Patent ID: 8406734

Claim:
A control computer comprised in a mobile communication terminal, the control computer programmed with an application access protection program, the mobile communication terminal including an input and a display screen, the application access protection program restricting access by an application to Email confidential information of the mobile communication terminal, the Email confidential information having an access level and being managed by a basic processing part of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the application is outside of the basic processing part and wherein the application access protection program executes the following steps: inputting the application data to the mobile communication terminal; deciding from application data whether the application is expected to access the Email confidential information; if the application is expected to access the Email confidential information, then (a) displaying a first selection screen to prompt a user to select whether or not to permit downloading of the application; (b) if the user permits downloading, then downloading the application; (c) then, if the application is still expected to access the Email confidential information, displaying a second selection screen to prompt the user to select whether or not to permit installation of the application; and (d) if the user permits installation, then installing the application; wherein the application data comprises a descriptor file associated with the application at the mobile communication terminal, and the step of deciding from application data whether the application is expected to access the Email confidential information comprises determining from the descriptor file whether the application is expected to access the Email confidential information.