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Method to provision a subscription in a constrained device

US12368587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2021
Grant dateJul 22, 2025
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/35
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure proposes a method for switching from a first subscription of a first telecommunication network operator to a second subscription of a second telecommunication network operator on a plurality of smart cards, the method comprising, for each smart card pre-provisioning the smart card with a batch of secret keys at the level of a personalization factory; thanks to a first input file transmitted by the first telecommunication network operator to the personalization factory, generating at the personalization factory an output file comprising a first secret key selected in the batch, a corresponding first IMSI and a first ciphered operator code; transmitting the output file to the first telecommunication network operator; and transmitting OTA keys and the first IMSI to an OTA server of a service provider managing the smart card in order to attach the smart card to the first telecommunication network.

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