Method and apparatus for registering a computing device with a service provider
First Claim
1. A method for registering a computing device with one or more communications service providers in order to securely provide communications service to a user of the computing device, the method comprising:
- transmitting a SIM card image from the one or more communications service providers to the computing device, the SIM card image being a read-only encrypted image of a physical SIM card and including soft SIM data, the soft SIM data including a unique serial number and a unique identifier of the user of the computing device, the computing device having a secure module that is configured to read the soft SIM data in a secure manner;
storing the SIM card image in internal memory of the computing device as the soft SIM data; and
registering a unique identifier of the computing device in association with the soft SIM data for the purpose of providing communications service to the device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing authentication of a computing device with a communications service. A subscriber identity module image is transmitted to the device and stored in a general memory of the device and soft SIM data. A secure module on the device permits access to the soft SIM data. The Soft SIM data is registered with the service provider in association with a unique identification of the device. The soft SIM data has a one to one relationship with the device. A device can have many instances of soft SIM data.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for registering a computing device with one or more communications service providers in order to securely provide communications service to a user of the computing device, the method comprising:
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transmitting a SIM card image from the one or more communications service providers to the computing device, the SIM card image being a read-only encrypted image of a physical SIM card and including soft SIM data, the soft SIM data including a unique serial number and a unique identifier of the user of the computing device, the computing device having a secure module that is configured to read the soft SIM data in a secure manner; storing the SIM card image in internal memory of the computing device as the soft SIM data; and registering a unique identifier of the computing device in association with the soft SIM data for the purpose of providing communications service to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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13. Non-transitory computer readable media having instructions recorded thereon which, when executed by a computer processor, cause the processor to carry out a method for registering a computing device with one or more communications service providers in order to securely provide communications service to a user of the computing device, the method comprising:
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transmitting a SIM card image from the one or more communications service providers to the computing device, the SIM card image being a read-only encrypted image of a physical SIM card and including soft SIM data, the soft SIM data including a unique serial number and a unique identifier of the user of the computing device, the computing device having a secure module that is configured to read the soft SIM data in a secure manner; storing the SIM card image in internal memory of the computing device as the soft SIM data; and registering a unique identifier of the computing device in association with the soft SIM data for the purpose of providing communications service to the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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