SIM card selection
View Patent ↗One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an instruction to perform a task; selecting, responsive to the receiving and from at least two Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards associated with the information handling device, a SIM card; and performing, using at least the selected SIM card, the task. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at an information handling device, an instruction to perform a task associated with an application;
identifying, using a processor, an association between at least two Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards to the application, wherein the at least two SIM cards perform all tasks associated with the application;
automatically selecting, responsive to the identifying and from the at least two SIM cards, a SIM card to perform a portion of the task and another SIM card to perform another portion of the task; and
performing the task using the SIM card and the another SIM card.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying an upcoming event and wherein the selecting comprises selecting, based at least in part on the upcoming event, the SIM card and the another SIM card.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a capability of each of the at least two SIM cards and wherein the selecting comprises selecting the SIM card and the another SIM card having the capability most applicable to the task.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a cost associated with performance of the task for each of the at least two SIM cards and wherein the selecting comprises selecting the SIM card and the another SIM card determined to perform the task without exceeding a predetermined cost threshold.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a user's interaction level with an application and selecting a SIM card and the another SIM card based on the user's interaction level.
6. An information handling device, comprising:
at least two Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards;
a processor;
a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
receive an instruction to perform a task associated with an application;
identify an association between the at least two SIM cards to the application, wherein the at least two SIM cards perform all tasks associated with the application;
automatically select, responsive to the identifying and from the at least two, a SIM cards; a SIM card to perform a portion of the task and another SIM card to perform another portion of the task; and
perform the task using the SIM card and the another SIM card.
7. The information handling device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to identify an upcoming event and wherein the instructions executable by the processor to select comprise instructions executable by the processor to select the SIM card and the another SIM card based at least in part on the upcoming event.
8. The information handling device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to identify a capability of each of the at least two SIM cards and wherein the instructions executable by the processor to select comprise instructions executable by the processor to select the SIM card and the another SIM card having the capability most applicable to the task.
9. The information handling device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to identify a cost associated with performance of the task for each of the at least two SIM cards and wherein the instructions executable by the processor to select comprise instructions executable by the processor to select the SIM card and the another SIM card determined to perform the task without exceed a predetermined cost threshold.
10. The information handling device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to identify a user's interaction level with an application and select a SIM card and the another SIM card based on the user's interaction level.
11. A product, comprising:
a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
code that receives an instruction to perform a task associated with an application;
code that identifies an association between at least two Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards to the application, wherein the at least two SIM cards perform all tasks associated with the application;
code that automatically selects, responsive to the identifying and from the at least two SIM cards, a SIM card to perform a portion of the task and another SIM card to perform another portion of the task; and
perform the task using the SIM card and the another SIM card.