Removable wireless expansion card having a removable subscriber information module
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Abstract
The utility and operation of portable hosts, such as PDAs and other portable computers, is enhanced by methods and devices employing a first-level removable module adapted to receive a second-level removable module with subscriber services information. The first-level removable module processes received messages and services based at least in part on the contents of the subscriber services module.
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31 Claims
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1. (canceled).
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2. A subscriber-specific communications device for use in conjunction with a portable host and a removable module, the portable host having a first slot and the removable module containing subscriber services information, the subscriber-specific communications device comprising:
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a removable expansion card having a second slot to receive the removable module, removable module interface circuitry to manage data transfers with the removable module, and communications circuitry adapted to have behavior based at least in part on the subscriber services information contained in the removable module; and
wherein the first slot and the second slot are respectively a first-level slot and a second-level slot, the removable expansion card is a first-level module adapted to couple to the portable host via the first-level slot, the removable module is a second-level module adapted to couple to the first-level module via the second-level slot, and the data transfers include transferring information between the first-level module and the second-level module. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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