US 12,464,351 B2
Techniques for managing communication with wireless devices flagged for certain activity
Stanley M. Mayalil, San Jose, CA (US); Hyewon Lee, Cupertino, CA (US); Pinki Gyanchandani, Cupertino, CA (US); Rajeev Verma, San Jose, CA (US); and Xiangying Yang, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,268.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089732 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for interacting with a wireless device that has been flagged due to certain activity, the method comprising, at a Subscription Manager—Data Preparation Plus (SM-DP+) server:
receiving, from a local profile assistant (LPA) of the wireless device, a client authentication request, wherein the client authentication request includes at least one unique identifier associated with the wireless device;
providing the at least one unique identifier to an equipment identity registry, wherein the equipment identity registry manages unique identifiers of devices that have been flagged due to certain activity;
receiving, from the equipment identity registry, a status of the wireless device, wherein the status indicates that the wireless device has been flagged due to certain activity; and
providing the status of the wireless device to the LPA to cause the wireless device to update its configuration so that the wireless device is prohibited from performing at least one form of cellular network activity.