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Smartcard formation with authentication keys

US8977844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2006
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0853
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment generally relates to a method of managing tokens. The method includes detecting a presence of a token at a client and determining a status of the token. The method also includes formatting the token at the client in response to the status of the token being unformatted.

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