Device and Method for Automatically Selecting One of a Set of Sim Card Readers Comprised by a Communications Device for Setting Up an Outgoing Call

摘要

It is disclosed that a communications device ( 1 ) comprising two or more SIM card readers ( 13, 14 ) comprises an algorithm for automatically selecting which SIM card reader to use for setting up an outgoing call. Optionally the communications device ( 1 ) can comprise a telephone list in which for each telephone number it is specified which SIM card reader ( 13, 14 ) is preferred for setting up an outgoing call. The algorithm can make use of different types of parameters for selecting a SIM card reader.