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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7496193 | Method for the administration of a subscriber card for mobile telephony equipment of the type with auxiliary reader and embedded system for the implementation of the method The invention concerns a method for the administration of a subscriber SIM card 3 inserted in the main smartcard reader of a mobile telephone of the type including a second smartcard reader, using an additional administrator smartcard temporarily inserted in ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7406332 | Radiotelephone terminal with chip card provided with browser This invention improves the intelligence of chip cards (SIM) in mobile radiotelephone terminals, so that a subscriber may, through the terminal, easily access databases (DB), attached to a server of services (SV). It facilitates the dialog between a subscriber who o... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7280845 | Method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network With the present method for simplifying the exchange of a SIM card of subscribers of a digital mobile communications network, the subscriber disposes of an old active SIM card and makes us of a new inactive SIM card in a mobile terminal. The invention provides that ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7190786 | Telephone with removable DSL cartridge A telephone including a removable DSL filter cartridge is disclosed. The telephone includes a location adapted to receive a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge is designed to fit inside the location provided on the telephone. The filter cartridge includes a first... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180996 | Card system A card system according to the present invention comprises a card connector 10, which is provided in an electronic device, a wireless communication card 20, which is inserted removably into the card connector 10, and an antenna unit, which is pr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180983 | Guidance information notification apparatus in communication network system, communication network system and guidance information notification method There is provided a guidance information notification apparatus in a communication network system which enables improvement of convenience to a user by dispensing with a particular operation other than a normal origination operation required when a user obtains a gu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7065182 | Voice mail message repositioning device A voice message repositioning process is provided for a voice message system that stores voice messages for a user of the system and provides feedback to the user of the progress of repositioning the playback of a voice message. A voice message is repositioned upon ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7039172 | Dual language caller ID with asian language support A caller ID system and method includes the ability to transmit a party's name in native language characters along with a transliteration of the party's name into global characters, such as Latin characters. The native characters could include Chinese, Japanese or Ko... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6975883 | Device for protecting the initial utilization of a processor /chip card A method for putting into operation a processor smart card in a network for communication, preferably in a GSM network, wherein the card user must identify himself with respect to the processor smart card (SIM) by a personal identification number. An application is ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6941270 | Apparatus, and associated method, for loading a mobile terminal with an application program installed at a peer device Apparatus, and an associated method, provides for selective downloading of an application program stored at a provider mobile terminal to a recipient mobile terminal. The application program includes indicia indicating costs for usage of the application program and ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6823065 | Auto-dial business card system A business card communication system and auto-dial business cards. The auto-dial business cards include business information indicia and computer readable call connection information. The computer readable call connection information is configured to permit a card h... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6678373 | Shortcut dialing apparatus for telephone set A shortcut dialing apparatus for a telephone set is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of ROMs for storing telephone numbers therein, a plurality of ROM cards including a corresponding ROM among the ROMs and electrically and detachably being en... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6636601 | Method for adapting supplementary equipment to an analog telecommunications terminal and device for that purpose A method for adapting supplementary equipment, such as automatic answering equipments, intercommunication stations, automatic dialers and the like, to an analog telecommunications terminal as well as to a technical device for the implementation of the met... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6512819 | Telephone apparatus When a call has been transmitted to a telephone apparatus of a user through a communication means, a control means 102 extracts identification data, such as the telephone number, indicating the connected telephone. Then, a comparison is made between extra... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6498847 | Dialer programming and device with integrated printing process An improved account access system and device in which a portable electronic card may be loaded into a combined programming and printing system to be programmed with predetermined signals and imprinted with associated variable data. The predetermined and p... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6487284 | Card pay telephone with speed dialing A pay telephone includes a keypad, a card reader, and a processor. The keypad receives input signals from a caller. The card reader reads identification data and speed dial numbers from a card received from the caller. The processor receives the input sig... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470082 | Communications system using portable recording medium By using an external portable recording medium (for instance, IC card) that stores a personal ID, a communications apparatus automatically transmits the personal ID and its own terminal identification information to a center apparatus. The center apparatu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6456859 | Method of delivering a telephone number associated with a telephone subscription, and telephone sets and mobile telephones implementing the method A method of delivering a telephone number associated with a telephone subscription to the user of a telephone set within the context of said subscription, use of said set requiring the user to provide subscription identification data stored in a data medi... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6415159 | Band selection method for dual-band mobile phone and mobile phone using the same method This invention intends to provide a method capable of automatically selecting one system without a large increase of production cost in a dual band mobile phone of this invention having both PHS and GSM functions. First, a common control unit (40) retriev... