Terminal for wireless communication

• US 20040043752A1
• Filed: 05/29/2003
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Matsumura, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US10/449,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20040043752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0073 having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or different card form factors
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10237 the reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between reader and record carrier appearance, e.g. in near field communication [NFC] devices where the NFC device may function as an RFID reader or as an RFID tag
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/026 Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A terminal for wireless communication capable of accommodating a plurality of storage devices, each of the storage devices stores information of a subscriber including telephone numbers. The terminal includes a reading unit which reads the information of the subscriber, a service setting changing unit capable of requesting commencement or termination of a service supplied by network side facilities assigned to each of the information of a subscriber, a switch detection unit which detects switching of the telephone numbers, and a control unit which makes the service setting changing unit request commencement of a service supplied by the network side facilities for telephone numbers that are not used for communication when the switching of the telephone numbers is detected by the switch detection unit, and request termination of a service supplied by the network side facilities for the telephone number that is used for communication.

Claims

1. A terminal for wireless communication capable of accommodating a plurality of storage devices, each of said storage devices stores information of a subscriber including telephone numbers, said terminal comprising:

a reading unit which reads said information of a subscriber;

a service setting changing unit which is capable of requesting commencement or termination of a service supplied by network side facilities assigned to each of said information of a subscriber;

a switch detection unit which detects switching of said telephone numbers, each of said telephone numbers being used to communicate with a telephone network connected to said network side facilities, and

a control unit which makes said service setting changing unit request commencement of a service supplied by said network side facilities for telephone numbers that are not used for communication when said switching of said telephone numbers is detected by said switch detection unit, and request termination of a service supplied by said network side facilities for at least one of said telephone numbers that is used for communication.

2. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein said service supplied by said network side facilities is at least one of a telephone answering service and a call forwarding service.

3. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein said storage devices are IC cards, and a plurality of said IC cards may be accommodated in a removable manner.

4. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein said information of a subscriber is stored in a body of said terminal and in at least one IC card which is removably accommodated in said body of said terminal.

5. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein said IC cards are Subscriber Identity Modules or User Identity Modules.

6. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein said service setting changing unit is capable of calling a predetermined telephone number assigned to a corresponding telephone network, and transmitting a predetermined signal to said telephone network.

7. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein

said terminal includes a memory unit, and

said service setting changing unit is operated based on a procedure recorded in a database formed in said memory unit.

8. A terminal for wireless communication according to claim 3, wherein said service setting changing unit is operated based on a procedure recorded in said IC card.