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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Michael A. Montgomery, Austin, TX (US);
Schlumberger Malco, Inc., Owings Mills, MD (US);
Abstract
A multi-application smart card has a persistent storage unit. The persistent storage unit stores data and/or information that indicates which application is to be run the next time the smart card is inserted into a terminal. The persistent storage unit may indicate the same application, a different user-selected application, or an application-selection application is to be run next. Alternatively, the persistent storage unit may indicate the next application on a predefined list as the application to be run next. An application-selection terminal allows a user to manually select the user-selected application. The terminal may initiate communication with the smart card by sending a special, predefined signal to the smart card.