Internet Prepaid Card

The project focuses on development of a Java smart card application to be used as
Internet prepaid card. The main objectives of this project are to study the smart card
technology architecture and to develop an Internet prepaid card application for Internet
usage in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) using Java smart card. Currently, UTP
students pay a huge fixed amount for Internet fees every semester. The frequent
inaccessibility of the network made this an undesirable approach as students cannot
utilize the internet to its maximum as compared to the amount they paid. Furthermore
students' usage of the internet varies from one student to another. Some students either
uses it rarely or did not use at all while some students are heavy users. Thus, it is unfair
for the students to be charged the same amount every semester. Looking at this, the
author took advantage of the widely available technology that is simple and easy to use
to try to solve the current problem faced. The system was developed in 6 phases
throughout 5 months. For future improvement, the system can be integrated with bank so
that balance will be deducted straight from user bank account. The system can also be
enhanced to be a web-based system so that it will be more efficient.