摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage and control devices within a metering infrastructure utilizing smart cards. <P>SOLUTION: An infrastructure having a plurality of smart devices is disclosed. Each of the smart devices is adapted to be controlled by a removable smart card 22. Each removable smart card 22 includes a computational platform 24 capable of storing and executing program codes, and a set 32 of application programs capable of being executed on the computational platform 24. Each of the set 32 of application programs is implemented to control an aspect of an associated smart device into which the removable smart card 22 is inserted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |