Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyongjin Ban

Jieun Jung

Jaehyeon Seo

Sangsoo Lee

Sanghwi Lee

Jimin Park

Jeongtak Bae

Yejin Yoon

Sungjin Kim

Sunmin Hwang

Myeongcheol Kim

Yongsuk Kwon

Jeongdon Kang

Taesun Yeoum

Kyuhyun Kim

Junwon Kang

Yoonsung Nam

Sukwhan Kim

Daesoo Jeong

An electronic device includes at least one embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) each storing at least one subscriber identification information, and at least one processor electrically connected with the eUICC. The at least one processor may be configured to control to transmit, to a first server, a first request message including information about an operation related to a subscription or a subscription transfer based on the eUICC and receive a first response message from the first server, in response to the transmission of the first request message. The first response message may include information indicating that a profile to be provided for the eUICC is not ready in response to the first request message.

Electronic device and method for installing profile of embedded subscriber identity module in electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display device, at least one embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC), and at least one processor electrically connected to the display device and the eUICC, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive an enable request for a first profile stored in the eUICC, in response to the enable request, identify whether at least one profile policy rule (PPR) is applied to the first profile, when the at least one PPR is applied to the first profile as a result of the identification, control to display a first screen including information related to the an application of the PPR through the display device, and upon receiving an enable approval for the first profile input through the first screen, process to enable the first profile.

Electronic device, and method for processing profile policy rule of embedded subscriber identification module by electronic device

An electronic device includes a communication circuit, and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit. The processor is configured to, provide first information which triggers profile transfer from an external electronic device to the electronic device, based on the profile transfer which is based on an EAP-AKA authenticating operation being possible, obtain first authentication information which is obtained via the EAP-AKA authenticating operation between the external electronic device and a server associated with the profile transfer, based on the profile transfer which is based on the EAP-AKA authenticating operation being impossible, perform, via the communication circuit, an authenticating operation different from the EAP-AKA authenticating operation with the server to obtain second authentication information, and based on one of the first authentication information or the second authentication information, perform an operation for the profile transfer.

Electronic device supporting profile transfer between electronic devices and operating method thereof

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a first wireless communication circuit configured to support a first communication protocol, a second wireless communication circuit configured to support a second communication protocol, at least one processor operatively coupled with the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively coupled with the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to control the electronic device to: establish a short-range communication connection between the electronic device and an external electronic device through the first wireless communication circuit, acquire subscription information of a first profile stored in a first Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) of the external electronic device from the external electronic device through the first wireless communication circuit, transmit at least part of the subscription. information to a first server through the second wireless communication circuit, acquire authentication information provided by the first server from the external electronic device through the first wireless communication circuit, transmit the authentication information to the first server through the second wireless communication circuit, acquire a second profile from a second server associated with the first server through the second wireless communication circuit based on transmitting the authentication information to the first server, and store the second profile to a second SIM of the electronic device.

Method for transferring subscription and electronic device for supporting the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device a processor configured to, receive a signal for requesting activation of a communication service for the external electronic device, from the external electronic device using the second communication module; transmit device information of the electronic device to the first external server using the first communication module; receive information for activation of the communication service from the first external server; access the second external server on the basis of an address of the second external server which is included in the information for activation of the communication service; and perform activation of the communication service for the external electronic device using data transmitted from the second external server.

Electronic device, external electronic device, and method of managing embedded subscriber identity modules of external electronic device

An electronic device and an electronic-device-operating method are provided. The electronic device includes an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) embedded in the electronic device, the eSIM storing a first profile associated with a first communication service, a physical subscriber identity module (pSIM) configured such that a SIM card is capable of being removably attached thereto or capable of being inserted thereinto, the pSIM storing a second profile associated with a second communication service, a communication processor configured to control the eSIM and the pSIM, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signal indicating switching from a dual standby mode to a single standby mode, control a local profile assistant in device (LPAd) configured to control the eSIM in response to reception of the signal, delete a task associated with the eSIM in response to completion of disabling the LPAd, request deactivating of a protocol stack corresponding to the eSIM in response to deleting the task, and reset the communication processor in response to deactivation of the protocol stack.

Electronic device and method for switching electronic device between dual standby mode and single standby mode

An electronic device may be configured to receive a message for a second external electronic device, from a first external electronic device through a first network associated with the first external electronic device among a plurality of rich communication suite (RCS) networks using a communication circuit, to determine whether to transmit the message based on a profile of the second external electronic device including at least one throttling metric for the first network among the plurality of RCS networks stored in a memory and a network state of the first network, and to convert the message based on a protocol of a second network and to transmit the converted message to the second external electronic device through the second network based on determining to transmit the message.

System and method for providing conversational contents

An electronic device can provide a communication function on the basis of at least one network among a plurality of networks, and a method for operating a communication function thereof. The electronic device includes at least one communication module that can provide a communication function based on a plurality of networks. The electronic device includes an Radio Interface Layer (RIL) module that can support a processing of data transmitted and received through at least one communication module of the communication modules. The electronic device includes a virtual communication module can support a processing of data transmitted and received through at least one communication module of the communication modules and can perform data processes through the RIL module, wherein the RIL module can form a path with the communication modules, or can form a path with the communication modules through the virtual communication module according to the type of communication function.

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