JP2002140665A - How to reuse and install IC card applications - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] IC card application (hereinafter IC card A)
P) Manage the information of the IC card AP to be deleted in the issuing system, and make it available in the same state as when it was deleted when re-installed. SOLUTION: Personal information of an IC card user, card management information on an IC card, and an IC card AP on an IC card AP
Management information is registered in the IC card issue management server 0101 in advance. In the IC card use terminal 0102, the IC card user selects the IC card AP to be deleted from the IC card APs mounted on the card, and the AP information to be deleted is transmitted to the IC card issue management server 0101. Then, the IC card issuance management server 0101 manages the transmitted information.
At the IC card use terminal 0102, the IC card user selects the IC card AP to be mounted and the mounting information is transmitted to the IC card issuance management server 0101. Card AP information
It is mounted on the IC card via the IC card use terminal 0102.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card application that can be deleted and mounted a plurality of times without the card user being conscious of the expiration date of the IC card application and continuing to use the IC card application without deleting it. The present invention relates to a method in which a card application can be used in the same state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, devices having a data processing device and a storage device such as a microprocessor in a card-shaped unit called a so-called IC card have come into practical use. In such an IC card, processing such as calculation by a program can be performed inside the card by an internal data processing device. For example, it has been considered to provide a function such as a point service for giving a privilege according to a transaction amount by mounting an application prepared by a card issuer or the like using the function of the IC card. By the way, IC cards cannot be loaded with applications indefinitely, but can be loaded within the range of memory capacity. It is necessary to remove and mount it. When an application such as a point service application is deleted, the usage point information is also deleted.

[0003]

Conventionally, when an application on an IC card is deleted or remounted, the card must be collected, and when an IC card application is deleted and reused, Has a problem that the card application must be used in the initial state instead of the same state as before the deletion. An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art and to enable the card application to be deleted / mounted multiple times by managing the information of the IC card application to be deleted in the IC card application issuing system, and to delete the card application when it is mounted again. The purpose is to make it available in the same state as when it was done, that is, without removing it. Also, if the version of the IC card application is updated or the expiration date is updated while the card is being deleted, if the card user re-installs the card without renewing it, the updated IC card application will The purpose is to make it available in the same state as when it was deleted.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention preliminarily manages personal information of an IC card user, card management information on an IC card, and IC card application management information on an IC card application by issuing and managing an IC card. Register it on the server. At the IC card terminal, the IC to be deleted from the IC card application installed on the card by the IC card user
When a card application is selected and application information to be deleted is transmitted to the IC card issuance management server, the IC card issuance management server manages the transmitted information. When the IC card user selects an IC card application to be mounted on the IC card using terminal and the mounting information is transmitted to the IC card issuance management server, the IC card issuance management server reads the mounted IC card application information from the transmitted information. Is mounted on the IC card via the IC card using terminal. As a result, the IC card application can be deleted and mounted a plurality of times, and can be reused in the same state as the mounted state without being deleted.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a system configuration according to the IC card application reuse mounting method of the present invention. The system includes a personal information management file 0105 that manages information for each card user, and an application information management file 0106 that manages information of an application mounted on an IC card and information of an application deleted from the IC card.
An IC card issuance management server 0101 having a card information management file 0107 for managing information of the IC card;
An IC card using terminal 0102 for displaying a list of mounted card applications on an IC card, selecting an IC card application to be deleted / installed, and deleting / installing an IC card application, and an IC card using terminal 01
IC card reader / writer 0103 which is connected to the IC card 02 and performs data communication between the IC card and the IC card using terminal, and an IC which is a medium on which the IC card application is deleted and mounted.
It consists of a card 0104.

FIG. 4 shows an IC card issue management server 0101.
Is shown. The IC card issuance management server 0101 is an IC card
A system processing unit 0401 for executing a corresponding process in response to a request from the card issuing management server operator or a request from the IC card using terminal 0102, and a display unit for providing a graphical user interface to the IC card issuing management server operator 0402, a file access unit 0403 that accesses a file under the control of the system processing device 0401, and a system processing device 0401.
A receiving unit 0407 and a transmitting unit 0408 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the IC card using terminal 0102 under the control of the user. The file access unit 0403 includes a personal information management file access unit 0404 for accessing the personal information management file 0105, and an application information management file 0
106, an application information management file access unit 0405 for accessing the file 106, and a card information management file 01
07, a card information management file access unit 0406.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration of the IC card using terminal 0102. The IC card use terminal 0102 includes a system processing device 0501 corresponding to the operation of the card user,
A display unit 0502 for displaying an input instruction, a message, a button, and the like to the card user;
Writing to IC card reader / writer under control of 01
Under the control of the system processing device 0501, the writing unit 0503 and the reading unit 0504 for controlling the reading process
It has a receiving unit 0505 and a transmitting unit 0506 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the IC card issuance management server 0101.

