Method and Internet Terminal for Remotely Performing Operations on a Secure Element Connected to a Communication Device

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for remotely performing operations determined by a service provider on a secure element connected to a communication device having a user application capable of IP based communication, characterised by providing a non service provider specific Internet terminal client module for the user application for establishing connection with the secure element; obtaining context parameters for connection to an Internet terminal provider module hosted on a remote server via the user application, launching the Internet terminal client module by the user application, using the context parameters to establish remote connection between the Internet terminal provider module and the Internet terminal client module, detecting the secure element connected to the communication device via the Internet terminal client module, opening a virtual communication channel between the Internet terminal provider module and the secure element over the connection between the Internet terminal client module and the Internet terminal provider module, transmitting secure element commands determined by the service provider to the secure element over the virtual communication channel and performing an operation corresponding to the secure element commands on the secure element. The invention further relates to an Internet terminal comprising an Internet terminal provider module for remotely performing operations determined by a service provider on a secure element connected to a communication device having a user application capable of IP based communication, characterised by comprising a non service provider specific Internet terminal client module that can be launched by the user application which Internet terminal client module is configured to establish connection with the secure element, and to connect to the Internet terminal provider module and to open a virtual communication channel between the Internet terminal provider module and the secure element, which virtual communication channel is adapted to transmit secure element commands to the secure element for performing operations determined by the service provider.

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