Discover and complete a pending embedded subscriber identity module subscription
Discovering and completing an eSIM subscription can include conveying, with an eSIM-capable device, an inquiry to a wireless service provider (WSP) system inquiring whether an eSIM subscription is pending for the eSIM-capable device. The inquiry can be conveyed automatically in response to powering up the eSIM-capable device. A communication can be received with the eSIM-capable device, the communication from the WSP system indicating whether the eSIM subscription is pending. Responsive to determining by the eSIM-capable device that the eSIM subscription is pending, the eSIM-capable device can initiate an eSIM subscription activation data flow from a WSP system server.
1 . A method, comprising:
conveying, with an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM)-capable device, an inquiry to a wireless service provider (WSP) system inquiring whether an eSIM subscription is pending for the eSIM-capable device, wherein the conveying is automatically initiated without human intervention in response to powering up the eSIM-capable device;
receiving, with the eSIM-capable device, a communication from the WSP system indicating whether the eSIM subscription is pending; and
automatically initiating without human intervention, with the eSIM-capable device, an eSIM subscription activation data flow from the WSP system in response to determining by the eSIM-capable device that the eSIM subscription is pending.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the eSIM subscription is configured to include an eSIM profile.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the eSIM profile is created by the WSP system using a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SMDP) server.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the eSIM profile is linked to an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) identifier (EID) corresponding to the eSIM-capable device.
5 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
linking the eSIM profile to an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) identifier (EID) corresponding to the eSIM-capable device using a GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association)-defined RSP (Remote SIM Provisioning) ES2+ Download Order Application Programming Interface (API).
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication is configured as an acquire configuration Application Programming Interface (API) configured for linking an eSIM profile to an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) identifier (EID) corresponding to an eUICC of the eSIM-capable device.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the eSIM-capable device automatically initiates the eSIM subscription activation data flow by invoking a manage subscription Application Programming Interface (API) that, responsive to determining that the eSIM subscription is pending, releases the eSIM subscription for downloading subscription activation data to the eSIM-capable device from a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SMDP) server.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pending eSIM subscription is pending while assigned to an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) identifier (EID) corresponding to an eUICC of the eSIM-capable device prior to activation by the eSIM-capable device.
9 . A device, comprising:
an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC), wherein the eUICC is configured to initiate operations including:
conveying an inquiry to a wireless service provider (WSP) system inquiring whether an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) subscription is pending for the device, wherein the conveying is automatically initiated without human intervention in response to powering up the device;
receiving a communication from the WSP system indicating whether the eSIM subscription is pending; and
automatically initiating without human intervention an eSIM subscription activation data flow from the WSP system in response to determining that the eSIM subscription is pending.
10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the eSIM subscription is configured to include an eSIM profile.
11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the WSP system comprises a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SMDP) server and the eSIM profile is created using the SMDP server.
12 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the eSIM profile is linked to an eUICC identifier (EID) corresponding to the device.
13 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the communication is configured as an acquire configuration Application Programming Interface (API) used in linking an eSIM profile to an eUICC identifier (EID) corresponding to the eUICC of the device.
14 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to automatically initiate the eSIM subscription activation data flow by invoking a manage subscription Application Programming Interface (API) that, responsive to determining that the eSIM subscription is pending, releases the eSIM subscription for downloading subscription activation data to the device from a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SMDP) server.
15 . A system, comprising:
one or more processors communicatively configured to initiate operations including:
creating a pending embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) subscription for an eSIM-capable device;
conveying a pending eSIM subscription message to the eSIM-capable device in response to receiving a communication from the eSIM-capable device indicating an initial powering up of the eSIM-capable device;
automatically generating without human intervention eSIM activation data based on the pending eSIM subscription for the eSIM-capable device; and
conveying the eSIM activation data to the eSIM-capable device for downloading to enable the eSIM-capable device to activate the pending eSIM subscription.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to initiate operations further including configuring the eSIM subscription to include an eSIM profile, and wherein the eSIM activation data includes the eSIM profile.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to initiate operations further including creating the eSIM profile using a Subscription Manager Data Preparation (SMDP) server.
18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to initiate operations further including linking the eSIM profile to an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) identifier (EID) corresponding to an eUICC of the eSIM-capable device.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein linking the eSIM profile to the EID corresponding to the eSIM-capable device is performed using a GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association)-defined RSP (Remote SIM Provisioning ES2+ Download Order Application Programming Interface (API).
20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the pending eSIM subscription is created in response to conveyance of the eSIM-capable device to a user at a point-of-sale (POS).