Method and system for dynamic cellular networking activation for virtual SIM service
US10178238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/183
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method at a user equipment to facilitate activation and splitting of data billing between at least two parties, the method including starting, at the user equipment, a virtual subscriber identity module platform (‘VSP’) service on the user equipment; verifying VSP configuration information with a network server; upon verification, starting a data networking access point name (‘APN’) based on the configuration information on the user equipment; and setting a status indicator on the user equipment to indicate the VSP service is enabled.
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