Granted Patent B2

US 12,490,098 · App. 18/433,683 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Inventor: John A. Nix (Evanston, IL)

Assignee: Network-1 Technologies, Inc.

H04W12/35H04B1/3816H04L9/0819H04L9/0869H04L9/3271H04L63/0428H04L63/0435H04L63/06H04L63/062H04L63/08H04L63/101H04W4/70H04W12/06

Abstract

Claims (29)

1 . A mobile device for communicating with a wireless network, the mobile device comprising:

a memory including an eUICC identity;

a random number generator operably connected to one or more processors and a second memory and configured to generate a random number for an eUICC private key corresponding to an eUICC public key;

a radio configured to:

a. transmit, to a subscription manager computer system, the eUICC identity and the eUICC public key; and

b. receive, from the subscription manager computer system, i) an eUICC profile comprising network parameters, a key K, and a subscriber identity and ii) a symmetric key; and

c. transit, via the wireless network, a response value for authentication of the mobile device;

an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) associated with the eUICC identity and comprising computer executable code that when executed by the one or more processors of the eUICC of the mobile device, causes the processor to perform steps of:

a. deriving a profile key using an elliptic curve Diffie Hellman (ECDH) key exchange with the eUICC private key and a subscription manager public key;

b. decrypting a first portion of the eUICC profile using the profile key;

c. receiving the symmetric key from a network application operating in the mobile device;

d. decrypting a second portion of the eUICC profile using the symmetric key, wherein the second portion includes the key K and the subscriber identity, and wherein the first portion and the second portion are distinct; and

e. generating the response value for authentication of the mobile device using the key K.

2 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the embedded universal integrated circuit card is further configured to receive a profile identity for the eUICC profile as plaintext.

3 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the random number generator is configured to generate the random number in response to input from at least one of a clock and a sensor.

4 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the random number generator is configured to generate the random number from a seed value, wherein the seed value comprises data from at least one of a sensor, the radio, a bus, a clock, a physical interface, the memory, and an operating system.

5 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the network application is configured to communicate with i) the wireless network and ii) the embedded universal integrated circuit card in the mobile device using a system bus.

6 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the embedded universal integrated circuit card comprises a package soldered onto a circuit board of the mobile device.

7 . The mobile device of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive user identification information before the mobile device receives the symmetric key.

8 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the eUICC profile includes the network parameters, the network parameters comprising a list of numbers associated with a mobile network operator.

9 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the network parameters comprise a mobile country code, MCC, and a mobile network code, MNC, associated with the wireless network.

10 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the radio is further configured to receive, from a subscription manager, the eUICC profile using transport layer security.

11 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the subscriber identity comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity, IMSI.

12 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the radio is further configured to receive, from a subscription manager, a ciphertext for the symmetric key, wherein the mobile device is configured to decrypt the ciphertext using at least the eUICC private key.

13 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device further comprises at least one of a wireless handset, a cellular phone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop, a tracking device, and a circuit board with the radio.

14 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the eUICC profile comprises a name for the subscription manager computer system.

15 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the eUICC profile comprises an address for the subscription manager computer system.

16 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the eUICC profile comprises (i) the network parameters, (ii) the first portion, and (iii) the second portion.

17 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the eUICC profile comprises instructions and data for connecting with the wireless network, and wherein the wireless network operates the subscription manager computer system.

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