Patent attributes
The invention provides a method for loading an application requiring personalization into a portable storage medium which is set up to be operated in a terminal. Personalization data for personalizing the application and possibly application data are additionally loaded into a restore module which is independent of applications stored in an application memory, is configured as a non-volatile memory, and is disposed within the portable storage medium or within the terminal. For updating an application, the personalization data and possibly application data are loaded from the restore module into the updated application. A portable storage medium has a non-volatile, application-independent restore module. System with storage medium and terminal and non-volatile, application-independent restore module.
