Multi-application smartcard
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Abstract
Numerous embodiments of an apparatus and method of a smartcard having a dynamic display portion. In one embodiment, the smartcard includes a dynamic display portion made of an electronic ink, in which the dynamic display portion changes from a first display to a second display in response to an application use of the smartcard.
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42 Claims
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15. A method comprising:
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powering a smartcard for use with a plurality of application programs, the smartcard having a dynamic display;
activating a display chooser for the smartcard;
retrieving display data associated with a currently selected one of the applications from electronic storage media to the display chooser; and
changing the dynamic display using the display chooser based on the retrieved display data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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powering an RFID tag disposed on a smartcard hosting a plurality of application programs;
selecting an application program from the plurality of hosted application programs;
retrieving display data associated with the selected application program; and
updating a dynamic display disposed on the smartcard with the retrieved display data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A smartcard, comprising:
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a plurality of application programs;
a dynamic display; and
display controller logic to set the dynamic display responsive to an active one of the application programs. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method, comprising:
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hosting a plurality of application programs on a smartcard having a dynamic display;
selecting one of the plurality of application programs; and
changing an image displayed on the dynamic display responsive to the selection of one of the application programs. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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Specification