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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120108295 | ACCESS DATA PROVISIONING APPARATUS AND METHODS Methods and apparatus for activating a purchased or previously deployed device by a subscriber. In one embodiment, activation includes authenticating the device to a service provider or carrier, and providing the device with data necessary for enabling the service to th... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSOLIDATING NETWORK AND IDENTIFICATION FUNCTIONS ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE The present invention relates generally to a smart card device that is configured to facilitate wireless network access and credential verification. Specifically, the device is configured to meet the physical and electrical specification for commercially available mobil... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108294 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A SUSBCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE FOR A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE Techniques to manage a subscriber identity module for a mobile wireless device are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a subscriber identity module (SIM) manager that when executed by a processor is operative to manage a physical SIM st... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083315 | SIM-CARD SUSPEND CONTROL APPARATUS, SIM-CARD SUSPEND CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS A suspend control apparatus, disposed in an electronic device having a SIM card, includes a control unit that switches the state of the SIM card between a suspended state and a resumed state. The control unit determines, based on the state of SIM card access for data co... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083316 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INSERTION OF SIM CARD IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL A method and apparatus for detecting insertion of a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a portable terminal are provided, in which a SIM card is inserted into a SIM card connector, and a controller continuously supplies an operating voltage to a predetermined pin o... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071205 | PROVISIONING AN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CARD FOR A CARD ISSUER An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052911 | Network Selection for User Equipment With Multiple Universal Subscriber Identity Modules Wireless communication in a radio access network may be implemented in a manner where a user equipment (UE) with multiple Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIMs) selects a system based on the system's preference status among the USIMs of the UE. A system that is h... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052913 | CELL PHONE HAVING AIR CARD AND/OR WIFI CARD A combination Air card, Wi-Fi card, and cellular telephone. The combination includes a housing, an Air card, a Wi-Fi card, a cellular telephone, and apparatus. The Air card and the Wi-Fi card are contained in the housing. The cellular telephone is contained in and on, a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052912 | METHOD FOR CALLING PHONE NUMBER AND MOBILE PHONE USING THE SAME A method for calling a phone number is used on a mobile phone capable of receiving a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a second SIM card. The mobile phone may correlate the phone number with either of the first SIM card and the second SIM card. A display o... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052914 | Authenticating Multiple Devices Simultaneously Over a Wireless Link Using a Single Subscriber Identity Module A system and method for allowing mobile devices to simultaneously access a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) are disclosed. The SIM contains a wireless transceiver, and the SIM may be located within a mobile phone, or it may be a stand-alone device. The mobile devices us... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052910 | AUDIO PORT COMMUNICATION AND POWER DEVICE Versions of the present invention have many advantages, including providing communication devices that can transact on a universal peripheral device with a host device that may have different serial interface connectors, proprietary communication protocols or mechanical... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120021805 | SERVICE PROVIDER ACTIVATION WITH SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE POLICY Systems and methods for activating a mobile device for use with a service provider are described. In one exemplary method, a mobile device having a currently inserted SIM card may be prepared for activation using a signing process in which an activation server generates... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021804 | METHOD FOR SOLVING CONFLICT BETWEEN NETWORK SEARCHING AND MOBILE PHONE TRAFFIC AND A MULTI-CARD MULTI-BY MOBILE PHONE A method for solving conflict between network searching and mobile phone traffic of a multi-card multi-standby mobile phone is provided. The method comprises storing network searching information of a first user card and processing the mobile phone traffic of a second u... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120009979 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE MALICIOUS USE OF A SIM CARD INSERTED IN AN M2M DEVICE AND M2M DEVICE The invention relates to an M2M device comprising a communication unit and a SIM card, the said SIM card comprising a controller or microcontroller (A), characterised in that the SIM card comprises at least one sensor (B; C), the said at least one sensor being a sensor ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110319134 | ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF A MICRO-MODULE AND A REPRODUCING DEVICE WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH CONTACT-FREE NEAR-COMMUNICATION MEANS Portable communication device for at least mono-directional communication with a terminal, comprising a micro-module including a chip that comprises an antenna allowing the micro-module to communicate with a terminal when the antenna is placed in the immediate vicinity ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319132 | MOBILE PHONE HAVING DETACHABLE SMART CARD MODULE A mobile phone includes a mobile phone main module and a smart card module. The mobile phone main module includes a smart card reading circuit and a first universal serial bus (USB) port connected to the smart card reading circuit. The smart card module includes a smart... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319133 | ME NETWORK PARAMETERS CONFIGURATION BY UICC A mobile device is provided having a smart card. The smart card is programmed to generate a new configure command that can be used to configure network related parameters with in the mobile device. The configure command can be used to override existing network related p... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110312270 | Near Field Communication Adapters Devices and systems are disclosed which relate to enabling NFC communication on devices such as an iPhone. A traditional smart card tray is modified to include contact leads from the inside of the smart card tray to an exterior surface of the smart card tray. Exposed co... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312383 | DUAL OS SYSTEM USING A SMART SIM MODULE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF A computer system, and more particularly, to a system and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a plurality of operating systems can be driven using a smart subscriber authentication module. The present invention includes at least one display unit, a first ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312382 | RETROFIT CONTACTLESS SMART SIM FUNCTIONALITY IN MOBILE COMMUNICATORS A mobile communicator including a main housing portion, defining a SIM card socket, a battery located at a battery location defined by the main housing portion, a cover over the battery and a retrofit contactless smart SIM functionality assembly, having a SIM card shape... