Method and system for transmission of messages
First Claim
1. In a method for transmission of payment messages in a system that includes a smart card, a payment application on the smart card, a telecommunication network, a smart card server in the telecommunication network, and a payment server in the telecommunication network and connected to the payment application via a telecommunication connection, and wherein a smart card client is disposed on the smart card and connected to the payment application, the payment server is connected to the smart card server, and the smart card client is connected to the smart card server via the telecommunication connection, the improvement comprising:
- optimizing exchange of payment messages between the payment application and the payment server over an interface defined at least in part by the telecommunication connection between the smart card client and the smart card server by storing in the smart card client a message, from the payment application, to be transmitted from the payment application to the payment server, sending to the smart card server a first composite message comprised of at least one message intended for transmission over the telecommunication connection, storing on the smart card server a message to be transmitted over the telecommunication connection from the payment server to the payment application, and sending to the smart card client a second composite message comprised of at least one message intended for transmission over the telecommunication connection.
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Abstract
A method and system for the transmission of payment messages in a telecommunication system that includes a smart card, a payment application on the smart card, a telecommunication connection and a payment server disposed in a telecommunication network and connected to the payment application. In the inventive method, a smart card client is disposed on the smart card, the payment application is connected to the smart card client, a smart card server is provided in the telecommunication network and is connected to the payment server, and the smart card client is connected to the smart card server via the telecommunication connection. The inventive system includes a smart card client disposed on the smart card and connected to the payment application, and a smart card server disposed in the telecommunication network and connected both to the payment server and, via the telecommunication connection, to the smart card client. The invention optimizes the exchange of messages between the payment application and the payment server in a manner appropriate for a mobile communication system.
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1. In a method for transmission of payment messages in a system that includes a smart card, a payment application on the smart card, a telecommunication network, a smart card server in the telecommunication network, and a payment server in the telecommunication network and connected to the payment application via a telecommunication connection, and wherein a smart card client is disposed on the smart card and connected to the payment application, the payment server is connected to the smart card server, and the smart card client is connected to the smart card server via the telecommunication connection, the improvement comprising:
optimizing exchange of payment messages between the payment application and the payment server over an interface defined at least in part by the telecommunication connection between the smart card client and the smart card server by storing in the smart card client a message, from the payment application, to be transmitted from the payment application to the payment server, sending to the smart card server a first composite message comprised of at least one message intended for transmission over the telecommunication connection, storing on the smart card server a message to be transmitted over the telecommunication connection from the payment server to the payment application, and sending to the smart card client a second composite message comprised of at least one message intended for transmission over the telecommunication connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a system for transmission of payment messages that includes a smart card, a payment application on the smart card, a telecommunication network, a smart card server in the telecommunication network, and a payment server in the telecommunication network and connected to the payment application via a telecommunication connection, and wherein a smart card client is disposed on the smart card and connected to the payment application, the payment server is connected to the smart card server, and the smart card client is connected to the smart card server via the telecommunication connection, the improvement comprising:
means for optimizing exchange of payment messages between the payment application and the payment server over an interface defined at least in part by the telecommunication connection between the smart card client and the smart card server, said optimizing means comprising;
means for storing a message to be transmitted from the payment application to the payment server, means for sending to the smart card server a first composite message comprised of at least one message, means for storing a message to be transmitted over the telecommunication connection from the payment server to the payment application, and means for sending to the smart card client a second composite message comprised of at least one message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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