Patent ID: 9390259
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for activating an operating system in a security module, wherein the security module is operational either by means of a first operating system or by means of a second operating system, having the method steps: operating the security module by means of the first operating system and shifting the security module from the first operating system to the second operating system; wherein: a primary application incorporated in the security module accesses the respective operating system by means of an operating-system interface, so that the incorporated primary application remains unchanged by the step of shifting, wherein the incorporated primary application accesses the first operating system or the second operating system only via the operating-system interface; and the primary application is adapted to execute at least one secondary application, wherein the secondary application can access the first operating system or the second operating system only by means of the primary application and the operating-system interface.