Remote administration of smart cards for secure access systems

A remote administration system for remotely administering a first smart card and a second smart card via a communication network, the first smart card and the second smart card being employed in a secured access system, the system comprising:

• a remote administrator operatively associated with said first smart card and said second smart card, the first smart card comprise authorization information which entitles the first user to access a secured information resource, and the second smart card not comprising authorization information which entitles the second user to access the secured information resource;
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• a transmitter transmitting the authorization information from said first smart card to said second smart card via said remote administrator and the communication network, thereby enabling the second smart card to allow the user of the second smart card to access the secured information resource.

A remote administration system for remotely administering a first smart card and a second smart card via a communication network, the first smart card and the second smart card being employed in a secured access system, the system comprising:

• means for operatively associating first smart card and said second smart card with remote administration means, the first smart card comprising authorization information which entitles the first user to access a secured information resource, and the second smart card not comprising authorization information which entities the second user to access the secured information resource;
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• means for transmitting the authorization information from said first smart card to said second smart card via said remote administration means and the communication network, thereby enabling the second smart card to allow the user of the second smart card to access the secured information resource.