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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190206 | Dual channel smart card data storage A SIM card comprising at least a first interface and a second interface different from the first interface is disclosed. In some embodiments, the SIM card is operative to receive data through the first interface, store the received data within the SIM card, and send... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185156 | Method of and apparatus for interfacing and connecting a wireless device and a wireless network using a subscriber identity module having plural IMSI associates with different network operators A wireless device includes a single SIM, plus an application module adapted to enable the device to operate as though it included two or more different SIMs. The module, referred to as a ‘proprietary applications module’ (PAM) is connected to, or built into, a w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185157 | Method of dealing with business conflict of dual-card-dual-standby mobile phone A method of dealing with business conflict of a dual-card-dual-standby mobile phone includes the steps as follows. Calculate the period of the periodic location update of the main card and subordinate card respectively, and reset a new period of the periodic locatio... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180400 | Service setting for mobile communication terminal A method for setting a service in a mobile communication terminal including at least first and second user identity cards. The method includes selecting the first identity card to be used for mobile communication, and requesting services directed to the second ident... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180402 | 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 co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180401 | Method and apparatus for providing a card application toolkit command for reporting terminal environmental information An apparatus for providing a card application toolkit command for reporting terminal environmental information may include at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170614 | Dual-SIM mobile terminal and operation method for the same A dual-SIM mobile terminal and operation method for the same are disclosed. The dual-SIM mobile terminal checks the number of installed SIM cards during booting, and activates and deactivates the SIM switching mode according to the identified SIM card information. T... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170615 | Method and device for storing and accessing personal information Basic personal data of an individual is stored as different data files based on content or intended use. The selection of personal data for inclusion in a data file may be performed in accordance with service provider requests or by the end user, preferably with the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170613 | Electronic apparatus with SIM card and phone directory management method thereof An electronic apparatus with a subscriber identity module (SIM) card and the phone directory management method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus allows the user to store a group of phone numbers which belong to the same contact name in the SIM card usin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170616 | Operation method and apparatus of mobile communication terminal supporting dual mode An operation method and apparatus of a mobile communication terminal supporting a dual mode are provided. The method includes determining if two Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards are inserted, searching for and registering with a cell of a first network s... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165636 | Integrated circuit board with wireless circuitry An IC Card comprises a first device, including a first processor and a first memory unit, to communicate with a handset, and a second device. The second device includes a second processor and a second memory unit, to communicate via a wireless communication with an ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165635 | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for over the air (OTA) provisioning of soft cards on devices with wireless communications capabilities Methods, systems, and computer readable media for over the air provisioning of soft cards on devices with wireless communications capabilities are disclosed. According to one method, a soft card provisioning application is instantiated on a device with wireless comm... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160644 | Processing device for the contactless communication with a data carrier which is detachably connected to the processing device A processing device (1; 14) having a housing (4) includes first communication means (2, 6) for receiving and/or transmitting an information signal (AS) and processing means (7) for processing the information signal (AS) received and/or to... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160645 | Apparatus and method for supporting SIM card in mobile communication terminal having multiple modems An apparatus and method for supporting a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card in a mobile communication terminal including a plurality of modems are provided. The apparatus includes the SIM card for storing user information, and the plurality of modems each for pro... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155699 | Communication apparatus A communication apparatus comprises read-out means for reading out identification information from each of a plurality of storage media each storing identification information about a communication line; communication means for determining communication lines corres... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155700 | Apparatus and method of securing private content stored in a memory Apparatus and a method of securing private content stored in a memory are presented. A terminal includes a memory configured to store a private content identifier associated with private content. The private content identifier includes a mobile station integrated se... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150467 | Devices and methods for asymmetrical multicarrier transmission and reception Devices and methods which supplement a duplex frequency by providing one or more simplex frequencies and distributing a data load among them are provided. In one aspect, the system includes a server containing a scheduler in communication with a communications devic... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150466 | Apparatus for detachably installing a smart card in a portable terminal An apparatus for detachably installing a smart card, such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, in a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes an opening on the portable terminal, a sliding member slidably coupled to the terminal to move in and out... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140117 | Circuit board with adaptive, electromagnetic coupler The invention relates to a circuit board such as an SIM card for use in an apparatus such as a mobile telephone. The circuit board comprises an adaptive electromagnetic coupler, and is arranged to find the different resonance modes for the surrounding metallic struc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140118 | Location information erase on SIM cards A method and system of erasing at least part of the location information stored on a subscriber identity module (SIM) of a mobile phone. The SIM stores the most recently used service provider in its location information. Either at power down or power up, the locatio... