Systems and Methods For Providing Security to Different Functions
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided that use smartcards, such as subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to provide secure functions for a mobile client. One embodiment of the invention provides a mobile communication network system that includes a mobile network, a mobile terminal, a server coupled to the mobile terminal via the mobile network, and a subscriber identity module (SIM) card coupled to the mobile terminal. The SIM card includes a first key and a second key. The first key is used to authenticate an intended user of the mobile terminal to the mobile network. Upon successful authentication of the intended user to the mobile network, the mobile terminal downloads a function offered from the server through the mobile network. The second key is then used by the mobile terminal to authenticate the intended user to the downloaded function so that the intended user can utilize the function.
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49 Claims
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30. A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card for use with a mobile terminal, the SIM card comprising:
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a first key and a second key; wherein the SIM card is adapted to be coupled to the mobile terminal and wherein the first key is configured to authenticate an intended user of the mobile terminal to a mobile network and to download a function capsule including a first function from the mobile network to the mobile terminal; and wherein the second key is configured to authenticate the intended user to the function capsule on the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card for use with a server system, the server system including a server adapted to download a function capsule including a first function to a mobile terminal via a mobile network, the SIM card comprising:
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a first key and a second key; wherein the SIM card is adapted to be coupled to the mobile terminal and wherein the first key is used to authenticate an intended user of the mobile terminal to the mobile network and to download the function capsule from the mobile network to the mobile terminal; and wherein the second key is used to authenticate the intended user to the function capsule on the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card for use with a communication system having a mobile terminal coupled to a mobile network, the SIM card comprising:
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a function capsule authentication key and an additional key; wherein the function capsule authentication key authenticates an intended user to a function capsule including a first function downloaded from the mobile network to the mobile terminal; and wherein the additional key authenticates the intended user to utilize the first function of the function capsule after the function capsule authentication key has authenticated the intended user to the function capsule. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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