CUSTOMIZATION OF MOBILE STATIONS
First Claim
1. A method of customizing a mobile station in a mobile telecommunications system, the method comprising:
- providing a portable authentication module for insertion into the mobile station, the authentication module comprising a function for authenticating a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station, and the authentication module further comprising one or more software applications for customizing the mobile station;
transferring the one or more customizing software applications from the authentication module onto the mobile station in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, and then activating the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station, in order to customize the mobile station; and
de-activating the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station in response to removal of the authentication module from the mobile station.
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Abstract
A method of customizing a mobile station in a mobile telecommunications system. A portable authentication module is provided for insertion into the mobile station, the authentication module comprising a function for authenticating a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station. The authentication module further includes one or more software applications for customizing the mobile station. The one or more customizing software applications are transferred onto the mobile station in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, and then activated, in order to customize the mobile station.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of customizing a mobile station in a mobile telecommunications system, the method comprising:
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providing a portable authentication module for insertion into the mobile station, the authentication module comprising a function for authenticating a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station, and the authentication module further comprising one or more software applications for customizing the mobile station; transferring the one or more customizing software applications from the authentication module onto the mobile station in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, and then activating the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station, in order to customize the mobile station; and de-activating the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station in response to removal of the authentication module from the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile station and a portable authentication module for use in a mobile telecommunications system,
the authentication module comprising: -
a function for authenticating a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station; and one or more software applications for customizing the mobile station, the mobile station and the authentication module being configured to transfer the one or more software applications to the mobile station in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, and then activating same, in order to customize the mobile station, and the mobile station, when customized, being configured to deactivate the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station in response to removal of the authentication module from the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A portable authentication module for insertion into a mobile station in a mobile telecommunications system, the authentication module comprising:
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a function for authenticating a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station, one or more software applications for customizing the mobile station, the one or more software applications being for transfer to the mobile station in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, and then activation thereon, in order to customize the mobile station, and an activation agent software application which is for transfer to the mobile station in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, the activation agent software application being configured to control the mobile station in relation to the one or more customizing software applications, wherein the activation agent is configured to deactivate the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station in response to removal of the authentication module from the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A mobile station for use in a mobile telecommunications system, the mobile station being for use with a portable authentication module,
the authentication module comprising: -
a function configured to authenticate a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station; and one or more software applications configured to customize the mobile station, wherein the mobile station comprises an activation agent configured to control the mobile station in relation to the one or more customizing software applications, wherein the mobile station is configured to transfer the one or more software applications to the mobile station, and then activating same, in response to insertion of the authentication module into the mobile station, and wherein the activation agent is configured to deactivate the one or more customizing software applications on the mobile station in response to removal of the authentication module from the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A portable authentication module for insertion into a mobile station in a mobile telecommunications system, the authentication module comprising:
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means for authenticating a subscriber in the mobile telecommunications system when the authentication module is inserted in the mobile station; means for customizing the mobile station in response to insertion of the portable authentication module into the mobile station, and means for controlling the mobile station in relation to the means for customizing the mobile station; wherein the means for controlling the mobile station is further configured to deactivate the means for customizing the mobile station in response to removal of the portable authentication module from the mobile station.
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