FIG. 6 shows the structure of the IC card 0104.
The IC card 0104 includes a processing device 0601 such as a microprocessor, a storage device 0602, and an external interface unit 0606 that performs data transfer with the IC card reader / writer 0103. The storage device 0602 stores an operating system 0603 as a control program.
And a card information storage unit 06 for storing card-specific information
04 and an application information storage unit 0605 for storing an IC card application.

FIG. 7 shows an IC card issuance management server 0101.
An example of the data items of the personal information and the values of the data items stored for each card user in the personal information management file 0105 managed by the company. Personal information includes user number 0701, name 0702, date of birth 0703, age 0704, address 0
705, telephone number 0706, password key 0707, available application 0708, card identifier 0709,
Card issue date 0710, Card expiration date 0711,
An application management identifier 0712, an application under deletion 0713, and the like are stored. Available applications store IC card application identification codes that can be installed for each individual, and applications that are being deleted store IC card application identification codes that are being deleted for each individual. Based on this information, A mountable IC card application is shown.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show an IC card issuance management server 0.
Application information management file 0 managed by 101
2 shows an example of data items of application information and values of the data items stored in the application information 106. 8 and 9 include application names 0801 and 09
01, application identifiers 0802, 0902 unique to each application, application capacities 0803, 0903 indicating the size of the application, application code sizes 0804, 0904 indicating the size of the code portion of the application size, and application size The application data size 0805, 0905 indicating the size of the data portion, the application version 0806, 0906 for generation management of the application, and the application mounting, which is a certificate that a valid issuer performs a valid mounting process when the application is mounted. Certificates 0807, 0907,
Application deletion certificates 0808 and 0908, which are certificates for a valid issuer to perform proper deletion processing when deleting an application, and an application management identifier 08 for associating application management information with personal information.
09, 0909, application code sections 0810 and 0910, which are codes of the application main body, and application data sections 0811 and 0911 which hold application data information.

FIG. 10 shows an IC card issuance management server 010.
1 shows an example of data items of card information stored in a card information management file 0107 managed by No. 1 and values of the data items. The card information includes a card identifier 1001, which is an identification code unique to the card, and a control number 100 at the time of card manufacture.
2. control date 1003 at the time of card manufacture, card memory capacity 1004 indicating the size of information that can be mounted on the card,
A mountable application 1005 indicating that the card can be mounted for each card, a security key 100 for mounting / deleting the application, and other information for determining the validity of the card.
6. The key information 1007, which is information for mounting / deleting an application and for determining the validity of a card, is stored.

Hereinafter, the flow of processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 shows a process on the IC card using terminal side when deleting and installing an IC card application in the present embodiment. First, step 0 in FIG.
At 201, the card user inserts the IC card into the IC card reader / writer, and at step 0202, a list of IC card applications currently mounted on the IC card is displayed. That is, as shown in the installed IC card application list 1101 in FIG. 11, “11122233” is displayed as the IC card identifier 1102,
ABC credit, ABC royalty, ABC royalties, etc. as the IC card application name 1103 mounted on the IC card
Display DEF royalty. Next, step 0 in FIG.
At 203, the card user selects an IC card application to be deleted and presses a send button 1106. That is, as shown in the installed IC card application list 1101 in FIG. 11, in order to select an ABC royalty as the IC card application 1104 to be deleted, a deletion target is marked in the deletion selection column 1105 and the transmission button 1106 is pressed.

Next, in step 0204 of FIG.
Display the card user's personal information and then delete
Displays the contents of the IC card application. The personal information of the card user is stored in the IC card issuance management server 010.
1 is a card information management file 010 based on the IC card identifier 1102 sent from the IC card using terminal 0102.
7 and the personal information management file 0105,
This is sent to the IC card use terminal 0102. Then, looking at this display, it is checked whether the IC card application to be deleted by the card user is correct.
The user inputs 210 and presses a send button 1211. If wrong, a cancel key 1212 is pressed. In this case, the process returns to step 0202. If the user wants to end without performing this process, the user presses the end button 1213. That is, as shown in a deletion target IC card application confirmation 1201 in FIG.
112122333, the user 1 is displayed as the card user name 1203, and 196 is displayed as the date of birth 1204.
Display January 1, 0, male as gender 1205, address 1 as address 1206, telephone number 12
XXX-123-4567 is displayed as 07, March 31, 2003 is displayed as the card expiration date 1208, and ABC royalty is displayed as the IC card application name 1209 to be deleted. If the ABC royalty is correct as the IC card application name 1209 to be deleted, 00999990 as the password key 1210
00 is input and the send button 1211 is pressed. If the ABC royalty is not correct as the IC card application name 1209 to be deleted, the cancel key 1212 is pressed. At this time, the process returns to step 0202. If the user wants to end without performing this process, the user presses the end button 1213.

