
Short answer: The Big Innovation here is that Augusta is the only chip-card reader on the market that can do EMV entirely in keyboard mode. Which means it can be adapted for use in browser apps: that is, virtual terminal apps that slurp character data from a reader. Visa considered patenting it, but decided not to.) What is there about Augusta with Quick Chip and M/Chip Fast that’s so darned innovative, anyway? But why? Why is it patent-pending? What the heck is patentable about it? Isn’t Quick Chip in the public domain? (Yes, actually. Microprocessor cards offer mutual authentication between the card and the reader as well as a large flexibility thanks to file management.I’ve mentioned our Augusta (see photo) in previous posts, and I’ve mentioned that Augusta with Quick Chip and M/Chip Fast is patent-pending. TanGO4EMV can be licensed to banking smart card manufacturers.Īll Paragon ID contactless smart cards can be fully personalized with coloured artwork on the front and back side and other post-print features including identification elements. TanGO4EMV contains 5 main core applications: the MasterCard M/Chip 4 application, the MasterCard Paypass M/Chip contactless application, the Universal Transaction application for transit, the e-purse and private payment application, the Calypso application for transit and the card administration application which includes post issuance capability. It allows for high speed and secure transit transactions.

#CHIP CARD READER APPLICATION FULL#
TanGO4EMV is a true multiapplication operating system combining full EMV compliance and MasterCard certification. The range provides contactless cards with various EEProm memory sizes with CT4002, CT4004, CT4008 and CT4018 and meets transport operators’ requirements for more contracts, interoperability and flexible mapping. ASK operating platform, TanGO, perpetuates the lifetime of existing products as well as the implementation of enhanced functionalities.

#CHIP CARD READER APPLICATION PORTABLE#

Cards that use memory chips depend on the security of the card reader for processing and are ideal for situations that require low or medium security.Ī microcontroller chip can add, delete, and otherwise manipulate information in its memory. Memory chips are less expensive than microcontrollers but with a corresponding decrease in data management security. A memory chip is like a small floppy disk with optional security.

The chips used in these cards also fall into two categories: microcontroller chips and memory chips. With these cards, it is possible to access the same chip using either of these methods, with a very high level of security. Paragon ID’s dual-interface smart cards incorporate a single chip, with both contact and contactless interfaces.
