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Method and apparatus for application data path selection on dual SIM device

US11012850B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2020
Grant dateMay 18, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W48/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communication device includes at least two SIMs, including a first SIM and a second SIM. The device includes a memory storing multiple mobile applications for performing data operations. The device includes a processor coupled to each of the at least two SIMs, and the memory. The processor executes program code that enables the device to: select a mobile application to run. The program code further enables the wireless communication device to: identify a user-created setting that specifies one of the at least two SIMs as a preferred SIM to which the selected mobile application is assigned. The program code further enables the wireless communication device to: channel data operations associated with the selected mobile application to a data path of the preferred SIM specified in the user-created setting.

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