Patent ID: 7194545

Claim:
A method for communicating information between at least one directory server and a smart card, said method comprising the following steps: 1) opening a first sequence of data exchanges between a terminal connected to a smart card reader and said smart card, for transmission of a request by a web navigator in said terminal to retrieve data enabling selection and activation of one of a listing software and locating software with a view to selecting one of said directory servers, wherein the smart card receives request data identifying the data to be retrieved; 2) opening a second sequence of data exchanges between said smart card and said terminal in order to transmit said retrieved data to said terminal, wherein the web navigator receives said retrieved data; 3) after selecting and activating one of said listing software and locating software by using the retrieved data, opening a third sequence of data exchanges between said terminal and said smart card to transmit to said smart card data comprising selection data and optional parameters, said selection data and optional parameters including a reference to the selected and activated one of said listing software and locating software; 4) implementing a CGI function and executing the selected and activated one of said listing software and locating software; and 5) as a result of said executing step, opening a fourth sequence of data exchanges between said smart card and at least one of said directory servers according to said selection data in such a way as to transmit a request to perform a predetermined listing or locating operation.