Patent ID: 7185064

Claim:
A method for remote control of a user station using a smart card via an internet-type network, said user station being equipped with a smart card reader and comprising a first communication protocol stack, said smart card reader comprising a second communication protocol stack and said smart card comprising a third communication protocol stack, allowing communications between said user station and a remote server connected to said network and communications between said user station and said smart card via said smart card reader, said user station also comprising means for generating requests transmitted to said remote server said method comprising: storing in said remote server data and/or instructions in a first preliminary phase for allowing the generation of specific commands upon reception of specific requests originating from said request generating means of said user station and transmission of said specific commands to said user station; loading into said user station in a second preliminary phase a piece of specialized software forming an interface distinct from a web browser between said first and second protocol stacks, said piece of specialized software being designed to translate said specific commands received by said user station into commands that conform to a first given communication protocol to which said smart card is responsive, said first given communication protocol being used between the smart card reader and the smart card to allow said smart card to perform operations in response to said specific commands after translation to said first given communication protocol by said piece of specialized software; and at least the following steps: a/ transmitting to said remote server at least one specific request; b/ generating by said remote server, upon reception of said specific request, at least one of said specific commands and transmitting said at least one of said specific commands to said user station using a second given communication protocol; c/ receiving said transmitted specific command in said user station, said reception step of said transmitted specific command using said piece of specialized software to intercept said specific command prior to the uppermost application layer represented by the web browser and to translate said specific command into a translated command that conforms to said first given communication protocol to which said smart card is responsive; d/ using said piece of specialized software to transmit said translated command to said smart card, via said smart card reader; and e/ activating at least one given function of at least one application stored in said smart card, in response to said translated command in order to perform said control of the user station.