US 10,631,365 B2 · Apparatus with dual subscriber identity module (SIM) interfaces

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus for privacy protection is provided. The apparatus includes a housing arranged to hold a personal communication device, a first subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, a second SIM interface, a personal communication device interface, and a controller. A portion of the personal communication device interface is shaped to mate with a SIM slot of the personal communication device, and the personal communication device interface includes a SIM emulator operable to couple the second SIM interface to the SIM slot of the personal communication device. Through operation of the personal communication device interface, the controller is operable to selectively couple one of the first SIM interface and the second SIM interface to the SIM slot of the personal communication device.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a housing arranged to hold a personal communication device;
a first subscriber identity module (SIM) interface;
a second SIM interface;
a personal communication device interface, a portion of which is shaped to mate with a SIM slot of the personal communication device inside the personal communication device, wherein the personal communication device interface includes a SIM emulator operable to couple the second SIM interface to the SIM slot of the personal communication device;
and
a controller operable to detect a mode of operation and selectively couple one of the first SIM interface and the second SIM interface to the SIM slot of the personal communication device according to the mode of operation through operation of the personal communication device interface.

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A method comprising:

at an apparatus holding a personal communication device, the apparatus including a housing arranged to hold the personal communication, a first subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, a second SIM interface, a personal communication device interface, and a controller, wherein a portion of the personal communication device interface is shaped to mate with a SIM slot inside the personal communication device:
receiving an input to connect a first SIM interface or a second SIM interface of the apparatus to the personal communication device;
and
in response to receiving the input, detecting a mode of operation and instructing a personal communication device interface of the apparatus to operate to selectively couple the first SIM interface or the second SIM interface to the SIM slot of the personal communication device according to the mode of operation, wherein the personal communication device interface includes a SIM emulator operable to couple the second SIM interface to the SIM slot of the personal communication device.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/194,756Filed 19 Nov 2018 · us provisional application

Priority

20 Nov 2017

Published

US 2019/0357306 A121 Nov 2019

Granted

21 Apr 2020

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

H04W 88/06
Terminal devices: adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
H04M 1/026
Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets: details of the structure or mounting of specific components
H04M 1/0274
Details of the structure or mounting of specific components: for an electrical connector module
H04M 1/72448
User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones: with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific…

Apparatus with dual subscriber identity module (SIM) interfaces

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Abstract

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