Apparatus and method for portable terminal having dual subscriber identity module card

• US 9,438,740 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2015
• Issued: 09/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Baek, In-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Suhail
• Application Number:
  US14/636,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20150181043A1
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/543 Call deflection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• 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

A method of operating a portable terminal having a dual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is provided. The method includes displaying a message regarding whether to set a dual SIM active function, selecting an area included in the message, and confirming a setting of the dual SIM active function upon the selection of the area included in the message.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying, at an electronic device including a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM, a first menu including a plurality of SIM setting options;

receiving, at the electronic device, a selection of one of the plurality of SIM setting options; and

displaying, at the electronic device, in response to the receiving the selection of one of the plurality of SIM setting options, a second menu including a plurality of call forwarding options associated with the first SIM and the second SIM,

wherein the plurality of call forwarding options comprises;

a first call forwarding option associated with forwarding calls from a first phone number to a second phone number,

a second call forwarding option associated with forwarding calls from the second phone number to the first phone number, and

a third call forwarding option associated with forwarding calls from the first phone number to the second phone number and forwarding calls from the second phone number to the first phone number, and

wherein the first phone number corresponds to the first SIM and the second phone number corresponds to the second SIM.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting, at the electronic device, one of the plurality of call forwarding options.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inputting, at the electronic device, the first phone number and the second phone number.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the inputting of the first phone number and the second phone number comprises:

selecting, at the electronic device, at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM to input a phone number to correspond to the at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM; and

displaying, at the electronic device, a region for inputting the phone number to correspond to the at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM, in response to the selection of the at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

displaying, at the electronic device, details related to a call forwarding function which is set according to the selected one of the plurality of call forwarding options.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the displaying the details comprises:

displaying, at the electronic device, information indicating that the call forwarding function and a call waiting function for each of the first SIM and the second SIM are set.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting, at the electronic device, a call waiting function for at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing, at the electronic device, a first call directed to the first phone number; and

receiving, at the electronic device, a second call directed to the second phone number corresponding to the second SIM before the performing of the first call ends, the second call being forwarded to the first phone number.

9. The method of claim 8, the receiving of the second call comprises:

performing the second call using the first phone number in response to a user input to accept the second call.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving of the second call comprises:

holding the first call based at least in part on the performing of the second call.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a first subscriber identity module (SIM);

a second SIM;

a display; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to display a first menu including a plurality of SIM setting options,

receive a selection of one of the plurality of SIM setting options, and

control the display to display, in response to receiving the selection of one of the plurality of SIM setting options, a second menu including a plurality of call forwarding options associated with the first SIM and the second SIM,

wherein the plurality of call forwarding options comprises;

a first call forwarding option associated with forwarding calls from a first phone number to a second phone number,

a second call forwarding option associated with forwarding calls from the second phone number to the first phone number, and

a third call forwarding option associated with forwarding calls from the first phone number to the second phone number and forwarding calls from the second phone number to the first phone number, and

wherein a first phone number corresponds to the first SIM and a second phone number corresponds to the second SIM.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to select one of the plurality of call forwarding options.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to input the first phone number and the second phone number.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to:

select at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM to input a phone number to correspond to the at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM; and

control the display to display a region for inputting the phone number to correspond to the at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM, in response to the selection of the at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM.

15. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to control the display to display details related to a call forwarding function which is set according to the selected one of the plurality of call forwarding options.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display information indicating that the call forwarding function and a call waiting function for each of the first SIM and the second SIM are set.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to set a call waiting function for at least one of the first SIM and the second SIM.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

perform a first call directed to the first phone number; and

receive a second call directed to the second phone number corresponding to the second SIM before the performing of the first call ends, the second call being forwarded to the first phone number.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the controller is further configured to perform the second call using the first phone number in response to a user input to accept the second call.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the controller is further configured to hold the first call based at least in part on the performing of the second call.