SIM MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PLURALITY OF PROFILES IN THE SIM MODULE
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Abstract
A method for managing a plurality of profiles in a SIM module that includes a 2G authentication application, a 3G authentication application, and a file system. The file system includes a file in which is stored an Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application. The SIM module also includes a plurality of profiles, where at least a first profile supports only 2G authentication and at least a second profile supports at least 3G authentication. The method includes that once a given event is detected, the SIM module selects a profile among the plurality of profiles, and if the selected profile supports only 2G authentication, inhibiting access to the Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application in the file, and if the selected profile supports at least 3G authentication, enabling access to the Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application in the file.
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11. A method for managing a plurality of profiles in a SIM module, comprising a 2G authentication application, a 3G authentication application and a file system, the file system comprising a first file in which is stored an Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application, the SIM module comprising a first profile that supports 2G authentication and a second profile that supports at least 3G authentication, the method comprising:
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detecting a given event; selecting a profile among the first and second profiles based upon the detected event; inhibiting access to the Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application in the first file based upon the selected profile supporting only 2G authentication; and enabling access to the Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application in the first file based upon the selected profile supporting at least 3G authentication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A SIM module comprising:
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a processor configured to detect a given event; and at least one memory coupled to the processor and comprising a plurality of profiles and a profile manager application, a 2G authentication application, a 3G authentication application, and a file system, a first file stored in the file system and having an Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application; a first profile of the plurality of profiles being configured to support only 2G authentication and a second profile being configured to support at least 3G authentication. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform steps comprising:
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detecting a given event; selecting a profile among a plurality of profiles as a function of the detected event; inhibiting access to an Application Identifier of a 3G authentication application in a first file in response to the selected profile supporting only 2G authentication; and enabling access to the Application Identifier of the 3G authentication application in the first file in response to the selected profile supporting at least 3G authentication. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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