Patent ID: 8244920

Claim:
A method of facilitating communications between a computer device and a smart card reader having an associated smart card for use in login authentication, the computer device including a smart card resource manager and a smart card reader service, the smart card reader service acting as a relay for commands between the smart card reader resource manager and the smart card reader, the method comprising: receiving, from the smart card resource manager, a first command for setting a protocol for communications with the smart card; transmitting, to the smart card reader through a wireless communication link, the first command; transmitting, to the smart card resource manager and prior to receiving a reply from the smart card to the first command, a message indicating that the smart card has successfully received the first command; receiving, from the smart card reader, an indication that the first command failed; receiving, from the smart card resource manager, a second command; and transmitting, to the smart card resource manager, a response indicating that the second command failed.