Method and apparatus for provisioning profiles
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1. A terminal comprising:
- a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a signal;
a controller configured to;
generate a virtual short message service (SMS) message, andtransmit the virtual SMS message to the communication unit; and
a universal integrated circuit card configured to;
in response to the controller transmitting the virtual SMS message to the communication unit, receive a profile download triggering signal from the communication unit,when the profile download triggering signal is received, control the communication unit to access a profile management server and receive a profile from the profile management server based on an internet protocol (IP) address of the profile management server, andinstall the received profile.
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Abstract
Provided is a technique to download and install a profile to a universal integrated circuit without receiving, from a network, an SMS for triggering reception of the profile. Specifically, a terminal according to the present invention comprises a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a signal; a control unit configured to create information for triggering reception of a profile; and a universal integrated circuit card configured to: access a profile management server and receive the profile based on the information using the communication unit, and install the received profile.
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1. A terminal comprising:
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a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a signal; a controller configured to; generate a virtual short message service (SMS) message, and transmit the virtual SMS message to the communication unit; and a universal integrated circuit card configured to; in response to the controller transmitting the virtual SMS message to the communication unit, receive a profile download triggering signal from the communication unit, when the profile download triggering signal is received, control the communication unit to access a profile management server and receive a profile from the profile management server based on an internet protocol (IP) address of the profile management server, and install the received profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A server comprising:
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a communication unit configured to transmit and receive a signal; and a controller configured to; receive, using the communication unit, a profile download request including an identifier of a universal integrated circuit card, from the universal integrated circuit card of a terminal, wherein the profile download request is transmitted when a profile download triggering signal is transmitted from a communication unit of the terminal to the universal integrated circuit card of the terminal after a virtual short message service (SMS) message generated by a controller of the terminal is transmitted to the communication unit of the terminal, and transmit, using the communication unit, a profile to the universal integrated circuit card of the terminal based on the identifier of the universal integrated circuit card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for installing a profile at a terminal including a communication unit, a controller, and a universal integrated circuit card, the method comprising:
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generating, by the controller, a virtual short message service (SMS) message; transmitting the virtual SMS message to the communication unit; in response to the controller transmitting the virtual SMS message to the communication unit, receiving, by the universal integrated circuit card, a profile download triggering signal from the communication unit; when the profile download triggering signal is received, accessing, by the universal integrated circuit card, a profile management server and receiving the profile from the profile management server based on an internet protocol (IP) address of the profile management server using the communication unit; and installing, by the universal integrated circuit card, the received profile. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing a profile at a server to a terminal including a universal integrated circuit card, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a communication unit, a profile download request including an identifier of the universal integrated circuit card, from the universal integrated circuit card of the terminal, wherein the profile download request is transmitted when a profile download triggering signal is transmitted from a communication unit of the terminal to the universal integrated circuit card of the terminal after a virtual short message service (SMS) message generated by a controller of the terminal is transmitted to the communication unit of the terminal; and transmitting, using the communication unit, the profile to the universal integrated circuit card of the terminal based on the identifier of the universal integrated circuit card. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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