Method and apparatus for personalizing portable data storage media

US8544733B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Finkenzeller · Unterföhring, DE
• Bernd Brus · Ottobrunn, DE
• Thomas Goetz · Wareham, US
• Werner Mathé · Maisach, DE
• Carles Barrobés I Meix · Barcelona, ES
• Uwe Kapp · Trossingen, DE
• Richard Bosch · Dunnville, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 25, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/355
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is suggested for the simultaneous personalization of several portable data carriers (2) respectively having at least one integrated circuit (6) for storing and/or processing information. According to the invention a unidirectional protocol serves for transmitting an identical personalization signal to several portable data carriers (2). These detect personalization data on this basis and store them in the integrated circuits (6). Preferably adapter elements (100; 101; 102) are used, which can accommodate at least one data carrier (50) and which are equipped with first interfaces (140; 150) for communicating with a reading device (20; 21; 22) and with second interfaces (120) for communicating with the accommodated data carrier (2). In a variant the portable data carriers (1) are transported in a transport device (600) which, at least temporarily, electrically contacts the contact area (9) of the portable data carriers (2) by means of a contacting unit (604).