Apparatus and method of local profile assistant eUICC logging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10034166-B1
Application number	US-201715452725-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 7, 2017
Priority date	Mar 7, 2017
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A wireless companion device that supports an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card receives a logging request from a wireless communication device. The wireless companion device applies to a remote provisioning server for logging information that corresponds to remote provisioning of the eUICC. The wireless companion device receives the logging information and routes at least a portion to the wireless communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a wireless companion device that supports an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC), a logging request from a wireless communication device, the logging request including a request for provisioning information, the provisioning information including information on a remote provisioning of the eUICC;
the wireless companion device, in association with receiving the logging request, sending an application to a remote provisioning server for provisioning information requested by the logging request; and
the wireless companion device, upon receiving the remote provisioning server response to the wireless companion device application, routing to the wireless communication device at least a portion of a received provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a wireless link between the wireless communication device and the wireless companion device;
establishing an application/client (APK) in the wireless communication device, the APK being a mobile APK;
establishing an eUICC APK in the wireless companion device;
establishing a smartphone application interface (API) over the wireless link, the smartphone API interfacing the mobile APK to the eUICC APK; and
establishing local provisioning application (LPA) APK in the wireless companion device, the LPA APK interfacing to the eUICC APK and to the eUICC, wherein
receiving at the wireless companion device the logging request includes the eUICC APK receiving the logging request over the smartphone API.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the logging request includes the request for remote provisioning server information associated with the remote provisioning,
receiving at the wireless companion device a logging request includes the eUICC APK routing the logging request to the LPA APK, and
applying, to the remote provisioning server, for remote provisioning server information includes the LPA APK routing, through a channel carried by the wireless link, a request for the remote provisioning server information to the remote provisioning server.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein applying, to the remote provisioning server, for remote provisioning server information further includes
the LPA APK routing to the wireless communication device, through the channel carried by the wireless link, a request for the remote provisioning server information, and
the wireless communication device communicating the request for the remote provisioning server information received from the LPA APK, through the Internet, toward the remote provisioning server.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein
receiving at the wireless companion device the remote provisioning server response to the application includes the LPA APK receiving the remote provisioning server response over the channel, and
routing to the wireless communication device at least a portion of the provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response includes
the LPA APK routing at least a portion of the provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response to the eUICC APK, and
the eUICC APK routing to the mobile APK, over the smartphone API, at least a portion of the provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response received from the LPA APK.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
automatic initiation of LPA profile download from the remote provisioning server as being through the mobile APK, including the mobile APK routing the profile download requests to the remote provisioning server, and confirming to the remote provisioning server an associated LPA profile activation, including an LPA name.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the logging request includes a request for LPA information, associated with the remote provisioning, that is stored in the remote provisioning serve,
receiving, at the wireless companion device, a logging request includes the eUICC APK routing the logging request to the LPA APK, and
applying to a remote provisioning server for LPA information requested by the logging request includes the LPA APK routing, to the remote provisioning server, the logging request with an LPA profile download message.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the LPA APK routing, to the remote provisioning server, the logging request with an LPA profile download message includes the LPA APK routing the logging request with an LPA profile download message, to the wireless communication device, through the channel carried by the wireless link.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein
receiving, at the wireless companion device, the remote provisioning server response to the application includes the LPA APK receiving the response over the channel, and
routing, from the wireless companion device to the wireless communication device, at least a portion of the LPA provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response includes
the LPA APK routing at least a portion of the LPA provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response to the eUICC APK, and
the eUICC APK routing to the mobile APK, over the smartphone API, at least a portion of the provisioning information in the remote provisioning server response received from the LPA APK.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
the wireless communication device, upon receiving the at least a portion of the LPA provisioning information from the wireless companion device, storing the at least a portion of the LPA provisioning information in a buffer; and
the wireless communication device retrieving from the buffer and displaying at least a portion of the LPA provisioning information.

11. The method of claim 2 , wherein the wireless link is a Bluetooth link.

12. The method of claim 2 , wherein
the wireless communication device is a smartphone connected to a wireless network provider over a cellular network,
the wireless companion device is a wearable device, and
the wireless link is a Bluetooth link.

13. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving, at the wireless companion device, a logging request that includes a request for eUICC provisioning information associated with remote provisioning of the eUICC;
the LPA APK, in association with receiving the logging request, applying to the eUICC for eUICC provisioning information requested by the logging request; and
the LPA APK, upon receiving the eUICC response to the LPA APK applying for the eUICC provisioning information, routing to the wireless communication device at least a portion of the eUICC provisioning information in the eUICC response.

14. A method comprising:
establishing a wireless link between a wireless communication device and a wireless companion device that supports Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC);
establishing a local provisioning application (LPA) APK in the wireless companion device, the LPA APK interfacing to the eUICC;
receiving, at the LPA APK of the wireless companion device, a logging request from the wireless communication device, the logging request including a request for provisioning information that includes eUICC provisioning information associated with remote provisioning of the eUICC;
the LPA APK, in association with receiving the logging request from the wireless companion device, applying to the eUICC for eUICC provisioning information requested by the logging request; and
the LPA APK, upon receiving the eUICC response to the LPA APK applying for the eUICC provisioning information, routing to the wireless communication device at l

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Yaramchitti Jogendra
• Pattabiraman Ravikumar
• Schmidt Christopher M
• Iyer Krishna Pichumani
• Ouyang Ye

Classifications

• G06F11/3013

  where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems (testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02) · CPC title

• G06F11/3065

  Monitoring arrangements determined by the means or processing involved in reporting the monitored data (error or fault reporting or logging G06F11/0766) · CPC title

• G06F11/3476

  Data logging (G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04W8/22 Primary

  Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities · CPC title

• H04W8/205

  Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier · CPC title