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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Sung-bin Hong, Seoul, KR;
Seung-hui Sunwoo, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Sung-Bin Hong, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Hui Sunwoo, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2013.01); G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); H04B 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method control booting in a mobile device with a built-in communication module to prevent a service user from using the mobile device for other purposes and to prevent the service user from subscribing to another service provider. A method includes determining, during a booting operation, whether the communication module is mounted with a USIM. A forced booting termination message is displayed if the communication module is not mounted with the USIM. And power supply is interrupted after a predetermined time from displaying the forced booting termination message.