IP Library Granted Patent US 8,027,701
Granted Patent B2
US 8,027,701 · App. 12/048,418 · Granted Sep 27, 2011

Mobile phone for checking the presence of an integrated circuit card

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,027,701
App. No.
12/048,418
Granted
Sep 27, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile phone including: a first timer configured to output a first time out signal representing that a first processing is to be executed by starting a system when a first given time period has elapsed; a starting unit configured to start the system; a second timer configured to determine whether time out is brought about when the system is started from a sleeping state without determining whether the time out is brought about when the system is sleeping and output a second time out signal representing that a second processing is to be executed when it is determined that a second given time period has elapsed from a time counting start time point when the system is activated; and a second processing unit configured to execute the second processing when the second time out signal is received.

Claims (12)

1. A mobile phone comprising:

a first timer configured to output a first time out signal representing that a first processing is to be executed by running a system each time when a first given time period has elapsed;

a starting controller configured to run the system if the first time out signal is received;

a first processing unit configured to execute the first processing if the first time out signal is received and if the system is run;

a second timer configured,

when the system is run and if it is determined that a second given time period has elapsed from a time counting start time, to output a second time out signal representing that a second processing of confirming information as to whether an IC card is inserted or interchanged is to be executed, and

when the system is shifted from a sleeping state to a starting state, the second timer calculates a time period elapsed from the time counting start time, during the sleeping state, to the starting state and determines whether time out has occurred, and

a polling processing unit configured to execute the second processing if the second time out signal is received.

2. The mobile phone according to claim 1 wherein the second timer outputs the second time out signal and starts the time counting again.

3. The mobile phone according to claim 1 , wherein the first processing unit confirms a signal reception to a base station.

4. The mobile phone according to claim 1 , wherein the polling processing unit makes a power source of the mobile phone OFF when it is determined that the IC card is not inserted or interchanged.

5. The mobile phone according to claim 1 , wherein the first given time period is 5.12 seconds.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
To: FUJITSU MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029645/0083 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2010
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025433/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2008
From: SUGIMOTO, YOSHIHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 020651/0656 →