Method and Apparatus for Secure Element Management

A method, comprising:

• receiving at a terminal a refresh message sent by a secure element, wherein said refresh message comprises a request for a session reset in response to at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• sending by said terminal a status message to said secure element, wherein said status message notifies said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed;
• and
• sending by said terminal an application selection message to said secure element, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value.

A method, comprising:

• determining at a secure element that at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• sending by said secure element a refresh message to a terminal, wherein said refresh message comprises a request for a session reset in response to at least said one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• receiving a status message sent by said terminal, wherein said status message notifies to the said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed;
• receiving an application selection message sent by said terminal, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value;
• and
• reactivating at said secure element said current active application with at least said new value.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• receive at a terminal a refresh message sent by a secure element, wherein said refresh message comprises a request for a session reset in response to at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• send by said terminal a status message to said secure element, wherein said status message notifies said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed;
• and
• send by said terminal an application selection message to said secure element, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• determine at a secure element that at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• send by said secure element a refresh message to a terminal, wherein said refresh message comprises a request for a session reset in response to at least said one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• receive a status message sent by said terminal, wherein said status message notifies to the said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed;
• receive an application selection message sent by said terminal, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value;
• and
• reactivate at said secure element said current active application with at least said new value.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:

• code for receiving at a terminal a refresh message sent by a secure element, wherein said refresh message comprises a request for a session reset in response to at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• code for sending by said terminal a status message to said secure element, wherein said status message notifies said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed;
• and
• code for sending by said terminal an application selection message to said secure element, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:

• code for determining at a secure element that at least one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• code for sending by said secure element a refresh message to a terminal, wherein said refresh message comprises a request for a session reset in response to at least said one value associated with a current active application on said secure element is changed;
• code for receiving a status message sent by said terminal, wherein said status message notifies to the said current active application on said secure element that an application session reset procedure will be executed;
• code for receiving an application selection message sent by said terminal, wherein said application selection message instructs said secure element to reactivate said current active application with at least said new value;
• and
• code for reactivating at said secure element said current active application with at least said new value.