VIRTUAL SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE

• US 20090077643A1
• Filed: 07/07/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kasper, Michael, Kuntze, Nicolai, Schmidt, Andreas U.
• Granted Patent: US 9,253,588 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/308 using the Internet of Things
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/265 for initial activation of new user

Abstract

A mobile trusted platform (MTP) configured to provide virtual subscriber identify module (vSIM) services is disclosed. In one embodiment, the MTP includes: a device manufacturer-trusted subsystem (TSS-DM) configured to store and provide credentials related to a manufacturer of the MTP; a mobile network operator-trusted subsystem (MNO-TSS) configured to store and provide credentials related to a mobile network operator (MNO); and a device user/owner-trusted subsystem (TSS-DO/TSS-U) configured to store and provide credentials related to user of the MTP. The TSS-MNO includes a vSIM core services unit, configured to store, provide and process credential information relating to the MNO. The TSS-DO/TSS-U includes a vSIM management unit, configured to store, provide and process credential information relating to the user/owner of the MTP. The TSS-DO/TSS-U and the TSS-MNO communicate through a trusted vSIM service.

Claims

1. A mobile trusted platform (MTP) comprising:

a device manufacturer—

trusted subsystem (TSS-DM) configured to store and provide credentials related to a manufacture of the MTP;

a mobile network operator—

trusted subsystem (TSS-MNO) configured to store and provide credentials related to a mobile network operator (MNO);

a device user—

trusted subsystem (TSS-U) configured to store and provide credentials related to user of the MTP.

2. The MTP of claim 1 wherein the TSS-MNO includes a virtual subscriber identity module (vSIM) core services unit, configured to store, provide and process credential information relating to the MNO.

3. The MTP of claim 1 wherein TSS-DO includes a virtual subscriber identity module (vSIM) management unit, configured to store, provide and process credential information relating to the user of the MTP.

4. The MTP of claim 1 wherein TSS-DO and the TSS-MNO communicate through a trusted virtual subscriber identity module (vSIM) service.

5. The MTP of claim 1 further comprising:

a second TSS-U configured to store and provide credentials relating to a second user of the MTP.

6. The MTP of claim 1 further comprising:

a device owner-trusted subsystem TSS-DO configured to store and provide credentials related an owner of the MTP.

7. The MTP of claim 1 further comprising:

a second TSS-MNO configured to store and provide credentials related to a second MNO.