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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Jerome Tournemille, Austin, TX (US);
David Tamagno, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jerome Tournemille, Austin, TX (US);
David Tamagno, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit is used in a smart card device and includes at least one memory for storing mass storage data. The smart card device communicates through a chip/smart card interface (CCID) in accordance with the International Standards Organization 7816 (ISO 7816) protocol and a mass storage interface. A microprocessor is connected to the at least one memory and operative for initiating communications with the host using a CCID interface and transferring mass storage data using a mass storage interface.