System and method for improving smart card reader reconnections
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating communications between a computing device and a smart card reader, said smart card reader configured for communication with a smart card, said method comprising:
- recognizing, during an active session with said smart card, a loss of a connection between said smart card reader and said computing device; and
subsequent to said loss, refraining from closing said active session with said smart card, thereby maintaining an open session with said smart card, and associating an identity of said computing device with said open session.
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Abstract
Upon recognizing a loss of a first connection to a computing apparatus, such as a personal computer, a smart card reader may maintain an open session with a smart card and may associate an identity of the computing apparatus of the first connection with the open session. Some time later, the smart card reader may establish a second connection with a computing apparatus. The smart card reader may compare an identity of the computing apparatus of the second connection with the identity of the computing apparatus of the first connection. Responsive to determining that the identities do not match, the smart card reader may close the open session with the smart card. Responsive to determining that the identities do match, the smart card reader may maintain the open session with the smart card.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating communications between a computing device and a smart card reader, said smart card reader configured for communication with a smart card, said method comprising:
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recognizing, during an active session with said smart card, a loss of a connection between said smart card reader and said computing device; and subsequent to said loss, refraining from closing said active session with said smart card, thereby maintaining an open session with said smart card, and associating an identity of said computing device with said open session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising a processor adapted to execute a smart card reader service to:
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recognize, during an active session with a smart card, a loss of a connection between a smart card reader configured for communication with said smart card, and said computing device; and subsequent to said loss, refrain from closing an active session with said smart card, thereby maintaining an open session with said smart card, and associate an identity of said computing apparatus with said open session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when performed by a processor of a computing device, cause said processor to:
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recognize, during an active session with a smart card, a loss of a connection between a smart card reader configured for communication with said smart card, and said computing apparatus; and subsequent to said loss, refrain from closing said active session with said smart card, thereby maintaining an open session with said smart card, and associate an identity of said computing device with said open session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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