Smart Card System - summary-3rd para #0061
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
3rd paragraph
The applications of the multi-protocol card are not limited to communications with personal computers. Due to the flexibility and functionality offered by smart cards that have microprocessors incorporated therein, the multi-protocol smart card can be used to drive, or otherwise communicate with, any of a variety of peripheral devices, whether or not a personal computer is present in the system.
United States Patent 6,199,128 Inventors: Sarat; Jean-Marc (Belmont, CA)