ESIM card activation method, wireless router, and user terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11039299-B2
Application number	US-201716479115-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2017
Priority date	Jan 18, 2017
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

An ESIM card activation method includes receiving, by the wireless router by using a near field communication module, a configuration file that is used to activate an ESIM card and that is sent by a user terminal. The method further includes installing, by the wireless router, the configuration file to complete ESIM card activation. The method further includes establishing, by the wireless router, a first wireless network by using the activated ESIM card.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An embedded subscriber identification module (ESIM) card activation method implemented by a wireless router that comprises near field communication technology and that supports the ESIM card, wherein the ESIM card activation method comprises:
disabling a Wi-Fi function of the wireless router while the ESIM card of the wireless router is not activated;
receiving, using the near field communication technology and from a user terminal, a configuration file configured to activate the ESIM card of the wireless router, wherein the ESIM card is activated in real-time, and wherein the configuration file comprises a network protocol configuration and a network access parameter;
installing the configuration file to complete activation of the ESIM card;
enabling the Wi-Fi function after the activation of the ESIM card;
establishing a first wireless network using the activated ESIM card after the Wi-Fi function is enabled; and
sending a first name and a first password of the first wireless network to the user terminal through the first wireless network in order to enable the user terminal to establish a connection in the first wireless network based on the first name and the first password.

2. The ESIM card activation method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling a near field communication function using the near field communication technology when the ESIM card of the wireless router is not activated.

3. An embedded subscriber identification module (ESIM) card activation method implemented by a user terminal that comprises a near field communication technology, wherein the ESIM card activation method comprises:
obtaining a configuration file configured to activate an ESIM card of a wireless router, wherein the ESIM card is activated in real-time, wherein a Wi-Fi function of the wireless router is enabled in response to the ESIM card being activated, and wherein the configuration file comprises a network protocol configuration and a network access parameter;
sending the configuration file to the wireless router using the near field communication technology to activate the ESIM card of the wireless router and to enable the wireless router to establish a first wireless network using the Wi-Fi function;
receiving a first name and a first password of the first wireless network from the wireless router through the first wireless network; and
connecting to the first wireless network based on the first name and the first password.

4. The ESIM card activation method of claim 3 , wherein the obtaining the configuration file comprises downloading the configuration file using a second wireless network.

5. The ESIM card activation method of claim 3 , wherein when the user terminal connects to a network using a mobile data network before receiving the first name and the first password of the first wireless network, the ESIM card activation method further comprises:
disconnecting from the mobile data network after the receiving the first name and the first password of the first wireless network from the wireless router; and
connecting to the first wireless network based on the first name and the first password.

6. A wireless router that supports an embedded subscriber identification module (ESIM) card, wherein the wireless router comprises:
a transceiver;
a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
disable a Wi-Fi function of the wireless router while the ESIM card of the wireless router is not activated;
control the transceiver to receive, from a user terminal, a configuration file configured to activate the ESIM card of the wireless router, wherein the ESIM card is activated in real-time, and wherein the configuration file comprises a network protocol configuration and a network access parameter;
install the configuration file to complete activation of the ESIM card;
enable the Wi-Fi function after activation of the ESIM card is completed;
establish a first wireless network using the ESIM card when the ESIM card is activated and the Wi-Fi function is enabled; and
send a first name and a first password of the first wireless network to the user terminal through the first wireless network in order to enable the user terminal to establish a connection in the first wireless network based on the first name and the first password.

7. The wireless router of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to enable a near field communication function when the ESIM card is not activated.

8. A user terminal comprising:
a near field communication technology; and
a processor coupled to the near field communication technology and configured to:
control the near field communication technology to obtain a configuration file configured to activate an embedded subscriber identification module (ESIM) card of a wireless router, wherein the ESIM card is activated in real-time, wherein a Wi-Fi function of the wireless router is enabled in response to the ESIM card being activated, and wherein the configuration file comprises a network protocol configuration and a network access parameter;
control the near field communication technology to send the configuration file to the wireless router using the near field communication technology to activate the ESIM card of the wireless router and to enable the wireless router to establish a first wireless network using the Wi-Fi function;
receive a first name and a first password of the first wireless network from the wireless router through the first wireless network; and
connect to the first wireless network based on the first name and the first password.

9. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to control the user terminal to download the configuration file using a second wireless network or a mobile data network.

10. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein when the user terminal connects to a network using a mobile data network before the user terminal receives the first name and the first password of the first wireless network from the wireless router, the processor is further configured to cause the user terminal to disconnect from the mobile data network.

11. The method of claim 4 , wherein the obtaining the configuration file comprises downloading the configuration file using the second wireless network.

12. The method of claim 4 , wherein the obtaining the configuration file comprises downloading the configuration file using a mobile data network.

13. The user terminal of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to control the user terminal to download the configuration file using the second wireless network.

14. The user terminal of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to control the user terminal to download the configuration file using the mobile data network.

15. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein the near field communication technology comprises a BLUETOOTH technology.

16. The ESIM card activation method of claim 1 , wherein a user activates the ESIM card of the wireless router in the real time based on a requirement.

17. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to modify the first name and the first password of the first wireless network by managing an application program corresponding to the first network of the wireless router.

18. The user terminal of claim 8 , wherein a user activates the ESIM card of the wireless router in the real time based on a requirement.

19. The ESIM card activation method of claim 3 , further comprising modifying the first name and the first password of the

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gui Yonglin

Classifications

• H04W76/10 Primary

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W4/50 Primary

  Service provisioning or reconfiguring · CPC title

• H04W12/068

  using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications · CPC title

• H04W8/20 Primary

  Transfer of user or subscriber data · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title