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Method and apparatus for generating summaries of prepaid instrument transaction activity

US5651116A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1995
Grant dateJul 22, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/072
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method of communication between a processing unit associated with an applications program and portable information carriers of different types. It consists in adding a communications layer between the applications program and the carriers, so as to only one communications protocol in the applications program to access the carriers, whatever may be their type.

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