Title: Method for switching applications on multiple application chip card
Application Number: 99804369 Application Date: 1999.03.17
Publication Number: 1302421 Publication Date: 2001.07.04
Approval Pub. Date: 2003.12.10 Granted Pub. Date: 2003.12.10
International Classifi-cation: G06K7/00;G07F7/10
Applicant(s) Name: Gemplus S.C.A. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: T. Garnier
Attorney & Agent: wang zhongzhong
Abstract:
    The invention concerns multiple application chip cards capable of being connected to terminals (20) dedicated to an application contained in the card (18). The invention is characterised in that it consists in generating in the chip card an indexed access configuration table (10) for recording, for each application, the message (ATR) first octet address (TS) and, in a memory (26), the address of the message (ATR) other octets. Said configuration table is addressed by circular indexing (28) at each reset signal (RAZ) transmitted by the terminal and thereby feeds the messages (ATR) to the terminal for analysis. Said indexing is maintained as long as the terminal has not recognised a message (ATR) corresponding to the application to which it is dedicated.
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