Method and apparatus for operating a blocked secure storage memory
US7406333B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2242/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and method for service access for a mobile communication device. The apparatus can include an identity module for storing user information in the mobile communication device. The identity module can include an identity module frame, a secure storage memory coupled to the frame, the secure storage memory including a mobile communication device subscriber identity and the user information, and an identity module controller coupled to the secure storage memory and the frame, the identity module controller configured to block access to the user information and grant access to the mobile communication device subscriber identity when the identity module enters a blocked mode. The identity module controller may grant access to the mobile communication device subscriber identity in response to a request for a service access communication.
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