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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2000
Michael S. Bender, Bolder Creek, CA (US);
Shivaputtrappa Vibhuti, Dublin, IE;
Paul Klissner, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for non-invasive testing of smart cards. In a preferred embodiment, a host computer is connected to a controller, which is then connected, through a switch, to at least one computing device and at least one testing device. The testing device further includes a card terminal and a probe. Each probe includes a motor that is coupled to a cylindrical tube. The motor-tube configuration is used to actuate a card detect sensor in the card terminal. In response to a command provided by the host computer, the controller initiates a particular test. In one test, for example, the motor-tube configuration is used to simulate repeated insertions and removals of smart cards.