Patent ID: 7689662

Claim:
A method for controlling access to data in mobile communications networks, comprising: identifying particular data to be read from or written to a data memory by a data processing device in order for a particular service to be provided to a user of a mobile communication device; sending at least one of a read addressing message or a write addressing message from the data processing device to the data memory, the read addressing message or write addressing message identifying (a) the particular data to be read from or written to the data memory and (b) the user to be provided the particular service requiring the particular data to be read from or written to the data memory; in response to receiving the read addressing message or write addressing message at the data at the data memory, sending a checking request from the data memory to a central control device; checking by the central control device, using predetermined checking criteria, whether the data processing device is authorized to access the data memory to read or write the particular data identified in the read addressing message or write addressing message; and the central control device allowing the data processing device access to the data memory to read or write the particular data if the check result is positive and not if negative.