Patent ID: 6138005
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
A method for verifying personalization for a mobile radio terminal having a detachable Subscriber identity module (SIM) card, comprising the steps of:storing verification mode setting information in the terminal pertaining to verification modes that include a normal and a forced verification mode;accessing the setting information to determine whether the mode setting information pertains to the forced verification mode, when a predefined condition exists;determining whether a SIM lock code stored in the mobile radio terminal is identical to a SIM lock code stored in the SIM card, when the mode setting information is set to the forced verification mode, regardless of the state of the normal verification mode;determining whether a password input by a user is identical to a password stored in the terminal, when the SIM lock codes are not identical; andblocking the terminal, when the passwords are not identical.