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System and method for providing secure data communication functionality to a variety of applications on a portable communication device

US8745716B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateOct 21, 2011
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/20
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for providing an application associated with a portable communication device the ability to communicate via a secure element. The system has a digital identifier and digital token operably associated with the application; a card services module that provides an application programming interface to the secure element; and a secure data table associated with the card services module. The secure data table includes a list of trusted applications each identifiable by paired digital identifier and token. The card services module [includes] compares the identifier and the token with each of the identifier-token pairs in the table until a match indicates the application is trusted. The card services module issues commands to the secure element based on an action requested by a trusted application in conjunction with the presentation of the digital token. A method of providing an application with the ability to communicate via secure element is also disclosed.

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