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MOBILE INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NFC SERVICES, AND A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

  • US 20130332363A1
  • Filed: 08/12/2013
  • Published: 12/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing access control for widget management on a mobile electronic device having a processor, a memory, code in the memory for implementing in the processor a virtual machine, and an NFC transceiver, the mobile electronic device being operatively coupled to a secure element and being in wireless communication with a server over at least one wireless network, the server having a server processor and a server memory, the method comprising:

  • generating, by the server, a widget having a widget certificate;

    associating, by the server, the widget certificate with application identification (AID) information corresponding to at least one secure application stored in the secure element;

    referencing, by the server, the widget certificate and the associated AID information in an access control (AC) file having an AC file certificate;

    providing, by the server, the AC file to the mobile electronic device over the wireless network;

    configuring the widget certificate and the AC file for authentication; and

    determining whether to provide the widget with access to the at least one secure application to enable the at least one secure application to perform at least one NFC transaction;

    wherein, in response to the authentication of the widget certificate and the AC file certificate, the virtual machine is configured to provide the widget with access to the at least one secure application when at least one of;

    (a) the widget specifies the associated AID information of the at least one secure application referenced in the AC file, and(b) the widget certificate referenced in the AC file matches the authenticated widget certificate.

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