Operating method for communication profile and electronic device supporting the same
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- an embedded subscription identification module (eSIM);
first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection;
second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection;
memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the portable electronic device; and
a processor adapted to;
transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to an external electronic device via the short-range communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the external electronic device using the first communication circuitry;
receive an indication from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, the indication indicative of a service contract option selected at the external electronic device based at least in part on the at least one portion of the provisioning information transmitted from the portable electronic device;
transmit, in response to the indication, a request for a profile corresponding to the service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection such that the request is to be transmitted to a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server; and
receive, using the external electronic device, the profile downloaded from the server, the receiving including storing the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication module configured to establish a communication channel to an external electronic device based on wired communications or short-range communications, a second communication module that supports a communication service provided via a base station; a control module configured to obtain a communication profile required for operating the second communication module using the external electronic device connected through the first communication module, and a memory configured to store the communication profile.
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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an embedded subscription identification module (eSIM); first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection; second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection; memory to store provisioning information corresponding to the portable electronic device; and a processor adapted to; transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to an external electronic device via the short-range communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the external electronic device using the first communication circuitry; receive an indication from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, the indication indicative of a service contract option selected at the external electronic device based at least in part on the at least one portion of the provisioning information transmitted from the portable electronic device; transmit, in response to the indication, a request for a profile corresponding to the service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection such that the request is to be transmitted to a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the external electronic device and the server; and receive, using the external electronic device, the profile downloaded from the server, the receiving including storing the profile downloaded from the server in the eSIM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display; first communication circuitry to establish a short-range communication connection; second communication circuitry to establish a cellular communication connection; and a processor adapted to; establish, using the first communication circuitry, the short-range communication connection with an external electronic device based at least in part on a graphical code corresponding to the external electronic device; receive provisioning information corresponding to the external electronic device from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection; transmit at least one portion of the provisioning information to a first server corresponding to a cellular network via the cellular communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the first server using the second communication circuitry; receive, in response to the transmitting of the at least one portion of the provisioning information, one or more service contract options associated with the cellular network from the first server via the cellular communication connection; transmit, at least one service contract option selected from the one or more service contract options to the first server via the cellular communication connection such that a request for a profile corresponding to the at least one service contract option is to be transmitted from the first server to a second server corresponding to the cellular network; and transmit an indication indicative of the at least one service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection based at least in part on the transmitting of the at least one service contract option. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting, at a portable electronic device, at least one portion of provisioning information corresponding to the portable electronic device to an external electronic device via a short-range communication connection established between the portable electronic device and the external electronic device using a first communication circuitry operatively coupled with the portable electronic device; receiving an indication from the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection, the indication indicative of a service contract option selected at the external electronic device based at least in part on the at least one portion of the provisioning information transmitted from the portable electronic device; transmitting, in response to the indication, a request for a profile corresponding to the service contract option to the external electronic device via the short-range communication connection such that the request is to be transmitted to a server corresponding to a cellular network via another cellular communication connection established between the electronic device and the server; and receiving, using the external electronic device, the profile downloaded from the server, the receiving including storing the profile downloaded from the server in an embedded subscription identification module (eSIM) included in the portable electronic device.
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