Patent ID: 9706407
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. An embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) embedded and installed in a mobile terminal, the UICC comprising: at least one processor comprising one or more profiles including one or more sets of data associated with a network access application, the one or more profiles having unique identifiers; a profile installer which manages and installs the one or more profiles; and an operating system to which the one or more profiles are provided, wherein the profile comprises a profile storage that manages profile attribute data, wherein the profile includes a provisioning profile containing one or more network access applications and associated network access credentials which, when installed on the eUICC, enables access to a communication network and an operational profile containing one or more network access applications and associated network access credentials, and wherein the profile attribute data comprises one or more from among a profile identifier, a profile type, profile state information, mobile network operator information, a list of network access applications belonging to the profile, a privilege, a profile data size, a profile version, and a terminal type supported by the profile.