Patent attributes
A device hosting a universal integrated circuit card (UICC or eUICC) initiates a provisioning call flow with an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) server. The purpose of the provisioning call flow is to perform a particular provisioning action or function. The eSIM server, the device and/or the eUICC maintain state information related to the provisioning call flow. The provisioning call flow includes generation of a one-time public key (otPK) at the eUICC. The provisioning call flow is interrupted by an error event before, for example, successful installation of a profile in the eUICC. A subsequent provisioning call flow is initiated. The eSIM server assists the eUICC to recover from the error event based on the state information of the eSIM server, the device and/or the eUICC. In some embodiments, the recovery and subsequent successful profile installation makes use of the otPK generated during the earlier provisioning call flow.
