Patent ID: 9585000
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of providing a subscriber profile that is performed in a terminal equipped with an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC), the method comprising: determining whether the terminal having a first subscriber profile stored therein has left a first mobile network operator (MNO) area corresponding the first subscriber profile; in response to the determining indicating that the terminal left the first mobile network operator area and moved into a second mobile network operator area, requesting, by the terminal, a second subscriber profile from a predetermined subscriber management server; in response to the request, receiving the second subscriber profile corresponding to a second mobile network operator from the predetermined subscriber management server; transmitting the first subscriber profile to the subscriber management server to be backed up in a subscriber profile storage, which is managed by the subscriber management server; and activating the second subscriber profile in response to the first subscriber profile being backed up, wherein the receiving of the second subscriber profile includes: wherein the first server provides a user interface including information about a mobile network operator that can provide service, information about a billing period, and information about usage charges, based on location information of the user terminal.