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Secure application directory

US8297520B1 · kind B1 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateSep 27, 2011
Grant dateOct 30, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q20/3576
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure relates to storing a secure application directory within a contactless smart card. The contactless smart card include secure memory area for storing software applications and may include a default application directory for listing the software applications stored within the contactless smart card to an external card reader. A second application directory is stored with an access key and a listing of a second set of software applications within the same contactless smart card. The second application directory includes improved application directory entries, where each application directory entry includes an application identifier, a starting memory block byte value, and a size byte value for each of the second set of software applications.

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