHANG ,  Li LI

IPC: H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/72 ,  H04W12/0433 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/16 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W12/02

CPC classification number: H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/72 ,  H04W12/0433 ,  H04W12/03 ,  H04W12/122 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04L9/0822 ,  H04L9/0825 ,  H04L9/0844 ,  H04L9/0891 ,  H04L9/16 ,  H04L9/3228 ,  H04W12/02

Abstract: Techniques to protect a subscriber identity, by encrypting a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) to form one-time use subscription concealed identifiers (SUCIs) using a set of one-time ephemeral asymmetric keys, generated by a user equipment (UE), and network provided keys are disclosed. Encryption of the SUPI to form the SUCIs can mitigate snooping by rogue network entities, such as fake base stations. The UE is restricted from providing the unencrypted SUPI over an unauthenticated connection to a network entity. In some instances, the UE uses a trusted symmetric fallback encryption key KFB or trusted asymmetric fallback public key PKFB to verify messages from an unauthenticated network entity and/or to encrypt the SUPI to form a fallback SUCIFB for communication of messages with the unauthenticated network entity.

公开(公告)号：US20230098263A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17935079

申请日：2022-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Can XIONG ,  Li LI ,  Zexing SHI

IPC: H04W8/20 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W88/18 ,  H04W88/02

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230082676A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17820857

申请日：2022-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rajeev VERMA ,  Stanley M. MAYALIL ,  Cole M. STEWART ,  Jae Oh CHUNG ,  Li LI

IPC: H04W24/08 ,  H04B17/00

Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for testing a wireless device configured to use an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) and excluding a removable UICC card. A test apparatus processes application protocol data units (APDUs) for conformance with a standardized test specification, where the APDUs are provided by an eSIM command handler client application that interfaces with a baseband processor in communication with the eUICC that includes test profiles with test applets.

公开(公告)号：US20220394443A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17804291

申请日：2022-05-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Li LI ,  Rajeev VERMA ,  Dennis D. CONWAY

IPC: H04W4/60

Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for managing subscriber identity module (SIM) toolkit (STK) scheduling for multiple enabled electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles on an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of a wireless device, including managing multiple STK sessions at a baseband processor external to the eUICC of the wireless device. To forestall STK communication for different eSIMs from interfering with execution of processes associated with the eSIMs, a baseband processor can schedule STK sessions to avoid overlap and reduce opportunities for errors in handling eSIM processes. The baseband processor can prioritize whether to queue commands for a second STK session for a second eSIM until a first STK session for a first eSIM ends or to terminate the first STK session to handle the second STK session.

公开(公告)号：US20220386104A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17664038

申请日：2022-05-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Zexing SHI ,  Li LI

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W60/04

Abstract: This application describes cellular service transfer mechanisms that can be used to convert cellular service credentials on a physical SIM (pSIM) card included in a wireless device to a newly downloaded electronic SIM (eSIM) on an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the wireless device. Transfer of the credentials for cellular service access can occur locally within the wireless device with authorization to transfer obtained from a mobile network operator (MNO) entitlement server associated with the pSIM. The new eSIM corresponding to the previously used pSIM can be downloaded to the eUICC from a provisioning server of the MNO.

公开(公告)号：US20220022028A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：US17305858

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Li LI ,  Dennis D. CONWAY ,  Rajeev VERMA ,  Keizo MARUI

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W4/60 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for profile, e.g., subscriber identity module (SIM) and electronic SIM (eSIM), and cellular wireless service subscription management for a wireless device. The wireless device can support multiple profiles, such as dual SIMS or a single SIM and one or more eSIMs. A user of the wireless device can flexibly enable and disable various eSIMs or change the use of physical SIMs with different associated cellular wireless service subscriptions, and mapping of subscription modules to logical channels and physical hardware interfaces can occur automatically, with mechanisms to reset interfaces when required.