TRANSPONDER, METHOD AND READER FOR MONITORING ACCESS TO APPLICATION DATA IN THE TRANSPONDER

• US 20120223809A1
• Filed: 02/29/2012
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Steiner, Mario
• Application Number:
  US13/408,812
• Publication Number:
  US 20120223809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07309 Means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or onto record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07372 by detecting tampering with the circuit

Abstract

A transponder for wirelessly receiving external data and for monitoring access to application data, the transponder including: a data storage storing application data; a data storage control region; and a data storage access controller configured to store, in the data storage control region, data indicative of an access to the application data stored in the data storage, when the application data was accessed based on the external data. Further, a method and a reader for monitoring access to application data stored in a transponder are described.

Claims

1. Transponder, in particular a RFID-tag, for wirelessly receiving external data and for monitoring access to application data, the transponder comprising:

a data storage for storing application data;

a data storage control region; and

a data storage access controller configured to store, in the data storage control region, data indicative of an access to the application data stored in the data storage, when the application data was accessed based on the external data,

wherein the data storage control region is a read only data storage region, which is protected from being changed by the external data.

2. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage access controller is configured to store, in the data storage control region, data indicative of a change to the application data stored in the data storage, when the application data was changed based on the external data.

3. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage access controller is configured to store, in the data storage control region, data indicative of a read of the application data stored in the data storage, when the application data was read based on the external data.

4. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage access controller is configured to store, in the data storage control region, data indicative of an error of an operation triggered by the external data.

5. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage control region is configured to store exactly one bit, wherein in particular, the bit is set to logical true, when the application data was accessed based on the external data.

6. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage control region is a data storage region that can be changed by external data upon authorization.

7. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage comprises an unprotected storage region in which the application data are storable.

8. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the data storage comprises the data storage control region.

9. Transponder according to claim 1, further comprising:

a system memory, wherein the system memory comprises the data storage control region.

10. Transponder according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reception module configured for receiving the external data wirelessly transmitted to the transponder.

11. Transponder according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transmission module configured for transmitting at least a portion of the application data, in particular upon receiving the external data wirelessly transmitted to the transponder.

12. Transponder according to claim 1, wherein the transponder is configured to transmit the data indicative of an access to the application data stored in the data storage upon receiving an access monitoring request, in particular from a reader.

13. Method for monitoring access to application data in a transponder, the method comprising:

wirelessly receiving external data by the transponder, in particular a RFID-tag, the transponder comprising a data storage for storing the application data;

accessing, based on the external data, the application data, wherein the application data are stored in the data storage of the transponder; and

storing in a data storage control region of the transponder data indicative of an access to the application data stored in the data storage,

wherein the data storage control region is a read only data storage region, which is protected from being changed by external data.

14. Reader for wirelessly communicating with a transponder and for monitoring access to application data of the transponder, in particular a RFID-tag, the reader comprising:

a transmission module for wirelessly transmitting an access monitoring request to the transponder, the access monitoring request requesting data being indicative of an access to application data stored in a data storage of the transponder when the application data was accessed based on external data and

a reception module for receiving the data being indicative of the access to the application data.