METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SUBSCRIPTION ELECTRONIC SIM CREDENTIALS VIA LOCAL SERVICE BROKERS

• US 20190037401A1
• Filed: 07/30/2017
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Egner, Will A., Quinn, Liam B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,194,320 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/065 using e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3223 Realising banking transactions through M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3229 Use of the SIM of a M-device as secure element
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/389 Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4016 involving fraud or risk level assessment in transaction processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 Business processing using cryptography
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0819 Key transport or distribution, i.e. key establishment techniques where one party creates or otherwise obtains a secret value, and securely transfers it to the other(s) network architectures or network communication protocols for key distribution in a packet data network H04L63/062
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3239 involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/50 using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

An information handling system of a local service broker system operating a subscription electronic SIM assignment system may comprise a memory storing a pool of international mobile subscriber identities for assignment to requesting clients, a network interface device for communication with an authentication server in a wireless communication network, and a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to receive a transaction history associated with a client information handling system. If the transaction history meets a threshold trust requirement, the processor may further execute code instructions to assign one of the pool of international mobile subscriber identities to the client information handling system, generate variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials, determine one or more electronic SIM credentials, and transmit the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials to the client information handling system.

Claims

1. An information handling system of a local service broker system operating a subscription electronic SIM assignment system comprising:

a memory storing a pool of international mobile subscriber identities for assignment to requesting clients;

a network interface device for communication with an authentication server in a wireless communication network;

a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

receive a transaction history associated with a client information handling system; and

if the transaction history meets a threshold trust requirement, assign one of the pool of international mobile subscriber identities to the client information handling system, generate variables not unique to the client information handling system for determination of electronic SIM credentials, determine one or more electronic SIM credentials based on generated variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials, and transmit the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials to the client information handling system.

2. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 further comprising:

the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

transmit the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials to the remote authentication server; and

transmit an instruction to the remote authentication server to store in memory an association between the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials.

3. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 further comprising:

the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

determine a limit associated with the assigned international mobile subscriber identification wherein the limit may be a limited period of time for wireless access;

determine whether the limit has been reached; and

if the limit has been reached, transmit an instruction to the authentication server to disassociate the assigned international mobile subscriber identity from the electronic SIM credentials.

4. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1, wherein the local service broker is co-located with a mobile edge-compute system acting as an access point within the wireless communication network.

5. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1 further comprising:

a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

receive a temporary private encryption key from the client information handling system;

decrypt the received transaction history from an encrypted block chain using the temporary private encryption key.

6. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1, wherein the transaction history identifies a cryptocurrency account address.

7. The information handling system operating the system of claim 1, wherein the transaction history is updated to reflect when a successful attempt to access the wireless communication network occurred.

8. A method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials comprising:

receiving at a local service broker a request to access a wireless communication network including the local service broker and an authentication server;

receiving a transaction history associated with a client information handling system; and

if the transaction history meets a threshold trust requirement, assigning one of a pool of international mobile subscriber identities available for assignment to clients to the client information handling system, generating variables not unique to the client information handling system for determination of electronic SIM credentials, determining one or more electronic SIM credentials based on generated variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials, and transmitting the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and variables for determination of electronic SIM credentials to the client information handling system.

9. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 further comprising:

transmitting the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials to the remote authentication server; and

transmitting an instruction to the remote authentication server to store in memory an association between the assigned international mobile subscriber identity and electronic SIM credentials.

10. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 further comprising:

determining the client information handling system is associated with a lapsed payment; and

transmitting an instruction to the authentication server to disassociate the assigned international mobile subscriber identity from the electronic SIM credentials.

11. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8, further comprising:

identifying a cryptocurrency account address within the transaction history;

receiving a request to pay for the granted request to access the wireless communication network using the cryptocurrency account address; and

charging the cryptocurrency account address for the granted request to access the wireless communication network.

12. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a temporary private encryption key from the client information handling system; and

decrypting the transaction history from an encrypted block chain using the temporary private encryption key.

13. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving a client international mobile subscriber identification and client electronic SIM credentials from the client information handling system;

locating a stored international mobile subscriber identification matching the client international mobile subscriber identification in the memory of the local service broker; and

if the stored international mobile subscriber identification is associated with stored electronic SIM credentials matching the received client electronic SIM credentials in the memory of the local service broker, granting the request to access the wireless communication network.

14. The method for provisioning electronic SIM credentials of claim 13, further comprising:

updating the transaction history to reflect a successful attempt to access the wireless communication network.

15. An information handling system of a local service broker operating a subscription electronic SIM assignment system comprising:

a memory storing an international mobile subscriber identity and an associated electronic SIM credential;

a processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

receive a request to access a wireless communication network, a client international mobile subscriber identification, and an electronic SIM credential from a client information handling system;

identify the stored international mobile subscriber identity in the memory matching the received client international mobile subscriber identification;

identify the stored electronic SIM credential associated with the stored international mobile subscriber identity in the memory;

wherein the stored electronic SIM credential was determined based on variables not unique to the client information handling system generated for determination of electronic SIM credentials; and

if the received client electronic SIM credential matches the stored electronic SIM credential, grant the client information handling system access to the wireless communication network.

16. The information handling system operating the system of claim 15, further comprising:

the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

deny the client information handling system access to the wireless communication network if the received client electronic SIM credential does not match the stored electronic SIM credential.

17. The information handling system operating the system of claim 16, further comprising:

updating the transaction history to reflect an unsuccessful attempt to access the wireless communication network.

18. The information handling system operating the system of claim 15, further comprising:

the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

determine a limit associated with the stored international mobile subscriber identification wherein the limit may be a limited period of time for wireless access;

determine whether the limit has been reached; and

if the limit has been reached, disassociate the stored international mobile subscriber identity from the stored electronic SIM credential in the memory.

19. The information handling system operating the system of claim 15, further comprising:

the processor executing machine readable executable code instructions to;

receive a request to cyclically charge for services rendered to a cryptocurrency account from the client information handling system;

determine a failure to charge the cryptocurrency account has occurred; and

disassociate the stored international mobile subscriber identity from the stored electronic SIM credential in the memory.

20. The information handling system operating the system of claim 19, wherein the cryptocurrency account is identified in a transaction history block chain associated with the client information handling system.