SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS SMART-CARDS
First Claim
1. A mobile communications device for providing a user with access to information relating to authorised take-up of a service for which authorisation is provided using a contactless smart-card device, the mobile communications device comprising:
- a plurality of personal information managers, each having a data store comprising a plurality of data fields;
wherein the mobile device is configured to access;
an interface for receiving data from the smart-card device;
a parser arranged to parse the received data so as to identify content therein and to identify, from the parsed content, content portions corresponding to at least some of the plurality of data fields; and
an application manager arranged to select a personal information manager on the basis of the identified content;
wherein the application manager is arranged to provide the selected personal information manager with the identified content portions so as to update the selected personal information manager with parameters accompanying the taken-up service.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are concerned with smart-card devices and in one aspect provide a mobile communications device for providing a user with access to information relating to authorized take-up of a service for which authorization is provided using a contactless smart-card device. The device includes a plurality of personal information managers, each having a data store comprising a plurality of data fields. The device is configured to access an interface for receiving data from the smart-card device and a a parser arranged to parse the received data so as to identify content therein and to identify, from the parsed content, content portions corresponding to at least some of said plurality of data fields. An application manager is provided to select a personal information manager on the basis of the identified content; wherein the application manager is arranged to provide the selected personal information manager with said identified content portions so as to update the selected personal information manager with parameters accompanying the taken-up service.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile communications device for providing a user with access to information relating to authorised take-up of a service for which authorisation is provided using a contactless smart-card device, the mobile communications device comprising:
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a plurality of personal information managers, each having a data store comprising a plurality of data fields; wherein the mobile device is configured to access; an interface for receiving data from the smart-card device; a parser arranged to parse the received data so as to identify content therein and to identify, from the parsed content, content portions corresponding to at least some of the plurality of data fields; and an application manager arranged to select a personal information manager on the basis of the identified content; wherein the application manager is arranged to provide the selected personal information manager with the identified content portions so as to update the selected personal information manager with parameters accompanying the taken-up service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing a user with access to information relating to authorised take-up of a service for which authorisation is provided using a contactless smart-card device, the method comprising:
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receiving an update message including parameters relating to the service; and in response to the update message, populating a data store for a selected personal information manager associated with the user, the selected personal information manager data store including data fields corresponding to the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring data for use in updating a personal information manager running on a mobile communications device comprising a plurality of personal information managers, the data being in a first format associated with authorised take-up of a service for which authorisation is provided using a contactless smart-card device, wherein the first format is exclusively machine readable, the method comprising:
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parsing the data in the first format so as to identify content therein; selecting a personal information manager on the basis of the identified content; translating at least some of the content to produce translated content; and using the translated content to update the selected personal information manager with parameters accompanying the taken-up service. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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