Method and system for determining support for a memory card

1. A computing device configured to test support for a memory card, wherein the memory card is accessible to a card reader and the card reader is in communication with the computing device, the computing device comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of card drivers;

a communication interface configured to communicate with the card reader; and

a processor, the processor configured to:

transmit a first test command from the computing device to the memory card via the card reader;

receive a response to the first test command from the memory card;

determine, for each of the plurality of card drivers in the memory, that the response to the first test command indicates that a card type of the memory card is not supported by the card driver; and

automatically in response to determining that a card type of the memory card is not supported by the card driver, for a selected card driver of said plurality of card drivers:

transmit at least one additional test command to the memory card, the at least one additional test command being specific to a card type supported by the selected card driver;

receive a response to the at least one additional test command; and

if the response to the at least one additional test command indicates that the at least one additional test command was successful, determine that the selected card driver, which was previously determined not to support the card type of the memory card, supports the card type of the memory card.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first test command and the at least one additional test command are selected from a plurality of different test commands.

3. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to repeatedly:

transmit the at least one additional test command, and

receive the response to the at least one additional test command, for each remaining test command in the plurality of different test commands until a respective response to the at least one additional test command indicates that the at least one additional test command was successful or that no response to any of the plurality of different test commands was successful.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to repeatedly:

transmit the at least one additional test command, and

receive the response to the at least one additional test command, for each of the plurality of card drivers until a selected card driver is determined to support the card type of the memory card or until none of the plurality of card drivers is determined to support the card type of the memory card.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one additional test command comprises a file selection command to select a file at a specific location on the memory card.

6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the file selection command selects one or more certificate files normally located at the specific location for the card type of the memory card.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one additional test command comprises a file read command to read a unique identifier of the memory card.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one additional test command comprises a command specific to the card type of the memory card.

9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first test command is transmitted by opening a session between the selected card driver and the memory card, during which the at least one additional test command is transmitted.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the response to the at least one additional test command is received during the session.

11. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, if the response to the at least one additional test command indicates that the at least one additional test command was successful, record in a table in the memory that the selected card driver supports the card type of the memory card.

12. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory card comprises a smart card.

13. The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the smart card comprises a common access card.

14. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the accessing device comprises a mobile electronic device.

15. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the accessing device comprises a personal computer.

16. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface comprises a wired communication interface.

17. The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the wired communication interface comprises a USB interface.

18. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the communication interface comprises a wireless communication interface.

19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises a Bluetooth interface.

20. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the wireless communication interface comprises an infrared interface.