Mobile radio terminal and second subscription

• US 20070202840A1
• Filed: 02/28/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Camp, William
• Application Number:
  US11/364,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20070202840A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/403
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An electronic equipment for implementing at least a first service provided by a first service provider and a second service provided by a second service provider different from the first service provider includes a first service manger for regulating the electronic equipment with respect to the first service, wherein the electronic equipment may utilize services from both the first service and second service.

Claims

1. An electronic equipment for implementing at least a first service provided by a first service provider and a second service provided by a second service provider different from the first service provider, comprising a first service manager for regulating the electronic equipment with respect to the first service, wherein the electronic equipment may utilize services from both the first service and second service.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a second service manager for regulating the electronic equipment with respect to the second service.

3. The device of claim 2, further comprising a first service processor communicatively coupled to the first service manager, and a second service processor communicatively coupled to the second service manager, wherein the first service manager independently regulates the first service processor such that the processor at least supports the first service, and the second service manager independently regulates the second service processor to at least support the second service

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the first service processor renders at least a portion the first service independent of the second service processor, and the second service processor renders at least a portion of the second service independent of the first service processor.

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the first and second service are at least one of a voice communication service, a television service, a radio service, an internet service, or a video communications service.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the voice communication service is a cellular phone service, a satellite phone service, or a VoIP service.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein the first and second services are provided to the electronic equipment via a common medium.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the medium is a cellular phone network, a satellite phone network, or a wireless local area network.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the medium employs short message service or general packet radio service.

10. The device of claim 2, wherein the first and second service managers perform at least one of service activation, service billing, service authorization, or service communications.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein the first service and/or the second service are prepaid subscriptions on the electronic equipment.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the first service and the second service are different from one another.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the electronic equipment is a mobile phone.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the first service manager obtains identification information relating to the second service and/or second service provider, and said first service manager notifies the second service provider of activation of the first service.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the identification information is at least one of an identifying number, a code, a name, or a tag of the second service, second service provider, and/or a user of the service.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the first service and the second service are provided over different mediums, and management of said services is performed over a common medium.

17. A method for implementing in electronic equipment a first service provided by a first service provider and a second service provided by a second service provider different from the first service provider, comprising:

providing the first service to the electronic equipment; and

providing the second service to the electronic equipment, wherein the second service is regulated on the electronic equipment such that the second service operates independently of the first service.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein implementing a first service and a second service includes using services that are different from each other.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising using at least one of a voice communication service, a television service, a radio service, an internet service, or a video communications service as the first service and/or the second service.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein using a voice communication service includes using a cellular phone service, a satellite phone service, or a VoIP service.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising using a common medium to implement the first service and second service.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein using a common medium includes using a cellular phone network, a satellite phone network, or a wireless local area network as the medium.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising using a short message service or general packet radio service.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the electronic equipment is a mobile phone.

25. The method of claim 17, further comprising using a first and second service manager to perform at least one of service activation, service billing, service authorization, or service communications.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein providing service billing includes automatically paying subscription fees.

27. The method of claim 17, further comprising providing the electronic equipment with a prepaid subscription to at least one service.

28. The method of claim 17, further comprising enabling one of the first service or second service and, at a predetermined time after enabling the one service, enabling the other of the first service or second service.

29. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

obtaining identification information relating to the second service and/or second service provider; and

notifying the second service provider of activation of the first service.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the identification information is at least one of an identifying number, a code, a name, or a tag of the second service and/or user of the service.

31. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

providing the first service and the second service over different mediums; and

managing said services over a common medium.

32. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium for implementing in electronic equipment a first service provided by a first service provider and a second service provided by a second service provider different from the first service provider, comprising code that regulates the first service, wherein regulation of the first service is independent of the second service so as to enable independent operation of the first service and the second service.

33. An electronic equipment for implementing at least a first service provided by a first service provider and a second service provided by a second service provider, comprising a first service manger for regulating the electronic equipment with respect to the first service, wherein regulation of the first service is independent of the second service so as to enable independent operation of the first service and second service.

34. The device of claim 33, wherein the first service provider and the second service provider are the same entity.