Key management on a multi-modal communications device

• Main Authors: BOERGER, Mark A, LICHT, Edward, TASHAROFI, Saeed
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.03.2022
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Methods for managing a device (110) and said device (110) configured to communicate on multiple radio communication systems (105A). The communications device (110) includes a memory (210) and an electronic processor (205) electrically connected to the memory (210). The processor (205) is configured to store a plurality of keymaps (305), each keymap (305A) of the plurality of keymaps (305) corresponding to at least one of a particular communication system (105A) of the multiple radio communication systems (105A) and operate, in response to a user input, on a first radio communication system (105A) of the multiple radio communication systems (105A). The processor (205) is further configured to manage traffic operations to and from a communication system (105A) according to a first keymap (305A) of the plurality of keymaps (305) corresponding to the first communication system (105A) when the electronic processor (205) is operating on the first radio communication system (105A) and perform a key management operation of a selected second keymap (305B) corresponding to a second radio communication system (105B) in response to receiving a command.