Next, in step 0205 of FIG.
When the application deletion certificate is sent, an IC card application deletion process is performed. That is,
When the security key 1210 is sent from the IC card use terminal 0102, the IC card issue management server 0101 verifies the security key based on the card information management file 0107, the application information management file 0106, and the personal information management file 0105, If the verification result is correct, an application deletion certificate is obtained, and the IC card using terminal 0
The application deletion certificate is transmitted to 102. Then, before deleting the IC card application, the IC card using terminal reads the deletion target IC card application including the application code portion and the application data portion before the deletion, and sends it to the IC card issuance management server 0101. The information is stored in the application information management file 0106 as the application information of the IC card user who instructed the deletion, and the personal information management file 0105 is updated and managed until the user reloads. If the transmitted security key 1210 is not correct, a security key re-input message is displayed as shown at 1301 in FIG. 13, the security key 1302 is re-entered, and the send button 1303 is pressed. To end this processing, the user presses an end button 1304.

Next, when the deletion process is completed, in step 0206 of FIG. 2, the installation selection of the IC card application is confirmed. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, a message indicating that the deletion process has been completed and an IC card application mounting selection 1401 are displayed. When mounting, the mounting key 1402 is pressed and the process proceeds to step 0207 in FIG. The mounting key 1403 is pressed, and the process proceeds to step 0211 in FIG. Next, in step 0207 of FIG. 2, a list of IC card applications that can be mounted is displayed. That is, when the mounting key 1402 is pressed, a mounting request is sent to the IC card issuance management server, and the IC card issuance management server uses the card information management file 0107, the application information management file 0106, and the personal information management file 0105 as the source. A list of IC card applications that can be mounted on the IC card is created, and is sent to the IC card using terminal 0102. See Figure 15 for a list of IC card applications that can be mounted.
As shown in 1501 of the table, 111122233 is displayed as the card identifier 1502, and the card user name 1503 is displayed.
Is displayed as user 1 and the date of birth 1504 as 19
Display January 1, 1960, display male as gender 1505, display address 1 as address 1506, telephone number 15
07 is displayed as XXX-123-4567, the card expiration date 1508 is displayed as of March 31, 2003, and the available IC card application name 1509 is ABC royalty, XXX royalty, and Z point AP.
Is displayed, and if an update has occurred due to an upgrade of the IC card application or a change in the expiration date during the deletion, an updated mark is displayed as the update information 1512. The above update is performed by the server maintenance staff, etc., acquiring the upgraded IC card application from the IC card application developer, registering the upgraded IC card application and a new expiration date in the server side information file, This is performed by setting an update flag or the like.

Next, in step 0208 of FIG.
The card user selects an IC card application to be loaded and presses a send button 1513. That is, FIG.
As shown in the list of installable IC card applications 1501, the installed IC card applications 151
In order to select the XXX royalty as 0, a mounting target mark is put on the mounting selection field 1511 and the transmission button 1513 is pressed. Next, in Step 0209 of FIG. 2, the IC card application confirmation 160
As shown in FIG. 1, XXX royalties are displayed as the installation target IC card application name 1602. If the XXX royalty is correct as the installation target IC card application name 1602, a send button 1603 is pressed. If the XXX royalty is not correct as the installation target IC card application name 1602, the cancel key 160
Press 4. In this case, the process returns to step 0207. If the user wants to end without performing this processing, the user presses the end button 1605.

Next, in step 0210 of FIG.
The mounting process of the IC card application is performed. That is, the card information management file 0107, the application information management file 0
106, the latest information of the application code section and the application data section created based on the personal information management file 0105 are sent as the on-board IC card application information, and the IC card application on which the above-described deletion processing has been performed is selected. When re-installing, the latest information of the created application code section and the application data section at the time of deletion are sent as on-board IC card application information, and an application installation certificate is sent. Is remounted on the IC card. When the mounting process is completed, a mounting process end message 170 is displayed as shown in FIG.
1 is displayed, and an OK button 1702 is pressed.

