Integrated Circuit Device That Includes A Secure Element And A Wireless Component For Transmitting Protected Data Over A Local Point-To-Point Wireless Communication Connection

A security method for transmitting protected data stored in an integrated circuit memory device, the integrated circuit memory device having:

• a wireless interface that includes a radio component for establishing a local point-to-point wireless communication connection with a wireless computing device, the local point-to-point wireless communication connection being a radio communication connection,
• a memory controller,
• a memory component,
• a protected memory area in the memory component storing protected data that is implemented to be not accessible by a user of the integrated circuit memory device, but is implemented to be accessible by the memory controller, the protected data includes data or software executable, individually or in any combination, and
• an internal memory area in the memory component storing program that is implemented to be not accessible by the user, but is implemented to be accessible and executable by the memory controller to support at least part of the functionalities of the memory controller;
• the method comprising:
• establishing, by the integrated circuit memory device, a local point-to-point wireless communication connection between the integrated circuit memory device and the wireless computing device, the local point-to-point wireless communication connection being a radio communication connection;
• activating, by the integrated circuit memory device, at least part of operations of the integrated circuit memory device subsequent to establishing the local point-to-point wireless communication connection that is a radio communication connection;
• providing, by the integrated circuit memory device to the wireless computing device, identification associated with a device interface description;
• accessing, by the memory controller, the protected data stored in the protected memory area;
• operating, by the memory controller, at least part of a decryption operation on the accessed protected data;
• operating, by the memory controller, at least part of an encryption operation on the decrypted protected data for wireless transmission;
• and
• wireless transmitting the encrypted protected data from the integrated circuit memory device over the local point-to-point wireless communication connection to the wireless computing device,
• wherein the integrated circuit memory device functions as a security key by requiring the presence of the integrated circuit memory device for wireless transmitting the encrypted protected data, and the security of the protected data is safeguarded at least by the storing of the protected data in the protected memory area of the integrated circuit memory device, by the encryption operation, and by the wireless transmission over the local point-to-point wireless communication connection.

A wireless communication device that includes an integrated circuit memory device for storing protected data and a wireless component for transmitting the protected data, the wireless communication device comprising:

• a wireless interface that includes a radio component for establishing a local point-to-point wireless communication connection with a wireless computing device, the local point-to-point wireless communication connection being a radio communication connection;
• a memory controller;
• a memory component;
• a protected memory area in the memory component storing protected data that is implemented to be not accessible by a user of the portable wireless communication, but is implemented to be accessible by the memory controller, the protected data includes data or software executable, individually or in any combination;
• and
• an internal memory area in the memory component storing program that is not implemented to be accessible by the user but is implemented to be accessible and executable by the memory controller to support at least part of the functionalities of the memory controller;
• wherein operations of the wireless communication device includes:
• means for establishing, by the wireless communication device, a local point-to-point wireless communication connection between the wireless communication and the wireless computing device, the local point-to-point wireless communication connection being a radio communication connection;
• means for activating, by the wireless communication device, at least part of the operations of the wireless communication device subsequent to establishing the local point-to-point wireless communication connection that is a radio communication connection;
• means for executing, by the memory controller, the program store in the internal memory, and the execution of the program by the memory controller manages:
• to access the protected data stored in the protected memory area, the accessing of the protected data stored in the protected memory area includes an authentication algorithm that includes cryptographic techniques, and
• to encrypt at least part of the accessed protected data for wireless transmission;
• and
• means for wireless transmitting the encrypted protected data from the wireless communication device over the local point-to-point wireless communication connection to the wireless computing device;
• and
• means for the wireless communication device to function as a security key by requiring the presence of the wireless communication device for wireless transmission of the encrypted protected data.