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Method of making phone calls from a locked out handheld electronic device and a handheld electronic device incorporating the same

US7603105B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 2004
Grant dateOct 13, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/60
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Outgoing phone calls can be made on a handheld electronic device that has been locked to prevent unauthorized use through an override that permits the making of outgoing phone calls while applications additional to the phone application remain locked. In some embodiments, the override can not be selected unless first enabled by a remotely generated enable override authorization signal.

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