Patents Assigned to Toshiba American Research Inc. (TARI)
  • Patent number: 8060139
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing mobile devices to simultaneously access a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) are disclosed. The SIM contains a wireless transceiver, and the SIM may be located within a mobile phone, or it may be a stand-alone device. The mobile devices use a wireless protocol, such as Bluetooth, to retrieve identification information from the SIM. The devices then use this identification information to connect to a wireless communications network, such as a wireless local area network. Through this network the devices will be able to access the Internet. The SIM will never need to be removed and inserted from one device to another, and multiple devices can use the SIM simultaneously. Thus, the mobile phone will work regardless of whether other devices are also using the SIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Toshiba American Research Inc. (TARI), Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Raziq Yaqub, Anthony McAuley