WO2009006904A1 - Carte sim, système et procédé pour un dispositif de communication mobile pour établir et/ou maintenir un accès à des services de communication internet, et procédé de fabrication de cette carte sim - Google Patents

Carte sim, système et procédé pour un dispositif de communication mobile pour établir et/ou maintenir un accès à des services de communication internet, et procédé de fabrication de cette carte sim Download PDF

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WO2009006904A1
WO2009006904A1 PCT/DK2008/050170 DK2008050170W WO2009006904A1 WO 2009006904 A1 WO2009006904 A1 WO 2009006904A1 DK 2008050170 W DK2008050170 W DK 2008050170W WO 2009006904 A1 WO2009006904 A1 WO 2009006904A1
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  • the present invention relates to a SIM card for a mobile communication device enabling access to Internet communication services. It further relates to a system and method for a mobile communication device enabling access to Internet communication services and a method of manufacturing such a SIM card.
  • VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • the VoIP phones may be fixed or mobile VoIP enabled handsets.
  • this type of service is mainly suitable for larger corporations employing a certain number of users, and not readily available to the general user.
  • ICS Internet communication services
  • SkypeTM Internet telephony service providers
  • SkypeTM offers features such as chat, SkypeOutTM for calling regular stationary telephones and mobile phones via local gateways worldwide, and multi-party conference calls.
  • Google Talk using either Internet page communication or software client downloads, and providing instant talk, and message services for distributing video and pictures.
  • MSN Messenger providing text messages, picture messages, video streaming in near real-time, and voice messaging using a software client by logging on to the Internet web page.
  • the latter services require a software client on the PC and/or that the PC user connects to a specific web page on the Internet.
  • the data transfer of the different types of ICS transferred information are sent using standardized Internet communication protocols for such data, such as ITU-T H.323 for audio and video.
  • Busddy-lists are records of names or nick-names of persons or callees, the user is or may be in contact with over the Internet, and/or an individual identification code or number for each of these for the computer system to be able to identify the persons on the internet via the ICS being used.
  • ICS Short Messages Services
  • Mobile network technologies are used for providing a wireless connection either to access the Internet using wireless Internet hubs provided e.g. in airports, or to access the internet using advanced mobile telephone data exchange.
  • ETSI and 3GPP have set standards for the devices and interfaces such as the SIM cards being used by these technologies.
  • Skype In order to access the ICS service such as Skype, the Skype client is simply running on such a Wi-Fi enabled device. In this case Skype will function just as normal as the device is directly connected to the internet having a (Inter) network connection that is fully sufficient for any ICS service.
  • a standard mobile telephone herein defined as a mobile communication device providing mainly voice, SMS and possibly MMS services, which device has not been enabled to be a part of a VoIP system or provided with a capacity of providing a Wi-Fi or 3G mobile phone.
  • a mobile communication device providing mainly voice, SMS and possibly MMS services, which device has not been enabled to be a part of a VoIP system or provided with a capacity of providing a Wi-Fi or 3G mobile phone.
  • Recent developments have further brought about facilities for managing the delivery from mobile phones of voice based information using Internet Protocol based communications. This involves sending voice information in digital form in discrete packets rather than using the traditional circuit-switched protocols of the telephone networks. Any of the packet based services may be used, such as GPRS being deployed by GSM, CDMA packet, UMTS packet or the like.
  • One solution requires the use of a separate device or adapter for enabling such a mobile phone to communicate with the PC and/or a network, and thus provide Internet access. Examples of these are MobiGater® and IPdrum VoiceLink. Both systems require a software download to a PC, and comprise a device providing a gateway containing a mobile phone's SIM card or a second SIM card, respectively, and sending out a local mobile phone signal for a mobile phone in the nearby vicinity. Accordingly, SkypeTM calls to a users PC may easily be redirected to his mobile phone.
