MULTI-CARD MOBILE TERMINAL AND SIM CARD DATA DUMPING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130295998A1
• Filed: 11/04/2011
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zheng, Yu, Ding, Yang
• Granted Patent: US 9,048,926 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/45 using multiple identity modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• 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

The present disclosure discloses a multi-card mobile terminal and an SIM card data dumping method thereof An MCC and an MNC of a secondary SIM card is compared with data in a white list preset in the mobile terminal. If the secondary SIM card is to be locked, short message data is copied from the secondary SIM card, saved into a short message function module of the mobile terminal, labeled as being from the secondary SIM card and used by a primary SIM card. This helps a user to switch services from one operator to another without substantially affecting use of the mobile terminal, which represents conveniences for the user.

Claims

1. An SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card data dumping method for a multi-card mobile terminal, comprising the following steps of:

A. reading a Mobile Country Code (MCC) and a Mobile Network Code (MNC) from a primary SIM card;

B. detecting an SIMLock condition by comparing the MCC and the MNC of the primary SIM card with data in a white list preset in the mobile terminal to determine whether the primary SIM card is to be locked, wherein if the primary SIM card is to be locked, a general SIMLock process is executed, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step C;

C. if the primary SIM card is not to be locked, then reading an MCC and an MNC from a secondary SIM card, and proceeding to step D;

D. detecting an SIMLock condition by comparing the MCC and the MNC of the secondary SIM card with the data in the white list preset in the mobile terminal to determine whether the secondary SIM card is to be locked, wherein if the secondary SIM card is to be locked, then the process proceeds to step E, and otherwise, the process is terminated directly;

E. prompting a user of whether to copy short message data from the secondary SIM card, wherein if the user chooses “

no”

, the process is terminated, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step F; and

F. reading short message data from the secondary SIM card piece by piece in sequence, and saving the short message data that is read into a short message function module of the mobile terminal and labeling the short message data as being from the secondary SIM card.

2. The SIM card data dumping method for a multi-card mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising the following step before the step A:

a. presetting the white list of operators in the mobile terminal, the white list comprising an MCC and MNC'"'"'s table that can be used in the mobile terminal and will not cause locking.

3. The SIM card data dumping method for a multi-card mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising the following steps after the step F:

G. checking, one by one in sequence, whether phone numbers of short message senders in the secondary SIM card are the same as phone numbers in a contact list of the primary SIM card and/or in a telephone directory of the mobile terminal, wherein if the answer is “

yes”

, then the short message data reading of this time is completed directly, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step H; and

H. prompting the user to save the phone numbers of short message senders in the secondary SIM card into the telephone directory of the mobile terminal.

4. The SIM card data dumping method for a multi-card mobile terminal of claim 3, further comprising the following step after the step H:

I. determining whether the short message data reading from the secondary SIM card has been completed, wherein if the answer is “

no”

, the process returns to the step D, and otherwise, the process is terminated.

5. The SIM card data dumping method for a multi-card mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein reading short message data from the secondary SIM card piece by piece in sequence in the step F further comprises:

reading basic short message files stored in the secondary SIM card piece by piece in sequence.

6. The SIM card data dumping method for a multi-card mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein checking, one by one in sequence, whether phone numbers of short message senders in the secondary SIM card are the same as phone numbers in a contact list of the primary SIM card and/or in a telephone directory of the mobile terminal in the step G comprises:

checking whether an original address domain of data transmission from the basic short message files of the secondary SIM card is in the contact list of the primary SIM card and/or in the telephone directory of the mobile phone.

7. A multi-card mobile terminal comprising a primary SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card and a secondary SIM card disposed therein, the multi-card mobile terminal further comprising:

a first reading module, being configured to read an MCC (Mobile Country Code) and an MNC (Mobile Network Code) from the primary SIM card;

a first detecting and determining module, being configured to detect an SIMLock condition by comparing the MCC and the MNC of the primary SIM card with data in a white list preset in the mobile terminal to determine whether the primary SIM card is to be locked;

a second reading module, being configured to read an MCC and an MNC from a secondary SIM card if the primary SIM card is not to be locked;

a second detecting and determining module, being configured to detect an SIMLock condition by comparing the MCC and the MNC of the secondary SIM card with the data in the white list preset in the mobile terminal to determine whether the secondary SIM card is to be locked;

a first prompting module, being configured to prompt a user of whether to copy short message data from the secondary SIM card; and

a reading and storing module, being configured to read short message data from the secondary SIM card piece by piece in sequence, and save the short message data that is read into a short message function module of the mobile terminal and label the short message data as being from the secondary SIM card.

8. The multi-card mobile terminal of claim 7, further comprising:

a setting module, being configured to preset the white list of operators in the mobile terminal, the white list comprising an MCC and MNC'"'"'s table that can be used in the mobile terminal and will not cause locking

9. The multi-card mobile terminal of claim 8, further comprising:

a checking module, being configured to check, one by one in sequence, whether phone numbers of short message senders in the secondary SIM card are the same as phone numbers in a contact list of the primary SIM card and/or in a telephone directory of the mobile terminal; and

a second prompting module, being configured to prompt the user to save the phone numbers of short message senders in the secondary SIM card into the telephone directory of the mobile terminal.

10. The multi-card mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising:

a data reading and determining module, being configured to determine whether the short message data reading from the secondary SIM card has been completed.