Method of device-assisted enhanced SIM replacement
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- (a) detecting a first identification module running a first application is inserted in a user equipment (UE) by the UE, wherein the first identification module belongs to a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN);
(b) detecting that the UE is unable to access an enhanced service network provided by an operator of the PLMN via the first application; and
(c) sending a first notification to a network server for obtaining a second application such that the UE can access the enhanced service network of the same PLMN.
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Abstract
A method of supporting enhanced SIM replacement procedure is proposed. A UE detects that a first identification module running a first application is inserted. The first identification module belongs to a PLMN, and an enhanced service is provided by an operator of the PLMN via a second application. The UE sends a notification to the operator for obtaining a second identification module. The UE detects that the second identification module running the second application is inserted. The UE sends a second notification to the operator for activating the second identification module such that the UE is able to use the enhanced service provided by the operator. The device-assisted solution for SIM replacement complies with existing security/authentication model, has no standard charge, and complies with existing SIM replacement model and offers a simpler and more automatic procedure.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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(a) detecting a first identification module running a first application is inserted in a user equipment (UE) by the UE, wherein the first identification module belongs to a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN); (b) detecting that the UE is unable to access an enhanced service network provided by an operator of the PLMN via the first application; and (c) sending a first notification to a network server for obtaining a second application such that the UE can access the enhanced service network of the same PLMN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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(a) detecting an identification module running an application is inserted in a user equipment (UE), wherein the application is one of a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), a remote SIM, a virtual SIM, a smart SIM, an embedded SIM, and profile data for embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC); (b) sending a notification to a network server for activating the identification module; and (c) performing an activation procedure for activating the identification module such that the UE can access an enhanced service network, wherein the activating involves an Operation Administration and Management (OAM) mechanism in an operator network or accessing the second identification module via an Over-the-Air (OTA) mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
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a first identification module running a first application that is inserted in the UE, wherein the first identification module belongs to a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), and wherein an enhanced service is provided by an operator of the PLMN via a second application; a second identification module running the second application is inserted in the UE, wherein the second identification module is activated via an Operation Administration and Management (OAM) mechanism in the operator network or via accessing through an Over-the-Air (OTA) mechanism; and a notification module that sends a first notification to the operator for obtaining the second identification module, wherein the notification module also sends a second notification to the operator for activating the second identification module such that the UE is able to use the enhanced service provided by the operator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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