A generic conceptual model and actual systems of IC-card: the case of Japan's IC-card system

Abstract

In this paper, a generic conceptual model and actual systems of Japan's IC-card system for model-based systems engineering are presented and discussed. First, a generic conceptual model of the IC-card system is discussed. Then Japan's various actual IC-card systems (electronic money, traffic IC-card, and mobile IC-card) are studied using the generic conceptual model of the IC-card system. This paper also specifies how Japan's various actual IC-card systems differ from the generic conceptual model using the model-based approach to systems engineering.