Dual mode mobile communication terminal and method for automatically recognizing card information and selecting a drive mode
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1. A dual-mode mobile communication terminal operating in a first communication mode and a second communication mode, the dual-mode mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a first slot into which one of a first card and a second card having subscriber information for the first communication mode and the second communication mode, respectively, is inserted;
a second slot into which one of the first card and the second card having the subscriber information for the first communication mode and the second communication mode, respectively, is inserted; and
a control unit for automatically selecting a drive mode according to which of the first and second cards are inserted into at least one of the first slot and the second slot, and determining if the selected drive mode corresponds with a communication mode of a current system.
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Abstract
A dual-mode mobile communication terminal and a method, which automatically recognize a card and select a drive mode. The dual-mode mobile communication terminal includes a first slot and a second slot into which a first card or a second card having subscriber information for a first communication or a second communication are inserted, and a control unit for automatically selecting a drive mode according to a type of a card inserted into the first slot or the second slot.
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19 Claims
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1. A dual-mode mobile communication terminal operating in a first communication mode and a second communication mode, the dual-mode mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a first slot into which one of a first card and a second card having subscriber information for the first communication mode and the second communication mode, respectively, is inserted;
a second slot into which one of the first card and the second card having the subscriber information for the first communication mode and the second communication mode, respectively, is inserted; and
a control unit for automatically selecting a drive mode according to which of the first and second cards are inserted into at least one of the first slot and the second slot, and determining if the selected drive mode corresponds with a communication mode of a current system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for automatically recognizing a card and selecting a drive mode in a dual-mode mobile communication terminal, which has a first slot and a second slot, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining if a card exists in the first slot and the second slot;
when cards exist in both the first slot and the second slot, reading the cards, notifying a user of relevant modes of the read cards, driving the dual-mode mobile communication terminal in an initial mode, and entering another mode when a signal of the initial mode is not received until a predetermined period of time elapses;
when a card exists in only the first slot, reading the card, notifying the user of a relevant mode of the read card, and driving the dual-mode mobile communication terminal in the relevant mode; and
when a card exist in only the second slot, reading the card, notifying the user of a relevant mode of the read card, and driving the dual-mode mobile communication terminal in the relevant mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for automatically recognizing a card and selecting a drive mode in a dual-mode mobile communication terminal having a first slot and a second slot, the method comprising the steps of:
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automatically selecting a drive mode according to a type of a card that exists in at least one of the first slot and the second slot;
determining a communication mode being provided in a current system; and
determining if the selected drive mode corresponds with the communication mode of the system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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