Patent ID: 8554276

Claim:
A SIM card control apparatus, applied to a mobile communication device having a first SIM card and a second SIM card, the SIM card control apparatus comprising: a judgment unit, for generating a selection signal according to a to-be-accessed SIM card among the first and the second SIM cards; a first group of signal lines comprising a main clock signal line and a main data signal line; a SIM card controller, for transmitting signals via the first group of signal lines; and a switch device, electrically connected to the SIM card controller via the first group of signal lines, for selectively connecting the SIM card controller to the first SIM card or the second SIM card via the first group of signal lines according to the selection signal; wherein the SIM card controller is further directly connected to the first SIM card via a second group of signal lines comprising: a first power line for providing a first power supply to the first SIM card; and a first reset signal line for transmitting a first reset signal provided by the SIM card controller to the first SIM card; wherein the SIM card controller is further directly connected to the second SIM card via a third group of signal lines comprising: a second power line for providing a second power supply to the second SIM card; and a second reset signal line for transmitting a second reset signal provided by the SIM card controller to the second SIM card; wherein the SIM card controller provides distinct clock signals, reset signals, and data signals according to the SIM card being accessed by the mobile communication device; wherein the switch device is further directly connected to the first SIM card via a fourth group of signal lines comprising: a first clock signal line; and a first data signal line; wherein the switch device is further directly connected to the second SIM card via a fifth group of signal lines comprising: a second clock signal line; and a second data signal line; wherein the switch device is physically and logically disposed between the SIM card controller and the first and second SIM cards.