IP Library Granted Patent US 12,483,876
Granted Patent B2
US 12,483,876 · App. 18/339,483 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Profile and subscriber identity module having profile

Inventor: Claus Dietze (Obersochering, DE)
Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GERMANY GMBH
H04W8/183
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Patent No.
US 12,483,876
App. No.
18/339,483
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A profile for implementation in a or implemented in a subscriber identity module (eUICC), wherein the profile can adopt at least a first and a second profile state. The profile including profile metadata. The profile metadata has a profile-state-management flag which can adopt a first and a second flag state of the profile-state-management flag. If the flag adopts the first flag state, any management servers are permitted to change the profile state of the profile.

Claims (21)

1 . A profile for implementation in a or implemented in a subscriber identity module (eUICC), wherein the profile can adopt at least a first and a second profile state, the profile comprising profile metadata, wherein the profile metadata comprise a profile-state-management flag which can adopt a first and a second flag state of the profile-state-management flag, wherein, if the flag adopts the first flag state, any management servers are permitted to change the profile state of the profile.

2 . The profile according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second flag states provided are the states set and not set.

3 . The profile according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second profile states provided are the states enabled and disabled in accordance with the GSMA.

4 . The profile according to claim 1 , wherein the profile metadata comprise a plurality of profile-metadata entries, wherein each profile-metadata entry is characterized by a data type, and wherein the profile-state-management flag is in the form of a profile-metadata entry and is characterized by a Profile-State-Management Operation, PSMO, configuration data type.

5 . The profile according to claim 1 , wherein, if the flag adopts the first flag state, any eSIM IoT remote manager, eIM, GSMA remote management servers are permitted to change the profile state of the profile.

6 . The profile according to claim 1 , wherein the profile-state-management flag comprises one or more of the following flag segments, which can each adopt a first and a second flag state of the flag segment of the profile-state-management flag:

flag segment enable, in order to permit or not permit enabling, activating, of the profile, depending on the flag state of the flag segment;

flag segment disable, in order to permit or not permit disabling, deactivating, of the profile, depending on the flag state of the flag segment;

flag segment delete, in order to permit or not permit deleting of the profile, depending on the flag state of the flag segment;

flag segment listProfileInfo, in order to permit or not permit outputting of profile information pertaining to the profile, depending on the flag state of the flag segment;

flag segment contactPcmp, in order to permit or not permit communication with a Profile Content Management Platform, PCMP, depending on the flag state of the flag segment;

flag segment updateMetadata, in order to permit or not permit updating of the profile metadata of the profile, depending on the flag state of the flag segment.

7 . The subscriber identity module (eUICC) having a profile or a plurality of profiles according to claim 1 .

8 . The server (SM-DP+) having a profile or a plurality of profiles according to claim 1 .

9 . The method for changing the state of a profile which is implemented in a subscriber identity module (eUICC) according to claim 7 , comprising the following steps, which are carried out in the subscriber identity module (eUICC):

receiving, from a server (eIM), a profile-state operation which aims to change a profile state of the profile from a first profile state to a second profile state;

ascertaining the flag state of the profile-state-management flag;

depending on the ascertained flag state, changing the profile state in accordance with the state operation, or rejecting the execution of the profile-state operation.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the state operation provided is an Enable Profile operation or a Disable Profile operation.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the server provided is an eSIM IoT remote manager, eIM, GSMA remote management server.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the subscriber identity module (eUICC) receives the profile-state operation in a Profile-State-Management package, PSMO package, and the subscriber identity module (eUICC) extracts the profile-state operation from the PSMO package.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 21, 2024
From: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBH
To: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT EPAYMENTS GMBH
Reel/Frame 068465/0537 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 21, 2024
From: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT EPAYMENTS GMBH
To: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 068037/0735 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DIETZE, CLAUS
To: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 064031/0244 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 22020293 · Jun 22, 2022 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230422017A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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