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A user identification module (UIM) 12 having a plurality of storage areas that may be built into or mounted in a mobile terminal 11. A contents server 19, upon receipt of a distribution request from the mobile terminal 11, may distribute a program or data used at the time of program execution throug

A user identification module (UIM) 12 having a plurality of storage areas that may be built into or mounted in a mobile terminal 11. A contents server 19, upon receipt of a distribution request from the mobile terminal 11, may distribute a program or data used at the time of program execution through a network including a radio network. The program may be encrypted twice by the contents server 19. During distribution, the program may be decrypted a first time by a distribution management server 16. The program may be decrypted a second time by the UIM 12. The decrypted program and the data may be stored in one of a plurality of separate and independently operated memory blocks of the UIM 12 and not through the control unit of the mobile terminal 11. The program may be enabled for execution by the UIM 12 at the direction of the distribution management server 16.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A program distribution system for distribution of a program, the program distribution system comprising: a mobile terminal configured to receive a program wirelessly transmittable to the mobile terminal in a non-activated and encrypted condition, the mobile terminal com

The invention claimed is: 1. A program distribution system for distribution of a program, the program distribution system comprising: a mobile terminal configured to receive a program wirelessly transmittable to the mobile terminal in a non-activated and encrypted condition, the mobile terminal comprising a user identification module and a first operational control unit configured to control operation of the mobile terminal, the first operational control unit further configured to transfer the program in the non-activated and encrypted condition to the user identification module in response to receipt of the program at the mobile terminal; and the user identification module comprising a plurality of memory blocks, and a second operational control unit configured to control operation of the user identification module, the second operational control unit further configured to decrypt the program and store the program in a non-activated condition in one of the memory blocks. 2. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein the user identification module is configured to receive location information indicative of the one of the memory blocks the program is to be stored within, the location information transmittable to the mobile terminal and transferable to the user identification module. 3. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to transmit a request for distribution of the program to the mobile terminal. 4. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein the program storable by the user identification module is only activatable by the user identification module in response to receipt by the user identification module of a program activation request that is transmittable to the mobile terminal. 5. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein the program storable by the user identification module is only deactivatable by the user identification module in response to receipt by the user identification module of a program deactivation request transmittable to the mobile terminal. 6. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein the program storable by the user identification module is only deleteable by the user identification module in response to receipt by the user identification module of a program deletion request transmittable to the mobile terminal. 7. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein the one of the memory blocks is configured to securely store value data in conjunction with the program, wherein the user identification module is directable to execute the program to apply the value data to a monetary debt that is incurred with the mobile terminal. 8. The program distribution system of claim 1, wherein each of the memory blocks comprises a program area and a data area, the user identification module configured to store the program in the program area of the one of the memory blocks and data associated with the program in the data area of the same one of the memory blocks. 9. The program distribution system of claim 8, wherein the user identification module is configured to selectively make at least one of the program and the associated data storable in the one of the memory blocks accessible by another program storable and executable in another memory block. 10. A mobile terminal for use in distributing a program, the mobile terminal comprising: a first operational control unit and a storage unit, the operational control unit configured to control operation of the mobile terminal based on a control program included in the storage unit; a communication unit configured to receive a program wirelessly transmittable to the mobile terminal in a non-activated and encrypted condition; a user identification module interface unit in communication with the communication unit, the communication unit configured to transfer the program in the non-activated and encrypted condition to the user identification module interface unit; a user identification module coupled with the user identification module interface unit, the user identification module interface unit is configured to transfer the program in the non-activated and encrypted condition to the user identification module; and the user identification module comprises a plurality of memory blocks and a second operational control unit configured to control operation of the user identification module, the second operational control unit further configured to decrypt the program and store the program in a non-activated condition in one of the memory blocks. 11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive location information that is wirelessly transmittable to the mobile terminal, the location information is indicative of the one of the memory blocks the program is to be stored within, and wherein the location information is transferable from the communication unit to the user identification module via the user identification module interface unit to indicate to the user identification module where the decrypted program is to be stored. 12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, further comprising a display section in communication with the first operational control unit and the communication unit, wherein a request for distribution of the program to the mobile terminal is transmittable with the communication unit as directed by the first operational control unit in conjunction with the display section. 13. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the user identification module interface unit is configured to communicate directly with the operational control unit to transmit and receive data, and wherein the user identification module interface unit is further configured to communicate directly with the communication unit to transmit and receive data without intermediation of the first operational control unit. 14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, further comprising an external equipment interface configured to exchange information with a communication device that is external to the mobile terminal, wherein the user identification module interface unit is further configured to communicate directly with the external equipment interface to exchange information with the communication device without intermediation of the first operational control unit. 15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the program storable by the user identification module is only activatable by the user identification module in response to receipt by the user identification module of a program activation request that is transmittable to the communication unit and receivable by the user identification module via the user identification module interface unit. 16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the program storable by the user identification module is only deactivatable by the user identification module in response to receipt by the user identification module of a program deactivation request that is transmittable to the communication unit and receivable by the user identification module via the user identification module interface unit. 17. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the program storable by the user identification module is only deleteable by the user identification module in response to receipt by the user identification module of a program deletion request that is transmittable to the communication unit and receivable by the user identification module via the user identification module interface unit. 18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the one of the memory blocks is configured to securely store value data in conjunction with the program, and wherein the user identification module is directable to execute the program to apply the value data to a monetary debt that is incurred with the mobile terminal. 19. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein each of the memory blocks comprises a program area and a data area, and the user identification module is further configured to store the program in the program area of the one of the memory blocks and data associated with the program in the data area of the same one of the memory blocks. 20. The mobile terminal of claim 19, wherein the user identification module is further configured to selectively make at least one of the program and the associated data storable in the one of the memory blocks accessible by another program storable and executable in another one of the memory blocks. 21. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the user identification module is configured to decrypt the program with a user identification module private key stored in the user identification module. 22. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the user identification module is configured to control access by the program to other memory blocks.