  • UbiQuisys ZoneGate device which in reality is a base station in the mobile phone network for connecting a mobile phone in the vicinity with the user's broadband connection at home. This is only accessible by a mobile phone in the vicinity of the ZoneGate device, and accordingly does not provide real mobile capabilities.
  • EQO system Another solution attempt was the EQO system, which at one time required a download of an agent to the user PC and an application to said user's standard mobile phone. Then the agent and SkypeTM-software on a PC must be run, then the application on the mobile phone must be run, then while using the buddy-list ID a telephone call is made to a person from said list from said mobile phone, and a phone call is established.
  • the EQO system uses the SkypeTM conference call to establish the contact between the mobile phone and the person to be called, i.e. the EQO agent establishes a SkypeTM conference call within the network.
  • WO 2007/005124 A2 a system and method for establishing and maintaining communication between two or more communication devices coupled to communication networks, which in one embodiment is a mobile phone and a SkypeTM user PC.
  • the system employs a gateway server for establishing and maintaining communication by assigning an alphanumeric code (ID) to the communication request from the mobile phone, and associating the code to a contact list provided at the server.
  • ID alphanumeric code
  • the way that the mobile phone is being enabled for said communication to be performed is presented as follows: The mobile phone is activated e.g. manually or by voice actuation, then it logs on to the gateway server, using generally known authentication steps so that the server can determine the identity of the mobile phone.
  • the gateway server has in advance been provided the buddy list of the ITPS associated with the mobile phone in question.
  • the gateway server provides the link between the mobile telephone and the SkypeTM service already established by the user of the mobile phone in question.
  • the applicant of the above international patent application is the company ISkoot Inc, which promote and sell the commercially available ISkoot system.
  • This system requires downloading and installing software using Bluetooth®, IR or USB cable to each specific mobile phone handset available on the market, as the individual handsets are not compatible.
  • the iSkoot software on the handset communicates with iSkoot's gateway server.
  • the server connects the call using Skype'sTM Internet telephony service so that the user only pays for air time on the mobile phone.
  • VoxLib provides the mobile phone user with a local telephone number.
  • Mobivox has registered the mobile phone number making the call, opens a user account on a server, and the computer application VoxGirl answers the user in a recorded voice.
  • a standard phone number may be called, or the user may speak a name from his contact book, which must be registered during setup.
  • one purpose of the present application is to provide a SIM card for an easy and quick system and method of accessing and performing Internet communication services using a mobile communication device, which SIM card, system and method eliminates the above disadvantages.
  • a SIM card for a mobile communication device, said SIM card being enabled to use SIM application toolkit for cooperation with said mobile communication device for establishing and/or maintaining access from and to at least one internet communication service (ICS).
  • ICS internet communication service
  • ICS services will be accessible to the user immediately after inserting the SIM card in virtually any communication device existing today. Accordingly, presently available mobile communication devices, even standard mobile telephones, can be provided ICS, which the owner or user of the mobile communication device already have established on any, e.g. stationary or laptop PC.
  • One advantage of the invention is that it is not limited to such WiFi enabled devices, but works on existing 2G and 3G devices. This provides the added advantage of calls being established from any one mobile communication device comprising such a SIM card according to the invention using a IPC service, such as Skype for voice calls or sending text messages, may significantly reduce his or her telephone bill costs, especially if the person to which the device user is calling, lives abroad, eliminating high transfer costs between phone companies.
  • SIM application toolkit may then be utilized to a large extent, taking into account the development of more powerful SIM modules. It has by the invention been realized, that the entire communication request may be established using the already present functionalities of mobile communication devices available today, in particular SIM Application Toolkit.
  • SIM cards the independent abilities of the SIM card to initiate commands and control the communication from and to the mobile phone or other communication device.
