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Granted Patent B2
US 11,223,941 · App. 16/430,967 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Data feeds of consumer eSIMS for a subscription management service

Inventor: Babak Namiranian (Bothell, WA)
Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
H04W8/183H04B1/3816H04W4/50H04W4/70H04W12/35H04W12/42H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 11,223,941
App. No.
16/430,967
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more consumer Embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profiles that are provided by at least one eSIM profile vendor may be received at a subscription management service of a wireless communication carrier. The one or more consumer eSIM profiles are loaded into a Subscription Manager Data Preparation Plus (SM-DP+) profile data store of the subscription management service, each consumer eSIM profile for deployment to an eUICC in a consumer device. At least one corresponding Integrated Circuit Card identifier (ICCID) of the one or more consumer eSIM profiles as loaded into the SM-DP+ data store is then sent via the subscription management service to an eSIM profile management platform of the wireless communication carrier using a service data feed, in which the eSIM profile management platform provides a central interface for a plurality of entities to perform actions with respect to multiple eSIM profiles and multiple eUICC Identifiers (EIDs).

Claims (34)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a subscription management service of a wireless communication carrier, one or more consumer Embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profiles that are provided by at least one eSIM profile vendor;

loading the one or more consumer eSIM profiles into a Subscription Manager Data Preparation Plus (SM-DP+) profile data store of the subscription management service, each consumer eSIM profile for deployment to an eUICC in a consumer device; and

sending, via the subscription management service, at least one corresponding Integrated Circuit Card identifier (ICCID) of the one or more consumer eSIM profiles as loaded into the SM-DP+ data store, and one or more mobile network operator (MNO) identifiers or one or more partner identifiers associated with the at least one corresponding ICCID, to an eSIM profile management platform of the wireless communication carrier via a service data feed, the eSIM profile management platform providing a central interface for a plurality of entities to perform actions with respect to a plurality of consumer eSIM profiles and a plurality of eUICC Identifiers (ElDs),

wherein the eSIM profile management platform uses the one or more MNO identifiers or the one or more partner identifiers included in the service data feed to determine whether an entity has access to a particular consumer eSIM profile to perform the actions on the particular consumer eSIM profile.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein an MNO identifier included in the service feed identifies a corresponding wireless communication carrier that has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile and a partner identifier included in the service feed identifies a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier that has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of entities includes the wireless communication carrier, an additional wireless communication carrier hosted by the wireless communication carrier, or a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the actions include sending the particular consumer eSIM profile for storage in a particular eUICC of a particular consumer device, activating the particular consumer eSIM profile for use to receive telecommunication services from the wireless communication carrier, disabling the particular consumer eSIM profile to terminate access of the particular consumer device to the telecommunication services, or deleting the particular consumer eSIM profile from the particular eUICC of the particular consumer device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a determination of whether the entity has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile to perform an action on the particular consumer eSIM profile is made by the eSIM profile management platform following a request from the entity to perform the action on the particular consumer eSIM profile.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the entity is the wireless communication carrier, an associated wireless communication carrier that is hosted by the wireless communication carrier, or a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the associated wireless communication carrier is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), a virtual network operator (VNO), or a mobile other licensed operator (MOLO).

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media of a subscription management service of a wireless communication carrier storing computer-executable instructions that upon execution cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

receiving one or more consumer Embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profiles that are provided by at least one eSIM profile vendor;

loading the one or more consumer eSIM profiles into a Subscription Manager Data Preparation Plus (SM-DP+) profile data store, each consumer eSIM profile for deployment to an eUICC in a consumer device; and

sending at least one corresponding Integrated Circuit Card identifier (ICCID) of the one or more consumer eSIM profiles as loaded into the SM-DP+ data store, and one or more mobile network operator (MNO) identifiers or one or more partner identifiers associated with the at least one corresponding ICCID, to an eSIM profile management platform of the wireless communication carrier via a service data feed, the eSIM profile management platform providing a central interface for a plurality of entities to perform actions with respect to a plurality of consumer eSIM profiles and a plurality of eUICC Identifiers (ElDs),

