Testing controllable cards
a controllable card and control panel technology, applied in the field of testing and configuring controllable cards, can solve problems such as users being prevented from operating computing devices
Active Publication Date: 2019-04-18
RED HAT
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The present patent relates to a system for testing and applying controllable cards, such as smart cards, in a way that reduces the time and expense of physical insertion and removal of cards for testing. The system includes a test system and a card-switching device with multiple controllable cards that can be selected and decoupled from a card reader without needing to physically insert and remove each card. The system can also include a card reader that can communicate with a target system through an adapter. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a more efficient and cost-effective way to test and apply controllable cards.
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Removing the card, or inserting a card without the proper information, can result in a user being prevented from operating the computing device.
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[0009]Controllable cards can be programmed to be valid, invalid, provide certain identifying information, etc. Software developed to apply to controllable cards can be tested for quality assurance purposes. Testing the software can involve testing each applicable controllable card, or at least a relatively large number of controllable cards. Each card can be inserted into a reader, or removed from the reader, to test the software implemented on the card. Inserting or removing each card that is tested is time consuming and expensive as it involves manual operations. Testing can involve months of effort to physically insert and remove each card for quality assurance. Robotic arms used to automatically insert and remove cards from a reader can be expensive and large—taking up space in a test environment.
[0010]Some examples of the present disclosure can overcome one or more of the abovementioned issues by programmatically selecting a controllable card from among multiple controllable ca...
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Controllable cards can be selected and testing programmatically. For example, a system can include card ports for receiving controllable cards. Switching devices can control communication with the controllable cards. An output port can communicatively couple a selected card to a card reader. A controller device can respond to a command from a test system by causing the switching devices to select a card port to which to communicatively couple to the output port.
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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to testing and configuring controllable cards, which can include smart cards.BACKGROUND[0002]A controllable card, such as a smart card, can be programmed or otherwise controlled to perform certain functions when read by a card reader. For example, a card reader may be coupled to a computing device that can allow a user to operate the computing device only in response to a controllable card with the appropriate information on it being received in the card reader. Removing the card, or inserting a card without the proper information, can result in a user being prevented from operating the computing device. For example, the screen of the computing device can lock or change to a black screen in response to the card being removed. Controllable cards can be programmed using software developed to apply security or other functions to the card.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS[0003]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example of a syst...
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IPC IPC(8): G06K7/10G06F13/10G06K7/00
CPCG06K7/10465G06F2213/3804G06K7/0073G06F13/102G06K7/0095
InventorKINDER, NATHAN
OwnerRED HAT