METHODS FOR PROCESSING APPARATUS ORIGINATED COMMUNICATION REQUEST, HANDLING EQUIPMENT IDENTITY REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSES UTILIZING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
- at least one radio transceiver module;
a first subscriber identity card camping on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via the radio transceiver module;
a second subscriber identity card camping on a second cell belonging to a second wireless network via the radio transceiver module;
a memory device storing a plurality of phonebook entries each comprising a destination address and information indicating one of the first and second subscriber identity cards as a preferred subscriber identity card for the destination address; and
a processor coupled to the first subscriber identity card, the second subscriber identity card, the memory device and the radio transceiver module, receiving an apparatus originated communication request with a first destination address, determining a preferred subscriber identity card for the received first destination address by inspecting the phonebook entries, and establishing a wireless communication with a peer device with the received first destination address through one of the first cell and the second cells in response to the determined preferred subscriber identity card.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus is provided. A first subscriber identity card camps on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via at least one radio transceiver module. A second subscriber identity card camps on a second cell belonging to a second wireless network via the radio transceiver module. A memory device stores a plurality of phonebook entries each comprising a destination address and information indicating one of the first and second subscriber identity cards as a preferred subscriber identity card for the destination address. A processor receives an apparatus originated communication request with a first destination address, determines the preferred subscriber identity card for the received first destination address by inspecting the phonebook entries, and establishes a wireless communication with a peer device with the received first destination address through one of the first cell and the second cells in response to the determined preferred subscriber identity card.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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at least one radio transceiver module; a first subscriber identity card camping on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via the radio transceiver module; a second subscriber identity card camping on a second cell belonging to a second wireless network via the radio transceiver module; a memory device storing a plurality of phonebook entries each comprising a destination address and information indicating one of the first and second subscriber identity cards as a preferred subscriber identity card for the destination address; and a processor coupled to the first subscriber identity card, the second subscriber identity card, the memory device and the radio transceiver module, receiving an apparatus originated communication request with a first destination address, determining a preferred subscriber identity card for the received first destination address by inspecting the phonebook entries, and establishing a wireless communication with a peer device with the received first destination address through one of the first cell and the second cells in response to the determined preferred subscriber identity card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for processing an apparatus originated communication request of a communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus comprises at least one radio transceiver module, a first subscriber identity card camping on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via the radio transceiver module, a second subscriber identity card camping on a second cell belonging to a second wireless network via the radio transceiver module, a memory device storing a plurality of phonebook entries each comprising an address and information indicating one of the first and second subscriber identity cards as a preferred subscriber identity card for the address, and at least one processor coupled to the first subscriber identity card, the second subscriber identity card, the memory device and the radio transceiver module for controlling the operation thereof, the method comprising:
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receiving an apparatus originated communication request with a destination address; determining whether an identity of the preferred subscriber identity card for the received destination address has been stored in one of the phonebook entries; and establishing a wireless communication with a peer device with the received destination address through one of the first or second cell that the preferred subscriber identity card camps on when the identity of the preferred subscriber identity card for the received destination address has been stored. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a single radio transceiver module; a first socket corresponding to a first equipment identity; a second socket corresponding to a second equipment identity; a first subscriber identity card inserted into the first socket and camping on a first cell belonging to a first wireless network via the radio transceiver module; a second subscriber identity card inserted into the second socket and camping on a second cell belonging to a second wireless network via the radio transceiver module; a memory device storing the first equipment identity and the second equipment identity; and a processor coupled to the first subscriber identity card, the second subscriber identity card, the memory device and the radio transceiver module, receiving an equipment identity request message via the radio transceiver module, determining whether the equipment identity request message is sent from the first cell or the second cell, responding with the first equipment identity via the radio transceiver module when the equipment identity request message is sent from the first cell, and responding with the second equipment identity via the radio transceiver module when the equipment identity request message is sent from the second cell. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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