US 11,963,260 B2
Methods and entities for ending a subscription
Patrik Salmela, Espoo (FI); Abu Shohel Ahmed, Espoo (FI); and Kazi Wali Ullah, Espoo (FI)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/337,042.
Application 17/337,042 is a continuation of application No. 16/310,965, granted, now 11,057,760, previously published as PCT/EP2016/064599, filed on Jun. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0289342 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 60/06 (2009.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [H04W 8/186 (2013.01); H04W 60/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/35 (2021.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed in a device comprising an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card, eUICC, comprising:
receiving user input targeting a profile provisioned in the eUICC for deletion, the profile being associated with a subscription with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO);
determining whether deletion of the profile is allowed; and
responsive to determining that deletion of the profile is allowed:
deleting the profile from the eUICC;
generating a signed confirmation indicating that the profile has been deleted from the eUICC, where the signature used to sign the confirmation is verifiable using a certificate associated with the eUICC;
sending the signed confirmation of the deletion of the profile from the eUICC to a network entity; and
receiving, from the network entity, an acknowledgment that the signed confirmation was received.