US 12,003,969 B2
Postponed eSIM delivery to secondary mobile wireless device for cellular wireless service subscription
Li Li, Los Altos, CA (US); Keizo Marui, Dundee (CA); Anish Kumar Goyal, Milpitas, CA (US); Abishek Kumar Vaidyanathan, Union City, CA (US); Samy Touati, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Rohan C. Malthankar, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/178,995.
Application 18/178,995 is a continuation of application No. 17/352,136, filed on Jun. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,601,817.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/041,742, filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0319577 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/5041 (2022.01); G06Q 40/03 (2023.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/40 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/72 (2021.01) [G06Q 40/03 (2023.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.05); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for delayed cellular wireless service subscription for a secondary wireless device, the method comprising:
by a primary wireless device:
initiating cellular wireless service subscription for the secondary wireless device via a mobile network operator (MNO) server;
pausing the cellular wireless service subscription for the secondary wireless device responsive to an indication from the MNO server that additional time is required to complete a check of subscriber information; and
responsive to receipt of a notification message indicating completion of the check of subscriber information, resuming cellular wireless service subscription for the secondary wireless device by sending a message to the secondary wireless device to initiate provisioning of an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) from an MNO provisioning server.