Sim card data transfer system and methods
First Claim
1. A method for transferring data from a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a first data format to a second subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a second data format, the method comprising the acts of:
- downloading, into a wireless device, software;
reading, by the software, data from the first SIM card;
converting, by the software, the data having said first data format of the first SIM card to said second data format of the second SIM card; and
writing, by the software, the converted data onto the second SIM card.
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Abstract
System and method for transferring data from a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card to a second SIM card are provided. The first SIM card is inserted into a wireless telephone. Software is downloaded to the wireless telephone. The software converts the data from a format of the first SIM card to a format of the second SIM card. The second SIM card is inserted into the wireless telephone, and the converted data is written to the second SIM card.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for transferring data from a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a first data format to a second subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a second data format, the method comprising the acts of:
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downloading, into a wireless device, software;
reading, by the software, data from the first SIM card;
converting, by the software, the data having said first data format of the first SIM card to said second data format of the second SIM card; and
writing, by the software, the converted data onto the second SIM card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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8. A program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instruction executable by the machine to perform method acts for directing a user to transfer data from a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a first data format to a second subscriber identity module (SIM) card having a second data format, said method acts comprising:
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downloading, into a wireless device, software;
reading, by the software, data from the first SIM card;
converting, by the software, the data from said first data format of the first SIM card to said second data format of the second SIM card; and
writing, by the software, the converted data onto the second SIM card.
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11. A computer program product for use with a wireless device, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer useable medium having stored thereon program code for transferring data from a first subscriber identity module SIM card having a first data format to a second subscriber identity module SIM card having a second data format, said program code operating to;
download software into a wireless device;
read data from the first SIM card and convert the data from said first data format of the first SIM card to a second data format of the second SIM card; and
write the converted data onto the second SIM card.
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