US 11,991,525 B2
Wireless device access and subsidy control
Gunjan Nimbavikar, Sammamish, WA (US); Peter Mwangi, Overland Park, KS (US); and Ryan Christopher Lindstrom, Olathe, KS (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,073.
Prior Publication US 2023/0180008 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/48 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 12/126 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/48 (2021.01) [H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/126 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. At least one computer-readable storage medium, excluding transitory signals and carrying instructions, which, when executed by at least one data processor of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:
compare a subscriber identity module (SIM) information against a default policy information,
wherein the SIM information is stored in a SIM inserted into or embedded within the mobile device,
wherein the mobile device is factory-locked to two or more networks or to two or more network brands, and
wherein the mobile device is registered to a network of the two or more networks or to a brand of the two or more network brands;
receive an updated policy information in response to determining that the SIM information matches the default policy information;
apply or store the updated policy information on the mobile device;
compare the SIM information against the updated policy information;
receive a branding information in response to determining that the SIM information matches the updated policy information; and
apply the branding information to the mobile device to thereby provide the branding information for display on the mobile device or to change default branding on the mobile device.