US 11,729,618 B2
Method and apparatus for providing communication service
Sujung Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Hyewon Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Jonghan Park, Suwon-si (KR); and Duckey Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/652,663.
Application 17/652,663 is a continuation of application No. 16/908,632, filed on Jun. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,265,715.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0073522 (KR), filed on Jun. 20, 2019; application No. 10-2019-0103992 (KR), filed on Aug. 23, 2019; and application No. 10-2020-0075676 (KR), filed on Jun. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0182828 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 12/069 (2021.01) [H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 8/205 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a terminal, the method comprising:
transmitting, to an internet of things (IoT) device, a resource update request including wifi configuration information of the terminal;
in case that a response for the resource update request is received from the IoT device, transmitting a connection request of the terminal, to the IoT device;
based on a response for the connection request of the terminal, executing a software enabled access point (softAP) mode;
performing a connection with the IoT device in which the wifi configuration information of the terminal is received from the terminal and a Soft AP is turned off, based on the wifi configuration information of the terminal; and
transmitting, to the IoT device, an activation code for downloading of an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) profile for the IoT device, after the performing of the connection with the IoT device.