Smart cards, systems using smart cards and methods of operating said cards in systems
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1. A smart card comprising(a) an repository EF3 having a first data element (Di) and a value added function (Fj),(b) an operating system (3) having a data element access function (Gk) for sequencing to said repository EF3, and(c) a microprocessor (1) for executing said data element (Di) and said value added function (Fj) in accordance with said access function (Gk).
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Abstract
A smart card has a repository having a first data element and a value added function. The card further has an operating system having a data element access function for sequencing to said repository and a microprocessor for executing said data element and said value added function in accordance with said access function.
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13 Claims
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1. A smart card comprising
(a) an repository EF3 having a first data element (Di) and a value added function (Fj), (b) an operating system (3) having a data element access function (Gk) for sequencing to said repository EF3, and (c) a microprocessor (1) for executing said data element (Di) and said value added function (Fj) in accordance with said access function (Gk).
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6. A method of programming and operating a smart card having added value functions comprising
(a) entering a data element into card memory, (b) setting an operating system in said card to access said data element, (c) adding a value added function to said card memory, and (d) linking said value added function to said data element so that said value added function is performed with said data element.
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8. A smart card comprising
(a) a plurality of data elements in memory, (b) a plurality of functions in memory, (c) means for assigning one of said data elements as active, (d) means for associating one of said functions with said active data element, so that said one function is seamlessly executed with active data element when said active data element is accessed, (e) operating system means, in response to an external signal coming from outside said card to execute said one of said elements, for commanding and execution of said active data element, and (f) means for receiving an external signal from outside the card to execute said one data element.
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12. The card of card 9, further comprising means for associating another of said data elements with said active data element in said third elementary file for causing said other data element to be executed with said one data element and said one function in said elementary file.
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