Apparatus and a method for integrating a universal serial bus user interface with a card reader
OwnerThomas Neal, Kai Ng +1inventors
InventorsThomas Neal, Kai Ng, John Norman
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to apparatuses and methods are described. In one embodiment, a USB user interface is integrated with a card reader. The card reader is used for reading information from a card. A USB port is coupled with the USB user interface so that the USB user interface can communicate with the USB port.
Claims19
An apparatus for interfacing a computer system with an external USB drive and a card device, the apparatus comprising:
- a USB user interface which is integrated with a card reader, wherein the card reader is used for reading information from a card;
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- a USB port which is coupled with the USB user interface so that the USB user interface can communicate with the USB port.
A method of for integrating a Universal Serial Bus (USB) user interface with a card reader to allow access to a USB port, the method comprising:
- integrating a USB user interface with a card reader for a computer, wherein the card reader is used for reading information from a card;
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- coupling a USB port to a mother board of the computer using the USB user interface so that the USB user interface can communicate with the USB port.
A computer system for integrating a Universal Serial Bus (USB) user interface with a card reader, the apparatus comprising:
- a computer;
- a USB user interface is integrated with a card reader for the computer, wherein the card reader is used for reading information from a card;
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- a USB port on a mother board of the computer is coupled with the USB user interface so that the USB user interface can communicate with the USB port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.