Patent ID: 8041388

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a first processor having stored therein first program code which, when executed, causes the first processor to when the first processor is coupled to a separate module comprising a memory, operate in a first mode in which mobile telephony functions are operable under control of the first processor and a first set of functions relating to the mobile telephony functions is provided, when the first processor is coupled to the separate module, operate in a second mode in which an application comprising second program code resident on the memory of the separate module controls the functions of the first processor by issuing one or more commands to the first processor, and in which a second set of functions relating to executing and supporting a plurality of user-selectable applications resident on the separate module is provided, wherein the second set of functions are operable to permit one application of the plurality of user-selectable applications to perform functions relating to mobile communication, and when the first processor is coupled to the separate module, control switching between the first mode and the second mode.