Multi-standby terminal and method of providing tool kit menu thereof

• US 8,447,358 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Im Ok
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HAI V
• Application Number:
  US12/640,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20100159988A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,251 Days
• Field of Search: 455/558
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A multi-standby terminal and a method of providing a tool kit menu thereof are provided. The method of providing a tool kit menu of a multi-standby terminal for inserting at least two user identity cards includes: receiving a first tool kit menu list included in a first user identity card; receiving a second tool kit menu list included in a second user identity card; adding an identifier to the second tool kit menu list; and storing the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list in a storage.

Claims

1. A method of providing a tool kit menu for a multi-standby terminal equipped to receive at least two user identity cards, comprising:

obtaining a first tool kit menu list provided in a first user identity card;

obtaining a second tool kit menu list provided in a second user identity card;

assigning an identifier to at least one of the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list to distinguish those of the tool kit menu lists; and

storing the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list assigned the identifier in a storage.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when a request for displaying the tool kit menu is received, distinguishably displaying the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first tool kit menu list is distinguishably displayed from the second tool kit menu list by at least one of different character color and different background color.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list comprises:

displaying a first index and a second index corresponding to the first user identity card and the second user identity card, respectively; and

displaying a tool kit menu list corresponding to an index selected from the first index and the second index.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the first tool kit menu in a first window, and displaying the second tool kit menu in a second window.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the first tool kit menu list included in a first user identity card is performed when the multi-standby terminal is booted or when an insertion of the first user identity card is detected thereon, and

obtaining the second tool kit menu list included in a second user identity card is performed when the multi-standby terminal is booted or when an insertion of the second user identity card is detected thereon.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first tool kit menu list is stored before storing the second tool kit menu list in the storage.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second tool kit menu list is stored before storing the first tool kit menu list in the storage.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein storing of the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list are performed simultaneously in the storage.

10. A multi-standby terminal comprising:

a first slot for receiving a first user identity card having a first tool kit menu;

a second slot for receiving a second user identity card having a second tool kit menu;

a first controller for receiving a first tool kit menu list from the first user identity card;

a second controller for receiving a second tool kit menu list from the second user identity card and assigning an identifier to the second tool kit menu list to distinguish the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list;

an intermediate communication processor for transmitting the second tool kit menu list to which the identifier is added to the first controller; and

a first storage unit for storing the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list assigned the identifier thereon.

11. The multi-standby terminal of claim 10, further comprising a display unit for displaying, when a request for displaying the tool kit menu is received, the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list thereon.

12. The multi-standby terminal of claim 11, wherein the display unit distinguishably displays the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list.

13. The multi-standby terminal of claim 12, wherein the display unit displays different character color or different background color for the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list to distinguish from each other.

14. The multi-standby terminal of claim 12, wherein the display unit displays a first index and a second index corresponding to the first user identity card and the second user identity card, respectively, and displays the tool kit menu list corresponding to the first index or the second index.

15. The multi-standby terminal of claim 11, wherein the first tool kit menu is displayed in a first window of the display unit, and the second tool kit menu is displayed in a second window of the display unit.

16. The multi-standby terminal of claim of claim 10, wherein the first tool kit menu list is stored before storing of the second tool kit menu list in the storage.

17. The multi-standby terminal of claim 10, wherein the second tool kit menu list is stored before storing of the first tool kit menu list in the storage.

18. The multi-standby terminal of claim 10, wherein the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list are stored simultaneously in the storage.

19. The multi-standby terminal of claim 10, wherein the first controller comprises a first tool kit module for performing communication with the first user identity card and receiving the first tool kit menu list, and

the second controller comprises a second tool kit module for performing communication with the second user identity card and receiving the second tool kit menu list.

20. The multi-standby terminal of claim 10, wherein the first user identity card and the second user identity card are one of a subscriber identity module (SIM), universal subscriber identity module (USIM), and user identity module (UIM).

21. A method of providing a tool kit menu for a multi-standby terminal having a first user identity card, comprising:

detecting a second user identity card newly inserted into the multi-standby terminal having the first user identity card;

obtaining a second tool kit menu list provided in the second user identity card;

assigning an identifier to the second tool kit menu list to distinguish from the first tool kit menu list; and

storing the second tool kit menu list assigned the identifier in a storage the first tool kit menu list is previously stored.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

detecting another user identity card newly inserted into the multi-standby terminal having the first user identity card and the second user identity card;

obtaining another tool kit menu list provided in the other user identity card;

assigning an identifier to the other tool kit menu list to distinguish from the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list; and

storing the other tool kit menu list assigned the identifier in the storage in which the first tool kit menu list and the second tool kit menu list are previously stored.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the identifier assigned the other tool kit menu list is different from the identifier which is previously assigned to the second tool kit menu list.