公开(公告)号：US10764732B1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16587328

申请日：2019-09-30

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Walter Cooper Chastain ,  James Hamilton ,  Jason Sikes ,  Stephen Chin

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/60 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W4/24 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first subscription for a communication device has expired. Further embodiments include receiving a first registration request from the communication device, detecting a bootstrap profile on the communication device, and providing according to the bootstrap profile, limited services to the communication device to subscribe to a second subscription for a second group of services. Additional embodiments include obtaining subscription information for the second subscription for the second group of services, adjusting an operational profile on the communication device according to the subscription information resulting in an adjusted operational profile, and receiving a second registration request for the communication device according to the adjusted operation profile. Also, embodiments include registering the communication device according to the adjusted operational profile, and providing the second group of services to the communication device according to the adjusted operational profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10827331B1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16935694

申请日：2020-07-22

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Walter Cooper Chastain ,  James Hamilton ,  Jason Sikes ,  Stephen Chin

IPC: H04W60/00 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/60 ,  H04W8/18 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first subscription for a communication device has expired. Further embodiments include receiving a first registration request from the communication device, detecting a bootstrap profile on the communication device, and providing according to the bootstrap profile, limited services to the communication device to subscribe to a second subscription for a second group of services. Additional embodiments include obtaining subscription information for the second subscription for the second group of services, adjusting an operational profile on the communication device according to the subscription information resulting in an adjusted operational profile, and receiving a second registration request for the communication device according to the adjusted operation profile. Also, embodiments include registering the communication device according to the adjusted operational profile, and providing the second group of services to the communication device according to the adjusted operational profile. Other embodiments are disclosed.