Patent ID: 9603002
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for switching a subscription of a user from a first mobile network called first MNO to a second mobile network called second MNO, comprising the following steps: requesting to a remote server, by a Subscription Switch Management (SSM) agent comprised in a token configured to communicate with a mobile device, switching from the first MNO to the second MNO; checking, by the Subscription Switch Management, if it already possesses necessary data for the subscription switch, and if not: requesting to the second MNO by said remote server to create a new account for the user, said new account comprising new subscription data and new authentication data linked to the second MNO; sending, by the remote server to the token, data updates comprising the new subscription data and new authentication data; temporary storing in the token data updates related to the second MNO in a dedicated file; requesting the user's switching authorization after temporary storing of data updates is completed, and based upon authorized, switching the subscription from the first MNO to the second MNO; receiving and processing by the token an authentication command to generate an event for the subscription Switch Management (SSM) to judge if the subscription switch is effective and completed on the network side; if the subscription is not effective and completed on the network side, switching back the subscription from the second MNO to the first MNO.