Patent ID: 7720222

Claim:
A method of storing and transmitting information generated by a first security module connected to a user unit, the first security module includes a unique identifier and specific information representative of its functioning, the first security module being able to be replaced by a second security module, the method comprising: determining the specific information contained in the first security module intended for transmission, transferring the specific information of the first security module into the user unit, storing the specific information of the first security module in the user unit, replacing the first security module by the second security module, connecting the user unit on a management center via a transmission network, initializing a transfer of information between the second security module and the management center via the user unit, and inserting by the user unit, a data block in data blocks of the information transmitted by the second security module to the management center, the data block includes the identifier and the specific information of the first security module previously stored in the user unit.