Smart card and method that modulates traffic signaling indicative of operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of a USB host
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1. A smart card comprising:
- a card body; and
an integrated circuit carried by the card body and comprising a microprocessor for communicating with a host, an input/output terminal, and an activation logic circuit and driver counter operatively connected to said microprocessor and input/output terminal, and operative for driving a signaling device operatively connected to said input/output terminal and indicative of smart card transactions between the smart card and a USB port of the host, wherein one of at least said activation logic circuit and driver counter includes microprocessor controlled registers and/or counters, and operative for modulating the signaling device based on operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of the host and allowing additional context sensitive information to be conveyed by the signaling device.
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Abstract
A smart card includes a card body and integrated circuit carried by the card body, including a microprocessor operative for communicating with a host and driving a signaling device indicative of smart card transactions between the smart card and a USB port of the host. The microprocessor is operative for modulating the signaling device based on operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of the host.
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1. A smart card comprising:
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a card body; and
an integrated circuit carried by the card body and comprising a microprocessor for communicating with a host, an input/output terminal, and an activation logic circuit and driver counter operatively connected to said microprocessor and input/output terminal, and operative for driving a signaling device operatively connected to said input/output terminal and indicative of smart card transactions between the smart card and a USB port of the host, wherein one of at least said activation logic circuit and driver counter includes microprocessor controlled registers and/or counters, and operative for modulating the signaling device based on operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of the host and allowing additional context sensitive information to be conveyed by the signaling device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for signaling smart card transactions between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) smart card and USB port of a host comprising the steps of:
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signaling a transaction between the smart card and the USB port using a signaling device operatively connected to an activation logic circuit and driver counter, at least one of the activation logic circuit or driver counter having microprocessor controlled registers and/or counters; and
modulating the signaling based on operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of the host and allowing additional context sensitive information to be conveyed by the signaling device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for signaling different attributes of smart card transactions between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) smart card and USB port comprising the steps of:
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signaling a transaction between the smart card and USB port by driving an LED operatively connected to an LED activation logic circuit and driver counter, at least one of the activation logic circuit or driver counter having microprocessor controlled registers and/or counters; and
modulating the LED based on operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of a host and allowing additional context sensitive information to be conveyed by the LED. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An integrated circuit comprising:
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at least one card memory for storing a set of instructions related to initiating and completing smart card transactions between a Universal Serial Bus (USB) smart card and USB port of a host; and
a microprocessor connected to the at least one card memory for communicating with the host, an input/output terminal, and an activation logic circuit and driver operatively connected to said microprocessor and input/output terminal, and operative for driving a signaling device operatively connected to said input/output terminal and indicative of smart card transactions between the smart card and a USB port of a host, wherein one of at least said activation logic circuit and driver counter includes microprocessor controlled registers and/or counters, and operative for modulating the signaling device based on operational attributes of the smart card and/or transactions between the smart card and USB port of the host and allowing additional context sensitive information to be conveyed by the signaling device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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