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.
Claims21
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, each of the plurality of SIM cards including information for accessing a network of a different service provider;
- automatically selecting, by the mobile device from the plurality of SIM cards, the SIM card that includes information for accessing a network of a service provider of the phone number, 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 information stored on the selected SIM card to directly access the network of the service provider of the phone number.
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, each of the plurality of SIM cards including information for accessing a network of a different service provider;
- automatically selecting, by the mobile device from the plurality of SIM cards, the SIM card for the call that includes information for accessing a network of a service provider of the phone number, 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 information stored on the selected SIM card to directly access the network of the service provider of the phone number.
A mobile device for processing a request to place a call, the mobile device comprising:
- a plurality of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards, each of the plurality of SIM cards including information for accessing a network of a different service provider;
- a processor;
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- 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 from the plurality of SIM cards, the SIM card that includes information for accessing a network of a service provider of the phone number, 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 information stored on the selected SIM card to directly access the network of the service provider of the phone number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.