US 12,324,057 B2
Automated subscription management for wireless devices having multiple subscription profiles
David William James Holmes, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/753,798.
Application 18/753,798 is a continuation of application No. 17/536,873, filed on Nov. 29, 2021, granted, now 12,048,063.
Prior Publication US 2024/0349033 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/186 (2013.01) [H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 60/005 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing subscriptions across a cluster of wireless devices comprising a coordinator device and a first companion device and a second companion device communicatively coupled to the coordinator device, wherein the method comprises:
receiving, by a first subscription management application of the coordinator device, at least one of first companion location data, first companion network data, processing and power capabilities of the first companion device, or first network performance attributes;
receiving, by the first subscription management application, at least one of second companion location data, second companion network data, processing and power capabilities of the second companion device, or second network performance attributes;
determining, by the first subscription management application, that the first companion device should activate a first subscription profile based on the at least one of the first companion location data, the first companion network data, the processing and power capabilities of the first companion device, or the first network performance attributes, wherein the first subscription profile is associated with a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card or a first electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profile;
determining, by the first subscription management application, that the second companion device should activate a second subscription profile based on the at least one of the second companion location data, the second companion network data, the processing and power capabilities of the second companion device, or the second network performance attributes, wherein the second subscription profile is associated with a second SIM card or a second eSIM profile, and wherein the first subscription profile and the second subscription profile are different;
sending, by the first subscription management application, a first instruction to the first companion device to activate the first subscription profile; and
sending, by the first subscription management application, a second instruction to the second companion device to activate the second subscription profile.