US 12,349,233 B2
Method to manage wireless device profiles
Pavan Kumar Vakwadi Holla, Mountain View, CA (US); Yaniv Tzoreff, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Ibrahim Mohamed Ferouz, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Kyle Kiyoshi Horimoto, Culver City, CA (US)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,376.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048962 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/205 (2013.01) [H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors of a wireless communication device, a geographic location associated with the device;
identifying, by the one or more processors, at least one carrier that provides a wireless network communication service to the geographic location of the device;
sending an inquiry, by the one or more processors, to at least one subscription server associated with the at least one carrier to determine if the at least one subscription server stores an electronic identity module (eSIM) profile associated with a unique identifier of the device, the inquiry including the unique identifier of the device;
receiving a response, at the one or more processors, from the at least one subscription server indicating that the at least one subscription server stores the eSIM profile associated with the unique identifier of the device; and
generating for display, on a graphical user interface associated with the device, a prompt to a user indicating that the eSIM profile stored on the at least one subscription server is available for download.