Patent ID: 8254835

Claim:
A mobile terminal with a Near Field Communication (NFC) function, the mobile terminal wirelessly connecting to a reader using an NFC method, comprising: an NFC controller to wirelessly connect to the reader through an NFC antenna and to receive an Applet Identification (AID) signal and a function control signal used to control operational states of a plurality of functions provided to the mobile terminal from the reader; a base band unit to receive the function control signal and control the operational states of at least one function selected from among the plurality of functions provided to and operated in the mobile terminal; a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) unit to connect to the NFC controller and record information about a subscriber of the mobile terminal; and a Secure Element (SE) to encode and decode the signal transmitted and received between the mobile terminal and the reader, using a security algorithm, wherein the base band unit comprises: a card applet unit for setting an applet corresponding to the Applet Identification (AID) received from the reader by the NFC controller to an active state, receiving the function control signal, and converting the function control signal into a decoded function control signal by decoding an encryption code; and a function control unit for controlling the operational states of the functions designated based on the function control signal decoded and transmitted by the card applet unit.