Global Patent Index - EP 2111578 A1

EP 2111578 A1 20091028 - INSTALLING A PATCH IN A SMART CARD MODULE

Title (en)

INSTALLING A PATCH IN A SMART CARD MODULE

Title (de)

INSTALLIEREN EINES PATCH IN EINEM SMARTCARD-MODUL

Title (fr)

INSTALLATION D'UN PROGRAMME DE CORRECTION DANS UN MODULE DE CARTE INTELLIGENTE

Publication

EP 2111578 A1 20091028 (DE)

Application

EP 08707129 A 20080118

Priority

  • EP 2008000387 W 20080118
  • DE 102007003580 A 20070124

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008089922A1] The invention relates to a method for installing a patch (62) in a smart card module, wherein a loading routine (38) is used to load a dummy application (50) containing the patch (62) into the smart card module. An installation routine (52) contained in the dummy application (50) is called in, said installation routine informing the patch (62) of a patch routine (40) contained in system programs (26) of the smart card module to install the patch (62) in a location outside the dummy application (50). The technique according to the invention can be used to install the patch (62) in the field with little complication and only slight modifications to existing components and structures.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 8/66 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 21/34 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 21/572 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/3552 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/1008 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008089922A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102007003580 A1 20080731; EP 2111578 A1 20091028; US 2010012732 A1 20100121; WO 2008089922 A1 20080731

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102007003580 A 20070124; EP 08707129 A 20080118; EP 2008000387 W 20080118; US 44914208 A 20080118