US 12,219,353 B2
Accessing a mobile communication network using a user identifier
Dimitrios Karampatsis, Ruislip (GB); Apostolis Salkintzis, Athens (GR); and Genadi Velev, Darmstadt (DE)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park (SG)
Appl. No. 17/764,507
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park (SG)
PCT Filed Oct. 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/077273
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/069067, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0345887 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/069 (2021.01) [H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing a first connection with a remote unit, the first connection associated with a subscription in a mobile communication network;
receiving a first request via the first connection to create a User Profile;
determining whether the User Profile is to be linked with a third-party account;
creating the User Profile based on information in the third-party account in response to determining that the User Profile is to be linked with a third-party account, the information in the third-party account including at least one of a User Identifier, user preferences, authentication method and subscription type;
creating the User Profile based on information received from a first device in response to determining that the User Profile is not to be linked with a third-party account, the information received from the first device indicating a selection from pre-defined profiles;
sending to the remote unit via the first connection a Device User Profile, the Device User Profile containing data from the User Profile; and
sending a second request to the mobile communication network to store the User Profile.