World SIM
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1. A method, comprising:
- upon a power-on of a user device that does not include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, detecting, by the user device, at least one wireless network at a current location of the user device;
determining, by the user device, that a default device profile stored on the user device does not correspond to the detected wireless network at the current location of the user device;
obtaining a device profile comprising a SIM profile and a modem profile corresponding to a primary wireless network at the current location of the user device, wherein the primary wireless network uses a standard that specifies the use of SIM cards, and wherein the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising a mobile country code (MCC) of the primary wireless network, a mobile network code (MNC) of the primary wireless network and a mobile station identification number (MSIN) associated with the primary wireless network and acts as a substitute for the SIM card by associating the user device with the primary wireless network and providing additional functionality conventionally provided by the SIM card, and wherein the modem profile comprises connection parameters of the primary wireless network, the connection parameters comprising wireless protocol configuration data;
responsive to detecting that the default device profile does not correspond to the detected wireless network, reprogramming a modem of the user device using the device profile comprising the SIM profile and the modem profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device;
power cycling the modem of the user device after reprogramming the modem to initiate a network connection using the device profile; and
establishing the network connection using the device profile comprising the SIM profile and the modem profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device responsive to the power cycling.
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Abstract
A user device obtains a device profile corresponding to a primary wireless network at a current location of the user device, reprograms a modem of the user device using the device profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device, and establishes a network connection using the device profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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upon a power-on of a user device that does not include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, detecting, by the user device, at least one wireless network at a current location of the user device; determining, by the user device, that a default device profile stored on the user device does not correspond to the detected wireless network at the current location of the user device; obtaining a device profile comprising a SIM profile and a modem profile corresponding to a primary wireless network at the current location of the user device, wherein the primary wireless network uses a standard that specifies the use of SIM cards, and wherein the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising a mobile country code (MCC) of the primary wireless network, a mobile network code (MNC) of the primary wireless network and a mobile station identification number (MSIN) associated with the primary wireless network and acts as a substitute for the SIM card by associating the user device with the primary wireless network and providing additional functionality conventionally provided by the SIM card, and wherein the modem profile comprises connection parameters of the primary wireless network, the connection parameters comprising wireless protocol configuration data; responsive to detecting that the default device profile does not correspond to the detected wireless network, reprogramming a modem of the user device using the device profile comprising the SIM profile and the modem profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device; power cycling the modem of the user device after reprogramming the modem to initiate a network connection using the device profile; and establishing the network connection using the device profile comprising the SIM profile and the modem profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device responsive to the power cycling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a request of a user device for a device profile corresponding to a primary wireless network at a current location of the user device, the request comprising data identifying the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device; identifying one of a plurality of device profiles that matches the data identifying the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device; and providing, by the processor, the matching device profile to the user device, wherein the matching device profile comprises a modem profile and a subscriber identity module (SIM) profile that will be used to register the user device to the primary wireless network without the use of a SIM card responsive to the user device power cycling a modem of the user device to initiate a network connection using the SIM profile, wherein the primary wireless network uses a standard that specifies the use of SIM cards, and wherein the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising a mobile country code (MCC) of the primary wireless network, a mobile network code (MNC) of the primary wireless network and a mobile station identification number (MSIN) associated with the primary wireless network and acts as a substitute for the SIM card by associating the user device with the primary wireless network and providing additional functionality conventionally provided by the SIM card, and wherein the modem profile comprises connection parameters of the primary wireless network, the connection parameters comprising wireless protocol configuration data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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upon a power-on of the user device, determining, by the processor, data identifying a current location of the user device; obtaining a device profile corresponding to a primary wireless network at the current location of the user device, the device profile comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM) profile and a modem profile, wherein the primary wireless network uses a standard that specifies the use of SIM cards, wherein the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising a mobile country code (MCC) of the primary wireless network, a mobile network code (MNC) of the primary wireless network and a mobile station identification number (MSIN) associated with the primary wireless network and acts as a substitute for a SIM card by associating the user device with the primary wireless network and providing additional functionality conventionally provided by the SIM card, and wherein the modem profile comprises connection parameters of the primary wireless network, the connection parameters comprising wireless protocol configuration data; reprogramming, by the processor, a modem of the user device using the device profile comprising the SIM profile and the modem profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device; power cycling the modem of the user device after reprogramming the modem; and responsive to power cycling the modem, registering the user device with the primary wireless network based on the SIM profile and without the use of any SIM card, and establishing a network connection using the device profile corresponding to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A user device system comprising:
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a memory; a modem; a processor, coupled to the memory and to the modem; and a world subscriber identity module (SIM) manager, executed from the memory by the processor, to; upon a power-on of the user device, determine whether a first device profile stored on the user device corresponds to a wireless network detected at a current location of the user device; and responsive to a determination that the first device profile does not correspond to the detected network at the current location of the user device, perform the following comprising; obtain a second device profile that corresponds to a primary wireless network at the current location of the user device, the second device profile comprising a SIM profile and a modem profile, wherein the primary wireless network uses a standard that specifies the use of SIM cards, wherein the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising a mobile country code (MCC) of the primary wireless network, a mobile network code (MNC) of the primary wireless network and a mobile station identification number (MSIN) associated with the primary wireless network and acts as a substitute for a SIM card by associating the user device with the primary wireless network and providing additional functionality conventionally provided by the SIM card, and wherein the modem profile comprises connection parameters of the primary wireless network, the connection parameters comprising wireless protocol configuration data, reprogram the modem of the user device using the second device profile, power cycle the modem, and register the user device to the primary wireless network based on the SIM profile and without the use of any SIM card responsive to the power cycle of the modem. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An item providing system comprising:
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a memory; a processor, coupled to the memory; and a device profile module, executed from the memory by the processor, to receive a request of a user device for a device profile comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM) profile and a modem profile corresponding to a primary wireless network at a current location of the user device, wherein the primary wireless network uses a standard that specifies the use of SIM cards, wherein the SIM profile comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising a mobile country code (MCC) of the primary wireless network, a mobile network code (MNC) of the primary wireless network and a mobile station identification number (MSIN) associated with the primary wireless network and acts as a substitute for a SIM card by associating the user device with the primary wireless network and providing additional functionality conventionally provided by the SIM card, and wherein the modem profile comprises connection parameters of the primary wireless network, the connection parameters comprising wireless protocol configuration data; identify one of a plurality of device profiles that corresponds to the primary wireless network at the current location of the user device; and provide the device profile that corresponds to the primary wireless network at the current location to the user device, wherein the device profile will be used to register the user device to the primary wireless network without the use of any SIM card after a modem of the user device is power cycled. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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