Abstract: A system provides secure communication, data generation and data transfer, and tracking between a drone and a plurality of interactive entities. One entity comprises a base station including a transmitter and a receiver tuned to communicate with a drone having an RFID tag. The drone tag stores information on flight plan parameters and reports condition-responsive information. From a multitude of data fields, unique data sets are created in correspondence with requirements of stakeholders. Drone tags including encryption, communication, and processing circuitry which are operated to interact with individual drone operators communicates with specific drones, subscribers, and with outside agencies on behalf of subscribers. Data at rest may be encrypted or decrypted. RFID tags for inclusion in drone electronics include microprocessors capable of encryption and decryption. interacts with internal components, such as sensors and databases.

Abstract: A secure transaction system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment comprising a terminal; a secure access module coupled to the terminal; and a secure embedded device coupled to the secure access module during a transaction; wherein the business logic for controlling flow of the transaction is contained within the secure access module and the secure embedded device.

Abstract: A biometric device, in one embodiment, comprising an interface for communicating with a device reader; a first processor coupled to the interface; a biometric acquisition device coupled to the first processor; a switch coupled to the interface; and a second processor coupled to the interface through the switch. A method, in one embodiment, comprising receiving power at a first processor within an embedded biometric device; authenticating a user of the embedded biometric device; activating a switch in response to the authentication of the user in order to provide power and input/output to a second processor within the embedded biometric device.

Abstract: A system, in accordance with one embodiment, comprising a host device including a display, the host device running a client application; and a token device coupled to the host device through an interface, the token device including a processor for running a token device application, the token device application providing image information over the interface to the client application running on the host device, the client application displaying an image on the display of the host device corresponding to the image information provided from the token device.

Abstract: A system and method for memory management in a smart card are disclosed. The memory manager, preferably part of a true operating system, is the single device by which memory in the smart card is allocated and deallocated. Memory allocation for new data objects and memory deallocation as the result of data object deletion are made by reference to a memory management record, preferably a bitmap, which is stored in RAM and formed upon smart card initialization.

Abstract: A set of related routines allows an application to be securely installed on, or de-installed from a smart card or other portable token. The capabilities of a true operating system on the smart card are used to facilitate installation/de-installation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for patching ROM based programming in a smart card. By means of a ROM management record and a ROM management record address indicator, patch code downloaded to and installed in read/write memory may be used to completely replace ROM based programming code.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the operation of multiple applications on a smart card are disclosed. One application may call another application, or leave a message for it. Applications are initialized, de-initialized (fully or partially), and re-initialized to accomplish inter-application operability.