Patent ID: 6278885
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A mobile phone adapted to use a subscriber identification card, comprising:a first memory in the subscriber identification card, said first memory used by said mobile phone as an auxiliary memory;a second memory in said mobile phone;transfer software for transferring first data from said first memory to said second memory;a processor in the subscriber identification card to execute update commands relating to data contained in said first memory, said update commands being transmitted to said mobile phone in the form of second data via short radio messages;means for eliminating said second data corresponding to said commands contained in said short messages when said commands have been executed by said processor;a detector in said mobile phone for detecting if said second data has been eliminated from a short message by said subscriber identification card; andmeans for triggering said transfer software to transfer said first data when said detector has detected that said second data has been eliminated from said short message.