Patent ID: 8814051

Claim:
A method for acting upon an application hosted in a personal token for a mobile telecommunication network, comprising the steps which include: receiving, at a mobile terminal, at least an over-the-air SMS message, transmitting the SMS message to the personal token, opening the SMS, reading a code placed in a header of the SMS message, recognizing a dedicated code which indicates that the SMS is directed to the application, and after the dedicated code is recognized, initiating transmission of the SMS message to the application without extracting data included in a body of the SMS message, wherein the data included in the SMS message includes commands directed to the application, wherein the steps of opening the SMS, reading the code, and recognizing the dedicated code are performed by a software entity hosted in the personal token, wherein the step of initiating transmission of the SMS message to the application is performed by a middlet hosted in the personal token, and wherein the software entity and middlet are distinct from the application.