Patent ID: 7369982

Claim:
An emulator for a multi-mode smart card comprising: emulation circuitry for performing smart card applications in a plurality of operational modes; a smart card connector to be connected to a smart card adapter operable in at least one of the plurality of operational modes, said smart card connector comprising a plurality of contacts; a plurality of cable assemblies having first ends connected to said emulation circuitry, each cable assembly for a respective operational mode; and an interface device connected between second ends of said plurality of cable assemblies and said smart card connector for selectively electrically connecting a selected cable assembly to predetermined ones of said contacts of said smart card connector based upon the at least one operational mode of the smart card adapter and comprising an operating mode detection circuit connected to said plurality of contacts for detecting at least one signal pattern of the smart card adapter corresponding to the operational mode of the smart card adapter, and a switching circuit connected to said operating mode detection circuit for selectively switching signals from the selected cable assembly to the predetermined ones of said contacts based upon the detected at least one signal pattern of the smart card adapter.