| 摘要 |
THERE IS DISCLOSED A SMART CARD SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE THAT IS PROVIDED HAVING A UNIVERSAL INTERFACE PLATFORM (40) LAYER FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH VARIOUS SMART CARDS AND SMART CARDS READERS AVAILABLE IN THE ART. THE METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH UNIVERSAL INTERFACE PLATFORM (40) IS ALSO DISCLOSED. THE METHOD COMPRISES THE STEP OF:- IDENTIFYING AND ACQUIRING (62) INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SMART CARD AND SMART CARD READER IN USE; ANALYZING AND COMPARING (63) THE INFORMATION WITH THAT OF THE STORED AND ACCREDITED INFORMATION; IDENTIFYING THE CORRESPONDING STORED AND ACCREDITED INFORMATION; RETRIEVING AND LOADING (64) THE IDENTIFIED APPROPRIATE OPERATIONAL INFORMATION INTO THE SMART CARD SYSTEM INTERFACE LAYER. CONSEQUENTLY, ONLY A SINGLE INTERFACE PLATFORM FOR USE WITH THE VARIOUS SMART CARDS AND SMART READERS IS NEEDED FOR THE SMART CARD APPLICATION SYSTEM.
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