SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE WITH AN INCORPORATED RADIO
First Claim
1. A communication system, the communication system comprising:
- a phone, the phone comprising a user input interface, a first wireless transceiver and a first application program interface;
a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) that is plugged into the phone, the SIM comprising storage, a second wireless transceiver and a second application program interface;
the phone using a service-subscriber key stored in the storage of the SIM to access a plurality of services provided by a wireless network using the first transceiver according to a first communication protocol;
the first application program interface, in response to a user selection via the user input interface, interacts with the second application program interface; and
the phone communicates with a node using the second wireless transceiver according to a second communication protocol by way of the interaction between the first application program interface and the second application program interface.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a phone and a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The phone includes a user input interface, a first wireless transceiver and a first application program interface. The SIM is plugged into the phone and includes storage, a second wireless transceiver, and a second application program interface. The phone uses a service-subscriber key stored in the storage of the SIM to access a plurality of services provided by a wireless network using the first transceiver according to a first communication protocol. The first application program interface, in response to a user selection via the user input interface, interacts with the second application program interface. The phone communicates with a node using the second wireless transceiver according to a second communication protocol by way of the interaction between the first application program interface and the second application program interface.
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18 Claims
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1. A communication system, the communication system comprising:
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a phone, the phone comprising a user input interface, a first wireless transceiver and a first application program interface; a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) that is plugged into the phone, the SIM comprising storage, a second wireless transceiver and a second application program interface; the phone using a service-subscriber key stored in the storage of the SIM to access a plurality of services provided by a wireless network using the first transceiver according to a first communication protocol; the first application program interface, in response to a user selection via the user input interface, interacts with the second application program interface; and the phone communicates with a node using the second wireless transceiver according to a second communication protocol by way of the interaction between the first application program interface and the second application program interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A subscriber identity module, the subscriber identity module comprising:
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a storage that stores a service-subscriber key; a wireless receiver that receives data from a device according to a communication protocol; and an application program interface that enables a phone to operate the wireless receiver when the subscriber identity module is plugged into the phone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method performed by a phone and a subscriber identity module that is plugged into the phone, the phone comprising a first wireless transceiver and a user input interface that is used to operate the first wireless transceiver and the subscriber identity module comprising a second wireless transceiver and a first application program interface, the method comprising:
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the first application program interface causing the phone to retrieve a second application program interface and install the second application program interface on the phone; the second application program interface designating a portion of the user input interface for operating the second wireless transceiver; and the first application program interface enabling communication via the second wireless transceiver in response to selection of the designated portion of the user input interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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