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.
Claims15
A method for processing a request to place a call on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile device, a request to call a phone number, the mobile device storing identifying information of subscribers, each subscriber associated with a mobile telecommunications service provider;
- determining, by the mobile device, a mobile telecommunications service provider of the phone number 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 associated with the determined service provider, the retrieved information for accessing a network of the determined service provider;
- and
- placing, by the mobile device, the call to the phone number using the retrieved information to directly access the network of the determined service provider.
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 storing identifying information of subscribers, each subscriber associated with a mobile telecommunications service provider;
- determining, by the mobile device, a mobile telecommunications service provider of the phone number 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 associated with the determined service provider, the retrieved information for accessing a network of the determined service provider;
- and
- placing, by the mobile device, the call to the phone number using the retrieved information to directly access the network of the determined service provider.
A mobile device for processing a request to place a call, the mobile device comprising:
- 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:
- storing identifying information of subscribers, each subscriber associated with a mobile telecommunications service provider;
- receiving a request to call a phone number;
- determining a mobile telecommunications service provider of the phone number based on service provider information received for the phone number from a service mapping server;
- retrieving stored identifying information of a subscriber associated with the determined service provider, the retrieved information for accessing a network of the determined service provider;
- and
- placing the call to the phone number using the retrieved information to directly access the network of the determined service provider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.