PORTABLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS
First Claim
1. Portable telecommunications apparatus having one or more functionalities including providing user access to a telecommunications network, the portable telecommunications apparatus comprising integrated circuit card (ICC) reader circuitry and processing circuitry, whereinthe ICC reader circuitry is configured to communicate with one or more network-access ICCs;
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to allow the authorisation of network-access ICCs in storage circuitry according to whether authenticated security circuitry is in communication with the apparatus; and
to permit a user access to the one or more functionalities of the apparatus according to whether an authorised network-access ICC is in communication with the ICC reader circuitry.
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Abstract
Portable telecommunications apparatus having one or more functionalities including providing user access to a telecommunications network, the portable telecommunications apparatus comprising integrated circuit card (ICC) reader circuitry, storage circuitry and processing circuitry, wherein the ICC reader circuitry is configured to communicate with one or more network-access ICCs; the storage circuitry is arranged to comprise a list of at least one network-access ICC authorised for use with the apparatus; and wherein the processing circuitry is arranged to undertake an authentication process on removable storage circuitry in communication with the apparatus to determine whether or not the security circuitry is authenticated for use with the apparatus; to allow the authorisation of network—access ICCs in the storage circuitry according to whether authenticated security circuitry is in communication with the apparatus; and to permit a user access to the one or more functionalities of the apparatus according to whether an authorised network-access ICC is in communication with the ICC reader circuitry.
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26 Claims
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1. Portable telecommunications apparatus having one or more functionalities including providing user access to a telecommunications network, the portable telecommunications apparatus comprising integrated circuit card (ICC) reader circuitry and processing circuitry, wherein
the ICC reader circuitry is configured to communicate with one or more network-access ICCs; - and
the processing circuitry is arranged to undertake an authentication process on removable security circuitry in communication with the apparatus to determine whether or not the security circuitry is authenticated for use with the apparatus; to allow the authorisation of network-access ICCs in storage circuitry according to whether authenticated security circuitry is in communication with the apparatus; and to permit a user access to the one or more functionalities of the apparatus according to whether an authorised network-access ICC is in communication with the ICC reader circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25)
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19. A software module for portable telecommunications apparatus, the apparatus having one or more functionalities including providing user access to a telecommunications network, the software module comprising
communication code stored on one or more memories, the code being arranged to communicate with integrated circuit card (ICC) reader circuitry and storage circuitry, the ICC reader circuitry being configured to communicate with one or more network-access ICCs, the storage circuitry being arranged to comprise a list of at least one network-access ICC authorised for use with the apparatus; - and
processing code stored on one or more memories, the code being arranged to undertake an authentication process on removable security circuitry in communication with the ICC reader circuitry to determine whether or not the security circuitry is authenticated for use with the apparatus; to allow the authorisation of network-access ICCs in the storage circuitry according to whether authenticated security circuitry is in communication with the apparatus; and to permit access to the one or more functionalities of the apparatus according to whether an authorised network-access ICC is in communication with the ICC reader circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of configuring portable telecommunications apparatus having one or more functionalities including providing user access to a telecommunications network, the method comprising
authorising one or more network-access ICCs for use with the telecommunications apparatus when removable authenticated security circuitry is in communication with the telecommunications apparatus; -
disestablishing communication between the security circuitry and the apparatus; establishing communication between a said authorised network-access ICC and the ICC reader circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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26. A method of assembling a portable telecommunications apparatus, the apparatus having one or more functionalities including providing user access to a telecommunications network, the portable telecommunications apparatus comprising integrated circuit card (ICC) reader circuitry and processing circuitry, wherein
the ICC reader circuitry is configured to communicate with one or more network-access ICCs; - and
the processing circuitry is arranged to undertake an authentication process on removable security circuitry in communication with the apparatus to determine whether or not the security circuitry is authenticated for use with the apparatus; to allow the authorisation of network-access ICCs in storage circuitry according to whether authenticated security circuitry is in communication with the apparatus; and to permit a user access to the one or more functionalities of the apparatus according to whether an authorised network-access ICC is in communication with the ICC reader circuitry, the method comprising assembling together the integrated circuit card (ICC) reader circuitry and processing circuitry.
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