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Protocol conversion “Bearer Independent Protocol (BIP)”—TCP/IP for communication between SIM and terminal

  • US 8,447,836 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2005
  • Issued: 05/21/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of offering services of an HTTP or HTTPS server, the method comprising:

  • mapping a domain name of a first electronic device to an internal IP address associated with a gateway, and wherein the internal IP address is fixed in a static routing and DNS table located on the first electronic device; and

    transmitting HTTP messages over a local physical communication channel between a server and a browser running locally on a second electronic device via the gateway using the mapping;

    wherein the server is implemented by or running locally on the first electronic device that is a portable device, to the browser running on the second electronic device,wherein the first electronic device exchanging the HTTP messages with the second electronic device over the local physical communication channel between the first electronic device and the second electronic device according to a Bearer Independent Protocol,wherein the second electronic device is a terminal connected over the local physical communication channel to the portable device via the gateway residing on the terminal, andwherein on the second electronic device, the local physical communication channel is managed by the gateway which performs protocol conversion of the Bearer Independent Protocol to TCP/IP for messages being received from the HTTP or HTTPS server, and protocol conversion of TCP/IP to the Bearer Independent Protocol for messages being sent to the HTTP or HTTPS server.

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