Patents by Inventor Sherman X. Jin
Sherman X. Jin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20250220412Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2025Publication date: July 3, 2025Inventors: Sherman X. JIN, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Clive E. RODGERS, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Li LI
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Publication number: 20250193668Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring cellular wireless service from a source wireless device to a target wireless device with multi-factor authentication and consent of a mobile network operator (MNO) account owner of a multi-user MNO account that includes one or more MNO account members. Terms and conditions for transfer of the cellular wireless service can be presented via a native operating system user interface of a wireless device of the MNO account owner. When the target wireless device belongs to an MNO account member, the MNO account owner wireless device facilitates transfer of the cellular wireless service by allowing the MNO account owner to review terms and conditions and provide one-time passcode authentication to the target wireless device. An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cloud network service can be used for transfer of terms and conditions information and/or the one-time passcode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Suraj GUPTA, Hyewon LEE, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Samy TOUATI, Sherman X. JIN, Zexing SHI
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Publication number: 20250106618Abstract: This Application describes mechanisms for enterprise remote management of cellular services provided via access credentials, e.g., subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs), for wireless devices. To minimize requirements for user interaction, installation and management of business-supplied cellular service profiles on the wireless device can intercept alert notifications to reduce interruptions and allow for background management of the business-supplied cellular service profiles. Additionally, a business enterprise can use multiple, distinct services to initiate installation of an eSIM to a wireless device. When two different services attempt to install eSIMs on the wireless device in parallel, management software on the wireless device can control an order of installation and disallow duplicate installations of an identical eSIM to the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Can XIONG, Sherman X. JIN, Eric ZELENKA, Graham S. McLUHAN, Li LI, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR
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Publication number: 20250080969Abstract: An apparatus configured to engage in an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile transfer process to receive at a target device, executing a first operating system (OS) that implements a first protocol stack related to eSIM profile transfers, an eSIM profile from a source device executing a second OS that implements a second protocol stack related to eSIM profile transfers to the target device, wherein the first protocol stack and the second protocol stack are different, process, based on signals received from the source device, a token for transferring the eSIM profile, generate, for transmission to an enablement server, a request for the eSIM profile, wherein the request comprises the token and process, based on signals received from the enablement server, the eSIM profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Raj S CHAUGULE, Hyewon LEE, Jean-Marc PADOVA, Li LI, Rohan C MALTHANKAR, Sherman X JIN, Suraj GUPTA, Xiangying YANG, Zexing SHI
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Publication number: 20250080971Abstract: An apparatus configured to engage in an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile transfer process to transfer an eSIM profile from a source device executing a first operating system (OS) that implements a first protocol stack related to eSIM profile transfers to a target device executing a second OS that implements a second protocol stack related to eSIM profile transfers, wherein the first protocol stack and the second protocol stack are different, process, based on signaling received from an entitlement server, a token for transferring the eSIM profile, generate, for transmission to the target device, a message comprising the token and establish a secure tunnel via a wireless communication connection with the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Raj S CHAUGULE, Hyewon LEE, Jean-Marc PADOVA, Li LI, Rohan C MALTHANKAR, Sherman X JIN, Suraj GUPTA, Xiangying YANG, Zexing SHI
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Publication number: 20250080970Abstract: An apparatus configured to engage in an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile transfer process to transfer an eSIM profile from a source device executing a first operating system (OS) that implements a first protocol stack related to eSIM profile transfers to a target device executing a second OS that implements a second protocol stack related to eSIM profile transfers, wherein the first protocol stack and the second protocol stack are different, process, based on signaling received from an entitlement server, a token for transferring the eSIM profile and generate, for transmission to the target device, a message comprising the token.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Raj S CHAUGULE, Hyewon LEE, Jean-Marc PADOVA, Li LI, Rohan C MALTHANKAR, Sherman X JIN, Suraj GUPTA, Xiangying YANG, Zexing SHI
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Patent number: 12245332Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sherman X. Jin, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C. Malthankar, Clive E. Rodgers, Raj S. Chaugule, Li Li
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Publication number: 20250031119Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for cellular service management of cellular wireless service subscriptions for a set of wireless devices, including switching one or more cellular wireless service subscription among different wireless devices in the set of mobile wireless devices based on user-initiated triggers and/or autonomously when one or more cellular service switching criteria are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Amr Abdelrahman Yousef A. MOSTAFA, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Sherman X. JIN, Srirang A. LOVLEKAR
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Patent number: 12167498Abstract: This Application describes mechanisms for enterprise remote management of cellular services provided via access credentials, e.g., subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs), for wireless devices. To minimize requirements for user interaction, installation and management of business-supplied cellular service profiles on the wireless device can intercept alert notifications to reduce interruptions and allow for background management of the business-supplied cellular service profiles. Additionally, a business enterprise can use multiple, distinct services to initiate installation of an eSIM to a wireless device. When two different services attempt to install eSIMs on the wireless device in parallel, management software on the wireless device can control an order of installation and disallow duplicate installations of an identical eSIM to the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Can Xiong, Sherman X. Jin, Eric Zelenka, Graham S. McLuhan, Li Li, Rafael L Rivera-Barreto, Raj S. Chaugule, Rohan C. Malthankar
