Method, apparatus and system for partitioning and bundling access to network services and applications

A communication device for accessing network services and applications, comprising:

• a processor/controller configured to allow the communication device access to at least one of a plurality of network services and applications,
• wherein the communication device is configured to be operably coupled to a smart card that is configured to have stored thereon access rights to at least one of the plurality of network services and applications, wherein the communication device is configured to transfer to and from the smart card access rights to at least one of the plurality of network services and applications;
• a memory coupled to the processor for storing access rights received by the communication device,
• wherein the communication device can access only the network services and applications for which access rights thereto are either stored in the communication device or stored on a smart card operably coupled to the communication device;
• wherein the access rights to access the plurality of network services and applications are partitioned into a first portion of access rights that is stored on the communication device and a second portion of access rights that is stored on a first smart card operably coupled to the communication device,
• wherein the communication device is configured to have access to network services and applications corresponding to the first portion of access rights when any smart card having an established pairing with the communication device is operably coupled to the communication device, and
• wherein the communication device is configured to have access to network services and applications corresponding to the second portion of access rights when the smart card having the second portion of access rights stored thereon is operably coupled to the communication device.

A communication device for accessing network services and applications, comprising:

• a processor/controller configured to allow the communication device access to at least one of a plurality of network services and applications,
• wherein the communication device is configured to be operably coupled to a smart card that is configured to have stored thereon access rights to at least one of the plurality of network services and applications, wherein the communication device is configured to transfer to and from the smart card access rights to at least one of the plurality of network services and applications;
• a memory coupled to the processor for storing access rights received by the communication device,
• wherein the communication device can access only the network services and applications for which access rights thereto are either stored in the communication device or stored on a smart card operably coupled to the communication device;
• wherein the access rights to access the plurality of network services and applications can be partitioned into a first portion of access rights and a second portion of access rights,
• wherein the first portion of access rights is stored on the communication device and the second portion of access rights is stored on a first smart card that is configured to be operably coupled to the communication device,
• wherein the first portion of access rights can be used by the pairing of the communication device retaining the first portion of access rights and the smart card retaining the second portion of access rights, and by the pairing of the communication device retaining the first portion of access rights and at least one smart card other than the smart card retaining the second portion of access rights, and
• wherein the second portion of access rights can be used by the pairing of the smart card retaining the second portion of access rights and the communication device retaining the first portion of access rights, and by the pairing of the smart card retaining the second portion of access rights and at least one communication device other than the communication device retaining the first portion of access rights.

A system for providing and transferring access to network services and applications, comprising:

• a plurality of communication devices configured to have access to at least a portion of a plurality of network services and applications devices;
• an owner smart card configured to transfer to and to transfer from at least one of the plurality of communication devices at least a portion of the rights to access the plurality of network services and applications, wherein the owner smart card has an established pairing with at least a portion of the plurality of communication devices;
• and
• at least one borrower smart card configured to be operably coupled to the plurality of communication devices, wherein the owner smart card is configured to have an established association with at least one borrower smart card,
• wherein at least a portion of the rights to access the plurality of network services and applications are transferable between the owner smart card and the communication devices that have a pairing with the owner smart card, and
• wherein at least a portion of the rights to access the plurality of network services and applications are transferable between a communication device that has an established pairing with the owner smart card and at least one of the borrower smart cards that has an association with the owner smart card.