Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for remote provisioning of software modules in integrated circuit cards, corresponding apparatus and computer program product
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Application No.: US17490742Application Date: 2021-09-30
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Publication No.: US11956638B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: Marco Alfarano , Sofia Massascusa
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza
- Agency: Slater Matsil, LLP
- Priority: IT 2020000025870 2020.10.30
- Main IPC: H04W12/47
- IPC: H04W12/47 ; G06F21/12 ; H04W12/48 ; H04W12/65

Abstract:
In an embodiment the method a includes performing, by an integrated circuit (IC) card hosted in a local equipment, authentication with a contactless subscriber device when the subscriber device is within a communication range of a contactless interface of the local equipment, receiving, by the IC card, an identifier (SID) identifying a software module from the subscriber device, the software module configured to enable a subscription profile for a mobile network operator, performing a checking operation at the IC card whether the SID matches a software module identifier stored in the IC card and selectively performing one of downloading the software module to the IC card, enabling the software module at the IC card or disabling the software module at the IC card as a result of performing the checking operation.
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