Patent ID: 8452330

Claim:
A mobile terminal for providing information related to the mobile terminal in a mobile terminal power-off state, the mobile terminal comprising: at least one storage unit; and a contactless controller configured to receive a request for the information related to the mobile terminal from a requesting device in the power-off state, to obtain the requested information from the at least one storage unit in the power-off state, and to transmit the obtained information to the requesting device in the power-off state, wherein the information related to the mobile terminal includes mobile terminal capability information indicating a mark-up language support, a size of display, an applicability of specific software, and a terminal display strategy, wherein the information related to the mobile terminal further includes mobile terminal profile information that is used to determine whether the mobile terminal has the necessary capabilities to accommodate a specific operation, wherein the at least one storage unit includes at least two of the following storage units: an internal memory of the mobile terminal, a smart card, and a memory card, wherein the contactless controller resides in the smart card or the memory card, wherein the contactless controller is further configured to check priority information indicating an access rule set of the at least two storage units, and to access the at least two storage units according to the access rule set to obtain the requested information, and wherein the access rule set indicates possible locations in a particular order for the requested information, and the access rule set is set by a user.