Patent ID: 6942147
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A smart card reader comprising: a card reader part for receiving a smart card detachably connectable to the card reader part and for communicating information between the smart card reader and the smart card, and a short-range communications part coupled to said card reader part for communicating information using a RF wireless method between the smart card reader and a wireless communications terminal external to the smart card reader, said short-range communications part comprising a processing unit for controlling the short-range communications part, wherein (i) said processing unit comprised in the short-range communications part is configured to control, in addition to the operation of the short-range communications part, also the operation of the card reader part, (ii) the smart card reader is configured to communicate with the wireless communications terminal and the smart card by using a set of protocol layers comprising at least an application layer and a transmission layer, and wherein (iii) said short-range communications part is configured to receive an application layer level command from the wireless communications terminal and (iv) said processing unit is configured to convert the application layer level command into a transmission layer level command for a transfer to be performed to the smart card, and to transfer said converted transmission layer command via the card reader part to the smart card.