Digital chip card in smartphone to replace physical cards for healthcare, transport and emergency management
A digital chip card integrated into smartphones addresses the inefficiency of physical cards by providing secure, centralized digital solutions for healthcare, transportation, and emergency management, replacing conventional cards with contactless communication.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HOGL PETER GEORG
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-23
AI Technical Summary
The need for physical cards in areas such as healthcare, transportation, and emergency management is inefficient and cumbersome, necessitating a more integrated and secure digital solution.
A digital chip card integrated into a smartphone, utilizing a unique user identifier and encrypted data, provides contactless communication via QR codes or NFC, replacing conventional physical cards.
Eliminates the need for physical cards by offering secure, centralized digital solutions for healthcare, transportation, and emergency management, enhancing user identification and data protection.
Abstract
Description
Technical description of the invention:
[0001] The invention relates to a digital chip card that is fully integrated into a mobile device – in particular a smartphone. It replaces conventional physical cards (e.g., electronic health cards, tickets, emergency cards) with a digital solution that provides the same functionality via an app.
[0002] The system enables unique user identification through a digital UID (Unique Identifier) that is stored on the smartphone and linked to the individual user. The digital chip card can be directly linked to software applications in the areas of healthcare, transportation (e.g., time tracking, navigation, tachograph replacement), and emergency management (e.g., location tracking in avalanches or accidents).
[0003] This centralized solution eliminates the need for physical cards entirely. The chip card data is protected by the mobile device, encrypted if required, and can communicate contactlessly with external systems via QR codes or NFC.
Claims
[1] Digital chip card in mobile devices, especially smartphones, for managing health, traffic and emergency data. [2] Digital chip card according to claim 1, comprising health data, patient master data and traffic information. [3] Digital chip card according to claim 1, wherein the traffic data is used for driver identification, tour planning and time recording in the field. [4] Digital chip card according to claim 1, wherein the emergency data is used for automatic location and alerting in the event of accidents or emergencies. [5] System for using a digital chip card according to one of claims 1 to 4, comprising an app that runs on the mobile device and manages and processes the data. [6] System for the digital management of chip cards. In the mobile device, this encompasses the capture, storage, processing and transmission of health, traffic and emergency data. [7] Use of the digital chip card in the mobile device To replace physical chip cards in the areas of healthcare, transport and emergency management. [8] System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein authorized commercial third-party service providers, in particular photo studios, are directly connected to the system via a secure, certified interface in order to transmit photographs to the competent authorities in accordance with the official requirements for identity documents without media breaks and in compliance with defined quality and authenticity standards, wherein the system automatically checks whether authorization to transmit exists. [9] System according to claim 8, wherein a central registration point registers and controls the third-party service providers (e.g. photo studios) before activation, wherein a licensing system with usage logging and fee billing is provided.