Automatic configuration of a terminal

A configuration method for configuring a terminal connected to a subscriber card, said card containing at least one application, the method comprising:

• after an exchange of initialization information between said terminal and said subscriber card via a first communications interface, performing the steps of:
• a receive step of receiving via a second communications interface a request for configuration information of the terminal;
• a send step of sending a response to the request via the second communications interface, the response including configuration information of said terminal;
• and
• if at least one interface application associated with an application of the subscriber card is not present in said terminal:
• a receive step of receiving via the first telecommunications interface at least one command for downloading an interface application associated with said application of the subscriber card;
• a transmit step of transmitting said at least one command to a remote server;
• and
• an updating step of updating the configuration information after downloading the interface application specified in the command.

A subscriber card comprising:

• at least one application contained in the card;
• a configuration suitable for being inserted in a terminal;
• a first data send/receive module configured for exchanging initialization information with the terminal via a first communications interface;
• a second data send/receive module configured for sending a request for configuration information of the terminal via a second communications interface, and configured for receiving a response to the request via the second communications interface, the response including configuration information of said terminal;
• determination means for acting for at least one application of the subscriber card and as a function of the received configuration information to determine whether an interface application associated with said at least one application is or is not present in the terminal;
• and
• wherein the first data send/receive module configured for sending at least one command for downloading said interface application, if not present, via the first telecommunications interface.

A terminal comprising:

• a configuration suitable for being connected to a subscriber card containing at least one application;
• a first data communications module configured for exchanging initialization information with the subscriber card via a first communications interface;
• a contactless communications module containing a first data send/receive module configured for receiving a request for configuration information of the terminal via a second communications interface, and for sending a response to the request via the second communications interface, the response including configuration information of said terminal;
• said first communications module of the terminal being configured for receiving at least one command for downloading an interface application associated with an application of the subscriber card via a first telecommunications interface;
• transmit means for transmitting said at least one command to a remote server;
• and
• updating means for updating the configuration information after downloading the interface application specified in the command.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory memory that is readable by a processor and includes instructions for implementing the steps of a configuration request method for a terminal connected to a subscriber card, said card containing at least one application, when the program is loaded and executed by the processor, wherein the method comprises:

• after a step of exchanging initialization information between said terminal and said subscriber card via a first communications interface performing the following steps:
• a send step of sending a request for configuration information of the terminal via a second communications interface;
• a receive step of receiving via the second communications interface a response to the request, the response including configuration information of said terminal;
• for at least one application of the subscriber card, a determination step acting as a function of the received configuration information to determine whether an interface application associated with said at least one application is or is not present in the terminal;
• and
• a send step of sending via the telecommunications interface, at least one command for downloading said interface application, if not present.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory memory that is readable by a processor and includes instructions for implementing the steps of a configuration method for configuring a terminal connected to a subscriber card, said card containing at least one application, when the program loaded and executed by the processor, wherein the method comprises:

• after an exchange of initialization information between said terminal and said subscriber card via a first communications interface, performing the steps of:
• a receive step of receiving via a second communications interface a request for configuration information of the terminal;
• a send step of sending a response to the request via the second communications interface, the response including configuration information of said terminal;
• and
• if at least one interface application associated with an application of the subscriber card is not present in said terminal:
• a receive step of receiving via the first telecommunications interface at least one command for downloading an interface application associated with said application of the subscriber card;
• a transmit step of transmitting said at least one command to a remote server;
• and
• an updating step of updating the configuration information after downloading the interface application specified in the command.