Method and apparatus for multiple subscriber identities in a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A method in a mobile communication device having a single mobile communication device subscriber module including a plurality of subscriber identities, comprising:
- storing the plurality of subscriber identities on the single mobile communication device subscriber module; and
personalizing the mobile communication device to each of the plurality of subscriber identities.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for multiple subscriber identities in a single subscriber module in a mobile communication device. The method can include storing the plurality of subscriber identities on the single mobile communication device subscriber module and personalizing the mobile communication device to each of the plurality of subscriber identities. The mobile communication device can issue a single command to retrieve all subscriber identities from the single mobile communication device subscriber module and store the plurality of subscriber identities from the single mobile communication device subscriber module to a memory of the mobile communication device. The plurality of subscriber identities can be stored in a single elementary file or another location on the single mobile communication device subscriber module.
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29 Claims
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1. A method in a mobile communication device having a single mobile communication device subscriber module including a plurality of subscriber identities, comprising:
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storing the plurality of subscriber identities on the single mobile communication device subscriber module; and
personalizing the mobile communication device to each of the plurality of subscriber identities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a mobile communication device including a single subscriber module having a plurality of subscriber identities, the method comprising:
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issuing a select command to the single subscriber module, the select command selecting a subscriber identity elementary file on the single subscriber module, the subscriber identity elementary file containing the plurality of subscriber identities;
sending a read command to the single subscriber module;
receiving the plurality of subscriber identities from the single subscriber module in response to sending the read command;
storing the plurality of subscriber identities in a memory of the mobile communication device; and
setting a personalization indicator to on. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile communication device subscriber module comprising:
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a controller configured to control the operations of the mobile communication device subscriber module;
an input and output contact point coupled to the controller;
a supply voltage contact point coupled to the controller;
a memory including a multiple subscriber identity elementary file, the multiple subscriber identity elementary file comprising a body including a plurality of subscriber identity locations and a plurality of subscriber identities, each of the plurality of subscriber identity locations comprising at least a subscriber identity of the plurality of subscriber identities, each subscriber identity consisting of eight bytes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method in a mobile communication device including a plurality of subscriber identities on a single mobile communication device subscriber module, comprising:
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storing the plurality of subscriber identities on the single mobile communication device subscriber module;
issuing a retrieve command for retrieving all of the plurality of subscriber identities on the single mobile communication subscriber module;
receiving all of the plurality of subscriber identities from the single mobile communication subscriber module in response to sending the read command; and
storing all of the plurality of subscriber identities to a memory of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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