Patent ID: 8186586
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system that manages a user's personal identification number (PIN) for a smart card associated with the user, comprising: a smart card reader having: a smart card interface that can interface the smart card reader with the smart card; a message creator connected to the smart card interface and that is operable to form a PIN change request message from data received from the smart card for communication from the smart card reader and to form a smart card command from a PIN change command received by the smart card reader for communication to the smart card; a PIN engine in communication with the smart card interface and the message creator, the PIN engine is operable to verify the PIN of the smart card and instruct the smart card to change to a new PIN; and a user interface in communication with the message creator; a PIN management system having a portal interface, an authentication module in communication with the portal interface, and a message processor connected to the authentication module; and a public network interconnecting the smart card reader and the PIN management system.