RSP platform selection for ESIM profile procurement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11026081-B2
Application number	US-201916571020-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2019
Priority date	Sep 13, 2019
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

An eSIM management platform may receive service feature information on multiple remote SIM provisioning (RSP) platforms that are designated by a mobile network operator (MNO) to distribute embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles for a partner MNO of the MNO. The eSIM management platform may evaluate multiple RSP platforms based on one or more service features of each RSP platform to select one or more RSP platforms of the multiple RSP platforms for population into a list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area. The eSIM management profile may send the list of preferred RSP platforms to a user device to configure the user device to use an eSIM profile provided by an RSP platform of the one or more RSP platforms. The user device may use the eSIM profile to obtain telecommunication services from the partner MNO while the user device is in a geographical area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, at one or more computing devices, service feature information on multiple remote SIM provisioning (RSP) platforms that are designated by a mobile network operator (MNO) to distribute embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles for a partner MNO that provides telecommunication services in a geographical area that is unserved by the MNO;
evaluating, at the one or more computing devices, the multiple RSP platforms that are designated by the MNO based on one or more service features of each RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms to select one or more RSP platforms of the multiple RSP platforms for population into a list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area;
populating, at the one or more computing devices, the one or more RSP platforms into the list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area; and
sending, from the one or more computing devices, the list of preferred RSP platforms to a user device to configure the user device to use an eSIM profile provided by an RSP platform of the one or more RSP platforms to obtain telecommunication services from the partner MNO while the user device is in the geographical area.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more service features of the RSP platform include a geographical area serviced by the RSP platform, an availability of the RSP platform to distribute eSIM profiles, a representative response time of the RSP platform to requests for the eSIM profiles, a reliability of the RSP platform in distributing the eSIM profiles, or at least one available inventory quantity of eSIM profiles that are carried by the RSP platform for one or more user device types.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluating the multiple RSP platforms comprises excluding an RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms from the list when a service feature of the RSP platform fails to meet a corresponding service feature requirement.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluating the multiple RSP platforms comprises including an RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms in the list when the one or more service features of the RSP platform meet one or more corresponding service feature requirements.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the list of preferred RSP platforms includes a plurality of RSP platforms that are ranked from a most preferred RSP platform to a least preferred platform based on one or more corresponding service features of the multiple RSP platforms.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of RSP platforms are ranked from most preferred to least preferred based on service feature measurements of the plurality of RSP platforms for a particular service feature.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of RSP platforms are ranked based on corresponding preference values of the plurality of RSP platforms, each corresponding preference value being calculated based on weighted service feature measurements of one or more service features for each RSP platform.

8. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory including a plurality of computer-executable components that are executable by the one or more processors to perform a plurality of actions, the plurality of actions comprising:
receiving service feature information on multiple remote SIM provisioning (RSP) platforms that are designated by a mobile network operator (MNO) to distribute embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles for a partner MNO that provides telecommunication services in a geographical area that is unserved by the MNO;
evaluating the multiple RSP platforms that are designated by the MNO based on one or more service features of each RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms to select one or more RSP platforms of the multiple RSP platforms for population into a list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area;
populating the one or more RSP platforms into the list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area; and
sending the list of preferred RSP platforms to a user device to configure the user device to use an eSIM profile provided by an RSP platform of the one or more RSP platforms to obtain telecommunication services from the partner MNO while the user device is in the geographical area.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more service features of the RSP platform include a geographical area serviced by the RSP platform, an availability of the RSP platform to distribute eSIM profiles, a representative response time of the RSP platform to requests for the eSIM profiles, a reliability of the RSP platform in distributing the eSIM profiles, or at least one available inventory quantity of eSIM profiles that are carried by the RSP platform for one or more user device types.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the evaluating the multiple RSP platforms comprises excluding an RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms from the list when a service feature of the RSP platform fails to meet a corresponding service feature requirement.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the evaluating the multiple RSP platforms comprises including an RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms in the list when the one or more service features of the RSP platform meet one or more corresponding service feature requirements.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the list of preferred RSP platforms includes a plurality of RSP platforms that are ranked from a most preferred RSP platform to a least preferred platform based on one or more corresponding service features of the multiple RSP platforms.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of RSP platforms are ranked from most preferred to least preferred based on service feature measurements of the plurality of RSP platforms for a particular service feature, or based on corresponding preference values of the plurality of RSP platforms, in which each corresponding preference value is calculated based on weighted service feature measurements of one or more service features for each RSP platform.

14. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media of a user device storing computer-executable instructions that upon execution cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
receiving service feature information on multiple remote SIM provisioning (RSP) platforms that are designated by a mobile network operator (MNO) to distribute embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles for a partner MNO that provides telecommunication services in a geographical area that is unserved by the MNO;
evaluating the multiple RSP platforms that are designated by the MNO based on one or more service features of each RSP platform of the multiple RSP platforms to select one or more RSP platforms of the multiple RSP platforms for population into a list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area;
populating the one or more RSP platforms into the list of preferred RSP platforms for the geographical area; and
sending the list of preferred RSP platforms to a user device to configure the user device to use an eSIM profile provided by an RSP platform of the one or more RSP platforms to obtain telecommunication services from the partner MNO while the user device is in the geographical area.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein the one or more service features of the RSP platform include a geographical area serviced by the RSP platform, an availability of

Assignees

• T Mobile Usa Inc

Inventors

• Roy Tanmay
• Asandului Cristian
• An Kyeong Hun
• Ramisetty Phani
• George Mathew
• King Ryan

Classifications

• H04W4/50

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04W4/021

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W8/205

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

• H04W8/18

  Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data · CPC title

• H04W12/40

  Security arrangements using identity modules · CPC title