US 12,256,465 B2
Method of setting up network lock function of electronic device and electronic device using the same
Donghyun Cho, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Hanjae Jeong, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Hyunchool Chung, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Seungjoo Na, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Youcheol Moon, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Junwoo Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jisun Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Sangyoung Ju, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/841,826.
Application 17/841,826 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/006807, filed on May 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0094516 (KR), filed on Jul. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0018495 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module;
a subscriber identification module; and
at least one processor,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
identify whether the subscriber identification module is first inserted,
identify identification information of the subscriber identification module stored in the subscriber identification module when the subscriber identification module is identified as being first inserted,
configure a network service provider based on the identified identification information,
generate a signature by using lock information of the subscriber identification module,
identify whether the signature is valid,
identify network lock information when the signature is identified as being valid, and
set up a network lock function of the communication module based on the identified network lock information.