System and Method of Multiple Smart Card Driver Support

Abstract

By thoroughly investigating compatibility of a plurality of smart card drivers to applications available on a given smart card, a smart card framework module may be afforded additional flexibility in communications with the smart card. The additional flexibility is allowed by additional checking with a plurality of smart card drivers before communicating with the smart card, rather than simply using the first compatible smart card driver found. Furthermore, when employing an application available on the given smart card, a correct smart card driver is to be selected from among the plurality of smart card drivers.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 628,293, filed Dec. 1, 2009, which is expected to issue on ______ as U.S. Pat. No. ______, which in turn claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application No. 61 / 118,861, filed Dec. 1, 2008, both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]The present application relates generally to communication with smart cards and, more specifically, to a system and method for supporting multiple smart card drivers.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0003]A device that reads information from, or writes information to, a smart card typically does so using a smart card reader. The smart card reader may be connected, e.g., through a directly wired connection or a wireless connection, to the device, Specific software, called a “driver”, is generally executed by the device to facilitate reading from, and writing to, the memory componen...

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