wherein the eSIM profile management platform uses the one or more MNO identifiers or the one or more partner identifiers included in the service data feed to determine whether an entity has access to a particular consumer eSIM profile to perform the actions on the particular consumer eSIM profile.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein an MNO identifier included in the service feed identifies a corresponding wireless communication carrier that has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile and a partner identifier included in the service feed identifies a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier that has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of entities includes the wireless communication carrier, an additional wireless communication carrier hosted by the wireless communication carrier, or a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the actions include sending the particular consumer eSIM profile for storage in a particular eUICC of a particular consumer device, activating the particular consumer eSIM profile for use to receive telecommunication services from the wireless communication carrier, disabling the particular consumer eSIM profile to terminate access of the particular consumer device to the telecommunication services, or deleting the particular consumer eSIM profile from the particular eUICC of the particular consumer device.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein a determination of whether the entity has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile to perform an action on the particular consumer eSIM profile is made by the eSIM profile management platform following a request from the entity to perform the action on the particular consumer eSIM profile.

13. A system that hosts a subscription management service of a wireless communication carrier, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory including a plurality of computer-executable components that are executable by the one or more processors to perform a plurality of acts, the plurality of acts comprising:

receiving one or more consumer Embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profiles that are provided by at least one eSIM profile vendor;

loading the one or more consumer eSIM profiles into a Subscription Manager Data Preparation Plus (SM-DP+) profile data store, each consumer eSIM profile for deployment to an eUICC in a consumer device; and

sending at least one corresponding Integrated Circuit Card identifier (ICCID) of the one or more consumer eSIM profiles as loaded into the SM-DP+ data store, and one or more mobile network operator (MNO) identifiers or one or more partner identifiers associated with the at least one corresponding ICCID, to an eSIM profile management platform of the wireless communication carrier via a service data feed, the eSIM profile management platform providing a central interface for a plurality of entities to perform actions with respect to a plurality of consumer eSIM profiles and a plurality of eUICC Identifiers (ElDs),

wherein the eSIM profile management platform uses the one or more MNO identifiers or the one or more partner identifiers included in the service data feed to determine whether an entity has access to a particular consumer eSIM profile to perform the actions on the particular consumer eSIM profile.

14. The system claim 13 , wherein an MNO identifier included in the service feed identifies a corresponding wireless communication carrier that has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile and a partner identifier included in the service feed identifies a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier that has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of entities includes the wireless communication carrier, an additional wireless communication carrier hosted by the wireless communication carrier, or a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the actions include sending the particular consumer eSIM profile for storage in a particular eUICC of a particular consumer device, activating the particular consumer eSIM profile for use to receive telecommunication services from the wireless communication carrier, disabling the particular consumer eSIM profile to terminate access of the particular consumer device to the telecommunication services, or deleting the particular consumer eSIM profile from the particular eUICC of the particular consumer device.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein a determination of whether the entity has access to the particular consumer eSIM profile to perform an action on the particular consumer eSIM profile is made by the eSIM profile management platform following a request from the entity to perform the action on the particular consumer eSIM profile.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the entity is the wireless communication carrier, an associated wireless communication carrier that is hosted by the wireless communication carrier, or a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 8 , wherein the entity is the wireless communication carrier, an associated wireless communication carrier that is hosted by the wireless communication carrier, or a third-party partner of the wireless communication carrier.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 19 , wherein the associated wireless communication carrier is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), a virtual network operator (VNO), or a mobile other licensed operator (MOLO).

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
Reel/Frame 062595/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 053182/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: NAMIRANIAN, BABAK
To: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 049461/0878 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15816713 · Nov 17, 2017
Provisional Application 62535192 · Jul 20, 2017
Related Publication 20190289455A1 · Sep 19, 2019
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