Patent ID: 7734682
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An application service provider apparatus, the apparatus comprising a server and a user smart card supplied by a first operator, the server being configured for providing a plurality of identified application services, wherein the plurality of identified application services include at least one selected from a group consisting of computer programs, computer software, one or more computer data-bases, hard-drive space and processing capability, storing the selected services of the plurality of identified application services, and receiving authentication from the manager smart card of the first operator, the authentication verifying that the first operator is permitted to specify the selected services of the plurality of identified application services, updating a logical copy of the user smart card, wherein the logical copy identifies the selected services selected by the first operator from the plurality of identified application services, and causing the discriminator to store a parameter relating to the user smart card, decreasing the credit value based on an identity and a duration of the selected services provided.