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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2023
Simo Holdings Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Jing Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ludovic Lassauce, Singapore, SG;
Richard H. Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhen Zhang, Guangdong, CN;
Simo Holdings Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
The present invention provides a virtual subscriber identity module (vSIM) for network connection. The vSIM includes a memory and at least one processor. The memory is configured to store a remote SIM (rSIM) implemented as a software card. The at least one processor is coupled to the memory and configured to: register to a first network and download a vSIM profile from a vSIM server via the rSIM; and complete a registration to a second network using the vSIM profile for activating a vSIM service to connect to the second network. The present invention further provides an apparatus including the vSIM, a vSIM server for communicating with the apparatus, and a method performed by the apparatus.