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Patent No.:

US 10050657 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2016

System and method for pairing a uicc card with a particular mobile communications device

Applicant:

T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventor:

Mesut Guven, Allen, TX (US);

Assignee:

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:

Han Santos, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Yuwen Pan

Assistant Examiner:

Paul P Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/66 (2006.01); H04M 1/68 (2006.01); H04M 3/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04K 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); H04B 1/3816 (2015.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/3816 (2013.01); H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 8/205 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04L 61/6054 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method pairs a mobile communications device card with a mobile device responsive to an actuation of the mobile device. The mobile communications device card determines if the mobile device has Bearer Independent Protocol (BIP) capability responsive to a downloaded mobile device profile. An over-the-air inquiry to a network providing wireless services to the mobile device requests an approval of an association of the mobile communications device card with the mobile device if the mobile device has BIP capability. The mobile communications device card determines if the mobile device profile is associated with a same service provider that is identified by the mobile communications device card responsive to a determination the mobile device does not have BIP capability or responsive to determining that a first identifier associated with a mobile device and a second identifier associated with the mobile communications device card do not match. The mobile communications device card disables operation of a user interface associated with the mobile device responsive to a determination that the mobile device is not associated with the same service provider as the mobile communications device card.

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