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UPDATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION WITHIN AN INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER UTILIZING A SMART CARD

  • US 20090106116A1
  • Filed: 10/23/2007
  • Published: 04/23/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for updating a control device, comprising:

  • a portable programmable medium including a data storage device;

    a primary control device including a primary computer and a primary data storage device for storing data, the primary control device managing transactions;

    a primary reader/writer communicating with the primary control device, the primary reader/writer transferring transactional data for a first transaction and control data from the primary data storage device to the portable programmable medium, the transactional data and the control data being received by the primary control device from a remote device communicating with the primary control device via a network;

    a secondary control device including a secondary computer and a secondary data storage device for storing data; and

    a secondary reader/writer communicating with the secondary control device, the secondary reader/writer transferring the control data from the portable programmable medium to the secondary control device and storing the control data in the secondary data storage device, wherein the control data updates existing data in the data storage device of the secondary control device, and the seconda control device is a stand-alone device not communicatin with the remote device.

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