Next, in step 0211 of FIG.
Displays a list of IC card applications installed on the IC card. That is, as shown in a list of mounted IC card applications 1801 in FIG. 18, 111122333 is displayed as the card identifier 1802, user 1 is displayed as the card user name 1803, and the date of birth 18
04 as January 1, 1960, and gender 1805
As a man, address 1 as an address 1806, and XXX-123-4567 as a telephone number 1807.
Is displayed as the card expiration date 1808
March 31 is displayed, and the on-board IC card application name 1809 is ABC credit, DEF royalty, XXX
View royalties. Next, step 021 in FIG.
In 2, the card ejection button 1810 is pressed to eject the IC card as shown in a list of installed IC card applications 1801 in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows processing on the IC card issuance management server side when deleting and installing an IC card application in the present embodiment. First, step 0301 in FIG.
Received from IC card using terminal 0102
The personal information is extracted from the card information management file 0107 and the personal information management file 0105 based on the IC card identifier and the IC card application information to be deleted, and transmitted to the IC card use terminal 0102. That is, an application name of ABC royalty, an application identifier, and the like are sent as the card identifier 1102 as the card identifier 1102 and the IC card application information 1104 to be deleted, and the card identifier 11 from the card information management file 0107 and the personal information management file 0105 are sent.
Card user name 0 of personal information corresponding to 1222333
User 1 as 702, 196 as birth date 0703
On January 1, 0, Address 1 and Phone Number 0 as Address 0705
XXX-123-4567 as 706, and March 31, 2003 as card expiration date 0711
This is transmitted to the IC card use terminal 0102.

Next, in step 0302 of FIG.
The card security key is verified based on the personal information management file 0105 and the card information management file 0107 in order to determine whether a valid card user is going to perform this processing in order to delete the IC card application to be deleted. If the verification result is correct, the process proceeds to the deletion process, and if incorrect, the process proceeds to the re-verification process. That is, 0009999000 sent as the card password key 1210
Is the personal identification key 0707 of the personal information management file 0105 and the personal identification key 1006 of the card information management file 0107.
Verify that they match.

Next, in step 0303 of FIG.
An application deletion certificate 080 necessary for deleting the application from the application information management file 0106 based on the deletion target application information sent from the IC card using terminal 0102.
8 is extracted and sent to the IC card using terminal 0102 to perform a deletion process. That is, the application name 12 to be deleted
ABC royalty and application identifier A as 09
Application information management file 010 based on ID11
DCER as application deletion certificate 0808 from 6
T11 is extracted and sent to the IC card use terminal 0102 for deletion processing.

Next, in step 0304 of FIG.
As a result of the deletion process, the information of the application code portion and the application data portion is sent from the IC card using terminal 0102 as the deleted application information.
The deletion application information is stored in the application information management file 0106 as the application information of the IC card user who has issued the deletion instruction, and the personal information management file 0105 is updated. That is, the IC card use terminal 0
ABC royalty as the application name 0801, AID11 as the application identifier 0802, and AID11C as the application code record 0810
AID11DATAREC is stored as an application data record 0811 in each item of the application information of the IC card user who has instructed the deletion, and the application information of the IC card user who has issued the deletion instruction is stored in the application information management file 0106. Application 071 for deleting personal information management file 0105
AID11 is stored as 3.

Next, in step 0305 of FIG.
Following the deletion processing, the IC card application mounting request is confirmed, and if there is a mounting request, step 0306 in FIG.
Go to and end if there is no request. Next, in Step 0306 of FIG. 3, the available application 0708 and the available IC card application information are extracted from the deleting application 0713 from the personal information management file 0105, and the application name is obtained from the application information to obtain the IC card use terminal 0102. Send to That is, as a mountable application from the personal information management file 0105 and the application information management file 0106, a Z point AP corresponding to AID15,
XXX royalties corresponding to AIDXX and ABC royalties corresponding to AID11 deleted by deletion processing are extracted and IC
Send to card use terminal 0102.

