# US 9,894,060 B2 · Machine-to-machine device and smartcard for use in the device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,894,060 B2 - Document ID: US9894060B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/617,274 - Filed: 2009-11-12 - Published: 2011-06-09 - Granted: 2018-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2008-11-13 - Assignees: Vodafone Holding GmbH - Applicants: Sebastiaan Hoeksel; Najib Koraichi; Robert van Muijen - Inventors: Sebastiaan Hoeksel; Najib Koraichi; Robert van Muijen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9894060B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/0853: {using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234)} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/60: Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - G05B 2219/31251: Redundant access, wireless and hardware access to fielddevices - G05B 2219/33192: Radio link, wireless - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract There is provided a method device for facilitating remote access capability. An exemplary device comprises a connection module for connecting the device to a remote location. The exemplary device also comprises a smartcard comprising a secure identification and/or authentication component. The exemplary device additionally comprises a control module, at least part of which is comprised in the smartcard, interfacing with the connection module and with a component of the device, the control module being adapted to access the component in conjunction with a communication between the control module and the remote location via the connection module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device having remote access capability, comprising: a connection module for connecting the device to a remote location; a smartcard comprising a secure identification and/or authentication component; and a control module, at least part of which is comprised in the smartcard, interfacing with the connection module and with a component of the device, the control module being adapted to access the component in conjunction with a communication between the control module and the remote location via the connection module, wherein the smartcard includes different interfaces for connecting to the component and to the connection module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is connectable to the remote location via a communication network, which can be accessed via the connection module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the smartcard and the component are connected via a USB interface or a SWP interface of the smartcard. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, comprising an interface controller connected between the smartcard and the component, the interface controller being adapted to communicate with the smartcard using a first connection type and to communicate with the component using a second connection type being different from the first connection type. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, wherein the first connection type includes a USB or a SWP connection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the control module is modified based on data received via the connection module, if the data is cryptographically validated in the smartcard. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the data is encrypted via an encryption key and the validation of the data comprises decrypting the data using a decryption key corresponding to the encryption key, the decryption key being securely stored in the smartcard. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the control module is configured as a software application run on a microcontroller of the smartcard. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein the smartcard is a Java Card and the software application is a Java Card Applet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the component is configured as a sensor for measuring a quantity or as an actuator responsive to control signals received via the connection module. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the smartcard comprises a SIM or USIM application providing a secure identification and/or authentication service. ### Claim 12 A smartcard for use in a remote access device having a connection module and a control module, the control module being adapted to access a component of the device in conjunction with a communication between the control module and a remote location via the connection module, the smartcard comprising a secure identification and/or authentication component, the smartcard comprising at least a part of the control module and the smartcard including different interfaces for connecting to the component and to the connection module. ### Claim 13 A method for accessing a device from a remote location, comprising: providing a connection module for connecting the device to the remote location; providing a smartcard comprising a secure identification and/or authentication component; connecting the smartcard to the connection module and to a component of the device; and integrating a control module into the smartcard, the control module being adapted to access the component in conjunction with a communication between the control module and the remote location via the connection module, the smartcard including different interfaces for connecting to the component and to the connection module.