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Publication number: 20240406709Abstract: An apparatus or method for storing records for a plurality of embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profiles, wherein a record for each eSIM profile comprises a state of the eSIM profile, receiving, from a first user equipment (UE), a message indicating a first eSIM profile has been deleted from the first UE, changing the state of the first eSIM profile from installed to available, receiving a message requesting the first eSIM profile be allocated to a second UE, changing the state of the first eSIM profile to a state allowing the eSIM profile to be downloaded to the second UE and downloading the first eSIM profile to the second UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Raj S. CHAUGULE, Li LI, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Sherman X. JIN, Suraj GUPTA
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Publication number: 20240031795Abstract: This Application describes mechanisms for enterprise remote management of cellular services provided via access credentials, e.g., subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs), for wireless devices. To minimize requirements for user interaction, installation and management of business-supplied cellular service profiles on the wireless device can intercept alert notifications to reduce interruptions and allow for background management of the business-supplied cellular service profiles. Additionally, a business enterprise can use multiple, distinct services to initiate installation of an eSIM to a wireless device. When two different services attempt to install eSIMs on the wireless device in parallel, management software on the wireless device can control an order of installation and disallow duplicate installations of an identical eSIM to the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Can XIONG, Sherman X. JIN, Eric ZELENKA, Graham S. McLUHAN, Li LI, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR
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Publication number: 20240007834Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for binding and dynamic provisioning of international mobile equipment identifier (IMEI) values with cellular wireless service profiles, such as subscriber identity modules (SIMs) on physical SIM (pSIM) cards and electronic SIMs (eSIMs) on an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the mobile wireless device. When pSIMs and/or eSIMs change on the mobile wireless device, e.g., based on installation, activation, deactivation, de-installation, etc., IMEI binding logic accounts for the changes and maps IMEI values to pSIMs and/or eSIMs as required. IMEI values can be assigned based on a history of bindings between IMEI values and ICCID values of one or more eSIMS on an eUICC. A most recently used or a newly assigned IMEI value can be associated with an eSIM. Whether to assign an identical IMEI value to multiple eSIMs depends on requirements of associated cellular wireless service subscriptions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Li LI, Vikram Bhaskara YERRABOMMANAHALLI, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Sherman X. JIN, Clive E. RODGERS, Najeeb M. ABDULRAHIMAN
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Patent number: 11812506Abstract: This Application describes mechanisms for enterprise remote management of cellular services provided via access credentials, e.g., subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMS (eSIMs), for wireless devices. To minimize requirements for user interaction, installation and management of business-supplied cellular service profiles on the wireless device can intercept alert notifications to reduce interruptions and allow for background management of the business-supplied cellular service profiles. Additionally, a business enterprise can use multiple, distinct services to initiate installation of an eSIM to a wireless device. When two different services attempt to install eSIMs on the wireless device in parallel, management software on the wireless device can control an order of installation and disallow duplicate installations of an identical eSIM to the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Can Xiong, Sherman X. Jin, Eric Zelenka, Graham S. McLuhan, Li Li, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Raj S. Chaugule, Rohan C. Malthankar
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Patent number: 11805397Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for binding and dynamic provisioning of international mobile equipment identifier (IMEI) values with cellular wireless service profiles, such as subscriber identity modules (SIMS) on physical SIM (pSIM) cards and electronic SIMs (eSIMs) on an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of the mobile wireless device. When pSIMs and/or eSIMs change on the mobile wireless device, e.g., based on installation, activation, deactivation, de-installation, etc., IMEI binding logic accounts for the changes and maps IMEI values to pSIMs and/or eSIMs as required. IMEI values can be assigned based on a history of bindings between IMEI values and ICCID values of one or more eSIMS on an eUICC. A most recently used or a newly assigned IMEI value can be associated with an eSIM. Whether to assign an identical IMEI value to multiple eSIMs depends on requirements of associated cellular wireless service subscriptions.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Li Li, Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Sherman X. Jin, Clive E. Rodgers, Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman
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Patent number: 11671833Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Inventors: Sherman X. Jin, Raj S. Chaugule, Anish Kumar Goyal, Li Li, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Samy Touati, Rohan C. Malthankar
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Publication number: 20230079902Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Sherman X. JIN, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Clive E. RODGERS, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Li LI
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Publication number: 20230081421Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Sherman X. JIN, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Clive E. RODGERS, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Li LI
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Publication number: 20230083018Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for recovering one or more electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) previously deleted from an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) of a mobile wireless device. Prior to deletion of an eSIM, the mobile wireless device uploads first eSIM subscription information to a cloud network services server and stores second eSIM subscription information in a secure memory of the eUICC. The mobile wireless device can subsequently download the first eSIM subscription information to verify matching to the second eSIM subscription information stored in the eUICC before displaying an option for recovering the eSIM. The mobile wireless device sends to a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server an eSIM recovery request notification that includes at least a portion of the first eSIM subscription information, and the MNO provisioning server provides an eSIM recovery response message indicating approval and a network address to download the eSIM.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Sherman X. JIN, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Clive E. RODGERS, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Li LI
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Publication number: 20230075591Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+ ) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Sherman X. JIN, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Anish Kumar GOYAL, Li LI, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Samy TOUATI, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR
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Patent number: 11483711Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sherman X. Jin, Raj S. Chaugule, Anish Kumar Goyal, Li Li, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Samy Touati, Rohan C. Malthankar