Patent ID: 8495213

Claim:
A method for managing communication between a server and a subscriber identification module (SIM) card associated with a mobile terminal by using the mobile terminal, the method comprising: acquiring first availability information indicating whether a first SIM card is available and second availability information indicating whether a second SIM card is available, wherein the first SIM card and the second SIM card are equipped in a same mobile terminal; establishing a SIM card delegation rule based on the first availability information and the second availability information; receiving a request for establishing a communication connection with the first SIM card from the server; if the first SIM card is determined to be available, establishing a communication connection between the server and the first SIM card; and if the first SIM card is determined to be unavailable and the second SIM card is determined to be used instead of the first SIM card based on the SIM card delegation rule, determining whether the second SIM card is available, and establishing a communication connection between the server and the second SIM card if the second SIM card is determined to be available.