  • said SIM card comprises a client, which when run is establishing and maintaining access from and to at least one internet communication service (ICS), which is available to a user on a PC, wherein a memory of said SIM card stores a first data record comprising user specific ICS data, such as login name and/or password; and a second data record comprising callee specific ICS data, such as callee ID and/or presence information, and wherein said client when run is enabling said mobile communication device to transmit at least part of said first data record to a central gateway, which is in connection both to a network for the mobile communication device and said internet communication service, for establishing and/or maintaining a connection to said central gateway enabling the access to said internet communication service, and during a call request, provide said central gateway with at least part of said second data record for providing a connection to at least one identified callee.
  • ICS internet communication service
  • a client i.e. software code provided on the SIM card itself, as opposed to a client of software on the device itself as in known devices, eliminates the need for any user to download and install any potentially difficult to handle program. This removes a main obstacle in performing mobile ICS service.
  • SIM application Toolkit client working on the SIM is known in the art, and may be applied in different fields.
  • a SIM application Toolkit client is operable on a SIM card.
  • the described client is enabled only to detect whether the device into which the SIM card is provided is present on the mobile network for a presentation of this fact to users having said person's number upon their telephone book.
  • a method for establishing and/or maintaining access to internet communication services comprising the following steps: enabling a SIM card to use SIM application toolkit for cooperation with said mobile communication device for establishing and/or maintaining access from and to at least one internet communication service; in the SIM memory storing a first data record comprising user specific ICS data, such as login name and/or password; and running a client within said SIM card for establishing and/or maintaining access from at least one internet communication service (ICS) for storing a second data record comprising callee specific ICS data, such as callee ID and/or presence information, for transmitting at least part of said first data record to a central gateway, which is in connection both to a network for the mobile communication device and said internet communication service, for establishing and/or maintaining a connection to said central gateway; and during a call request, providing said central gateway with at least part of said second data record for providing a connection to at least one selected call
  • ICS internet communication service
  • Fig. 1 shows an overview of a system according to a first embodiment of the invention, comprising a standard mobile phone, wherein a SIM toolkit application cooperating with a SIM card according to the invention for enabling access to Internet communication services via a central gateway on a computer server connected to the Internet; during the process of establishing a phone call from said standard mobile telephone to an ITSP service, using USSD and/or SMS data for the call request;
  • Fig. 2 shows an overview of the system of figure 1 using a different call request sequence, where the gateway is receiving a USSD and/or SMS request to connect the ensuing incoming call to the callee(s);
  • FIG. 3 shows an overview of a system according to a second embodiment of the invention, wherein the central gateway in part is replaced by a users own PC, and
  • Fig. 4 shows a an overview of a system according to a third embodiment of the invention, comprising a regular mobile phone, wherein a SIM application toolkit upon a SIM card according to the invention therein enables access to Internet communication services via a central gateway on a computer server connected to the Internet; during the process of establishing a phone call from said standard mobile telephone to an ITSP service, using a connection establishment with data for the call request.
  • the described system is implemented as a client on a SIM card or SIM client, i.e. a piece of computer code or software, which is applicable to SIM cards, as well as in cooperation with a service hosted on a server or Gateway, that is connected to the internet network as well as to a mobile device network, such as the GSM or 3G network.
  • a SIM card or SIM client i.e. a piece of computer code or software, which is applicable to SIM cards, as well as in cooperation with a service hosted on a server or Gateway, that is connected to the internet network as well as to a mobile device network, such as the GSM or 3G network.
  • the described SIM card, system and method is suitable for transmitting user specific ICS records, such as buddy lists or contact lists to and/or from an Internet communication service from and/or to a mobile communication device. Further, said system and method may be adapted for transmitting the current User Status or presence information for each user in the contact list to the device. Such status could include but would not be limited to the following: offline, online, away, or unavailable. Further, said method, device and system may be able to synchronize and keep the contact list and User Status up to date as held in the device and/or the gateway.
  • the contact list with status information may be presented for selection by the user of the device.
  • the user may then be allowed to select contacts from the contact list and initiate communication actions with the selected users, using the Internet Communication Service.
