Secure soft SIM credential transfer
First Claim
1. A method for transferring soft Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) credentials from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, the method comprising:
- securely sending soft SIM credentials from the first mobile device to the second mobile device;
deactivating the soft SIM credentials at the first mobile device responsive to receipt of an installation complete message from the second mobile device; and
deleting the soft SIM credentials from the first mobile device responsive to receipt of an activation complete message from the second mobile device.
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Abstract
The method and apparatus described herein transfers soft SIM credentials from a transferring mobile device to a target mobile device while ensuring that only one mobile device contains active soft SIM credentials at a time. Broadly, a transferring mobile device securely transfers the soft SIM credentials to a target mobile device either directly or via a network server. Before the target mobile device receives or activates the soft SIM credentials, the transferring mobile device deactivates the soft SIM credentials to ensure that only one mobile device contains the active soft SIM credentials.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for transferring soft Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) credentials from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, the method comprising:
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securely sending soft SIM credentials from the first mobile device to the second mobile device; deactivating the soft SIM credentials at the first mobile device responsive to receipt of an installation complete message from the second mobile device; and deleting the soft SIM credentials from the first mobile device responsive to receipt of an activation complete message from the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for transferring soft Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) credentials from a first mobile device to a second mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving soft SIM credentials from the first mobile device at the second mobile device; installing the received soft SIM credentials and sending an installation complete message responsive to completing the installation; receiving a deactivation complete message from the first mobile device indicating a deactivation of the soft SIM credentials at the first mobile device; activating the soft SIM credentials at the second mobile device responsive to the received deactivation complete message; and sending an activation complete message to the first mobile device to initiate removal of the soft SIM credentials from the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for transferring soft Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) credentials between a first mobile device and a second mobile device using a network server, the method comprising:
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receiving an identifier for the second mobile device from the first mobile device at the network server; receiving soft SIM credentials associated with the first mobile device from the first mobile device at the network server; securely sending a deactivation command to the first mobile device to initiate deactivation of the soft SIM credentials at the first mobile device; activating the soft SIM credentials at the network server responsive to receiving a deactivation acknowledgement from the first mobile device; and securely sending the activated soft SIM credentials to the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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