Apparatus and methods associated with open market handsets

摘要

Apparatus and methods of differentiated data session access on a wireless communication device and dynamic source determination of provisioning information on a wireless communication device are disclosed. User Identity Modules (UIMs) are provisioned such that network-service applications resident on the wireless device are associated with a corresponding application profile within the UIM. Each network-service application has a corresponding network address identifier defined within the user profile. The network address associated with the identifier is used to establish a data session for the corresponding network service application. By providing for application-specific network addresses, service providers and/or network operators can differentiate between what services a user is accessing during a data session. In addition, the UIMs may be provisioned with priority category identifiers that allow the associated network-service application to be prioritized for data session establishment.

主权项

1. A method of differentiated data session access on a wireless communication device, comprising:
receiving an input to launch a first network-service application from a plurality of applications stored on the wireless communication device; retrieving, from a user identity module in communication with the wireless communication device, a first application profile selected from a plurality of application profiles each having respective profile data, wherein the first application profile corresponds to the first network-service application and comprises first profile data including a first application-specific network address identifier (NAI) different from other application-specific NAIs corresponding to the plurality of application profiles; establishing a first data session for the first network-service application according to the first profile data including using the first application-specific NAI to enable tracking the first data session according to usage of the first network-service application; and launching the first network-service application using the first data session.