Mechanism to allow use of typed emergency calls
First Claim
1. A method of accessing a set of emergency call numbers stored in a terminal, comprising:
- signaling to a smart card in the terminal a first identity, if access is sought to a null set or at least one emergency number readable by terminals supporting calls for types of emergencies, sending to the smart card a second identity if access is sought to a null set or at least one emergency number readable by substantially any terminal compatible with third generation specifications, and receiving the set of the emergency call numbers from the smart card.
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Abstract
A method and device are disclosed for accessing an emergency call number in a terminal. A signal sends a first identity to a smart card in the terminal, if access is sought to an emergency number readable by terminals that support calls for types of emergencies. If access is instead or additionally sought to at least one emergency number readable by substantially any terminal compatible with third generation specifications, then a second identity is sent to the smart card. Subsequently, the emergency number or numbers are received from the smart card. This smart card functions in a terminal configured to only send the second identity, and it also functions in a terminal configured to send both identities.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of accessing a set of emergency call numbers stored in a terminal, comprising:
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signaling to a smart card in the terminal a first identity, if access is sought to a null set or at least one emergency number readable by terminals supporting calls for types of emergencies, sending to the smart card a second identity if access is sought to a null set or at least one emergency number readable by substantially any terminal compatible with third generation specifications, and receiving the set of the emergency call numbers from the smart card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A smart card operational within a terminal in a communication network, the smart card including an emergency call code file that further comprises:
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at least one emergency number, or a null set, available in response to receipt of a first identity and readable by terminals supporting calls for types of emergencies; and
at least one emergency number, or a null set, available in response to receipt of a second identity and readable by substantially any terminal compatible with third generation specifications. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A terminal for accessing a set of emergency call numbers stored in the terminal, comprising:
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at least one identification unit, responsive to emergency user input or to booting the terminal, for signaling a first identity if access is sought to a null set or at least one emergency number readable by terminals supporting calls for types of emergencies, and for sending a second identity if access is sought to a null set or at least one emergency number readable by substantially any terminal compatible with third generation specifications; and
a smart card, responsive to the first identity and the second identity, or to the second identity only, or to the first identity only, for providing the set of the emergency call numbers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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