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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Mao Asai, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Hamatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Tamachika, Yokosuka, JP;
Hirohito Taniguchi, Settsu, JP;
Mao Asai, Kawasaki, JP;
Makoto Hamatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Tamachika, Yokosuka, JP;
Hirohito Taniguchi, Settsu, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An objective is to prevent a downloaded application from accessing data in an external memory unrelated to the application, and to achieve safer management of access to the external memory. An external memory function moduleis a function module that controls access of an application downloaded in a cell phone, to an external memory. This external memory function modulehas a bind ID acquirerfor acquiring a bind ID to specify the application downloaded, a discrimination ID acquirerfor acquiring a directory discrimination ID to specify an application permitted to access a directory, and an access controllerfor checking the bind ID against the directory discrimination ID and for, when they coincide with each other, performing such control as to permit access of the application to the directory.