US 12,439,259 B2
Methods, systems, and devices for migrating a ghost software application over a network with subscriber identity module (SIM) authentication
Howard Lang, Wayside, NJ (US); and Joseph Soryal, Glendale, NY (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/966,233.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129744 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 12/45 (2021.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/45 (2021.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving first user-generated input, over a communication network, from a communication device that indicates a request to provision a ghost software application on the communication device;
provisioning, over the communication network, an anchor software application associated with the ghost software application on a subscriber identity module (SIM) of the communication device;
receiving second user-generated input, over the communication network, from the communication device that indicates request to utilize the ghost software application;
identifying the anchor software application provisioned on the SIM of the communication device resulting in an identification;
provisioning, over the communication network, the ghost software application onto the communication device based on the identification; and
removing the ghost software application from the device.