Patent ID: 8047444

Claim:
A card reader device for managing access to a memory card by a plurality of accessing devices, the card reader device comprising: a processor; a wireless communication interface responsive to the processor for communicating with the plurality of accessing devices; and a memory card interface for enabling communication between the processor and the memory card; wherein, when at least a first secure session is open between at least a first accessing device and the memory card on a first channel, and the card reader device receives an open session command from a second accessing device, the processor is configured to: determine whether a second channel is available to support a second secure session contemporaneously with at least the first secure session, if the second channel is unavailable, determine all secure sessions established with the memory card, provide a list identifying accessing devices corresponding to the all secure sessions to the second accessing device for display in a user interface of the second accessing device, prompt for a selection of an accessing device identified in the list, and terminate a secure session of the selected accessing device in response to the selection.