Methods, systems and computer program products for interacting with ISO 14443-4 and MIFARE® applications on the same wireless smart device during a common transaction

1. A method for interacting with ISO 14443-4 and MIFARE applications on the same wireless smart device during a common transaction, the method comprising:

during a common transaction between a wireless smart device and a wireless smart device reader, wherein the wireless smart device includes an ISO 14443-4 application and a MIFARE application, the common transaction is initiated by the wireless smart device reader, the common transaction includes a first wireless interaction associated with the ISO 14443-4 application, the common transaction includes a second wireless interaction associated with the MIFARE application, and the first wireless interaction and the second wireless interaction are part of a single continuous communications session:

as part of the first wireless interaction, detecting and communicating with the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device to perform at least part of the common transaction;

as part of the first wireless interaction, detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device; and

in response to detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device, as part of the second wireless interaction, and after termination of the ISO 14443-4 application, detecting and communicating with the MIFARE application located on the wireless smart device to perform at least part of the common transaction.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising receiving a select acknowledge (SAK) from the wireless smart device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein detecting an ISO 14443-4 application includes examining the value of bit 6 of the SAK and, based on the value, determining the presence of the ISO 14443-4 application.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein detecting a MIFARE application includes examining the value of bit 4 of the SAK and, based on the value, determining the presence of the MIFARE application.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the transaction comprises at least one of a payment transaction and a loyalty transaction.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless smart device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile telephone, a smart phone, a key fob, a physical card, a personal digital assistant, debit card, credit card, and a device provisioned with a soft card.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application includes detecting a user-initiated termination of the ISO 14443-4 application.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application includes detecting a termination of the ISO 14443-4 application in response to completion of an ISO 14443-4 transaction portion.

9. A wireless smart device reader for interacting with ISO 14443-4 and MIFARE applications on the same wireless smart device during a common transaction, the wireless smart device reader comprising:

an ISO 14443-4 transaction module for, as part of a first wireless interaction, detecting and communicating with an ISO 14443-4 application located on a wireless smart device to perform at least part of a common transaction, wherein the wireless smart device includes the ISO 14443-4 application and a MIFARE application;

a MIFARE transaction module for, in response to detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device, as part of a second wireless interaction, and after termination of the ISO 14443-4 application, detecting and communicating with the MIFARE application located on the wireless smart device to perform at least part of the common transaction; and

a transaction type identification module for detecting and communicating with the ISO 14443-4 and MIFARE applications and for as part of the first wireless interaction, detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device, wherein the common transaction is initiated by the wireless smart device reader, the common transaction includes the first wireless interaction associated with the ISO 14443-4 application, the common transaction includes the second wireless interaction associated with the MIFARE application, and the first wireless interaction and the second wireless interaction are part of a single continuous communication session.

10. The reader of claim 9 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to receive a select acknowledge (SAK) from the wireless smart device.

11. The reader of claim 10 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to perform a MIFARE transaction based at least on the value of bit 4 of the SAK.

12. The reader of claim 10 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to perform an ISO 14443-4 transaction based at least on the value of bit 6 of the SAK.

13. The reader of claim 9 wherein the transaction comprises at least one of a payment transaction and a loyalty transaction.

14. The reader of claim 9 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to receive information from a wireless smart device located on a device selected from a group consisting of a Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile telephone, a smart phone, a key fob, a physical card, a personal digital assistant, debit card, credit card, and a device provisioned with a soft card.

15. The reader of claim 9 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to receive one or more status words.

16. The reader of claim 9 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to detect a user-initiated termination of the ISO 14443-4 application.

17. The reader of claim 9 wherein the transaction type identification module is configured to detect a termination of the ISO 14443-4 application in response to completion of an ISO 14443-4 transaction portion.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer, perform steps comprising:

during a common transaction between a wireless smart device and a wireless smart device reader, wherein the wireless smart device includes an ISO 14443-4 application and a MIFARE application, the common transaction is initiated by the wireless smart device reader, the common transaction includes a first wireless interaction associated with the ISO 14443-4 application, the common transaction includes a second wireless interaction associated with the MIFARE application, and the first wireless interaction and the second wireless interaction are part of a single continuous communications session:

as part of the first wireless interaction, detecting and communicating with the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device to perform at least part of the common transaction;

as part of the first wireless interaction, detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device; and

in response to detecting termination of the ISO 14443-4 application located on the wireless smart device, as part of the second wireless interaction, and after termination of the ISO 14443-4 application, detecting and communicating with the MIFARE application located on the wireless smart device to perform at least part of the common transaction.