Automatic selection of sim card for multi-sim mobile devices
AssigneeBmobile LLC
InventorFernando Torres
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Abstract
A mobile device includes multiple subscriber identification module (SIM) cards. When a user of the mobile device requests to call a phone number, the mobile device determines a mobile telecommunications service provider of the phone number, based on service provider information received for the phone number from a service mapping server. The mobile device selects for the call a SIM card from the multiple SIM cards that is associated with the determined service provider of the phone number. The mobile device places the call to the phone number using the selected SIM card.
Claims20
A method for processing a request to place a call on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the mobile device, a request to call a phone number, the mobile device including a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards;
- automatically selecting, by the mobile device, a SIM card for the call from the plurality of SIM cards based on a service provider of the phone number being called, the service provider of the phone number determined based on service provider information received from a service mapping server for the phone number;
- and
- placing, by the mobile device, the call to the phone number using the selected SIM card.
A method for processing a request to place a call on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the mobile device, a request to call a phone number, the mobile device storing identifying information of subscribers of mobile telecommunications service providers;
- determining, by the mobile device, a service provider of the phone number being called based on service provider information received for the phone number from a service mapping server;
- retrieving, by the mobile device, stored identifying information of a subscriber of the determined service provider;
- and
- placing, by the mobile device, the call to the phone number using the identifying information.
A computer program product having a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for processing a request to place a call, the computer-executable instructions configured to control a mobile device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, by the mobile device, a request to call a phone number, the mobile device including a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards;
- automatically selecting, by the mobile device, a SIM card for the call from the plurality of SIM cards based on a service provider of the phone number being called, the service provider of the phone number determined based on service provider information received from a service mapping server for the phone number;
- and
- placing, by the mobile device, the call to the phone number using the selected SIM card.
A mobile device for processing a request to place a call, the mobile device comprising:
- a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards;
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor are configured to cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request to call a phone number;
- automatically selecting a SIM card for the call from the plurality of SIM cards based on a service provider of the phone number being called, the service provider of the phone number determined based on service provider information received from a service mapping server for the phone number;
- and
- placing the call to the phone number using the selected SIM card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.