  • An implementation of the mentioned client on a SIM card, using SIM application toolkit is disclosed. Definitions
  • the invention takes advantage of a number of technologies. A brief over view of these are described below.
  • To perform a Call is the steps of setting up a communication link between said mobile communication device and any of a number of ICS', e.g. a voice call, a text, such as a chat call, and performing the transfer of data in such a call back and forth between these, for providing communication between a user of the device and a callee at the other end of the communication.
  • ICS' e.g. a voice call, a text, such as a chat call
  • GSM and 3G GSM and 3G are mobile network technologies, defining standards for devices and interfaces. All devices for these networks have SIM cards.
  • SIM card means smart cards with a CPU and memory, that is in general used for authentication and/or billing of the individual subscriber towards the cellular or other network being used by the mobile communication device, in which the SIM card is installed, and the term is intended to cover every type of conceivable authentication token for GSM, 3G, UMTS, CDMA or other mobile telephony network, such as a Java Card TM enabled smart card, a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) enabled smart card, USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module), UIM (User Identity Module), or R- UIM cards.
  • SIM cards use a standardised interface to the device, such as ETSI GSM 1 1.1 1 and 3GPP TS 31.101.
  • SIM Application Toolkit (commonly referred to as STK or SAT) is a standard of the GSM system which enables the SIM card to initiate actions which can be used for various value added services.
  • the SIM Application Toolkit consists of a set of commands programmed into the SIM card which define how the SIM should interact directly with the outside world and initiates commands independently of the device and the network. This enables the SIM card to build up an interactive exchange between a network application and the end user and access or control access to the network.
  • the SIM card also gives commands to the device, such as display menu, and asks for user input.
  • SAT has been deployed by many mobile operators around the world for many applications, often where a menu-based approach is required, such as Mobile Banking and content browsing. Designed as a single application environment, SAT can be started at the initial power up of the SIM card and is especially suited to low level applications with simple user interfaces.
  • SIM Application Toolkit (SAT) was defined in GSM 1 1.14 standard in 1995. From release 4 onwards, GSM 1 1 .14 is replaced by 3GPP 31.1 1 1 which also includes specifications of USIM Application Toolkit (USAT) for 3G networks.
  • SIM application toolkit, or the like applications for SIM cooperation with the mobile communication device are expected to develop further, and the specific type or version of such application is not relevant in the present context.
  • SIM toolkit applications may e.g:
  • SIM toolkit sessions (a sequence of actions taken by a SIM toolkit application on the SIM card) may be activated by a number of different events including:
  • a SIM card according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown, provided within a system according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprising a mobile telephone holding said SIM card, a central gateway provided in a gateway server, and a user's PC running the ICS, such as SkypeTM.
  • the central gateway will act as a gateway to an Internet Communication Service.
  • the gateway server may be remotely positioned both relative to the mobile telephone and/or to the user's PC.
  • a voice call from the mobile phone to the ICS may be set up in essentially three ways:
  • the SIM generates a call request for the gateway using USSD or SMS (the data sent identifies the called parties) 3.
  • the gateway sets up a call to the user's mobile and to the called parties - e.g. all connections based on Skype and SkypeOut.
  • the gateway awaits a call from the mobile user.
  • the SIM initiates a call to the gateway
  • the gateway connects the call from the user to the outbound, e.g. using Skype or SkypeOut calls.
  • the SIM client and the gateway may initiate the call, i.e. using a call request, by communicating using Short Message Service (SMS) and/or Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). SMS communication can be initiated from both components and is referred to as mobile terminated or mobile originated. USSD communication is always initiated by the SIM client and involves transmitting a data block to the Gateway and receiving back a response. As shown in fig. 4, an alternative way of initiating the call may be to use Call-in and DTMF signals instead:
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
  • the SIM After connecting, the SIM requests transmission of DTMF data, where the sequence of digits thus transferred identifies the called parties.
