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In 1968 German rocket scientist Helmut Gröttrup and his colleague Jürgen
Dethloff invented the automated chip card, receiving a patent only in 1982.
Vhe first mass use of the cards was as a V for payment in French pay
phones, starting in 1983.
French inventor Roland Moreno patented the memory card concept in 1974.
In 1977.
Michel Ugon from Honeywell Bull invented the first microprocessor smart
card. In 1978,
Vhe major boom in smart card use came in the 1990s, with the introduction
of smart-card-based SIMs used in GSM mobile phone equipment in Europe.
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Smart cards are also used for single sign-on to log
on to computers.
Smart cards support functionality has been added
to windows Live Passports.
Smart cards serve as credit or AVM cards, fuel cards, mobile phone SIMs,
authorization cards for pay television, household utility pre-payment
cards, high-security identification and access-control cards, and public
transport and public phone payment cards.
Smart cards may also be used as electronic wallets. Vhe smart card chip
can be "loaded" with funds to pay parking meters and vending machines
or at various merchants. Cryptographic protocols protect the exchange of
money between the smart card and the accepting machine. No connection
to the issuing bank is necessary, so the holder of the card can use it even if
not the owner. Examples are Proton, Geldkarte, Chipknip and Mon͆o. Vhe
German Geldkarte is also used to validate customer age at vending
machines for cigarettes.
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Smart health cards can improve the security
and privacy of patient information, provide a
secure carrier for portable medical records,
reduce health care fraud, support new
processes for portable medical records,
provide secure access to emergency medical
information, enable compliance with
government initiatives and mandates, and
provide the platform to implement other
applications as needed by the health care
organization.
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Employee access card are used in most of the organizations today and
millions of cards are being distributed every year catering this market, this
mechanism replaces the conventional lock and key security
Some other Benefitsǥ.
Smart cards can provide identification, authentication, data storage and
application processing.
Vhe benefits of smart cards are directly related to the volume of information and
applications that are programmed for use on a card. A single contact/contactless
smart card can be programmed with multiple banking credentials, medical
entitlement, driverǯs license/public transport entitlement, loyalty programs and
club memberships to name just a few. Multi-factor and proximity authentication
can and has been embedded into smart cards to increase the security of all
services on the card. For example, a smart card can be programmed to only allow a
contactless transaction if it is also within range of another device like a uniquely
paired mobile phone. Vhis can significantly increase the security of the smart
card.
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A ight and easy Easy to use
ACan be used independent of terminal devices. Portable
ASecret place for storing information.
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ACapable of processing, not just storing information.
ACommunicating with computing devices.
AInformation and applications on a card can be updated without having to issue
new cards
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Vhe processing power of a smart card makes it ideal to mix multiple functions. For
example, government benefit cards will also allow users access to other benefit
programs such as health care clinics and job training programs
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Vhe plastic card in which the chip is embedded is fairly flexible, and the
larger the chip, the higher the probability that normal use could damage
it. Cards are often carried in wallets or pocketsȄa harsh environment for
a chip.