Patent ID: 6254288
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An integrated circuit controlled transaction management system intended to execute between an ICC and a terminal connected or not to a central unit, a transaction consisting of at least one execution of the following sequence:a. creating a communication link between the ICC and the terminal;b. performing a compatibility check to ensure that the ICC and the terminal are mechanically and electrically compatible;c. selection of an application contained in the ICC and the terminal, that means the selection of computer program and the associated data set that defines the transaction in terms of the specific ICC and terminal combination present;d. execution of said application on the ICC terminal system, ande. termination of the transaction, which optionally includes breaking of the communication link between the ICC and the terminal,characterized in that it uses an interpreter which deals with the execution of an application, either on the ICC, or on the terminal or on both, whereby the interpreter in the terminal is able to access and to use at least a part of the terminal memory and at least a part of the terminal peripherals while an optional interpreter in the ICC is able to access and to use at least a part of the ICC memory and at least a part of the ICC peripherals.