Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

T-mobile Innovations LLC

Robert L Spanel

Robert E Urbanek

Lyle W Paczkowski

Trevor Daniel Shipley

Billy Gene McCracken, Jr

William Michael Parsel

Jagannath Ghoshal

Simon Youngs

Cesar Perez

Trey Allen Hilyard

Sean Patrick Hoelzle

Bret Dean Sumner

Clint H Loman

Sara A V Persson

A mobile communication device. The device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a memory comprising a mobile application incorporating a search client that. When executed by at least one of the CPU and the GPU, the application receives an input selecting the search client, begins execution in a trusted security zone execution mode wherein instructions of the search client execute in the GPU, creates a genesis block of a block chain via the search client instructions executing in the GPU, creates an event block of the block chain via the search client instructions executing in the GPU, attaches the event block to the block chain via the search client instructions executing in the GPU, transmits the block chain to a data store, and reverts to execution in a normal execution mode.

Performance metrics collection and promulgation from within a mobile application

A method of storing device information, provisioning data, and event information using distributed ledger technology (DLT). a manufacturer creates a first block of a first category comprising wireless communication device information, the block stored in a non-transitory memory of the device, a wireless communication service provider provisions device on a network, a server maintained by the wireless communication service provider creates a second block of a second category comprising information associated with the provisioning of the device, an application executing on the device stores the second block by in the non-transitory memory, creating a chain of blocks, the application uses at least part of the chain of blocks to provide authentication of the device to the network, and the block foundry server creates at least one block of a third category.

Embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) implementation on a wireless communication device using distributed ledger technology (DLT)

A user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a memory module, wherein the memory module is one of a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal integrated circuit card (UICC), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), or a removable user identity module (R-UIM), wherein clock signals from a second clock component are input to the memory module. The memory module comprises an application stored in a trusted security zone in the second non-transitory memory, that when executed by the second processor in the trusted security zone, wherein the second operating system accesses the second processor to implement instructions for applications in the second operating system, wherein the trusted security zone provides hardware assisted trust, compares a first mobile equipment identifier (MEID) stored in the first non-transitory memory with a second MEID stored in the memory module.

System and method for secure USIM wireless network access

A mobile communication device. The device comprises a cellular radio transceiver, a processor, and a memory integral with the device, wherein the memory is apportioned into a plurality of partitions. The device further comprises a first wireless communication identity stored in a first partition of the memory and a second wireless communication identity stored in a second partition of the memory, wherein the second wireless communication identity is different from the first wireless communication identity. The device further comprises an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, detects a triggering event and in response to the triggering event selects one of the wireless communication identities to be an active communication identity of the device, wherein a wireless communication identity comprises a network access identity and a list of wireless communication systems to which the device is authorized to attach.

Mobile communication device profound identity brokering framework

A method for receiving identity information for a mobile communication device is provided. The method comprises a memory module on the mobile communication device receiving, over a wireless communication link, a device identifier and an authentication key, wherein no identity information had previously been provided to the memory module. The memory module may be one of a subscriber identity module (SIM), a universal integrated circuit card (UICC), a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), or a removable identity module (R-UIM).

SIM profile brokering system

A system for emulating a mobile communication device comprising a first mobile communication device comprising a processor; a memory; an application stored in the memory that is operable to emulate an identity of a second mobile communication device; a transceiver configured to communicatively couple to the second mobile communication device and further configured to present the identity of the second mobile communication device to a wireless communication network; a temporary memory configured to store the identity of the second mobile communication device while the first mobile communication device is communicatively coupled to the second mobile communication device; a long-range antenna; and a short-range antenna.

Mobile communication system identity pairing

A mobile communication device comprising a radio transceiver, wherein the memory is apportioned into a plurality of partitions, a first carrier identity stored in a first partition of the memory, wherein a carrier identity comprises a network access identity, a list of device capabilities, a list of application configurations and a specific user experience associated to the carrier identity. A second carrier identity stored in a second partition of the memory. An Application loaded on the device, that when executed by the processor, detects a triggering event and in response to the detection changes the active carrier identity of the mobile communication device to one of the carrier identities stored in the partitions of the memory and applies configurations associated with the carrier identity, where the mobile communication device conducts wireless communication via the radio transceiver based on the wireless communication network associated with the selected carrier identity.

Multiple carrier partition dynamic access on a mobile device

A wireless communication device is capable of communication with a media server over a first communication network and capable of communication with a media device over a second communication network. The wireless communication device comprises a wireless communication interface and a processing system. The processing system is configured to monitor for an application request, wherein the application request indicates an application provided by the media server for display on the media device. The processing system is further configured to determine a first bandwidth available on the first communication network and a second bandwidth available on the second communication network, and determine if the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth support the application based on the application. The wireless communication interface is configured to, if the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth support the application, receive the application from the media server and transfer the application to the media device, wherein the media device displays the application.

Application transfer negotiation for a media device

A method provides dynamically changing a mobile communication device by communicative coupling with a dynamic subscriber identity module (SIM). The method comprises identifying, via a communication transceiver, a mobile communication network that corresponds with one carrier sub-partition of a carrier partition of the mobile communication device. The method polls an identification of an active carrier applet from the dynamic SIM, one carrier applet of a plurality being the active carrier applet. Responsive to a trigger event, one carrier sub-partition changes dynamically to another carrier sub-partition, each corresponding with a different wireless communication identity. The corresponding wireless communication identity is activated based on confirming the identification of the active carrier applet is associated with the corresponding wireless communication identity. The mobile communication device conducts wireless communication coupling based on the activated corresponding wireless communication identity and active carrier applet of the dynamic SIM.

Dynamic subscriber identity module

A method for managing device profiles is provided. The method comprises adding at least one alternative primary profile to a memory module at an alternative address different from a main address of a main primary profile. The method further comprises modifying a pointer that points to an address in the memory module from which a profile is retrieved such that the pointer points to the alternative address. The main primary profile comprises a main device identifier and a main authentication key, and the alternative primary profile comprises an alternative device identifier and an alternative authentication key.

Dynamic remotely managed SIM profile

A mobile communication device. The mobile communication device comprises a verification application, when executed by a trusted security zone portion of the processor, examines an integrity of a preloaded open mobile alliance (OMA) device management (DM) payload, wherein a security key in the OMA DM payload is compared with a security key stored in the trusted security zone to determine the integrity of the OMA DM payload and to determine the state of a preloaded first operating system from a first network. The verification application further verifies the identification of the mobile communication device, transmits information comprising the security key in the trusted security zone to a server to verify network provisioning of the mobile communication device, and changes the toggle key based on the verification results, whereby asset migration between network carriers is achieved and unauthorized activities are avoided while security keys are kept confidential to individual carriers.

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