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AssigneesSTMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsThierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
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A device, including a main element and a set of at least two auxiliary elements, said main element including a master SWP interface, each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link and management means configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
A method for operating a near field communication (NFC) controller in a circuit, the circuit comprising a first Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) and a second UICC, the method comprising:
A method for operating a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) in a device, the method comprising:
A method for operating a near field communication (NFC) controller, the method comprising:
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The invention relates to the communication between components or elements, in particular between a contactless element, for example, an NFC (“Near Field Communication”) controller element and at least two auxiliary elements, such as a UICC or secure elements, for example, located within a wireless apparatus, for example, a mobile phone.
As defined within ETSI TR 102 216 V3.0.0 (2003-09), UICC, which is neither an abbreviation nor an acronym, designates a smart card that conforms to the specifications written and maintained by the ETSI Smart Card Platform project.
Further to its conventional telephone function, a mobile phone may be used for exchanging information with a contactless device by using a contactless communication protocol.
Other advantages and features of the invention will appear on examining the detailed description of embodiments, these being no way limiting, and of the appended drawings in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates schematically an embodiment of a device according to the invention;
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate connections between a main element and auxiliary elements through a SWP link;
Embodiments of the invention will be now described in the technical field of contactless elements or components connected to secure elements, in particular, embedded in a mobile phone, although the invention is not limited to these particulars embodiments.
A contactless element is an element or a component able to exchange information through an antenna with a contactless device according to contactless communication protocol.
An NFC element or component, which is a contactless element, is an element or component compliant with the NFC technology.
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