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Device-to-device subscriber identity module sharing method and associated apparatuses

US11388599B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MEDIATEK INC. · TW

Inventors

Wei Liu · New Taipei, TW
Huei-Jing Yang · Hsinchu, TW
Ming-Pei Hsu · Hsinchu, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 20, 2020
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W92/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A customer premise equipment (CPE) includes a control circuit, a storage device, and a wireless communication circuit. The storage device stores a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM). When the control circuit enables virtual SIM functionality on the CPE, the wireless communication circuit establishes a wireless communication link with a cellular telephone network via the virtual SIM.

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