SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RESOURCES OF PORTABLE MODULE RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method of managing resources of chipcards connected in each case to a communication terminal, the method comprising:
- storing in a data store of a resource management centre, arranged externally to the chipcards and the communication terminals, information about resources available in each of the chipcards;
receiving in the resource management centre via a telecommunication network a first resource management instruction for making ready resources in one or more than one selected chipcards identified in the instruction;
checking by the resource management centre in the data store whether sufficient resources are available in the selected chipcards to meet requirements of the first resource management instruction, before transmitting a second resource management instruction;
transmitting the second resource management instruction from the resource management centre via the telecommunication network to the selected chipcards having sufficient resources, the second resource management instruction including data about the resources to be made ready in the selected chipcards;
making ready the resources in the selected chipcards, in accordance with the received second resource management instruction, through a resource control mechanism in the chipcard;
transmitting a resource management confirmation from the selected chipcards via the telecommunication network to the resource management centre; and
storing in the data store of the resource management centre information about the resources made ready in the selected chipcards, based on the resource management confirmation received from the selected chipcards.
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Abstract
Proposed are a method and a system for management of resources of portable resource modules, each connected to a communication terminal, which modules comprise electronic memory units and are designed in particular as chipcards. A first resource management instruction comprising a module identification is transmitted to a resource management centre. A second resource management instruction is transmitted from the resource management centre via a communication network to the resource module identified through the module identification. In the particular resource module, resources are made ready or released by a resource control mechanism corresponding to the received second resource management instruction. A resource management confirmation is transmitted by the particular resource module via the communication network to the resource management centre, and in the resource management centre information about the resources made ready or released is stored assigned to the module identification.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of managing resources of chipcards connected in each case to a communication terminal, the method comprising:
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storing in a data store of a resource management centre, arranged externally to the chipcards and the communication terminals, information about resources available in each of the chipcards; receiving in the resource management centre via a telecommunication network a first resource management instruction for making ready resources in one or more than one selected chipcards identified in the instruction; checking by the resource management centre in the data store whether sufficient resources are available in the selected chipcards to meet requirements of the first resource management instruction, before transmitting a second resource management instruction; transmitting the second resource management instruction from the resource management centre via the telecommunication network to the selected chipcards having sufficient resources, the second resource management instruction including data about the resources to be made ready in the selected chipcards; making ready the resources in the selected chipcards, in accordance with the received second resource management instruction, through a resource control mechanism in the chipcard; transmitting a resource management confirmation from the selected chipcards via the telecommunication network to the resource management centre; and storing in the data store of the resource management centre information about the resources made ready in the selected chipcards, based on the resource management confirmation received from the selected chipcards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising a plurality of chipcards, each connected to a communication terminal, wherein the system further comprises
a resource management centre, arranged externally to the chipcards and the communication terminals, the resource management centre comprising a data store for storing information about resources available in each of the chipcards; -
the resource management centre comprises a receiving module configured to receive in the resource management centre via a telecommunication network a first resource management instruction for making ready resources in one or more than one selected chipcards identified in the instruction; the resource management centre comprises a management instruction module configured to check in the data store whether sufficient resources are available in the selected chipcards to meet requirements of the first resource management instruction, before transmitting a second resource management instruction, and to transmit the second resource management instruction via the telecommunication network to the selected chipcards having sufficient resources, the second resource management instruction including data about the resources to be made ready in the selected chipcards; the selected chipcards each comprise a resource control mechanism for making ready resources in the respective chipcard, in accordance with the received second resource management instruction; the selected chipcards each comprise a confirmation module configured to transmit a resource management confirmation via the telecommunication network to the resource management centre; and the resource management centre comprises a management module configured to store in the data store information about the resources made ready in the selected chipcards, based on the resource management confirmation received from the selected chipcards. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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