Switching device and method for automatically connecting to nfc chip and switching security element

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016227012-A1
Application number	US-201414917657-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 11, 2014
Priority date	Sep 12, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a switch device for automatically connecting to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements, comprising: a slave port for communicatively connecting to the NFC chip; master ports for communicatively connecting to the plurality of secure elements respectively; a registry unit, in which connection information of each secure element and application information of all the applications in each secure element are stored; and a master controller for controlling the switch device to establish a first channel with the NFC via the slave port and to establish a second channel with the secure element via the master port. The invention supports SWP connection of a plurality of secure elements, and can automatically select a corresponding secure element according to a command sent from the card reader and activate communication.

First claim

1 . A switch device for automatically connecting to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements, said switch device is disposed between the NFC chip and the secure elements, characterized by comprising:
a slave port for communicatively connecting to the NFC chip; master ports for communicatively connecting to the plurality of secure elements respectively; a registry unit, in which connection information of each secure element and application information of all the applications in each secure element are stored; and a master controller for controlling the switch device to establish a first channel with the NFC via the slave port, receiving a command sent from the NFC chip via the first channel, looking up the application in a secure element that corresponds to the command in the registry unit according to the command, controlling the switch device to establish a second channel with the corresponding secure element via the master port and to perform information interaction with the corresponding secure element via the second channel.

2 . A switch device for automatically connecting to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 1 , characterized in that,
the slave port is communicatively connected to the NFC chip via a SWP protocol; and the master ports are communicatively connected to the plurality of secure elements via the SWP protocol.

3 . A switch device for automatically connecting to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 1 , characterized in that,
the number of the slave port is one, and the master ports can be communicatively connected to the plurality of secure elements respectively.

4 . A switch device for automatically connecting to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 1 , characterized in that,
the slave port has a connecting function of the secure element in the SWP protocol connecting process, and the master ports have the connecting function of the NFC in the SWP protocol connecting process.

5 . A switch device for automatically connecting to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 1 , characterized in that,
for each secure element, connection information and application information related to the secure element is stored in the registry unit in a one-on-one correspondence.

6 . A switch method for enabling a switch device to be automatically connected to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements, characterized by comprising the following steps:
a first channel establishing step, in which a first channel is established between the NFC chip and the switch device, and registry information in a converter is configured; a command sending step, in which the NFC chip sends a command to the switch device via the first channel; a second channel establishing step, in which the switch device recognizes the application of a secure element that corresponds to the command from the registry information according to the command, and establishes a second channel with the corresponding secure element; and an information interacting step in which the switch device performs information interaction with the corresponding secure element via the second channel and the result is returned to the NFC chip via the first channel.

7 . The switch method for enabling a switch device to be automatically connected to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 5 , characterized in that,
in the first channel establishing step, after the NFC chip and the switch device are activated, the first channel is established between the NFC chip and the switch device, and registry information in a converter is configured so that for each secure element, connection information and application information related to the secure element is stored in a one-on-one correspondence.

8 . The switch method for enabling a switch device to be automatically connected to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 7 , characterized in that,
the second channel establishing step comprises the following sub-steps: the switch device recognizes the application of the secure element which corresponds to the command from the registry information according to the command; the switch device activates the corresponding secure element; and the switch device establishes the second channel with the secure element.

9 . The switch method for enabling a switch device to be automatically connected to NFC chip and capable of switching a plurality of secure elements according to claim 8 , characterized in that,
the information interacting step comprises the following sub-steps: sending the command to the corresponding secure element via the second channel; the corresponding secure element which receives the command processing the command; returning the processing result of the command to the switch device via the second channel; and the switch device sending the processing result to the NFC chip via the first channel.

Assignees

• China Unionpay Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chai Hongfeng
• Lu Zhijun

Classifications

• H04M2250/04

  including near field communication means, e.g. RFID · CPC title

• H04M1/7253 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72412 Primary

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title