System and method for integrated circuit card data storage
First Claim
1. A system for obtaining and storing information in an integrated circuit card used by a cardholder for conducting transactions over one or more environments each having a different type of card-accepting terminal, comprising:
- a memory unit in said card having data records for storing information, said records having both formatted and unformatted fields, said formatted fields being accessible using generic labels, and said unformatted fields being accessible using non-generic labels.
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Abstract
A system and method for obtaining and storing information in an integrated circuit card is provided for use in a transaction over different environments. The card includes a memory unit having data records including formatted and unformatted fields, preferably comprising a name field, a data field and a security level field. The formatted fields are accessible, using generic labels and the unformatted fields are accessible using a non-generic label.
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47 Claims
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1. A system for obtaining and storing information in an integrated circuit card used by a cardholder for conducting transactions over one or more environments each having a different type of card-accepting terminal, comprising:
a memory unit in said card having data records for storing information, said records having both formatted and unformatted fields, said formatted fields being accessible using generic labels, and said unformatted fields being accessible using non-generic labels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A memory device located within an integrated circuit of an integrated circuit card, comprising:
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a plurality of formatted data records, wherein each of the plurality of formatted data records include a generic name portion and a data portion, wherein labels stored in the generic name portion of each of the plurality of formatted data records are known to a plurality of terminals; and
a plurality of unformatted data records, wherein each of the plurality of unformatted data records include a non-generic name portion and a data portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for utilizing information in a memory device located within an integrated circuit of an integrated circuit card, comprising the steps of:
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storing one of a plurality of formatted data records, wherein each of the plurality of formatted data records include a generic name portion and a data portion, wherein labels stored in the generic name portion of each of the plurality of formatted data records are known to a plurality of terminals; and
storing one of a plurality of unformatted data records, wherein each of the plurality of unformatted data records include a non-generic name portion and a data portion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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