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING DATA An apparatus to read data includes a command receiving unit to receive a read record command with respect to data stored in the apparatus, a record identification unit to identify a valid record from among records corresponding to the stored data based on the received r... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110306318 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY DATA IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Apparatus and methods for provisioning wireless devices for operation in one or more networks. In one embodiment, a provisioning service may provide access client (e.g., Subscriber Identity Module) data to a secure element in the wireless user device. The device may be ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300906 | Multi-Function Cell Phone Charger Apparatus The multi-function cell phone charger apparatus provides convenience and security for a cell phone and cell phones that was not previously provided, in that cell phone information is automatically backed up when the cell phone is linked with the apparatus for charging. ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110300865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING CONNECTIONS USING FEATURE PRIORITIZATION Techniques to dynamically manage wireless connections using feature prioritization are described. For example, a mobile computing device may comprise a connection management module operative to access a list of one or more wireless networks, compare feature set informat... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110294548 | METHODS FOR HANDLING AN APPARATUS TERMINATED COMMUNICATION REQUEST AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES UTILIZING THE SAME A communication apparatus is provided. A first subscriber identity card is with a first address and camps on a first cell. A second subscriber identity card is with a second address and camps on a second cell. A processor determines whether a first communication status ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110275411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE PERSONALITY BASED ON MOBILE DEVICE IDENTITY MODULE A method and apparatus for configuration of a device personality based on mobile device identity module, the method including checking an identity module on the mobile device for one or more network modes; and configuring the personality of the mobile device based on re... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110263296 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRING AN APPLICATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL OF TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS A method for transferring an application in a telecommunication terminal includes: storing in a removable smart card identification data related to the application; connecting the removable smart card to the telecommunication terminal in order to establish an electrical... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110263295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SMART CARD-BASED WIDGET SERVICE, AND SMART CARD FOR THE SAME A system and method provide a smart card-based widget service, and a smart card for the same. Status information including information about a service icon and an active status for at least one widget service embedded according to the specification of a user is set. A w... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110263294 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO An electric power control method and a mobile device adapted thereto are provided that stores power for subsequent provision to a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). In exemplary operation, both an RF communication unit and a charging unit are operative. The charging unit... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256906 | Locking of Communication Device A communication system for implementing locking of a device (102) is described. The device (102) can be locked to a network service provider for a validity period. After expiry of the validity period, the device (102) can be automatically unlocked. ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110244921 | Methods And Apparatus For Performing A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Initialization Procedure Techniques in a mobile equipment (ME) for use in performing an initialization procedure with a subscriber identity module (SIM) having a SIM Application Toolkit are described. The ME sends to the SIM a version of a terminal profile which indicates facilities of the SIM ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244880 | Method and Apparatus to Improvie Idle Mode Power Consumption in Multiple USIM Configuration Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose techniques and apparatus for improving idle mode power consumption of a mobile station with multiple Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIMs).... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244920 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONSOLIDATING SIM, PERSONAL TOKEN, AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC WALLET TRANSACTIONS The present invention relates generally to a smart card device that is configured to facilitate wireless network access and credential verification. Specifically, the device is configured to meet the physical and electrical specification for commercially available mobil... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110235587 | Apparatuses and Methods for Coordinating Operations of Multiple Wireless Communications Modules with Multiple Subscriber Numbers A wireless communications device is provided with a plurality of card slots, a first wireless communications module, and a second wireless communications module. The card slots are inserted with at least one subscriber identity card. The first wireless communications mo... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237297 | MULTI-STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD FOR THE SAME A multi-standby mobile terminal and an operation method for the same are provided. The multi-standby mobile terminal includes at least two communication modules and a plurality of SIM cards. A number of SIM cards is greater than a number of communication modules. When a... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237223 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR FACILITATING A WIRELESS TRANSACTION BY CONSOLIDATING SIM, PERSONAL TOKEN, AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS The invention relates generally to a smart card device that is configured to facilitate wireless network access and credential verification. The device combines the features of the SIM with Common Access Card or Personal Identity Verification card features to allow a ne... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237296 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONSOLIDATING SIM, PERSONAL TOKEN, AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS FOR SELECTING A TRANSACTION SETTLEMENT ENTITY The present invention relates generally to a smart card device that is configured to facilitate wireless network access and credential verification. Specifically, the device is configured to meet the physical and electrical specification for commercially available mobil... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110223866 | DUAL-STANDBY PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AUDIO PATH THEREOF A dual-standby portable terminal and a method for connecting an audio path thereof are provided. A method for connecting an audio path of a dual-standby portable terminal capable of simultaneously accessing at least two communication networks includes determining whethe... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223972 | PROVISIONING AN ADD-ON APPARATUS WITH SMARTCARD CIRCUITY FOR ENABLING TRANSACTIONS An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic t... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223971 | CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVING A SIM FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTING DEVICE A system and associated method are provided. The system includes a subscriber identification module (SIM) comprising a memory configured to store one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the one or more executable instructions for contro... | 09/15/2011 |
