System and apparatus for transferring data between communication elements
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsKelley Casimere, Gail A. Churillo, Susanne Crockett, Liaqat Ali, Patricia M. Thatcher
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Abstract
A system and apparatus for transferring data between communication elements is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller element to receive data from a web server to update one or more entries of an identity module coupled to the controller element. The data can be retrieved by the web server from a second communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
Claims19
A computer-readable storage device comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a web server of a service provider, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a request to transfer data stored partially in a first subscriber identity module card and stored partially in a memory of a first wireless communication device to a second subscriber identity module card and a second wireless communication device;
- establishing a secure communication link between the web server and both the first communication device and the second communication device;
- retrieving the data stored in the first subscriber identity module and the memory of the first communication device by way of the secure communication link;
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- transferring a first portion of the data without a second portion of the data to the second subscriber identity module card by way of the secure communication link responsive to verifying that a recipient of the data has rightful possession of the first portion of the data and does not have rightful possession of the second portion of the data.
A communication device, comprising:
- a memory to store computer instructions;
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- a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising
- receiving data from a web server over a secure internet link to update entries of an identity module coupled to the controller element, wherein the data is retrieved by the web server from a second communication device and from a second identity module at the second communication device over the secure internet link, wherein the identity module at the communication device and the second identity module at the second communication device each correspond to a subscriber identity module card or a removable user identification module card, and wherein the second identity module is disabled responsive to the receiving of the data from the web server.
An identity module, comprising:
- a coupling mechanism for removable connection with a first wireless communication device;
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- a memory in communication with a processor of the first wireless communication device, wherein the memory receives data via the processor from a web server, wherein the data is partially stored in a second wireless communication device and partially stored in a second identity module of the second wireless communication device, wherein the data is received via a secure communication link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.