Mobile communication device with subscriber identity module
View Patent ↗In one embodiment, a method of directing calls on a mobile communication device comprises receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected with the mobile communication device, accessing subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the accessed subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device, establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network, and transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network.
1. A method of directing calls on a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
upon receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected to the mobile communication device, the call signal for a call associated with subscriber identity module data of the mobile communication device:
in response to determining that a subscriber identity module access connection between the mobile communication device and the short-range enabled communication device is active and that subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device is available for the mobile communication device, preparing an outgoing call signal using the subscriber identity module data for the short-range enabled communication device;
establishing a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network using the first communication subsystem of the mobile communication device and a short-range communication link between the short-range enabled communication device and the mobile communication device; and
transmitting the outgoing call signal to the network.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the call signal is received via a short-range radio communication signal.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the call signal comprises a circuit-switched call signal and the subscriber identity module data comprises an E.164 telephone number.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the call signal comprises a packet-switched call signal and the subscriber identity module data comprises a uniform resource identifier.
5. A mobile communication device comprising:
a first communication subsystem operable to communicate with a wireless network;
a short-range communication subsystem operable to communicate with a short-range enabled communication device having a subscriber identity module; and
a microprocessor operably connected to the first communication subsystem, to the short-range communication subsystem, and to a memory containing instructions that when executed by the microprocessor cause the mobile communication device:
upon receiving a call signal at the mobile communication device from a short-range enabled communication device operably connected to the mobile communication device, the call signal associated with subscriber identity module data of the mobile communication device:
in response to determining that a subscriber identity module access connection between the mobile communication device and the short-range enabled communication device is active and that subscriber identity module data of the short-range enabled communication device is available for the mobile communication device, prepare an outgoing call signal using the subscriber identity module data for the short-range enabled communication device;
establish a communication session between the short-range enabled communication device and a network using the first communication subsystem of the mobile communication device and a short-range communication link between the short-range enabled communication device and the mobile communication device; and
transmit the outgoing call signal to the network.
6. The mobile communication device according to claim 5 wherein the call signal is received via the short-range communication subsystem.
7. The mobile communication device according to claim 5 wherein the call signal comprises a circuit-switched call signal and the subscriber identity module data comprises an E.164 telephone number.
8. The mobile communication device according to claim 5 wherein the call signal comprises a packet-switched call signal and the subscriber identity module data comprises a uniform resource identifier.