  • the gateway connects the call from the user to the outbound, using e.g. Skype or SkypeOut calls.
  • Users of the services offered by the invention may preferably be subscribers to one or more of the Internet Communication Services to be accessed, and as such the SIM card may be provided a first data record comprising information for accessing one or more IDS, such as USER ID, Password, or the like, herein termed user specific ICS data.
  • the PC user who may also be the SIM card client may be a subscriber to the service offered by the gateway, and the gateway is provided with a database with all information, i.e. the records of user specific ICS data, to effectively authenticate the user towards the Internet Communication Service to be accessed.
  • the gateway communicates with the Internet Communication Service using its internet connection and published interfaces of that service.
  • the gateway may be a centre for collecting said records, e.g. contact list information for the subscribed users from each Internet Communication Service to be accessed.
  • the gateway may initiate actions in the Internet Communication Service, such as initiating a voice call or a conference call to one or more persons, respectively, available through the provided Internet Communication Service.
  • actions in the Internet Communication Service such as initiating a voice call or a conference call to one or more persons, respectively, available through the provided Internet Communication Service.
  • text messages such as SMS and/or e-mails
  • image files such as video, MMS, and pictures, and/or computer code files or the like may be transmitted from said gateway to one or more persons, respectively, available through the provided Internet Communication Service
  • the SIM client in question may appear to the user as an extra menu on the device, which may be installed using the SIM toolkit SET UP MENU proactive command.
  • the menu will give the user access to the different functions of the service.
  • the SIM client is configured to hold the user's authentication information for the Internet Communication Service, such as login name and/or password.
  • the SIM client will enable the mobile communication device to transmit this information to the gateway in order to gain access to the service, e.g. including download of contact list present at this service.
  • the SIM client maintains a dynamic contact list with a second data record comprising User ID, i.e. callee ID and optionally User Status, i.e. callee presence data stored in memory on the SIM card.
  • Further data in such second data record, callee specific ICS data may comprise any conceivable interchangeable data such as nickname, e-mail address, photo, home web address, or other ICS transferable and/or mobile device transferable data.
  • the SIM client will periodically poll the server for the current contact list with User Status. This may be done by transmitting a request using the proactive command SEND USSD, and receiving the list in the USSD response. Depending of the amount of data, more than one SEND USSD command may be required as each command has a limit to the amount of data carried.
  • the contact list as received by the SIM client may be stored in place of any previously stored contact list or telephone book application on the SIM card or supplement it.
  • a protocol may be used to ensure that only changes to the contact lists and User Status are transmitted. Such protocol may be implemented by transmitting the checksums of least parts of data constituting the contact list, and only when a difference to last transmitted information is found, an actual transfer will take place.
  • the gateway will during set up and/or periodically thereafter, push the contact list with User Status to the SIM client. This may be done using SMS. In one embodiment, the gateway will only push information when it is different from the last SMS that was acknowledged by the SIM.
  • a combination may be used, taking advantage of both methods of SMS and USSD communication supported, where the method being used may depend on which method is available for the client and/or the choice of the user.
  • the user may access and browse the current contact list as stored on the SIM card, e.g. using the built in function of telephone books in SIM cards generally available, i.e. a user available and selectable telephone book.
  • the SIM client may use SELECT ITEM proactive command to display the list of contacts by name.
  • Special icons or colour indications, such as grey for not available, green for available and red for off line, stored on the SIM card may be passed to the SELECT ITEM command to show User Status.
  • special selected characters may be used together with the contact name to indicate User Status.
  • the user may set up a call to a contact, or a conference call to a number of contacts.
  • the SIM client will send a request to the gateway, and the gateway will in turn command the Internet Communication Service to setup the call/conference.
  • the request from the SIM card is sent using a specific data string sent via USSD or SMS.
  • the gateway instructs the Internet Communication Service to set up a conference call between all selected parties and the user himself.
  • this service requires that the Internet Communication Service is able to call out to the public switched telephone numbers (PSTN).
