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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Shlomo Kipnis, Jerusalem, IL;
Rannen Meir, Jerusalem, IL;
Shlomo Kipnis, Jerusalem, IL;
Rannen Meir, Jerusalem, IL;
NDS Limited, Middlesex, GB;
Abstract
A method for remote administration of at least one smart card via a communication network is described. The method includes the steps of associating the at least one smart card with a remote administrator by storing administrator identification information of the remote administrator in the at least one smart card, inserting the at least one smart card in at least one user unit, employing the administrator identification information stored in the at least one smart card to identify the remote administrator associated with the at least one smart card, and establishing communication between the at least one smart card and the remote administrator via the communication network in accordance with the administrator identification information. Related apparatus and methods are also described.