Apple Inc. has been granted U.S. patent #12124831 for "techniques for dynamically provisioning electronic subscriber identity modules to mobile devices," invented by Benjamin J. Livesay and Neal M. Flanagan. The patent describes a method where software applications "utilize an electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM)" to access mobile network operator (MNO) services, including installing the application and launching it to access wireless services with restrictions based on eSIM parameters. [Image: BlackSalmon/istockphoto]
This week, newly granted patents also include:
- 7-Eleven's detection of object removal and replacement from a shelf
- Allegro Microsystems' magnetically-activated solid state switches
- ATT Intellectual Property and Emory University's method for mitigating international revenue share fraud
- Bank of America's ATM networks with a real time digital twin ecosystem for predicting failures/faults
- Cornami's method for compressing application data for operations on multi-core systems
- JPMorgan Chase Bank's systems for generation and use of a device wallet identifier
- Kyndryl's coordination and execution of actions on a plurality of heterogeneous AI systems during a conference call
- Sevis Systems' method for enabling trusted caller identity and spoofed call prevention
- SmartDrive Systems' systems for verifying whether vehicle operators are paying attention
- Texas Instruments' fault detection in a real-time image pipeline
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 22, with a total of 125 patents granted.