Global secure service provider directory

US8447699B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Asif Nooruddin Batada · Atlanta, US
• Moshe Levy · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2010
• Grant date: May 21, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L2463/102
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods enable members of a secure transaction network to readily identify the appropriate trusted service manager (TSM) to support a particular transaction. A global directory of TSM providers is provided that a secure service provider can use for determining which TSM provider is the authorized manager of a security domain for the particular transaction. In aspect the directory of TSM providers may be stored within a mobile device secure element. In another aspect, the directory of TSM providers may be stored in a central TSM repository. In a further aspect, the directory of TSM providers may be distributed among a number of secondary TSM repositories. The appropriate TSM may be identified based upon a secure element identifier and an application identifier provided by a secure element as part of the transaction. Communication of the identifiers from mobile devices may be via cellular or near field communication links.