Controlling connectivity of a wireless smart card reader
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1. A method comprising:
- controlling direct connections of a wireless-enabled smart card reader using a mobile device directly connected wirelessly to said wireless-enabled smart card reader, wherein controlling said direct connections comprises;
querying said wireless-enabled smart card reader about direct wireless connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader to devices external to said wireless-enabled smart card reader; and
displaying on a display of said mobile device a notification of changes to said direct wireless connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader.
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Abstract
A system includes a wireless-enabled smart card reader able to be connected concurrently to at least two devices and a mobile device able to be connected wirelessly to the smart card reader and to control connections of the smart card reader.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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controlling direct connections of a wireless-enabled smart card reader using a mobile device directly connected wirelessly to said wireless-enabled smart card reader, wherein controlling said direct connections comprises; querying said wireless-enabled smart card reader about direct wireless connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader to devices external to said wireless-enabled smart card reader; and displaying on a display of said mobile device a notification of changes to said direct wireless connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 14, 15)
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3. A method comprising:
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controlling, using a mobile device that is directly connected wirelessly to a wireless-enabled smart card reader via a wireless communication interface of said smart card reader in order to access a smart card, direct connections of said wireless-enabled smart card reader to other devices, wherein said direct connections occur via said wireless communication interface, wherein controlling said direct connections comprises; enabling said mobile device to receive input of an authorization password; securely transmitting said authorization password wirelessly from said mobile device to said wireless-enabled smart card reader; and requiring said wireless-enabled smart card reader to receive said authorization password from one of said other devices in order to successfully establish a connection between said one of said other devices and said wireless-enabled smart card reader. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A system comprising:
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a wireless-enabled smart card reader able to be connected to a smart card and able to be directly connected contemporaneously to at least two wireless devices; and a mobile device able to be directly connected wirelessly to said wireless-enabled smart card reader in order to access said smart card and to control direct connections of said wireless-enabled smart card reader to other devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 16, 17)
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6. A system comprising:
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a wireless-enabled smart card reader able to be directly connected contemporaneously to at least two devices; and a mobile device able to be directly connected wirelessly to said wireless-enabled smart card reader and to control direct connections of said wireless-enabled smart card reader to other devices, wherein said mobile device has a display, and said mobile device is able to query said wireless-enabled smart card reader about direct wireless connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader to devices external to said wireless-enabled smart card reader and to display via said display a notification of changes to said direct wireless connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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10. A mobile device comprising:
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a display; a communication interface compatible with a wireless communication standard through which said mobile device is able to be directly connected wirelessly to a wireless-enabled smart card reader; a processor; and a memory to store executable code which, when executed by said processor, controls direct connections of said wireless-enabled smart card reader, wherein said executable code, when executed by said processor, queries said wireless-enabled smart card reader about direct connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader and displays via said display a notification of changes to said direct connections maintained contemporaneously by said wireless-enabled smart card reader. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A mobile device comprising:
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a communication interface compatible with a wireless communication standard through which said mobile device is able to be directly connected wirelessly to a wireless-enabled smart card reader in order to access a smart card; a processor coupled to said communication interface; a memory coupled to said processor to store executable code which, when executed by said processor, is to control direct connections of said wireless-enabled smart card reader to other devices; and an input component coupled to said processor, wherein said executable code, when executed by said processor, receives an authorization password via said input component for said connections to said wireless-enabled smart card reader and securely transmits said authorization password to said wireless-enabled smart card reader via said communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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