公开(公告)号：US20230020761A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

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

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/60 ,  H04W12/30

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.

公开(公告)号：US20220038887A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17451477

申请日：2021-10-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raj S. CHAUGULE ,  Li LI ,  Vikram Bhaskara YERRABOMMANAHALLI ,  Chandiramohan VASUDEVAN ,  Damien R. HOLZAPFEL ,  Avinash NARASIMHAN ,  Ameya R. KASBEKAR

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/60 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04W12/30 ,  H04W12/06

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.