Method and apparatus for sending text message in multi subscriber identity module mobile terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSeung-Joung Kim
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sending a text message in a multi Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) mobile terminal are provided. The method includes determining a SIM which is responsible for sending the text message among a plurality of SIMs and sending the text message through a mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the SIM determined to be responsible for sending the text message.
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A method of sending a text message in a multi Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- determining a second SIM which the mobile terminal is configured to use for sending the text message among a plurality of SIMs;
- generating, through a first process linked to a first SIM of the plurality of SIMs, the text message;
- sending, through the first process, the text message to a second process linked to the second SIM;
- and
- sending the text message through a mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the second SIM,
- wherein the first process corresponds to a processing means using a first mobile communication service provider network through the first SIM,
- wherein the second process corresponds to a processing means using the mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the second SIM,
- wherein the first SIM is different from the second SIM, and
- wherein a controller permits communication between the first process and the second process.
An apparatus for sending a text message in a multi Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- an input unit for receiving the text message input by a user;
- a SIM providing unit which mounts a plurality of SIMs;
- and
- a controller for controlling mobile communication through the plurality of SIMs,
- wherein the controller determines a second SIM which the mobile terminal is configured to use for sending the text message among the plurality of SIMs when receiving the text message to be sent from the input unit, sends, if the text message is generated through a first process linked to a first SIM of the plurality of SIMs, the text message through the first process to a second process linked to the second SIM, and sends the text message through a mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the second SIM,
- wherein the first process corresponds to a processing means using a first mobile communication service provider network through the first SIM,
- wherein the second process corresponds to a processing means using the mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the second SIM,
- wherein the first SIM is different from the second SIM, and
- wherein a controller permits communication between the first process and the second process.
An electronic device for sending a text message, the device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a non-transitory memory;
- and
- one or more modules stored in the memory and executed by the at least one processor to perform:
- determining of a second Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) which the device is configured to use for sending the text message among a plurality of SIMs;
- generating, through a first process linked to a first SIM of the plurality of SIMs, the text message;
- sending the text message through the first process to a second process linked to the second SIM;
- and
- sending the text message through a mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the second SIM,
- wherein the first process corresponds to a processing means using a first mobile communication service provider network through the first SIM,
- wherein the second process corresponds to a processing means using the mobile communication service provider network corresponding to the second SIM,
- wherein the first SIM is different from the second SIM, and
- wherein a controller permits communication between the first process and the second process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.