Method of providing IC card service, card terminal, and IC card
First Claim
1. A method of providing IC-card service comprising:
- obtaining information of applications stored in a first IC card, and attribute information which designates an application in association with each of said applications stored in said first IC card;
obtaining information of applications stored in other IC cards;
analyzing a reliance relation between said applications stored in said first IC card and the other IC cards by collating said attribute information;
deciding a combination of applications stored in said first IC card and the other IC cards according to said analysis; and
executing each application stored in said first and the other IC cards of the combination for providing service.
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Abstract
There have been some problems in the conventional IC card such as a card holder has to memorize his PIN, the set of conditions for the combination of IC cards has been impossible, a self-governing body has been unable to issue a resident cart for the utilization of public facilities to a resident in the neighboring self-governing body.
In the present invention, an attribute-information storage means for an associated-IC-card application is provided in a first IC card for storing attribute information of the IC-card application of a second IC card, and the list of selectable IC-card applications is displayed based on the reliance relation predicated on attribute information and the selection by users can be accepted. Owing to the present invention the following can be realized: the memorization of one'"'"'s PIN is not needed, in the point service in the shopping district, points can be doubled by a certain combination condition of IC cards, the issue of an IC card by a self-governing body is made possible on condition that a resident has his resident card issued by the neighboring self-governing body, and it is made possible to electronically process the administration entries which require a plurality of documents to be attached.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing IC-card service comprising:
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obtaining information of applications stored in a first IC card, and attribute information which designates an application in association with each of said applications stored in said first IC card;
obtaining information of applications stored in other IC cards;
analyzing a reliance relation between said applications stored in said first IC card and the other IC cards by collating said attribute information;
deciding a combination of applications stored in said first IC card and the other IC cards according to said analysis; and
executing each application stored in said first and the other IC cards of the combination for providing service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing IC-card service according to claim further comprising:
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requesting a user to input a personal identification number; and
verifying the personal identification number that is input.
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9. An IC-card terminal comprising:
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a card connection member which connects to a plurality of IC cards electrically or electromagnetically;
a reader for reading information of applications stored in a first IC card and other IC cards, and attribute information which designates an application in association with each of said applications stored in said first IC card;
means for analyzing a reliance relation between said applications stored in said first IC card and the other IC cards by collating said attribute information;
means for deciding a combination of applications of said first IC card and other IC cards according to said analysis; and
means for executing each application of said first and other IC cards of the combination for providing service. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An IC card comprising:
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means for storing applications and attribute information which designates applications in association with each of said applications;
means for obtaining information of applications stored in other IC cards; and
means for synthesizing a list of said applications stored in said IC card and the other IC cards from said attribute information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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