CA2007594A1 - Rechargeable prepaid memory card - Google Patents

Rechargeable prepaid memory card

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CA2007594A1
CA2007594A1 CA 2007594 CA2007594A CA2007594A1 CA 2007594 A1 CA2007594 A1 CA 2007594A1 CA 2007594 CA2007594 CA 2007594 CA 2007594 A CA2007594 A CA 2007594A CA 2007594 A1 CA2007594 A1 CA 2007594A1
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counter
content
card
credit
memory card
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CA 2007594
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French (fr)
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CA2007594C (en
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Philippe Maes
Eric Depret
Philippe Hiolle
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LA POSTE
Gemplus SA
Orange SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
    • G07F7/0866—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means by active credit-cards adapted therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/30—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks
    • G06Q20/34—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
    • G06Q20/343—Cards including a counter
    • G06Q20/3433—Cards including a counter the counter having monetary units
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/02—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by keys or other credit registering devices

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Storage Device Security (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)

Abstract

The disclosure concerns memory cards and, more particularly, cards that are used as means of prepayment in installations for the dispensing of products and services. It is proposed to make the memory rechargeable by means of a credit counter, incrementable from outside the card, and a comparator which compares the content of this counter with that of a page counter. The page counter records the number of pages of P accounting units already used up. A no more credit signal is emitted on an external terminal when the content of the page counter reaches the content of the credit counter.
A security system against the fraudulent recharging of the card is set up by an algorithm bringing into play the content of the credit counter and an identification number contained in the card.
CA 2007594 1989-01-11 1990-01-11 Rechargeable prepaid memory card Expired - Lifetime CA2007594C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8900256A FR2641634B1 (en) 1989-01-11 1989-01-11 RECHARGEABLE PREPAID MEMORY CARD
FR8900256 1989-01-11

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CA2007594A1 true CA2007594A1 (en) 1990-07-11
CA2007594C CA2007594C (en) 1999-09-07

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CA 2007594 Expired - Lifetime CA2007594C (en) 1989-01-11 1990-01-11 Rechargeable prepaid memory card

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EP (1) EP0378454B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2750625B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2007594C (en)
DE (1) DE69003543T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2047276T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2641634B1 (en)

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FR2678094B1 (en) * 1991-06-20 1993-10-08 France Telecom DATA COUNTING MEMORY CARD AND READING APPARATUS.
FR2685520B1 (en) * 1991-12-23 1998-06-12 Monetel RECHARGEABLE MEMORY CARD, SECURING METHOD AND TERMINAL OF USE.
DE4219739A1 (en) * 1992-06-17 1993-12-23 Philips Patentverwaltung Method and circuit arrangement for checking a prepaid card
KR950001556A (en) * 1993-06-28 1995-01-03 조백제 Prepaid IC card and how to avoid tampering with it
FR2709582B1 (en) * 1993-09-02 1995-09-29 Gemplus Card Int Electronic payment method, in particular by means of a smart card.
US5504701A (en) * 1993-09-30 1996-04-02 Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Memory card
FR2710769B1 (en) * 1993-10-01 1995-12-22 Innovatron Securite Inf Data processing system for a microcircuit card, card and reader for this system and method of implementation.
US5557516A (en) * 1994-02-04 1996-09-17 Mastercard International System and method for conducting cashless transactions
FR2716021B1 (en) * 1994-02-09 1996-04-12 Gemplus Card Int Chip card transaction method and system.
GB9406829D0 (en) * 1994-04-07 1994-06-01 Plessey Telecomm Smart card
KR19990007880A (en) * 1995-04-20 1999-01-25 로더리히네테부쉬 How to charge your electronic debit card and electronic debit card
DE19528297A1 (en) 1995-08-02 1997-02-06 Bayer Ag Unit of data storage card and read / write device
US5704046A (en) * 1996-05-30 1997-12-30 Mastercard International Inc. System and method for conducting cashless transactions
JP2810033B2 (en) * 1996-07-08 1998-10-15 村越 弘昌 Operation management system and operation management method
GB9709602D0 (en) * 1997-05-12 1997-07-02 Lg Uk Ltd Credit transfer in metering systems
FR2783951B1 (en) * 1998-09-29 2000-11-10 Schlumberger Ind Sa METHOD OF USING A PREPAID CARD

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FR2522850B2 (en) * 1981-03-05 1987-06-26 Dassault Electronique EXAMPLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE PASSAGE OF TOLL POINTS
FR2503423A1 (en) * 1981-03-31 1982-10-08 Flonic Sa Electronic memory for telephone prepaid transaction card - uses encoded memory to validate alteration of credit balance in on-card non-volatile memory
DE3315047A1 (en) * 1983-04-26 1984-10-31 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH AN APPLICATION MEMORY DESIGNED AS A NON-VOLATILE WRITE-READ MEMORY
DE3432557A1 (en) * 1984-09-05 1986-03-13 Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart Call charge registration system
GB2205186B (en) * 1987-05-23 1991-02-13 Motorola Inc Memory cards

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EP0378454B1 (en) 1993-09-29
FR2641634B1 (en) 1991-06-28
CA2007594C (en) 1999-09-07
DE69003543T2 (en) 1994-02-03
FR2641634A1 (en) 1990-07-13
JP2750625B2 (en) 1998-05-13
ES2047276T3 (en) 1994-02-16
EP0378454A1 (en) 1990-07-18
DE69003543D1 (en) 1993-11-04
JPH038090A (en) 1991-01-16

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