MOBILE TERMINAL AND ASSOCIATED STORAGE DEVICES HAVING WEB SERVERS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20100281139A1
• Filed: 11/18/2008
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Deprun, Jean-Francois
• Granted Patent: US 8,280,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

A mobile terminal and its access control methods are discussed. According to an embodiment, the terminal includes an internal memory, and a controller configured to control the internal memory and to communicate with each of a plurality of storage units. Each storage unit includes a memory and a smart card web server (SCWS) configured to manage the memory, and a specific URL address is assigned to each storage unit. The controller is configured to access contents of the memory of each storage unit using the URL address of the respective storage unit.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

an internal memory; and

a controller configured to control the internal memory and to communicate with each of a plurality of storage units,

wherein each of the storage units includes a memory and a smart card web server (SCWS) configured to manage the memory, and a specific URL address is assigned to each storage unit, and

wherein the controller is configured to access contents of the memory of each storage unit using the URL address of the respective storage unit.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein each of the storage units is a SIM card or a SD card.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the internal memory is assigned to a different URL address.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the SCWS of at least one of the storage units to launch an application stored in the at least one of the storage units.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein substantial parts of the URL addresses of the storage units are the same.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with one of the storage units to access certain contents from that one storage unit, which in turn communicates with another of the storage units to receive access authorization for the certain contents.

7. A storage device for communicating with a mobile terminal, comprising:

a memory; and

a smart card interaction unit configured to manage the memory, and to access contents of a memory of another storage device connected to the mobile terminal using a URL address of said another storage device.

8. The storage device of claim 7, wherein the storage device is a SIM card or a SD card.

9. The storage device of claim 7, further comprising a secure element for providing secure communication with said another storage device.

10. A method for accessing contents using a mobile terminal, comprising:

transmitting a request to access certain contents to a first storage device associated with the mobile terminal;

relaying a request for access authorization from the first storage device to a second storage device associated with the mobile terminal, the access authorization pertaining to accessing the certain contents;

relaying a response to the request for access authorization from the second storage device to the first storage device; and

receiving the certain contents from the first storage device according to the response.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

updating contents stored in at least one of the first and second storage devices through the mobile terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the updating is performed using an OTA operation.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the request for access authorization is generated based on a URL address assigned to the second storage device.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the response is generated based on a URL assigned to the first storage device.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the first and second storage devices associated with the mobile terminal is a SIM card or a SD card.

16. A mobile terminal, comprising:

an internal memory; and

a controller configured to control the internal memory and to communicate with first and second storage devices associated with the mobile terminal, the controller configured to;

transmit a request to access certain contents to the first storage device, relay a request for access authorization from the first storage device to the second storage device, the access authorization pertaining to accessing the certain contents,

relay a response to the request for access authorization from the second storage device to the first storage device, and

receive the certain contents from the first storage device according to the response.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller is further configured to relay signals for updating contents stored in at least one of the first and second storage devices, to the at least one of the first and second storage devices.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the updating is performed using an OTA operation.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the request for access authorization is generated based on a URL address assigned to the second storage device.

20. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the response is generated based on a URL assigned to the first storage device.