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System and method for installing/de-installing an application on a smart card

  • US 6,390,374 B1
  • Filed: 08/31/1999
  • Issued: 05/21/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of initializing a smart card, the smart card comprising a microprocessor and a memory, the memory comprising ROM and read/write memory, the ROM storing an operating system (OS) and an application, the method comprising:

  • powering the smart card via a terminal;

    determining whether the smart card has ever previously been powered;

    upon determining that the smart card has never previously been powered, performing an first-power initialization routine.

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