METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE INCLUDING SMARTCARD MODULE AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a method for controlling a mobile terminal device is provided, wherein said device comprises a smartcard module and a near field communication module. In a first operation a smartcard operation on said mobile terminal device is started which results in an activation or switching on of said smartcard module. The smartcard application may be started by a user or based on the location of said mobile terminal device. That is the case for instance if the mobile terminal device is located in the area of a point of sales terminal, the smartcard application will automatically starts. Further, time controlled starting of certain applications is conceivable. Then it may be determined if said started smartcard application is an application for performing data transactions with external entities and in case of an affirmative determination a connection between said smartcard module and said NFC-module will be activated.
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29. A method, comprising:
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starting a smartcard application on a mobile terminal device resulting in activating a smartcard module in said device; determining whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with a system external to said device or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal processes with a central processing unit (CPU) in said device; and switching a connection between said smartcard module and a near field communication (NFC) module in said device in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and switching a connection between said smartcard module and said central processing unit (CPU) in case of said affirmative determination of said internal application.
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45. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for execution by a processor; program code in said medium for enabling the processor to start a smartcard application on a mobile terminal device resulting in activating a smartcard module in said device; program code in said medium for enabling the processor to determine whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with a computer external to said device or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal processes with a central processing unit (CPU) in said device; and program code in said medium for enabling the processor to switch a connection between said smartcard module and a near field communication (NFC) module in said device in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and switch a connection between said smartcard module and said central processing unit (CPU) in case of said affirmative determination of said internal application.
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46. An apparatus, comprising:
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a smartcard module in a mobile terminal device; near field communication (NFC) module in the device; a central processing unit (CPU) in the device, coupled to the near field communication (NFC) module, for automatically starting a smartcard application on the mobile terminal device when the device is proximate to a point of sale (POS) terminal, resulting in activating the smartcard module; said central processing unit (CPU) determining whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with a system external to said device or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal processes with the central processing unit (CPU) in said device; and a switch coupled to the central processing unit (CPU), for switching a connection between said smartcard module and a near field communication (NFC) module in said device in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and switching a connection between said smartcard module and said central processing unit (CPU) in case of said affirmative determination of said internal application.
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48. A mobile terminal device, comprising:
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a smartcard module; a Near Field Communication (NFC) module; a memory module; means for starting a smartcard application on said mobile terminal device resulting in activating of said smartcard module; means for determining whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with external entities or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal consummation; means for switching a connection between said smartcard module and said NFC-module in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and for switching a connection between said smartcard module and mobile controlling unit (MCU) in case of an affirmative determination of said internal application; and a mobile controlling unit (MCU) interconnecting said smart card module, said NFC module and said memory module, wherein said mobile controlling unit (MCU) is adapted for controlling operation of said mobile device.
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55. Wireless data transaction system, comprising:
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at least one mobile terminal device, comprising; a smartcard module; a Near Field Communication (NFC) module; a memory module; means for starting a smartcard application on said mobile terminal device resulting in activating of said smartcard module; means for determining whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with external entities or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal consummation; means for switching a connection between said smartcard module and said NFC-module in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and for switching a connection between said smartcard module and mobile controlling unit (MCU) in case of an affirmative determination of said internal application; a mobile controlling unit (MCU) interconnecting said smart card module, said NFC module and said memory module, wherein said mobile controlling unit (MCU) is adapted for controlling operation of said mobile device; and a plurality of external entities; wherein said mobile terminal devices provide bidirectional data transactions with said external entities.
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56. Smartcard module, comprising:
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smartcard control unit; a secure storage area module; a first interface, wherein said first interface is a power on interface; a second interface, wherein said second interface is a communication interface, and wherein said first interface is controllable by a timer module and said second interface is controllable by an application selection switching between a mobile controlling unit interface and a near field communication interface.
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57. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for starting a smartcard application on a mobile terminal device resulting in activating a smartcard module in said device; means for determining whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with a computer external to said device or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal processes with a central processing unit (CPU) in said device; and means for switching a connection between said smartcard module and a near field communication (NFC) module in said device in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and switching a connection between said smartcard module and said central processing unit (CPU) in case of said affirmative determination of said internal application.
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58. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform the steps comprising:
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starting a smartcard application on a mobile terminal device resulting in activating a smartcard module in said device; determining whether said started smartcard application is an external application for performing data transactions with a system external to said device or said started smartcard application is an internal application for performing internal processes with a central processing unit (CPU) in said device; and switching a connection between said smartcard module and a near field communication (NFC) module in said device in case of an affirmative determination of said external application and switching a connection between said smartcard module and said central processing unit (CPU) in case of said affirmative determination of said internal application.
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