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System and apparatus for smart card personalization
Assignee: Card Tech Corp
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Filing: 1998-08-24
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Granted: 2000-01-11
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Expires: 2018-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A smart card personalization system maintains a database containing card issuer data format templates, card applications, card operating system commands, and personalization equipment specifications and provides a centralized interface of inputs and outputs to a card issuing process which dynamically adjusts to changes in the issuing process to easily permit a card issuer to change data formats, card applications, card operating systems and/or personalization equipment in a card issuing process. The system interfaces to any card issuer management system, manages the transfer of cardholder data and card applications to the particular personalization equipment used, and maintains statistics for real-time and off-line inquiries to support critical management and reporting functions. Furthermore, the system works with a variety of security methodologies to prevent fraud.
Inventors
- 👤 David R. Tushie
- 👤 William W. Haeuser
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 10:20
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/105; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/355; G06Q20/36; G06Q20/367; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/382; G06Q20/3821; G06Q40/00; H; H04; H04L; H04L9/00; H04L9/08; H04L9/0816; H04L9/0819; H04L9/083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A method for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising: acquiring personalization data for a cardholder and equipment characteristic data; executing an external process specified by a card issuer; and transferring the personalization data to personalization equipment as specified by the equipment characteristic data and the external process to issue the data carrier.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
52 words
A method for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising: acquiring personalization data for a cardholder and equipment characteristic data; executing an external process specified by a card issuer; and transferring the personalization data to personalization equipment as specified by the equipment characteristic data and the external process to issue the data carrier.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the external process modifies the personalization data before it is transferred to the personalization equipment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the external process acquires additional data to be transferred to the personalization equipment and controls the transfer of the additional data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the external process modifies the act of transferring the personalization data.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
54 words
A system for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising: a system interface for acquiring personalization data for a cardholder and equipment characteristic data, for interfacing with an external process, and for transferring the personalization data to personalization equipment as specified by the equipment characteristic data and the external process to issue the data carrier.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
54 words
A system for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising: a system interface for acquiring personalization data for a cardholder and equipment characteristic data, for interfacing with an external process, and for transferring the personalization data to personalization equipment as specified by the equipment characteristic data and the external process to issue the data carrier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the external process modifies the personalization data before it is transferred to the personalization equipment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the external process acquires additional data to be transferred to the personalization equipment and controls the transfer of the additional data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the external process modifies the act of transferring the personalization data.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
46 words
A system for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising interface means for acquiring personalization data for a cardholder and characteristic data for personalization means and for further transferring the personalization data to the personalization means as specified by the characteristic data to issue the data carrier.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
46 words
A system for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising interface means for acquiring personalization data for a cardholder and characteristic data for personalization means and for further transferring the personalization data to the personalization means as specified by the characteristic data to issue the data carrier.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
86 words
A system for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising: system interface means for acquiring a personalization means identifier and personalization data for a cardholder from a card issuer management system; personalization interface means for acquiring characteristic data for a type of personalization means from a record in a database identified by the personalization means identifier; and the personalization interface means for further transferring the personalization data to personalization means as specified by the characteristic data for the type of personalization means to issue the data carrier.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
86 words
A system for issuing portable programmed data carriers comprising: system interface means for acquiring a personalization means identifier and personalization data for a cardholder from a card issuer management system; personalization interface means for acquiring characteristic data for a type of personalization means from a record in a database identified by the personalization means identifier; and the personalization interface means for further transferring the personalization data to personalization means as specified by the characteristic data for the type of personalization means to issue the data carrier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system of claim 10, further comprising: application interface means for acquiring application data from a record in the database identified by an application identifier acquired by the system interface means; and the personalization interface means for further transferring the application data to the personalization means as specified by the characteristic data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The system of claim 10, further comprising: operating system interface means for acquiring programming control commands from a record in a database identified by a card operating system identifier acquired by the system interface means; and the personalization interface means for further transferring the programming control commands to the personalization means as specified by the characteristic data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
64 words
The system of claim 10, wherein the system further acquires format template data from a record in a database identified by a data format identifier supplied by the card issuer management system and translates the personalization data into an internal format from a format defined by the format template data such that the personalization interface transfers the translated personalization data to the personalization means.
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