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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Nelson M. Leduc, San Jose, CA (US);
Lauren E. Tappana, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Joseph Circosta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew J. Daley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Guozhi Huang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Daniel B. Pollack, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert D. Butler, Middletown, DE (US);
Vitalii Kramar, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Implementations of the subject technology provide for storing a temporary certificate on a mobile device for accessing services in association with a primary number. A device determines that a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card, previously used by the device, is not available for use by the device. The device determines that a second SIM card is available for use by the first device within a predetermined time period after the first SIM card is determined to be not available for use by the device. The device confirms that a communication identifier of the first SIM card is strongly tied to a user account associated with the device. The device stores a temporary certificate that attests to continued ownership of the communication identifier by the device and allows the device to access at least one service in association with the communication identifier.