Smart card managing system

• US 6,612,486 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2002
• Issued: 09/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Mishina, Yusuke, Sato, Akiko, Matsui, Yutaka, Ashizawa, Minoru, Shindou, Yuusuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Diane I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL
• Application Number:
  US10/081,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20030111528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/379, 235/382, 235/492, 380/255, 705/41
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3552 Downloading or loading of personalisation data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3576 Multiple memory zones on card
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

In the case where a card issuer and a service provider are different in operating and managing a smart card for multi-application programs, when the card issuer sends a request of sending an initial load application program personalized when initially issuing the card to the service provider, the service provider can not select a proper application program and determine an object for personalizing. This is solved by assigning a unique number to the smart card issue application form for cooperating the card issuer with the service provider.

Claims

1. A smart card managing system for a smart card on which two or more application programs are to be loaded, comprising:

a smart card issuance managing system and an application managing system provided independently of each other,

wherein when a smart card user files a smart card issue application, a peculiar code is added to the application so that the peculiar code and a correspondence peculiarity sign corresponding therewith are stored in a database related to smart card included in said smart card issuance managing system and said database related to application included in said application managing system, respectively, and

wherein said smart card issuance managing system, said peculiar code or said correspondence peculiarity code is made to be associated with corresponding data required for issuing the smart card to said user, and on said database related to application, said peculiar code or said correspondence peculiarity code is made to be associated with corresponding data required for loading an application program onto said smart card for said user.

2. A smart card managing system as described in claim 1, wherein said smart card issuance managing system and said application managing system communicate with each other through a network.

3. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said issue application is executed by filling in an application form with requisite matters or entering requisite matters on a Web screen by the user, and when filing an application on said form, said peculiar code is added thereto or when filing an application on the Web screen, said peculiar code is added thereto.

4. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said form includes a smart card issue application form and an application form for loading one or more application programs to be loaded on said smart card when issuing said smart card, said smart card issue application form and said load application form include said peculiar code common to each other, and said load application form is prepared one sheet for one application program or a set of sheets for a plurality of application programs.

5. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said smart card issuance managing system requests said application managing system to personalize an initial load application program, said peculiar code or said correspondence peculiarity code is conveyed to said application managing system, and said application managing system operates to specify object data for personalizing based on said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign.

6. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein in response to the request for personalizing said application, said application managing system operates to convey a command for personalizing an application program to be initially loaded to said smart card issuance managing system or the personalized application program thereto.

7. A smart card managing system for a smart card on which two or more application programs are to be loaded, being executed by a process comprising the steps of:

transmitting a peculiar sign added in filing a smart card issue application or a correspondence peculiarity sign corresponding therewith to an object application managing system together with a request for personalizing an initial load application program; and

specifying object data to be personalized in a database related to application, said object data being corresponded with the data required for loading an application program, against said application managing system having received one of said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign and said personalizing request with said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign as a key and receiving a command for personalizing said application program or said personalized application program based on said specified object data from said application managing system,

wherein said application managing system has received said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign in advance of said request and the object data for personalizing in said data related to application is made to correspond with either one of said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign.

8. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said smart card issuance managing system and said application managing system communicate with each other through a network.

9. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said issue application is executed by filling in a form document with requisite matters or on a Web screen by the user, and said peculiar sign is added to said document or Web screen.

10. A smart card managing system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said form includes a smart card issue application form and an application form for one or more application programs to be loaded on said smart card when issuing said smart card, and said smart card issue application form and said load application form has said peculiar sign common to each other, said load application form is prepared one sheet for one application program or a set of sheets for two or more application programs.

11. An application managing system for a smart card where two or more application programs are to be loaded, being executed by a process comprising the steps of:

receiving a peculiar sign to be added in filing an application of issuing said smart card or a correspondence peculiarity sign corresponding therewith in advance, and corresponding object data for personalizing of an application program in a database related to application with either one of said peculiar sign and said correspondence peculiarity sign;

accepting a request of personalizing an initial load application program given from a smart card issuance managing system and said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign corresponding to said personalizing request in said smart card issuance managing system; and

specifying object data for personalizing in said database related to application with said peculiar sign or said correspondence peculiarity sign as a key, and supplying a command for personalizing said application program or said personalized application program to said smart card issuance managing system on the basis of said object data.

12. An application managing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said smart card issuance managing system and said application managing system communicate with each other through a network.

13. An application managing system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the issue application of said smart card issuance managing system is executed by filling in a form document with requisite matters or a Web screen by a user, and said peculiar sign is added to said document or said peculiar sign is added when filing an application on said Web screen.

14. An application managing system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said document includes a smart card issue application form and an application form for one or more application programs to be initially loaded on said smart card when issuing said smart card, said smart card issue application form and said load application form have said peculiar sign common to each other, and said load application form is prepared one sheet for one application program or a set of sheets for two or more application programs.

15. A smart card issuing system for a smart cart where two or more application programs are to be loaded, comprising:

a smart card issuance managing system including a first database having data required for issuing said smart card;

an application managing system including a second database having data required for providing an application program load service onto said smart card;

a smart card issuance bureau managing system having means of issuing the smart card;

communicating means for connecting said smart card issuance managing system with said smart card issuance bureau managing system;

said application managing system and said smart card issuance bureau managing system having a first key common to each other; and

wherein when said application managing system transmits to said smart card issuance managing system a command for personalizing an application program or the personalized application program in response to a request of personalizing an initial load application program from said smart card issuance managing system to a specific application managing system, and at least a part of said personalized application program or a command for personalizing said application program are encrypted with said first key.

16. A smart card issuance system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said smart card issuance managing system and said smart card issuance bureau managing system have a second key common to each other, and said smart card issuance managing system transmits a command for personalizing said application program or said personalized application program and smart card issuance information encrypted with said second key to said smart card issuance bureau managing system.

17. A smart card issuing system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said smart card issuance managing system and said smart card issuance bureau managing system have a second key common to each other, and said smart card issuance managing system operates to encrypt a command for personalizing said received application program or said personalized application program and said smart card issuance information with said second key and transmit said encrypted result to said smart card issuance bureau managing system.

18. A smart card issuing system as claimed in claim 15, wherein one or more of said first key are prepared, or said first key is a derivation key from a master key.

19. A smart card issuing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein one or more of said second key are prepared, or said second key is a derivation key from a master key.

20. A smart card issuing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the data encrypted with said first and second keys is decrypted inside of said smart card issuance bureau managing system.