FLEXIBLE LIFESTYLE PORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a current state of a portable communications device;
comparing the current state to a plurality of states, each of the plurality of states associated with one of a plurality of modes, wherein each of the plurality of modes is associated with one of at least two billing attributes; and
changing a mode of the portable communications device, based on the comparison, to one of the plurality of modes.
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Abstract
A method may include receiving a call at a portable communication device, entering a first mode when the call is directed to a first device identifier associated with the portable communication device; and entering a second mode when the call is directed to a second device identifier associated with the portable communication device, wherein the first mode provides access to a first set of applications and a first set of user data and the second mode provides a second set of applications and a second set of user data.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a current state of a portable communications device; comparing the current state to a plurality of states, each of the plurality of states associated with one of a plurality of modes, wherein each of the plurality of modes is associated with one of at least two billing attributes; and changing a mode of the portable communications device, based on the comparison, to one of the plurality of modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of states, each of the plurality of states associated with one of a plurality of modes, wherein each of the plurality of modes is associated with one of at least two billing attributes; and a processor to determine a current state of a portable communications device, compare the current state to each of the plurality of states, and change a mode of the portable communications device, based on the comparison, to one of the plurality of modes associated with one of the plurality of states. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a call at a portable communication device; entering a first mode when the call is directed to a first device identifier associated with the portable communication device; and entering a second mode when the call is directed to a second device identifier associated with the portable communication device, wherein the first mode provides access to a first set of applications and a first set of user data and the second mode provides a second set of applications and a second set of user data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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determining a current state of a portable communications device; comparing the current state to a plurality of states, each of the plurality of states associated with one of a plurality of modes, wherein each of the plurality of modes is associated with one of at least two device identifiers, each device identifier identifying the portable communications device; and changing a mode of the portable communications device, based on the comparison, to one of the plurality of modes associated with one of the plurality of states. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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