Smart card session optimization

Details Smart card session optimization Smart card session optimization

G - Physics

06

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G06K 7/00 (2006.01) G06F 13/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2625784

A method is provided for facilitating communications between a computer device and a smart card reader having an associated smart card. The computer device includes a smart card resource manager and a smart card reader service, the smart card reader service acting as a relay for commands between the smart card resource manager and the smart card reader. The method comprising the smart card reader service: (a) receiving from the smart card resource manager a first command for placing the smart card in a first state and relaying the first command to the smart card reader; (b) receiving a second command from the smart card resource manager for placing the smart card into a second state and a third command from the smart card resource manager for placing the smart card into the first state; and (c) determining if the smart card was in the first state prior to receiving the second command, and (i) if the smart card is determined to have been in the first state then forgoing relaying the second command and the third command to the smart card reader, and (ii) if the smart card is not determined to have been in the first state, then relaying the second command and the third command to the smart card reader.

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