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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Sung-rock Cheon, Seoul, KR;
Jae-sic Jeon, Seoul, KR;
O-hyon Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Joo-sik Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Rock Cheon, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Sic Jeon, Seoul, KR;
O-Hyon Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Joo-Sik Lee, Seoul, KR;
SK TELECOM CO., LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a terminal comprising: a socket configured to receive a security module; an NFC (Near Field Communication) unit configured to communicate with an external reader or another terminal; and a protocol identifying unit configured to supply a voltage to the security module and to identify whether the security module supports a first protocol by transmitting a signal for using the first protocol through a first contact of the security module and receiving from the security module a first information associated with a protocol supported by the security module, wherein the terminal additionally receives a second information associated with the protocol supported by the security module through a second contact of the security module, and wherein the NFC unit receives a information from the security module through the first contact based on the first protocol identified by the protocol identifying unit, and transmits the received information to the external reader or another terminal.