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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Celona, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Srinivasan Balasubramanian, San Diego, CA (US);
Rajeshwar Ponna, San Jose, CA (US);
Celona, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for managing user subscription credentials provisioned to user equipment (UEs) and to be released at some future time for reuse and repurposing are disclosed. The methods and apparatus allow previously provisioned UE credentials to be deleted from both the UEs and from the wireless network components that manage and maintain the UE credentials. Four specific methods and apparatus for provisioning UEs with SIM credentials and reclaiming of provisioned credentials are described in detail: (1) a validity timer-based approach to provisioning UEs with SIM credentials and reclaiming of provisioned credentials; (2) a release command-based approach to provisioning UEs with SIM credentials and reclaiming of provisioned credentials; (3) a user-initiated release of previously provisioned SIM credentials; and (4) a Mobile Device Management (MDM) methodology-based approach to provisioning UEs with SIM credentials and reclaiming of provisioned credentials.