Service discovery mechanism for eSIM entitlement configuration services
US12048062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service discovery method for activating an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) device includes: initiating a device comprising an eSIM; and connecting the device to at least one of an entry point of a mobile network operator and a designated entitlement configuration server, using an entitlement configuration for automatically activating the eSIM via the connection to the entitlement configuration server and connecting the eSIM with a data service or a data network of the mobile network operator based on an entitlement of designated use-cases. The device and the entitlement configuration server validate parameters and/or methodologies for the entitlement configuration. The device requests the entitlement configuration server to provide supported parameters for a designated use-case and compares the response returned by the entitlement configuration server with its own supported parameters for the designated use-case.
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