US 12,457,484 B2
Method and system for third party subscription management of end device profiles
Warren Hojilla Uy, Randolph, NJ (US); Thomas W. McArtney, Long Valley, NJ (US); Taussif Khan, Martinsville, NJ (US); Alexandre De Melo, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); and Mary Williams, Miltona, MN (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/732,917.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354008 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01)
CPC H04W 8/183 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/3229 (2013.01); G06Q 20/347 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
installing, by a card of an end device, a profile obtained from a third party device, wherein the profile includes a temporary element including a temporary keyset, a temporary Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), or a temporary USIM and a blank USIM, wherein the blank USIM does not include a keyset;
obtaining, by the card based on the installing and during an initial connectivity with a core network, an update to the profile, wherein the update includes a permanent element configured to replace the temporary element;
updating, by the card in response to the obtaining of the update, the profile with the permanent element; and
registering, by the card in response to the updating, the end device with the core network.