CPC H04W 8/265 (2013.01) [G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/35 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of sharing electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) credentials between two mobile communication devices, comprising:
establishing, by a source user equipment (UE), a data connection with a subscription manager data preparation (SMDP+) server associated with eSIM credentials stored at the source UE;
notifying, by the source UE, the SMDP+ server of an intent to transfer the eSIM credentials;
subsequent to the notifying, deactivating, by the source UE, the eSIM credentials;
receiving, by the source UE, metadata describing an activation code containing identification data for the eSIM credentials; and
forwarding, by the source UE, the activation code to a destination UE, the activation code forwarded to support a download of the eSIM credentials to the destination UE from the SMDP+ server.
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