MOBILE TERMINAL AND DATA DISPLAY METHOD BY INDIVIDUAL SIM CARDS

• US 20080102894A1
• Filed: 07/12/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: BAN, Jung Min, SEONG, Won Kyung
• Granted Patent: US 7,941,185 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A mobile terminal of displaying data by individual SIM cards and a display method of sorting data according to individual SIM cards includes the steps of authenticating a SIM card that is inserted into the mobile terminal when the power is on by retrieving subscriber information stored in the SIM card and displaying data stored by the authenticated SIM card user in a different form than other data. When a mobile terminal is shared by a plurality of users, data may be displayed in different forms according to the SIM card inserted into the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method of displaying data according to individual subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for a mobile terminal, comprising:

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authenticating a SIM card in the mobile terminal by retrieving subscriber information stored in the SIM card; and

displaying stored data corresponding to the authenticated SIM card in a different form than other data.

2. The display method of claim 1, wherein the displayed data corresponding to the SIM card comprises a file name and an icon representing the data.

3. The display method of claim 2, wherein the displayed data comprises identification information of the authenticated SIM card.

4. The display method of claim 3, wherein the identification information is one of a text, an icon, an audio clip, and an image.

5. The display method of claim 4, wherein displaying stored data comprises displaying the identification information on the icon.

6. The display method of claim 1, wherein displaying stored data comprises displaying different data in a sorted form corresponding to individual SIM cards.

7. A method of displaying data according to individual subscriber identity module (SIM) cards for a mobile terminal, comprising:

authenticating a SIM card in the mobile terminal by retrieving subscriber information stored in the SIM card;

determining whether data is to be displayed according to individual SIM cards; and

displaying, if data is to be displayed by individual SIM cards, stored data by corresponding to the authenticated SIM card in a different form than other data.

8. The display method of claim 7, wherein the displayed data comprises a file name and an icon representing the data.

9. The display method of claim 8, wherein displaying stored data comprises:

determining whether identification information of the authenticated SIM card exists; and

displaying, if identification information of the authenticated SIM card exists, stored data corresponding to the authenticated SIM card with the identification information.

10. The display method of claim 9, wherein the identification information is one of a text, an icon, an audio clip, and an image.

11. The display method of claim 10, wherein displaying stored data comprises displaying the identification information on the icon.

12. The display method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying an identification information input screen if identification information of the authenticated SIM card does not exist; and

storing identification information input using the identification information input screen.

13. The display method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the identification information is to be used if identification information of the authenticated SIM card exists;

displaying, if the identification information is to be used, stored data corresponding to authenticated SIM card with the identification information; and

updating, if the identification information is not to be used, the identification information.

14. The display method of claim 13, wherein updating comprises:

displaying an identification information input screen; and

storing identification information input using the identification information input screen.

15. The display method of claim 8, wherein displaying stored data comprises displaying the other data according to individual SIM cards.

16. The display method of claim 7, wherein displaying stored data comprises displaying stored data corresponding to the authenticated SIM card prior to other data.

17. The display method of claim 7, wherein displaying stored data comprises displaying data in groups, wherein stored data corresponding to the authenticated SIM card user is displayed forehand in the group.

18. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a display unit to display data;

a subscriber identity module (SIM) card having subscriber information;

a control unit to authenticate the SIM card inserted in the mobile terminal by retrieving subscriber information stored in the SIM card and to display stored data corresponding to the authenticated SIM card on the display unit in a different form than other data.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the control unit displays stored data corresponding to the authenticated SIM card with identification information of the authenticated SIM card.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the identification information is one of a text, an icon, an audio clip, and an image.

21. The mobile terminal of claim 20, wherein the displayed data comprises a file name and an icon representing the data and the control unit displays the identification information on the icon.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 18, wherein the control unit displays the other data according to individual SIM cards.