Method for top-up information and computer device
In a method for processing top-up data, a server ( 8 ) receives data related to a request for issuing an NFC application ( 9 ). The data were sent by an NFC mobile device ( 3 ) and are intended for a Service Provider ( 2 ). At the server ( 8 ) transformed data are generated by transforming the data related to the request into a format complying with the Server Provider ( 2 ). The transformed data are sent to the Service Provider ( 2 ) for further processing and issuing the NFC application ( 9 ) to the mobile device ( 3 ) particularly utilizing a Trusted Service Manager ( 1 ).
1. A method for processing top-up data, comprising:
receiving, at a server that is situated between an NFC mobile device and a Service Provider, data related to a request for issuing an NFC application, the data being sent by the NFC mobile device and intended for the Service Provider, wherein the data includes an ID of a user of the NFC mobile device;
generating at the server transformed data by transforming the data from a first format into a second, different, format complying with the Service Provider, wherein transforming the data from the first format into the second, different, format comprises transforming the ID of the user into a second, different, user ID required by the Service Provider, and
transferring the transformed data to the Service Provider for further processing and for issuing the NFC application to the mobile device,
wherein the data is related to a request for issuing the NFC application and a request for reloading a monetary value on the NFC application, and wherein transferring the transformed data to the Service Provider comprises transferring the transformed data to the Service Provider for further processing and for issuing the NFC application and reloading the monetary value on the NFC application to the mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data related to the request include information retrieved from a trusted application of the mobile device and/or the URL of the Service Provider.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising transforming at the server a format of the ID as retrieved by the trusted application to a format complying with the Service Provider.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the server is associated with the Trusted Service Manager or the Trusted Service Manager comprises the server.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the NFC mobile device is a mobile phone.
6. A computer device, comprising a server device configured to carry out the method of claim 1 .
7. The computer device of claim 6 being associated with a Trusted Service Manager or being part of the Trusted Service Manager.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first format is a common format, and wherein the second format is a proprietary format that is understandable by the Service Provider.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the server is not a part of the Trusted Service Manager, the NFC mobile device and the Service Provider.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data includes the ID of the user of the NFC mobile device and the URL of the Service Provider.