Patent ID: 6901251
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A portable communication apparatus comprising: a man-machine interface having a display; a controller; an operating system; a local storage device for storing a first application, wherein the man-machine interface is adapted to provide interaction between a user of the portable communication apparatus and the first application when executed by the controller and the operating system; a wireless interface for connecting the portable communication apparatus to a remote device, wherein the man-machine interface is also adapted to provide interaction between the user and a second application originating from the remote device; and a secure resource which is only accessible from the operating system, wherein only the operating system is adapted to provide a security indicator through the man-machine interface at a dedicated sub-portion of the display only accessible to the operating system, the security indicator representing a secure connection between the secure resource and one of the first and second applications currently using the man-machine interface.