US6480725B2
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Telephone
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
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Filing: 1998-06-01
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Granted: 2002-11-12
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Expires: 2018-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A telephone is disclosed which comprises a memory ( 6 ) for storing first information, such as ID information, and a memory module receiver ( 10 ) for removably receiving a memory module for storing second information, such as ID information. The telephone also comprises a microprocessor ( 4 ) for detecting a change in contact between the memory module and the memory module receiver ( 10 ) since the previous use of the telephone. The microprocessor ( 4 ) uses the first information when the memory module and receiving means are not in contact and the second information when memory module and receiving means are in contact whilst there is no change detected. However, when a change is detected, the information to be used by the microprocessor ( 4 ) is selected, either automatically or manually.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Cassidy
- 👤 Ian Ray
- 👤 Jonathan Marsters
- 👤 Peter Scudamore
- 👤 Anthony Butler
- 👤 Paul Edwards
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/20; H04W8/205; H04W92/00; H04W92/04; H04W92/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the phone identity information is stored in the fixed memory independent of the information in the memory module; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the phone identity information is stored in the fixed memory independent of the information in the memory module; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the selector comprises a manual selector for selecting which information is to be used by the information processor when a change in contact associated with the memory module receiving device is detected.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the manual selector is arranged to allow a user to select which information is to be used by the information processor in response to the detection of a change in contact.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the manual selector is arranged to automatically select which information is to be used by the information processing means should a change in contact be detected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, in the absence of a manual selection, the selector selects phone identity information when the memory module and receiving device are not in contact or subscriber identity information when the memory module and receiving device are in contact.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising an indicator for indicating a change in contact between the memory module and receiving device to the user.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 1 , which is power cycled when a change in contact associated with the memory module receiving device is detected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 7 , which is automatically power cycled when a change in contact is detected.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a user may manually power cycle the telephone when a change in contact is detected.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the detector operates when the telephone is powered up.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a memory module detector for detecting the presence of a memory module in the memory receiving device, wherein the selector selects non user transferable subscriber identity information when the detector does not detect a memory module and user transferable subscriber identity information when the detector detects a memory module.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
A telephone as in claim 1 wherein the memory module is a SIM.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
99 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing number assignment module (NAM) data for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the information is stored in the fixed memory independently of the information in the memory module; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
99 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing number assignment module (NAM) data for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the information is stored in the fixed memory independently of the information in the memory module; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 13 wherein said NAM data comprises phone identity information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 14 wherein the phone identity information is the electronic serial number (ESN) and where the NAM data also comprises the telephone number.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
99 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a subscriber identity module (SIM) for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the first subscriber identity is stored in the fixed memory module independently of the SIM; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the SIM; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
99 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a subscriber identity module (SIM) for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the first subscriber identity is stored in the fixed memory module independently of the SIM; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the SIM; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 16 wherein the first subscriber identity information is the phone ID and the second subscriber identity information is the subscriber ID.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
126 words
A dual mode telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the first subscriber identity information is stored in the fixed memory independently of the memory module; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector to provide ordinary operation of the telephone, selectively in either a first mode in accordance with the information stored in the fixed memory or in a second mode in accordance with the information stored in the memory module.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
126 words
A dual mode telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, whereas the first subscriber identity information is stored in the fixed memory independently of the memory module; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector to provide ordinary operation of the telephone, selectively in either a first mode in accordance with the information stored in the fixed memory or in a second mode in accordance with the information stored in the memory module.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 18 wherein ordinary operation of the telephone includes full outgoing call functionality.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
99 words
A handset comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving a device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, the phone identity information in the fixed memory and the subscriber identity information in the memory module being stored independently of each other; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information for operation of the handset under one or other of the subscriptions.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
99 words
A handset comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving a device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription, the phone identity information in the fixed memory and the subscriber identity information in the memory module being stored independently of each other; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information for operation of the handset under one or other of the subscriptions.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
102 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module, the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
102 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module, the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 21 wherein said phone identity information and said subscriber identity information form two sets of information stored separately.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
104 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing number assignment module (NAM) data for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
104 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing number assignment module (NAM) data for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
28 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 23 , wherein said information from s aid fixed memory and said subscriber identity information form two sets of information stored separately.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
105 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a subscriber identity module (SIM) for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the SIM the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
105 words
A telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a subscriber identity module (SIM) for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the SIM the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector for operation of the telephone under one or the other of the subscriptions.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
27 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 25 , wherein said first subscriber identity information and said second subscriber identity information form two sets of information stored separately.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
131 words
A dual mode telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector to provide ordinary operation of the telephone, selectively in either a first mode in accordance with the information stored in the fixed memory or in a second mode in accordance with the information stored on the memory module.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
131 words
A dual mode telephone comprising: a fixed memory for storing first subscriber identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing second subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and an information processor adapted to use the information selected by the selector to provide ordinary operation of the telephone, selectively in either a first mode in accordance with the information stored in the fixed memory or in a second mode in accordance with the information stored on the memory module.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
A telephone as claimed in claim 26 , wherein said first subscriber identity information and said second subscriber identity information from two sets of information stored separately.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
98 words
A handset comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and a n information processor adapted to use the information for operation of the handset under one or other of the subscriptions.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
98 words
A handset comprising: a fixed memory for storing phone identity information for calls under a first subscription; a memory module receiving device for removably receiving a memory module for storing subscriber identity information for calls under a second subscription; a selector for selecting between the information from the fixed memory and the memory module the selection of data being based on the location of the data being in the fixed memory or in the memory module; and a n information processor adapted to use the information for operation of the handset under one or other of the subscriptions.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
22 words
A handset as claimed in claim 29 , wherein said phone identity information and said subscriber identity information are being held separately.
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