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6415142 | Prepaid smart card in a GSM based wireless telephone network and method for operating prepaid cards A smart card, which in normal use in a network allows the transfer of goods/services to a user of the card from a network operator by subtracting prepaid units of value stored in the card. The card has an embedded integrated circuit with a serial number u... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408068 | Modular telephone An electronic system such as a modular telephone which includes one or more module slots used to add features. The module slots are configured to receive modules adding the software and hardware necessary to provide the desired features.... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6400965 | Cellular phone handset SIM card reader and method for testing and updating a cellular phone handset memory An improved SIM card reader with at least one reader data contact that is connected, typically through a control unit, to a memory, through which reader data contact predetermined software update data may be transmitted for storage in the memory of a mobi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6229882 | Communications system using portable recording medium By using an external portable recording medium that stores a personal ID, a communications apparatus automatically transmits the personal ID and its own terminal identification information to a center apparatus. The center apparatus manages the personal I... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6201861 | Method for making a continuing call in an intelligent network call In a method according to one intelligent network recommendation, when B subscriber has hung up the phone, a Service Switching Point (SSP) sends a message to a Service Control Point (SCP) about the hanging up. The SCP responds with a request to disconnect ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6185436 | Wireless communication system A personal communication system handset having a plurality of slots provided therein. Each one of the slots is adapted to store a corresponding one of a plurality of removable/insertable subscriber identity modules. The subscriber identity modules have st... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6169890 | Mobile telephone system and method for carrying out financial transactions using a mobile telephone system A method and apparatus for effecting user-initiated communications, such as payment transactions, between user-accessible data terminal equipment communicatingly linkable with a mobile telephone exchange and at least one service provider, wherein each use... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6148192 | Checking the access right of a subscriber equipment A method for checking the access right of a subscriber equipment, whereupon a mobile equipment can be formed by attaching the subscriber identification module to any subscriber equipment. Before the subscriber identification module is detached from the su... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141563 | SIM card secured subscriber unit A subscriber unit (101) includes a SIM card reader (107) for receiving a SIM card (105). The subscriber unit (101) is serialized and has stored therein an alphanumeric signature value which is associated with the specific serialized subscriber unit (101).... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6141564 | Method of sharing a SIM card between two masters Method and apparatus for sharing a SIM card between two masters. The invention may be embodied in so-called multi-mode radiotelephones that use SIM cards to store and access information. The multi-mode radiotelephone includes at least two master component... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129277 | Card reader for transmission of data by sound A portable card reader is designed to be carried in a wallet or purse. In a first embodiment, the card reader has an electromagnetic head that reads information from a magnetic strip of a card. In a second embodiment, information is read from the card by ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128381 | Mobile communication unit In a mobile communication unit (1), the phone book is adapted, in a first step, to enable selection of more than one item stored in the phone book and thereafter, in a second step, enable selection of an operation in the phone book to be executed on all i... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6097967 | Method of downloading a predetermined list of items into a mobile terminal controlled by a subscriber identity module, and a command, a subscriber identity module, and a mobile terminal corresponding to the method The invention relates to an improved method of downloading a predetermined list of items into a mobile terminal controlled by a subscriber identity module, in which method: the subscriber identity module transmits a downloading command to the terminal to ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6085099 | Message transmission system The system for transmitting messages is used in a mobile radio telephone network (1) having a number of terminals (4, 9). The terminals may be either permanently allocated to a specific user or allocated to a specific user by means of a chip card insertab... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6028926 | Dialer programming system and device with integrated printing process An improved dialer programming system and device in which an assembled dialer may be loaded into a combined programming and printing system to be programmed with predetermined signals and imprinted with associated variable data. The predetermined and prog... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6018669 | Card reading means for mobile radio devices The card reading device is for use in mobile radio devices. From a battery compartment, the card is longitudinally inserted into a receiving apparatus through a receiving slot and is ejected through the receiving slot, following use, by a slide which is a... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6003770 | Wireless telephone debit card system and method A wireless debit card communications system comprising a radio unit, a base station, and an end station. The radio unit, for example, a radio telephone, includes a first processor, a reader for reading a credit amount and a personal access number from a d... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5999811 | Mobile telephone for roaming using dual mode/band equipment including SIM cards According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, mobile stations are provided with a preferred roaming selection list at a predetermined memory location in a subscriber identity module (SIM). The preferred roaming selection list identifies and... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5987325 | Multiple smart card phone and method A telephone, such as a radiotelephone, is provided having the capability to concurrently operate with two subscriber identification module (SIM) cards. The telephone advantageously permits a single phone to have two telephone numbers associated therewith.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5946635 | Sporting event configurable radio receiver/scanner The present invention relates to a configurable hand held radio monitor for use in monitoring sporting events. In particular, the radio monitor is specifically adapted for automobile racing sporting events and includes an onboard microprocessor for contro... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5933773 | Method and a device for mobile telephone supervision The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for identifying an unauthorized user (A2) of a mobile telephone (M) that includes a terminal identity (m) and a chosen security code (PIN1). When the authorized owner (A1) has placed his/her authoriz... | 08/03/1999 |
