Patent ID: 6609659
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
A portable passport device, comprising:a memory for storing a passport data including a passport data-template in said portable passport device; and input/output means for exchanging information including for entering said passport data into, or for retrieving the data from, the portable device; said passport data-template comprising a self-contained passport document of a particular passport-holder; said self-contained passport document comprising a means for automatically cancelling itself in response to detecting a predetermined condition comprising an expiration date previously associated with the passport document; said passport data-template further comprising a means for using said portable passport device for a plurality of passport application tasks, comprising: a) means for storing an embedded pointer to a plurality of application specific templates, and a communication link to a remote database; b) means for evoking from among a set of application-specific applets a particular applet for executing a specific task from among said plurality of passport application tasks; c) means for automatically locating and retrieving via said embedded pointer a particular application template configured to support the implementation of the task; d) means for automatically communicating via said communication link said particular applet to said remote database including a passport service provider database; and e) means for automatically assembling the communicated applet at said remote database, including said passport service provider database, to remotely implement said specific task; said particular applet comprising a reusable and reconfigurable means for serving multiple passport applications via the same passport device; said automated communication means comprising a means for dispatching said particular applet over the Internet.