US 12,477,323 B2
Dynamic bootstrap eSIM management for a wireless device
Jean-Marc Padova, San Francisco, CA (US); Li Li, Los Altos, CA (US); and Viswanath Nagarajan, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/166,433.
Prior Publication US 2024/0267722 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 8/20 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 8/205 (2013.01) [H04W 8/183 (2013.01); H04W 12/35 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bootstrap server configured for selection of a bootstrap international mobile subscriber identity (b-IMSI) value for a wireless device, the bootstrap server comprising:
one or more processors communicatively coupled to a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the bootstrap server to:
receive, from the wireless device via a local cellular wireless network, a b-IMSI request for a b-IMSI value, the b-IMSI request including a device identifier (ID) uniquely identifying the wireless device and a use case type, where the use case type indicates a purpose for which the wireless device requests the b-IMSI value;
select the b-IMSI value for the wireless device, from a pool of available b-IMSI values, based on a bootstrap selection rule; and
send, to the wireless device via the local cellular wireless network, the b-IMSI value.