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System and method to control a third item of equipment using a SIM card, via a radio communication module, corresponding radio communication module and third item of equipment

US6978157B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 2000
Grant dateDec 20, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a radiocommunication module (2), of the type cooperating with a SIM card (1) in the form of at least one first SIM Application Toolkit dialogue. According to the invention, said module also cooperates with third item of equipment (3) and comprises means (21) to convert said at least one first dialogue, between said SIM card and said module, into at least one second dialogue, between said module and said third item of equipment, such that said SIM card controls said third item of equipment via said module.

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