Patent ID: 6478227
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A communication device adapted for personalization by a plurality of users, said communication device comprising:a control circuit for controlling operations thereof; an operating panel coupled to said control circuit for manual entry thereto, said operating panel including controls for one-touch dialing functions; a liquid crystal display coupled to said control circuit; a plurality of memory cards for respective use by a plurality of users, each of said memory cards having personalization data and device settings of said communication device stored thereon and corresponding to a particular one of the users; and, at least one memory card reader coupled to said control circuit for reading said stored personalization data and device settings from a respective one of said memory cards, said control circuit adjusting operation of said communication device responsive to reading said device settings from a respective one of said memory cards and setting said one-touch dialing functions and entering user identification data responsive to reading said personalization data from said memory card.