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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1996
Joseph C Kawan, Hollywood, CA (US);
Warren Yung-Hang Tan, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Transaction Technology, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A smart card for financial transactions that can be programmed to operate using a variety of applications is disclosed. The card includes an interpreter that interfaces the smart card and an automatic teller machine or merchant terminal. The card includes a plurality of application modules each of which contain application programming that can be used by the interpreter to manage the card-to-system interface. At least one of the application modules can be reprogrammed to provide application programming for the interpreter that is compatible with the locally prevalent application program used by automatic teller machines and card terminals in the area where the cardholder is traveling.