Method for installing and managing NFC applications with pictures

A method for installing an NFC application comprising at least one picture within a mobile communication device equipped with a secure element, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a Service Provider which provides an NFC application, a request from the mobile communication device for the NFC application, and transmitting the NFC application together with the at least one picture to a Trusted Service Manager executing on a processor;
• separating, by the Trusted Service Manager, the at least one picture from the NFC application, re-encoding the at least one picture to obtain at least one re-encoded picture, storing the at least one re-encoded picture, and transmitting the NFC application together with a reference to a storage location of the at least one re-encoded picture to the mobile communication device;
• installing, by the mobile communication device, the NFC application together with the reference in the secure element, and retrieving the at least one re-encoded picture by sending one selected from a group consisting of the reference and information that corresponds to said reference to the Trusted Service Manager, and requesting to download the at least one re-encoded picture from the storage location to which the reference points;
• processing, by the Trusted Service Manager, the request for the downloading of the at least one re-encoded picture by obtaining the at least one re-encoded picture from the storage location indicated by the reference, and sending the at least one re-encoded picture to the mobile communication device;
• and
• receiving, by a trusted application located on the mobile communication device, the at least one re-encoded picture, processing the at least one re-encoded picture, and displaying the at least one re-encoded picture.