Multiple application chip card having biometric validation
US9361441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/1008
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A smart card includes a plurality of application circuits that are each related to at least one application service securely contained within the card, each application circuit is energizable by an outside signal; a control unit making it possible to identify the energized application circuit and the related service and moreover to activate the service in response to activation authorization; and a biometric circuit for authenticating the user so as to generate the activation authorization.
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