Operating device and method for universal IC card

• US 8,260,354 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2009
• Issued: 09/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Sung Soo, Uh, Rae Jin, Park, Kum Rye, Lee, Ju Beam, Lee, Jung In, Park, Kyu San
• Primary Examiner(s): Aminzay, Shaima Q
• Application Number:
  US12/470,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20090291712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 455/558, 455/554.2, 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/575.1, 235/380, 235/441, 235/492, 710/301
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/401 for selecting or indicating operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A device and method for operating a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) are provided. The method includes selecting a first data type based application by a mobile terminal, and transceiving data by converting data transceived between the first data type based application and a first application module into data of a second data type set in the UICC, while the mobile terminal communicates with the UICC storing the first application module for supporting the first data type based.

Claims

1. A method for operating a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) comprising a plurality of application modules by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

selecting a first data type based application by the mobile terminal; and

transceiving data by converting data transceived between the first data type based application and a first application module into data of a second data type set in the UICC, while the mobile terminal communicates with the UICC storing the first application module for supporting the first data type based application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transceiving of the data comprises:

converting data of the first data type transmitted from the application of the first data type into data of the second data type;

transmitting the data of the second data type to the UICC;

converting the data of the second data type transmitted from the UICC into the data of the first data type; and

transmitting the data of the first data type to the application of the first data type.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first data type comprises a command based data type and the second data type comprises an Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) based data type.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first application module comprises one of a Wireless Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) module, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) module and a Global System For Mobile Telecommunications GSM module.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a second data type based application by the mobile terminal, when the first data type based application operates; and

communicating with the UICC storing a second application module for supporting the second data type based application with the data of the second data type by the mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second data type based application comprises a Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) based application.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the application of the first data type based application comprises a command based application.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the second application module comprises one of a Wireless Broadband (WiBro) module and a Digital Rights Management (DRM) operating module.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

assigning a channel to the first application module and the second application module, respectively, by the UICC; and

distributing data transceived according to each channel to a corresponding application module by the UICC.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising selecting and activating an application module corresponding to a selected application module in the mobile terminal.

11. A Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) operating device, the device comprising:

a UICC comprising a plurality of application modules; and

a mobile terminal for selecting a first data type based application, for communicating with the UICC storing a first application module which supports the first data type based application among the plurality of application modules for converting data transceived between the first data type based application and the first application module into data of a second data type which is set in the UICC and for transceiving.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the mobile terminal comprises:

an application processor for controlling an application operation of the first data type; and

a modem processor for converting data of the first data type transmitted from the application of the first data type into data of the second data type, for transmitting the data of the second data type to the UICC, for converting data of the second data type transmitted from the UICC into data of the first data type and for transmitting the data of the first data type to the application of the first data type.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the first data type comprises a command based data type and the second data type comprises an Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) based data type.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein, when the first data type based application is operated, if the mobile terminal selects a second data type based application, the mobile terminal controls data to communicate with the UICC storing a second application module for supporting the second data type based application among the plurality of application modules with data of the second data type.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the second data type based application comprises a Personal Computer/Smart Card (PC/SC) based application.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the first data type based application comprises a command based application.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein the first application module is one of a Wireless Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) module, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) module and a Global System For Mobile Telecommunications GSM module.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein the second application module comprises one of a Wireless Broadband (WiBro) module and a Digital Rights Management (DRM) operating module.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein the UICC further comprises a UICC Operation System OS for assigning a channel to the first application module and the second application module, respectively, and for distributing transceived data, according to each channel, to a corresponding application module.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the UICC OS selects and activates an application module corresponding to the application module selected in the mobile terminal.