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140120 | Apparatus and method for providing network service in a portable communication system An apparatus and method for providing a network service in a portable communication system are provided. A portable terminal for providing a network service includes at least two Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for supporting networks different from each othe... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140119 | Storage medium and conflict control method Disclosed herein is a storage medium to be attached to a mobile phone for use, the storage medium including: a contact type connection section configured to connect with the mobile phone; a wireless communication section configured to connect with a controller locat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131317 | Apparatus and method for downloading SIM data in mobile communication system Provided are an apparatus and a method for downloading Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data in a mobile communication system, which includes an authentication server that stores authentication information and a list of registered networks; a service provider server... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131318 | Radio communication device comprising at least one radio communication module and one SIM card, corresponding radio communication module and SIM card A radio communication device includes at least one radio communication module including baseband and/or radio frequency signal processing. The module of the device carries an internal SIM card, permanently welded thereto. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126507 | Communications device monitoring A method, and devices, for a first communications device (10) e.g. a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) to monitor a second communications device, e.g. a mobile telephone (1). The method comprises: the SIM (10) sending a program (16) stored... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126506 | System and method for securely managing data stored on mobile devices, such as enterprise mobility data A system and method for managing data stored on mobile devices is described. In some cases, the system stores data, such as data under enterprise mobility management, within a secured memory location of a SIM card. In some cases, the system may request validation cr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126508 | Systems and methods for selecting a calling card to be used in placing an outgoing call A system and method for, on a mobile device having a plurality of communication lines on which outgoing calls may be made, providing a user interface for selecting a calling card to be used in making an outgoing call to a desired phone number. The method includes: a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121643 | Methods for initiating operating voltages for subscriber identity cards and systems utilizing the same A system for initiating operating voltages for subscriber identity cards is provided. The system includes a first subscriber identity card, a second subscriber identity card, an RF module, a controller and a Baseband unit. The controller initiates a first operating ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121644 | Mobile phone capable of automatically handling smart card A mobile phone capable of automatically handling smart card is provided. The phone includes a card holder for holding a smart card. The card holder includes a sheet responsive to magnetic forces. The phone further includes a plurality of electromagnets mounted in a ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112117 | Methods for handling apparatus originated communication requests and communication apparatuses utilizing the same A communication apparatus is provided. A first subscriber identity card camps on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via a radio transceiver module and stores first contact entries each having a destination address. A second subscriber identity card c... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112118 | System and method for using a temporary electronic serial number for over-the-air activation of a mobile device A system and method for activating a subscriber identification module (SIM) based mobile device in a PCS/ANSI type wireless network. The method comprises pre-programming the SIM card of the mobile device with temporary activation identifiers, such as an internationa... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108002 | Communication apparatuses equipped with more than one subscriber identity card and capable of providing reliable communication quality A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes at least one radio transceiver module, a first subscriber identity card, a second subscriber identity card and a processor. The first subscriber identity card camps on a first cell belonging... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108001 | Systems and methods for a simplified mobile phone Systems and methods for communicating through a mobile phone are disclosed with a buttonless mobile phone including a power supply with means for capable of enabling or disabling the a power supply; and memory to store a phone number directed to a remote station; a ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103309 | Multimode mobile terminal and self-sim configuration method thereof A multiple mode multiple standby mobile terminal and self configuration method of the mobile terminal are provided for automatically configuring settings on multiple Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. An identity module configuration method for a multiple mode ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095184 | Wireless control of operating characteristics of electronic data cards A system comprising a first device and a second device having an electronic data card associated therewith, information on the electronic data card being useable by and accessible by the first device, wherein the first device is arranged to control the operating cha... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090410 | Method for authentication of a user on the basis of his/her voice profile Voice recording used for authentication is transmitted to the voice portal of the service provider not by way of the voice channel, but rather by way of a data channel. In this connection, the voice recording is sent not synchronous to speech and subject to loss, bu... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090409 | System and method to provision a mobile device A system and method for enabling functions on a primary mobile device from a secondary mobile device are described. The primary mobile device is configured to enable at least selected functions of the mobile communications device if authorization information is rece... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090408 | Portable wireless device A portable wireless device has no externally projecting part even when a card type functional medium has been therein inserted, and allows downsizing and obtaining high antenna performance. The portable wireless device includes a card slot (12) in a su... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090407 | Contactless smart SIM A mobile communicator including a housing including a main portion and a removable portion, cellular telephone circuitry located within the main portion of the housing, a SIM card mounted in the main portion of the housing, a battery mounted between the removable po... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086269 | Modular structure to expand and enhance subscriber identity module card functionality The present invention relates to a new improved modular structure to expand and enhance SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card functionality, in which an expansion and enhancement module is fitted to a predetermined mobile communication device, and the predetermined ... | 12/27/2011 |
