Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for sharing a virtual SIM card
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Application No.: US16828283Application Date: 2020-03-24
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Publication No.: US11082832B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Ahmad Arash Obaidi
- Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
- Agent James E. Schutz; Christopher C. Close, Jr.
- Main IPC: H04W8/20
- IPC: H04W8/20 ; H04W4/50 ; H04W76/10 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
A method for virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) sharing. The method can include a service provider receiving a request including service details from a first UE. The service provider can verify the request and then generate a first SIM over-the-air (OTA) message. The first virtual SIM-OTA message can be sent to the first UE and causes the first UE to dynamically provision a virtual SIM. The service provider can also generate and transmit a first unique identifier to the first UE. The method can further include the service provider receiving a second unique identifier from a second UE. After determining the first unique identifier matches the second unique identifier, the service provider can generate and transmit a second SIM-OTA message to the second UE. The service provider can then provide the service to the first UE and second UE according to the service details.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210076194A1 METHODS FOR SHARING A VIRTUAL SIM CARD Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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