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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2006
William Duane, Westford, MA (US);
Eric A. Silva, Somerville, MA (US);
Jeffrey Hamel, Methuen, MA (US);
William Duane, Westford, MA (US);
Eric A. Silva, Somerville, MA (US);
Jeffrey Hamel, Methuen, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of communicating within a system that includes a device, a controller for the device, a token, and a driver which implements a predefined interface for enabling communication with and/or control of the device through the controller, the method involving: via the predefined interface, receiving instructions and/or data at the controller from the driver for controlling the device; via the predefined interface, receiving at the controller a preselected control parameter indicating that communication with the token is desired; and in response to receiving the preselected control parameter, directing communications to the token.
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