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Methods and apparatus for enabling backward compatibility in open market handsets

US8903367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Debesh Kumar Sahu · Ghanpur, IN
Sivaramakrishna Veerepalli · San Diego, US
Nakul Duggal · San Diego, US
Zhimin Du · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 25, 2011
Grant date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for enabling backward compatibility in open market handsets (OMH) is provided. The method may include determining a type of an identity module based on one or more internal parameters of the identity module, and obtaining one or more credentials based at least in part on the determined the type identity module.

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