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Abstract

The present invention enables automatic customization, optimization, and adaptation of a wireless device when an accessory card is inserted. This adaptive provisioning is based on several factors, including the identification of the user of the wireless device, the specific wireless device and the specific accessory card, the service provider associated with the customization-related application or application suites (the 'services'), the facility providing the downloaded service image to the wireless device, and selected configuration information. This allows a single wireless device, in conjunction with an assortment of accessory cards, to be specialized for efficient performance of a multitude of role or job-dependent functions, including application specific user interfaces, capabilities, privileges, and usage modes, in a modular flexible building-block fashion. More specifically, the user inserts the accessory card into the wireless device and with no further user intervention the enabled service is ready for the user. This is initiated via automatic download of a service image when the accessory card is inserted into the wireless device, followed, as soon as possible after or during the download, by automatic presentation of the service, including associated user interfaces, to the user. When the user completes the use of the service the user then removes the accessory card from the wireless device. Removing the accessory card automatically ceases execution of the service with no further user intervention. Caching mechanisms are used to reduce the time between accessory card insertion and availability of the enabled service to the user.

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First Claim