Apparatus and method for detecting and storing data from subscriber identity module in a portable terminal

Abstract

A portable terminal comprising first and second identity modules, the first module serving as a master module, wherein a processor of the portable terminal is arranged: at power up of the portable terminal, to read data from the first module and to store it in a memory; and to access, in the memory, the data from the first module, before data from the second identity module is read into the memory.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for detecting and storing data from a subscriber identity module in a portable terminal, comprising:
 a first identity module being designated as a master module and a second identity module being designated as a slave module; and   a processor for, at power up of the portable terminal, reading data from the first module and storing the data in a memory, and accessing, in the memory, the data from the first identity module, before data from the second identity module is read into the memory.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor reads the data from the second identity module, and stores the data in the memory. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises at least one of phonebook data and SMS data. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first identity module and the second identity module are associated with a different access technology. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein one of the first identity module and the second identity module is associated with a preceding generation access technology compared to the other identity module. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first identity module and the second identity module are associated with a different access provider. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first identity module and the second identity module are associated with a first modem and a second modem, respectively. 
     
     
         8 . A method for detecting and storing data from a subscriber identity module in a portable terminal, comprising:
 reading data from a first identity module among a plurality of identity modules and storing the read data in a memory;   enabling access to the stored data in the memory; and   reading data from a second identity module among the identity modules.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising, storing the data read from the second identity module in the memory. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data comprises at least one of phonebook data and SMS data. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first identity module and the second identity module are associated with a different access technology. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein one of the first identity module and the second identity module is associated with a preceding generation access technology compared to the other identity module. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first identity module and the second identity module are associated with a different access provider. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first identity module and the second identity module are associated with a first modem and a second modem, respectively.