Granted Patent B2

US 8,095,179 · App. 10/965,643 · Granted Jan 10, 2012

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A method for providing smart card applications on an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a smart card related message from a remote terminal;

determining whether the smart card related message is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by electronic device software;

if the smart card related message is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, having the electronic device software process the message without communicating with the smart card; and

if the smart card related message is not related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, transmitting the message to the smart card.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is received via a Bluetooth connection.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is received via an RFID, WLAN, infrared, or UWB connection.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is received via a serial, parallel, or USB cable connection.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises a command application protocol data unit.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating a response message for transmittal to the remote terminal.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote terminal comprises a laptop computer.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a portable telephone.

9. A computer program product, embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, for providing smart card applications on an electronic device, comprising:

computer code for receiving a smart card related message from a remote terminal;

computer code for determining whether the smart card related message is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by electronic device software;

computer code for, if the smart card related message is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, having the electronic device software process the message without communicating with the smart card; and

computer code for, if the smart card related message is not related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, transmitting the message to the smart card.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the message is received via a Bluetooth connection.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the message is received via an RFID, WLAN, infrared, or UWB connection.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the message is received via a serial, parallel, or USB cable connection.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the message comprises a command application protocol data unit.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising the step of generating a response message for transmittal to the remote terminal.

15. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the remote terminal comprises a laptop computer.

16. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device comprises a portable telephone.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing;

a memory unit for storing electronic device software;

a smart card operatively connected to the memory unit; and

a data communication link for receiving smart-card related messages from a remote terminal,

wherein if a smart card related message received by the electronic device is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, the electronic device software processes the message without communicating with the smart card, and wherein if a smart card related message received by the electronic device is not related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, the message is transmitted to the smart card for processing.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the electronic device comprises a portable telephone.

19. The device of claim 17 , wherein the remote terminal comprises a laptop computer.

20. The device of claim 17 , wherein the data communication link comprises a Bluetooth connection link.

21. The device of claim 17 , wherein the message is received via an RFID, WLAN, infrared, or UWB connection link.

22. The device of claim 17 , wherein the message is received via a serial, parallel, or USB cable connection link.

23. The device of claim 17 , wherein the message comprises a command application protocol data unit.

24. The device of claim 17 , wherein a response message is generated by the electronic device software for transmittal to the remote terminal.

25. The device of claim 17 , wherein the smart card comprises a universal integrated circuit card.

26. A module for use in an electronic device, comprising:

a memory unit for storing electronic device software;

a smart card operatively connected to the memory unit; and

a data communication link for receiving smart-card related messages from a remote terminal,

wherein if a smart card related message received by the module is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, the electronic device software processes the message without communicating with the smart card, and wherein if a smart card related message received by the module is not related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, the message is transmitted to the smart card for processing.

27. The module of claim 26 , wherein the data communication link comprises a Bluetooth connection link.

28. The module of claim 26 , wherein the message is received via an RFID, WLAN, infrared, or UWB connection link.

29. The module of claim 26 , wherein the message is received via a serial, parallel, or USB cable connection link.

30. The module of claim 26 , wherein the message comprises a command application protocol data unit.

31. The module of claim 26 , wherein a response message is generated by the electronic device software for transmittal to the remote terminal.

32. The module of claim 26 , wherein the smart card comprises a universal integrated circuit card.

33. A system for providing smart card applications, comprising:

a remote terminal; and

an electronic device including a memory unit for storing electronic device software, a smart card operatively connected to the memory unit, and a data communication link for receiving information from the remote terminal,

wherein if a smart card related message received by the electronic device from the remote terminal is related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, the electronic device software processes the message without communicating with the smart card, and wherein if a smart card related message received by the electronic device is not related to a function implemented as a proxy smart card application by the electronic device software, the message is transmitted to the smart card for processing.

34. The system of claim 33 , wherein the data communication link comprises a Bluetooth connection link.

35. The system of claim 33 , wherein the message is received via an RFID, WLAN, infrared, or UWB connection link.

36. The system of claim 33 , wherein the message is received via a serial, parallel, or USB cable connection link.

37. The system of claim 33 , wherein the message comprises a command application protocol data unit.

38. The system of claim 33 , wherein a response message is generated by the electronic device software for transmittal to the remote terminal.

39. The system of claim 33 , wherein the smart card comprises a universal integrated circuit card.

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