Patent ID: 6644553
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An IC card terminal comprising a memory in which IC card terminal applications are stored, a CPU for executing the IC card terminal applications stored in said memory and an I/O capable of being connected to an outside network, wherein:each of said IC card terminal applications is of the type including a common IC card terminal application part shared by the IC card terminal applications and an IC card terminal application parameter part unique to the application, and each of IC card applications corresponding to one of said IC card terminal applications and being stored in an IC card cooperating with said IC card terminal is of the type including a common IC card application part shared by the IC card applications and an IC card application parameter part unique to the applications, the IC card terminal being capable of receiving an IC card terminal application parameter part through said outside network; said memory has a first area for storing a common IC card terminal application part, a second area for storing IC card terminal application parameter parts of said IC card terminal applications, and a third area for storing an IC card application parameter part corresponding to one of said IC card terminal applications; wherein said IC card terminal compares said IC card terminal application parameter parts with IC card application parameter parts in the IC card; and if said IC card application parameter part corresponding to one of said IC card terminal applications is not found in said IC card, said IC card application parameter part which is not found in said IC card is transferred to said IC card from said IC card terminal.