Updating an application on a smart card and displaying an advertisement
A method and apparatus for linking an application service provider to a chipholder during a post issuance operation involving the chipholder. The method and apparatus is implemented by a set of extensible markup language…
Original patent title: “Updating an application on a smart card and displaying an advertisement”
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A method and apparatus for linking an application service provider to a chipholder during a post issuance operation involving the chipholder. The method and apparatus is implemented by a set of extensible markup language structures for transmitting promotional content and application content information to a chipholder in a smart card system. The smart card system comprises a chip management system (CMS), a distribution server, a security server, an application provider (AP), and a computer system connected by a network. Extensible markup language (SML) is used for post issuance data transactions. Specific XML structures are used to transmit application promotional data (APD) and application content data (ACD) to a CMS for packaging to chipholder during post issuance transactions. The APD and ACD are prepared by the application provider and stored in a marketing file. Responsive to receipt of a request transaction from the CMS by the AP, a determination is made whether an application identifier matches an APD and/or an ACD in the marketing file. If a match is made the APD and/or ACD is included in a response message to the CMS. Upon receipt of the response message, the CMS packages the data for transmittal to the chipholder through the distribution server.
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A method and apparatus for linking an application service provider to a chipholder during a post issuance operation involving the chipholder. The method and apparatus is implemented by a set of extensible markup language structures for transmitting promotional content and application content information to a chipholder in a smart card system. The smart card system comprises a chip management system (CMS), a distribution server, a security server, an application provider (AP), and a computer system connected by a network. Extensible markup language (SML) is used for post issuance data transactions. Specific XML structures are used to transmit application promotional data (APD) and application content data (ACD) to a CMS for packaging to chipholder during post issuance transactions. The APD and ACD are prepared by the application provider and stored in a marketing file. Responsive to receipt of a request transaction from the CMS by the AP, a determination is made whether an application identifier matches an APD and/or an ACD in the marketing file. If a match is made the APD and/or ACD is included in a response message to the CMS. Upon receipt of the response message, the CMS packages the data for transmittal to the chipholder through the distribution server.
Patent Journey
From filing to expiry
Patent Filed
2003
Patent Granted
2018 · 15yr after filing
Patent Expired
2023
PatentBrief Score
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Early stage
Citation count
6/40
Early citations
Claim breadth
15/20
Broad claims
Recency
10/20
Granted 5–10 years ago
Assignee scale
0/20
Independent or smaller assignee
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