  • PSTN public switched telephone numbers
  • the user will receive an ordinary call on his mobile communication device, which he must then pick up and thereafter be connected to the conference call as managed by the Internet Communication Service.
  • the gateway in addition to the request containing called parties is instructed by the SIM Client that it will receive an incoming call.
  • the SIM client may, after receiving acknowledge of the request from the gateway, set up an ordinary voice call to the gateway by using the proactive command SETUP CALL.
  • the gateway is provided with the capability to connect and switch incoming calls to the Internet Communication Service.
  • the advantage of this implementation is that the user will not have to wait for an incoming call, but is automatically connected as the other users pick up or accepts the call inquiry just as when making an ordinary phone call.
  • the request for a call or conference call may contain a PSTN destination, so that the invention may be used also for calling other regular fixed line or mobile devices, e.g.
  • a selection of different options I available to the user like when the user is in one country, he may select using ICS for setting up long distance calls to a PSTN number, e.g. the gateway may apply SkypeOut when calling said PSTN number, or he may select using a standard mobile phone call to a local PSTN number, using regular mobile phone services.
  • the user and/or gateway may configure the SIM client to capture any attempt by the user to call any regular PSTN destination. This may be done by the SIM offering Call Control service, and the SIM client is activated by the Call Control event as defined in ETSI GSM 1 1.14 and 3GPP TS 31.1 1 1. In this case the SIM client may, rather than allowing the call, enable the telephone to transmit a request to the Internet Communication Service to connect to this number.
  • such calls for PSTN numbers from said mobile telephone will be analysed by said SIM client, based on SIM card stored rules, either be allowed as standard mobile phone calls or be translated into call requests for ICS transmittal.
  • SIM card stored rules may be based on current location of the mobile communication device as compared to the location i.e. PSTN number being called, in order to reduce calling costs, or be based on time of day of the call, either at the location of the mobile communication device or the callee phone or callee mobile communication device according to the invention, or PC, or the like rules as they may be devised by a person skilled within the arts.
  • the SIM client is able to associate specific short-numbers dialled by the user, with specific contact names in the contact list. Thus when the user calls one of those numbers the SIM will intercept the call attempt using the CALL CONTROL functionality. The SIM Client will then request a call to the associated contact in the contact list using one of the approaches above.
  • the SIM client may be commanded by the user and/or gateway to generate short codes for all or selected contacts in the contact list, and store them in the phone book (abbreviated dialling numbers) on the SIM card, to allow the user to access the contacts from the ICS as easily as the ordinary phonebook entries.
  • the user may select a number of contacts to initiate a chat session with. In this case the user will be able to transmit and receive text messages to and from the users identified by the selected contact IDs.
  • the SIM client will prompt the user for the text to be sent using proactive command GET INPUT.
  • the SIM client sends a request to the Gateway including the destination contacts as well as the text.
  • This request may be sent using USSD or SMS (proactive command SEND USSD or SEND SHORT MESSAGE).
  • the Gateway starts the chat session using the Internet Communication Service and sends the received text to the destination contacts as received in the request.
  • Any chat responses from the contacted callees or other users of the ICS may be sent by the Gateway to the SIM Client using SMS or USSD.
  • the SIM Client may poll the Gateway periodically.
  • the chat responses received by the SIM Client will be displayed to the user using proactive command DISPLAY TEXT. Following each action the user will have the choice of ending the chat session or to provide a new text to be sent to all contacts in the chat session.
  • the gateway may in part be replaced by the user's own PC.
  • the user's own PC must be powered in order for the service to work.
  • This implementation requires a small service running on the user's PC that will allow the Gateway to "remote control" the Internet Communication Service instance running on the user's PC.
  • the central gateway comprises at least partly a locally positioned computer, such as the user's own PC with a network connection, such as an Internet connection.
