Patent ID: 6400965
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: G06K,H04W

Abstract:
A SIM card reader device through which an electronic component of a mobile communication device may be tested, wherein the SIM card reader device has SIM reader normal mode contacts that electronically couple with SIM card normal mode contacts of the SIM card when the SIM card is received by the SIM card reader device, comprising:at least one SIM reader test mode contact in the SIM card reader device that is separate from the SIM reader normal mode contacts of the SIM card reader; at least one SIM card test mode contact in the SIM card that is separate from the SIM card normal mode contacts of the SIM card, said at least one SIM card test mode contact being electronically coupled with said at least one SIM reader test mode contact when the SIM card is received by the SIM card reader device; and whereby the electronic component of the mobile communication device may be tested by transmitting data through said at least one SIM card test mode contact to the electronic component when the SIM card is received by the SIM card reader device.