US7151922B2
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Mobile telephone using subscriber card
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 2002-04-02
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Granted: 2006-12-19
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Expires: 2022-04-02
Abstract
Abstract Private data in an EEPROM ( 14 ) is erased in a data erasing procedure when pulling out an SIM card ( 2 ) from a mobile telephone ( 1 ). Before being erased, the private data is encrypted in an encryption procedure and it is transferred and recorded to an external memory ( 3 ). The private data encrypted and recorded to the external memory can be reused when the SIM card is used in another mobile telephone. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the external memory from being left behind when the SIM card is pulled out by interfacing a lock mechanism of a card mounting section ( 16 ) with that of a memory mounting section ( 17 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Sashihara
- 👤 Ryuhei Fujiwara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W12/00; H04W12/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A mobile telephone, comprising: a CPU; an internal memory in which data is stored; and a removable subscriber card on which an identification code is stored; a lock mechanism which prevents the removal of the subscriber card; and a lock release mechanism which disengages the lock mechanism, thereby enabling the removal of the subscriber card from the mobile telephone; wherein, upon the detection of a lock release instruction for the subscriber card from a user, the CPU first erases data stored in the internal memory and then enables the lock release mechanism when the data erasing has been completed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A mobile telephone, comprising: a CPU; an internal memory in which data is stored; and a removable subscriber card on which an identification code is stored; a lock mechanism which prevents the removal of the subscriber card; and a lock release mechanism which disengages the lock mechanism, thereby enabling the removal of the subscriber card from the mobile telephone; wherein, upon the detection of a lock release instruction for the subscriber card from a user, the CPU first erases data stored in the internal memory and then enables the lock release mechanism when the data erasing has been completed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
116 words
A mobile telephone, comprising: a CPU; an internal memory in which data is stored; a removable subscriber card on which an identification code is stored; a lock mechanism which prevents the subscriber card from falling out of the mobile telephone; and a lock release mechanism which disengages the lock mechanism, thereby enabling the removal of the subscriber card from the mobile telephone; wherein, upon the detection of a lock release instruction for the subscriber card from a user, the CPU first transfers data stored in the internal memory to an external memory, such that the transferred data is erased from the internal memory, and upon the completion of the data transfer, enables the lock release mechanism.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
116 words
A mobile telephone, comprising: a CPU; an internal memory in which data is stored; a removable subscriber card on which an identification code is stored; a lock mechanism which prevents the subscriber card from falling out of the mobile telephone; and a lock release mechanism which disengages the lock mechanism, thereby enabling the removal of the subscriber card from the mobile telephone; wherein, upon the detection of a lock release instruction for the subscriber card from a user, the CPU first transfers data stored in the internal memory to an external memory, such that the transferred data is erased from the internal memory, and upon the completion of the data transfer, enables the lock release mechanism.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein the data stored in the internal memory is encrypted, using the identification codes stored on the subscriber card, before the data is transferred to the external memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein: the data stored in the internal memory is encrypted, using the identification code stored on the subscriber card, before the data is transferred to the external memory; and when a new subscriber card is inserted into the mobile phone, the use of the new subscriber card is only permitted when the identification code stored on the new subscriber card is the same as the identification code with which the data on the was encrypted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
107 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein: the data stored in the internal memory is encrypted, using the identification code stored in the subscriber card, before the data is transferred to the external memory; and when the external memory is re-inserted into the mobile phone, the encrypted data stored thereon is transferred to the internal memory using the identification codes stored on the subscriber card, such that the encrypted data stored on the external memory is only decrypted and transferred to the internal memory when the identification code on the subscriber card is the same as the identification code with which the data was encrypted.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
111 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein the external memory is embodied on a removable card; and wherein the mobile telephone further comprises: a first lock mechanism which prevents the removal of the subscriber card; a second lock mechanism which prevents the removal of the external memory; and means for detecting the inserting and removal of the subscriber card and the external memory; and wherein the CPU controls the first lock mechanism and the second lock mechanism such that the first lock mechanism is released, permitting the removal of the subscriber card, after the second lock mechanism is released and the removal of the external memory has been detected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein the external memory is comprised on the subscriber card.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein the external memory is comprised on a server of a network to which the mobile telephone is connectable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A mobile telephone according to claim 2 , wherein: the external memory is comprised in at least one of the subscriber card, a dedicated memory medium directly mounted on the mobile telephone, and a server of a network to which the mobile telephone is connectable; and the CPU transfers data from the internal memory to the external memory in a pre-determined order.
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