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Methods and devices for OTA subscription management

US9521543B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Dieter Weiss · Bogen, DE
Klaus Vedder · Kranzberg, DE
Michael Meyer · Indianapolis, US
Michael Tagscherer · Munich, DE
Jens Rudolph · Munich, DE
Ulrich Dietz · Munich, DE
Jari Nyholm · San Jose, US
Thomas Larsson · Luleå, SE
Jorgen Hult · Tullinge, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2013
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/042
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of providing a secure element of a mobile terminal with a subscription profile in which the mobile terminal is configured to communicate with a cellular communications network and the subscription profile comprises a network specific portion related to the cellular communications network or a different cellular communications network as well as a hardware specific portion related to the hardware of the mobile terminal and/or the secure element. The method comprises the steps of: assembling the subscription profile, wherein the network specific portion of the subscription profile is provided by a first server and the hardware specific portion of the subscription profile is provided by a second server; and providing the subscription profile over-the-air to the secure element. A corresponding secure element, mobile terminal and subscription management backend system involves features of the method.

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