Mobile communication terminal

• US 20070192840A1
• Filed: 02/10/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Pesonen, Lauri
• Application Number:
  US11/352,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192840A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/77 in smart cards

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus comprising a secure element and such a secure element is disclosed. Further a user interface arranged to display a first set of resources and, upon authentication of an approved user identification, to display a second set of resources, wherein said second set of resources comprises at least one resource associated with security sensitive data is disclosed. The user interface is preferably used in an apparatus such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The secure element has capability of securely storing the security sensitive data and securely processing this data internally, comprising data related to at least one resource, and a user authentication means, wherein existence of the at least one resource is not revealed outside the secure element unless an approved user identification related to the resource is authenticated by said user authentication means.

Claims

1. A secure element with capability of securely storing security sensitive data, comprising

data related to at least one resource;

and

a user authentication means, wherein existence of said at least one resource is not revealed outside said secure element unless an approved user identification related to said resource is authenticated by said user authentication means.

2. The secure element according to claim 1, comprising an operating system for controlling operation of said at least one resource, and reception and authentication of said user identification.

3. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises an application and said data is adapted for execution of said application.

4. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications, each application being associated with a separate approved user identification.

5. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications, all applications being associated with a common approved user identification.

6. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications being grouped into a plurality of application groups, each application group being associated with a separate approved user identification.

7. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a data item and said data is adapted for providing said data item to an application.

8. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items, each data item being associated with a separate approved user identification.

9. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items, all data items being associated with a common approved user identification.

10. The secure element according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items being grouped into a plurality of data item groups, each data item group being associated with a separate approved user identification.

11. The secure element according to claim 1, constituting a smart card.

14. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resource comprises a data item and said data is adapted for providing said data item to an application.

12. A mobile communication apparatus comprising a secure element with capability of securely storing security sensitive data, comprising data related to at least one resource, and a user authentication means, wherein existence of said at least one resource is not revealed outside said secure element unless an approved user identification related to said resource is authenticated by said user authentication means.

13. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said at least one resource comprises an application and said data is adapted for execution of said application.

15. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said user identification is enabled to be entered as a personal identification number.

16. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said at least one resource comprises an internet banking application, a contact item, an applet, a media file, or a security code item, or any combination thereof.

17. A user interface arranged to display a first set of resources and, upon authentication of an approved user identification, to display a second set of resources, wherein said second set of resources comprises at least one resource associated with security sensitive data.

18. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein at least one of said at least one resource associated with security sensitive data corresponds to a resource without association to said security sensitive data in said first set of resources.

19. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications, each application being associated with a separate approved user identification.

20. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications, all applications being associated with a common approved user identification.

21. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications being grouped into a plurality of application groups, each application group being associated with a separate approved user identification.

22. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a data item and said data is adapted for providing said data item to an application.

23. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items, each data item being associated with a separate approved user identification.

24. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items, all data items being associated with a common approved user identification.

25. The user interface according to claim 17, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items being grouped into a plurality of data item groups, each data item group being associated with a separate approved user identification.

26. An apparatus comprising a user interface arranged to display a first set of resources and, upon authentication of an approved user identification, to display a second set of resources, wherein said second set of resources comprises at least one resource associated with security sensitive data.

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein at least one of said at least one resource associated with security sensitive data is substituted with a corresponding resource without association to said security sensitive data in said first set of resources.

28. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications, each application being associated with a separate approved user identification.

29. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications, all applications being associated with a common approved user identification.

30. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of applications being grouped into a plurality of application groups, each application group being associated with a separate approved user identification.

31. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a data item and said data is adapted for providing said data item to an application.

32. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items, each data item being associated with a separate approved user identification.

33. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items, all data items being associated with a common approved user identification.

34. The apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said at least one resource comprises a plurality of data items being grouped into a plurality of data items groups, each data item group being associated with a separate approved user identification.

35. The apparatus according to claim 26, constituting a mobile telephone or a personal digital assistant.