Card system, card information presentation apparatus, card issuing apparatus, card contents update apparatus, card data update apparatus and card information distribution system

• US 6,622,914 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2001
• Issued: 09/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Hosogoe, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THIEN MINH
• Application Number:
  US09/949,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20020195487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 235/381, 235/380, 235/375, 235/383, 235/382, 235/382.5, 235/379, 235/492, 235/486, 235/451, 705/67, 705/66, 705/1, 705/5
• US Class Current: 235/451
• 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 7/10 together with a coded signal , e.g. in the form of personal identification information, like personal identification number [PIN] or biometric data
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a card system in which a card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of services (applications), for example, an IC card is installed with a plurality of services (applications) for receiving the service, and the user is informed, briefly and correctly of the card contents. The present invention comprises a card information distribution system which receives information corresponding to a card and controls the received information to thereby transmit the information corresponding to the card to a destination corresponding to the card, and a card information presentation system (portable terminal or the like) for presenting the information transmitted from the card information distribution system.

Claims

1. A card system comprising:

a card issuing system for writing at least card identification information for identifying cards in a card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of applications;

a card contents update system for performing addition, deletion and update of an application in the card issued by said card issuing system;

a card data update system for updating the data of an application held in the card issued by said card issuing system;

a card information distribution system for receiving information corresponding to the card issued by said card issuing system, from said card issuing system, said card contents update system and said card data update system to control the received information, and transmitting said information corresponding to the card to a destination corresponding to the card; and

a card information presentation system for presenting the information transmitted from said card information distribution system.

2. A card information presentation apparatus comprising:

an information receiving section for receiving the information corresponding to a card, which is transmitted from a card information distribution system which receives information corresponding to the card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of applications to control the received information and transmits said information corresponding to the card to a destination corresponding to the card; and

an information presentation section for presenting the information corresponding to the card, which is received by said information receiving section.

3. A card information presentation apparatus according to claim 2, comprising:

an information transmission requesting section for requesting the transmission of information corresponding to the card to said card information distribution system;

said information receiving section receiving the information transmitted from said card information distribution system, in response to the information transmission request from said information transmission requesting section.

4. A card information presentation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said information receiving section is for receiving information transmitted in accordance with a transmission schedule registered in advance in said card information distribution system.

5. A card issuing apparatus comprising:

a card issuing section for writing at least card identification information for identifying cards, in a card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of applications; and

an information transmission section for transmitting information corresponding to the card having card identification information written therein by said card issuing section toward a card information distribution system which receives the information corresponding to the card to control the received information and transmits said information corresponding to the card to a destination corresponding to the card.

6. A card contents update apparatus comprising:

a card contents update section for performing addition, deletion and update of an application, in a card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of applications, and having at least card identification information for identifying cards written therein; and

an information transmission section for transmitting information representing the update contents of the application in the card updated by said card contents update section, toward the card information distribution system which receives the information corresponding to the card to control the received information and transmits said information corresponding to the card to a destination corresponding to the card.

7. A card data update apparatus comprising:

a data update section for updating the data of an application held in a card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of applications; and

an information transmission section for transmitting information representing the update contents of the application data held in the card updated by said data update section, to the card information distribution system which receives the information corresponding to the card to control the received information and transmits said information corresponding to the card to a destination corresponding to the card.

8. A card information distribution system comprising:

an information control section for receiving the information corresponding to a card with memory function capable of rewritably holding a plurality of applications to control the received information; and

an information transmission section for transmitting the information controlled in said information control section to a destination corresponding to the card.

9. A card information distribution system according to claim 8, wherein said information control section comprises a plurality of dispersed parts;

and

said information transmission section receives the information controlled by each part of said information control section via a communication line, and transmits the information to a destination corresponding to the card.