Multi-SIM-based mobile device
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1. A method of establishing communication with a mobile device, which method comprises:
- establishing a first identity for said mobile device;
establishing a second identity for said mobile device;
registering said mobile device with a first network using said first identity;
designating one of said identities as a preferred identity, wherein said preferred identity is designated according to user preferences, and wherein said user preferences include at least one exception defining when the identity that is not the preferred identity is utilized to place calls from the mobile device rather than the preferred identity, wherein said at least one exception includes one of a preset time exception and a preset date exception; and
simultaneously registering said mobile device with a second network using said second identity, said second identity being different from said first identity, wherein said mobile device is able to remain simultaneously registered with first and second networks in order to receive calls at substantially a same time for both the first and the second identities, and at any time for either the first and the second identities.
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Abstract
A mobile device includes first identification circuitry and second identification circuitry. The first identification circuitry is associated with a first network and the second identification circuitry is associated with a second network. The mobile device simultaneously registers itself with the first and second networks using the first and second identification circuitry, respectively. The first and second identification circuitry may each comprise subscriber identity modules. The mobile devices handle outgoing and incoming calls based on user preferences. The user may override the preferences for selected calls.
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1. A method of establishing communication with a mobile device, which method comprises:
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establishing a first identity for said mobile device; establishing a second identity for said mobile device; registering said mobile device with a first network using said first identity; designating one of said identities as a preferred identity, wherein said preferred identity is designated according to user preferences, and wherein said user preferences include at least one exception defining when the identity that is not the preferred identity is utilized to place calls from the mobile device rather than the preferred identity, wherein said at least one exception includes one of a preset time exception and a preset date exception; and simultaneously registering said mobile device with a second network using said second identity, said second identity being different from said first identity, wherein said mobile device is able to remain simultaneously registered with first and second networks in order to receive calls at substantially a same time for both the first and the second identities, and at any time for either the first and the second identities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile device, which comprises:
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a controller coupled to first identification circuitry and second identification circuitry and which performs the functions of; receiving first identification circuitry, said first identification circuitry being associated with a first network; receiving second identification circuitry, said second identification circuitry being associated with a second network; establishing a first identity for said mobile device associated with the first identification circuitry; establishing a second identity for said mobile device associated with the second identification circuitry; designating one of said identification circuitry as a preferred identification circuitry, wherein said preferred identification circuitry is designated according to user preferences, and wherein said user preferences include at least one exception defining when the identity that is not the preferred identity is utilized to place calls from the mobile device rather than the preferred identity, wherein said at least one exception includes one of a preset time exception and a preset date exception; registering said mobile device with said first network using said first identification circuitry with said first identity; and simultaneously registering said mobile device with said second network using said second identification circuitry with said second identity, wherein said mobile device is able to remain simultaneously registered with first and second networks in order to receive calls at substantially a same time for both the first identification circuitry and the second identification circuitry and at any time for either identification circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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