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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Taussif Khan, Monroe, NJ (US);
Zhengfang Chen, Millburn, NJ (US);
Warren Hojilla Uy, Randolph, NJ (US);
Ruben Cuadrat, New York, NY (US);
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication device may include a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card configured to store a subscriber profile. The wireless communication device may further include logic configured to detect attachment to a wireless access network; detect a non-activated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card; receive a Protocol Configuration Options (PCO) message from the wireless access network; retrieve subscription status information for the SIM card from the received PCO message; determine whether the SIM card has a valid subscription based on the retrieved subscription status information; and instruct the SIM card not to initiate an activation process with a SIM Over-the-air (OTA) system, in response to determining that the SIM card does not have a valid subscription.