Next, in step 0307 of FIG.
Since the mounting target IC card application is sent from the IC card using terminal 0102, the application code part record 0910 and the application data part record 0911 are read from the card application management information 0106 to reload the application information on the IC card. Then, the on-board IC card application information is constructed and sent to the IC card using terminal together with the application on-board certificate 0907 to perform on-board processing. In addition,
When re-installing the IC card application deleted by the deletion process, the card application management information 01
06, the application code record 091 from the application information of the IC card user who instructed the deletion.
0 and the application data section record 0911 are read, and the on-board IC card application information is constructed.
It is sent to the IC card using terminal together with the application loading certificate 0907 to perform loading processing. In other words, the target IC
Since the XXX royalty is sent as the card application 1602, the application installation certificate 0907 is sent from the application management information file 0106.
ACIDXXCODEREC as the application code part data record 0910 and AIDXXDATAREC as the application data part record 0911
Is extracted, and the on-board IC card application information is constructed and sent to the IC card using terminal 0102.

As described above with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 18, in the method of selecting the reusable loading of the IC card application according to the present embodiment, a list of current IC card applications is displayed and the IC card application to be deleted is displayed. Select to manage the deleted IC card application on the IC card issuance management server, display the available IC card applications, select the target IC card application, and mount it on the IC card to use the card. The user can delete and mount the IC card application multiple times without considering the expiration date of the IC card application according to the needs of the card user. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 18, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0026]

According to the present invention, an IC card application can be deleted and mounted many times without collecting the card when the card user wants to use it, and when re-installing, the same as when deleting the card. It is possible to load the application as it is. In addition, it is possible to reload the IC card application while reducing the burden of updating the application version or the expiration date during the deletion without requiring the card user to perform any special procedure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a system configuration according to an IC card application loading selection and management method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process on an IC card using terminal side when deleting and installing an IC card application in the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process on the IC card issuance management server side when deleting / installing an IC card application in the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an IC card issuance management server in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an IC card using terminal in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an IC card in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed content example of a personal information management file in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a detailed content example of an application information management file in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a detailed content example of an application information management file in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a detailed content example of a card information management file in FIG. 1;

11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG.

12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG.

13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG. 1;

15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG.

16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG.

17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG.

18 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration displayed on a display unit of the IC card using terminal in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

0101 IC card issuance management server 0102 IC card use terminal 0103 IC card reader / writer 0104 IC card 0105 Personal information management file 0106 Application information management file 0107 Card information management file 0401, 0501 System processing device 0402, 0502 Display unit 0403 File access unit 0404 Personal information management file access unit 0405 Application information management file access unit 0406 Card information management file access unit 0407, 0505 Receiving unit 0408, 0506 Transmitting unit 0503 Writing unit 0504 Reading unit 0601 Processing device 0602 Storage device 0603 Operating system 0604 Card information storage Unit 0605 Application information storage unit 0606 External interface Scan

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An IC card having a processing device and a storage device and having a card identifier in the storage device; an IC card using terminal for performing processing such as credit processing by exchanging data with the IC card; An IC card application management server that manages personal information of users, IC card information in which identification codes of a plurality of loadable IC card applications are registered, and IC card application information in association with each other. A method for reusing an IC card application in an issuing system, wherein the IC card using terminal reads an identification code of the installed IC card application from the IC card, displays an IC card application name, and uses the IC card application. Input an instruction to delete by specifying the IC card application name Reads the IC card application that has been specified from the IC card, the IC card application to delete from the IC card after the reading,
Transmitting the read deleted IC card application to the IC card issuance management server;
A method for reusing and mounting an IC card application, wherein the card application is registered in a file as IC card application information of the IC card user. 2. The IC card application reusing and loading method according to claim 1, wherein the IC card issuance is performed when a user inputs an IC card application loading instruction to the IC card at the IC card using terminal. Requests and obtains an IC card application name that can be mounted on the management server, displays the obtained IC card application name, and when an instruction to specify and mount the IC card application name is input by an IC card user, Requests and acquires the specified IC card application from the IC card issuance management server, and if the requested IC card application is an IC card application deleted in the past, the registered IC card user's IC card application Get the deleted IC card application from the information Recycling method of mounting IC card application, characterized by mounting the IC card application in the IC card. 3. The IC card application reuse loading method according to claim 2, wherein the IC card issuance management server upgrades the IC card application in the IC card application information when the IC card application is upgraded. The version of the deleted IC card application registered in the file as the IC card application information is also upgraded, and when the deleted IC card application is remounted on the IC card in the IC card using terminal, the upgraded version is deleted. A method for reusing and mounting an IC card application, which comprises reloading the IC card application. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein when the IC card issuance management server updates the application expiration date of the IC card application in the IC card application information, When the application expiration date is also updated for the deleted IC card application registered in the file as the user's IC card application information, and when the deleted IC card application is remounted on the IC card at the IC card using terminal Re-installing a deleted IC card application whose application expiration date has been updated.