Portable terminal and function limiting method
First Claim
1. A portable terminal, including a noncontact integrated circuit (IC) card, configured to receive a subscriber information card, comprising:
- a memory unit configured to store a noncontact IC card use permission list on which subscriber numbers identifying subscribers permitted to use the noncontact IC card are registered; and
a controller configured to compare the subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card with the noncontact IC card use permission list stored in said memory unit to judge whether or not the subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card is in the use permission list, and to decide whether or not to permit use of said noncontact IC card based on the judgment result,wherein in a case where said subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card is not included in the list, the controller is configured to only stop a function of said noncontact IC card, while permitting functions of the portable terminal to be carried out.
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Abstract
A portable terminal including a noncontact IC card function unit and capable of being used by inserting a subscriber information card is provided, in which a noncontact IC card use permission list on which numbers of subscribers permitted to use a noncontact IC card function are registered is prepared in advance; the subscriber number recorded on the subscriber information card is compared with the noncontact IC card use permission list to judge whether or not the relevant subscriber number is in the list, and if the relevant subscriber number is not included in the list, only the function of noncontact IC card function unit is stopped. Accordingly an arbitrary third party is prevented from using the noncontact IC card function in a portable terminal incorporating a noncontact IC card function and capable of being used by inserting a subscriber information card such as an SIM card.
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7 Claims
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1. A portable terminal, including a noncontact integrated circuit (IC) card, configured to receive a subscriber information card, comprising:
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a memory unit configured to store a noncontact IC card use permission list on which subscriber numbers identifying subscribers permitted to use the noncontact IC card are registered; and a controller configured to compare the subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card with the noncontact IC card use permission list stored in said memory unit to judge whether or not the subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card is in the use permission list, and to decide whether or not to permit use of said noncontact IC card based on the judgment result, wherein in a case where said subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card is not included in the list, the controller is configured to only stop a function of said noncontact IC card, while permitting functions of the portable terminal to be carried out. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a portable terminal, including a noncontact IC card, configured to receive a subscriber information card, comprising steps of:
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preparing in advance a noncontact IC card use permission list on which numbers of subscribers permitted to use the noncontact IC card are registered; judging whether or not a subscriber number recorded on the subscriber information card is in the list by comparing the subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card with said noncontact IC card use permission list; and stopping only a function of said noncontact IC card in response to the judgment that the subscriber number recorded in the subscriber information card is not included in said list while permitting functions of the portable terminal to be carried out.
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7. A computer program product encoded with instructions, which when executed by an information processor of portable terminal, including a noncontact IC card, configured to receive a subscriber information card, causes the information processor to perform a method comprising steps of:
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preparing in advance a noncontact IC card use permission list on which numbers of subscribers permitted to use the noncontact IC card are registered; judging whether or not a subscriber number recorded on the subscriber information card is in the list by comparing the subscriber number recorded on said subscriber information card with said noncontact IC card use permission list; and stopping only a function of said noncontact IC card in response to the judgment that the subscriber number recorded in the subscriber information card is not included in said list while permitting functions of the portable terminal to be carried out.
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