Patent ID: 8819802
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving user input including a user password while an authentication token is retained at a first position in an authentication token receiver of an authentication token reader by an insertion force applied to the authentication token by a user, wherein the authentication token reader includes a bias member configured to apply an ejection force to the authentication token while the authentication token is at the first position; reading authentication data from a memory of the authentication token while the authentication token is retained at the first position by the insertion force applied to the authentication token by the user, wherein if the user ceases to apply the insertion force prior to completion of reading the authentication data, the ejection force moves the authentication token from the first position to a different position without the user being authenticated; and authenticating the user based on the authentication data if the user continuously applied the insertion force during reading of the authentication data.