Method and apparatus for installing an application onto a smart card
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorEduard K. de Jong
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Abstract
An application identifier (AID) comprises at least one customization parameter for an application to be installed onto a smart card. The application may be installed onto the smart card by providing the AID, instantiating the application onto the smart card, storing the AID onto the card, and configuring the application in accordance with the stored AID, wherein the application is configured in accordance with the at least one customization parameter.
Claims31
A method for installing an application onto a smart card comprising:
- providing an application identifier (AID) for the application, wherein said AID comprises at least one customization parameter for the application to be installed;
- instantiating the application onto the smart card;
- storing the AID for the application onto the card;
- and
- configuring the application in accordance with the stored AID, wherein the application is configured in accordance with said at least one customization parameter.
An apparatus for installing an application onto a smart card comprising:
- an application identifier (AID) for the application, wherein said AID comprises at least one customization parameter for the application to be installed;
- and
- an install facility operable to instantiate the application onto the smart card and to store the AID for the application onto the card, wherein the application is configured in accordance with said at least one customization parameter from the stored AID.
An apparatus for installing an application onto a smart card comprising:
- means for providing an application identifier (AID) for the application, wherein said AID comprises at least one customization parameter for the application to be installed;
- means for instantiating the application onto the smart card;
- means for storing the AID for the application onto the card;
- and
- means for configuring the application in accordance with the stored AID, wherein the application is configured in accordance with said at least one customization parameter.
A computer program product comprising instructions on a medium, wherein said instructions when loaded into a machine cause the machine to install an application onto a smart card by:
- providing an application identifier (AID) for the application, wherein said AID comprises at least one customization parameter for the application to be installed;
- instantiating the application onto the smart card;
- storing the AID for the application onto the card;
- and
- configuring the application in accordance with the stored AID, wherein the application is configured in accordance with said at least one customization parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.