Apparatus and methods for electronic subscriber identity module (ESIM) installation and interoperability

    公开(公告)号:US10051464B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-14

    申请号:US15093595

    申请日:2016-04-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing processing of electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIM) data at a mobile device are disclosed. An eSIM management entity of an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) in the mobile device obtains an encrypted eSIM package, decrypts the eSIM package to obtain eSIM contents formatted generically and not specifically tailored to requirements of the eUICC. In some embodiments, the eSIM contents are formatted based on an abstract syntax notation (ASN) distinguished encoding rules (DER) format. The eSIM management entity parses the formatted eSIM contents to retrieve individual eSIM components and installs each eSIM component for the eSIM in an eSIM security domain on the eUICC. In some embodiments, the eSIM management entity acts as a local, personalization server to provide local Trusted Service Manager (TSM) server functionality for eSIM installation that transforms “generically formatted” eSIM contents into eSIM components that match specific requirements of the eUICC.

    Policy based techniques for managing access control

    公开(公告)号:US09626520B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-18

    申请号:US14815391

    申请日:2015-07-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F21/604 H04L63/102 H04L63/105 H04L63/20 H04W12/08

    Abstract: A policy-based framework is described. This policy-based framework may be used to specify the privileges for logical entities to perform operations associated with an access-control element (such as an electronic Subscriber Identity Module) located within a secure element in an electronic device. Note that different logical entities may have different privileges for different operations associated with the same or different access-control elements. Moreover, the policy-based framework may specify types of credentials that are used by the logical entities during authentication, so that different types of credentials may be used for different operations and/or by different logical entities. Furthermore, the policy-based framework may specify the security protocols and security levels that are used by the logical entities during authentication, so that different security protocols and security levels may be used for different operations and/or by different logical entities.

    Improving reception by a wireless communication device
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    发明授权
    Improving reception by a wireless communication device 有权
    改善无线通信设备的接收

    公开(公告)号:US09226174B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-29

    申请号:US13899250

    申请日:2013-05-21

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method for improving reception by a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device using a first RF chain to support a connection to a network via a first frequency band. The method can further include the wireless communication device tuning a second RF chain, which is not being actively used for carrier aggregation, to a second frequency band. The method can additionally include the wireless communication device measuring, via the second RF chain, a signal characteristic of the second frequency band. The method can also include the wireless communication device adjusting a configuration of the first RF chain based at least in part on the measured signal characteristic.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于改善由无线通信设备的接收的方法。 该方法可以包括使用第一RF链的无线通信设备来经由第一频带来支持到网络的连接。 该方法可以进一步包括无线通信设备将未被主动用于载波聚合的第二RF链调谐到第二频带。 该方法还可以包括无线通信设备经由第二RF链测量第二频带的信号特性。 该方法还可以包括至少部分地基于测量的信号特性来调整第一RF链的配置的无线通信设备。

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