  • the PC functions as the central gateway to the Internet or the gateway to a gateway server (not shown). This may be accomplished by downloading a software or application applet to the PC, e.g. from an internet site provided by the ITPS, which program when run establishes a connection to the Internet.
  • the Gateway would itself run an Internet Communication Service instance for each user. This would remove the need for the user to have his own PC powered at all times. This implementation would put additional requirements on the Gateway capacity.
  • the Gateway may be implemented as a server farm consisting of a number of physical servers.
  • a gateway may be also be provided by existing services, such as the one delivered by ISkoot, or any other gateway service.
  • the invention could be used in combination with an existing gateway with adaptations.
  • the iSkoot Gateway could be adapted to be able to receive requests from the SIM Client.
  • a major advantage of the present invention is the ability of updating and copying interchangeable data of a telephone/contact book using a SIM card and presently available mobile communication devices and SIM application toolkit.
  • the communication device herein referred to as being mobile

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L'invention concerne une carte SIM pour un dispositif de communication mobile, ladite carte SIM ayant la capacité d'utiliser une boîte à outils d'applications SIM pour coopérer avec ledit dispositif de communication mobile afin d'établir et/ou maintenir un accès bidirectionnel à au moins un service de communication Internet (ICS). De préférence, ladite carte SIM comprend un client qui, lorsqu'il est exécuté, établit et maintient un accès bidirectionnel à au moins un service de communication Internet (ICS), qui est disponible pour un utilisateur d'un PC, une mémoire de ladite carte SIM stockant un premier enregistrement de données comprenant des données ICS spécifiques à l'utilisateur, telles qu'un nom d'utilisateur et/ou un mot de passe; et elle a la capacité de stocker un deuxième enregistrement de données comprenant des données ICS spécifiques à l'appelé, telles qu'un identifiant d'appelé et/ou des informations de présence, où ledit client, lorsqu'il est exécuté, permet audit dispositif de communication mobile de transmettre au moins une partie dudit premier enregistrement de données à une passerelle centrale, qui est connectée à un réseau pour le dispositif de communication mobile ainsi qu'audit service de communication Internet, pour établir et/ou maintenir une connexion avec ladite passerelle centrale; et, pendant une demande d'appel, elle envoie à ladite passerelle centrale au moins une partie dudit deuxième enregistrement de données pour fournir une connexion à au moins un appelé sélectionné. La carte SIM, le système et le procédé selon l'invention offrent donc des capacités mobiles d'accès, de maintien et de mise à jour de services ICS à l'aide, par exemple, d'un téléphone mobile standard. Grâce à l'invention, l'utilisateur pourra accéder à des services ICS immédiatement après avoir inséré la carte SIM dans pratiquement n'importe quel dispositif de communication existant aujourd'hui. Les dispositifs de communication mobiles actuellement disponibles, même les téléphones mobiles standards, peuvent donc être pourvus de services ICS, que le propriétaire ou l'utilisateur du dispositif de communication mobile a déjà établis sur un quelconque ordinateur personnel, par exemple de bureau ou portable. Un avantage de l'invention réside dans le fait qu'elle n'est pas limitée aux dispositifs à fonctionnalité WiFi mais fonctionne également sur des dispositifs 2G et 3G existants. L'invention offre l'avantage supplémentaire selon lequel la facture téléphonique des appels établis à partir d'un quelconque dispositif de communication mobile comprenant cette carte SIM selon l'invention en utilisant un service IPC, comme par exemple des appels téléphoniques par Skype ou l'envoi de messages textes, peut être considérablement réduite, en particulier si la personne appelée par l'utilisateur du dispositif vit à l'étranger, en supprimant les coûts élevés de transfert entre compagnies téléphoniques.
PCT/DK2008/050170 2007-07-06 2008-07-04 Carte sim, système et procédé pour un dispositif de communication mobile pour établir et/ou maintenir un accès à des services de communication internet, et procédé de fabrication de cette carte sim Ceased WO2009006904A1 (fr)

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