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US 2006/0219776 A1Published application
Rfid reader with multiple interfaces
AssigneeDPD Patent Trust Ltd.
InventorDavid Finn
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Abstract
A pocket-size RFID reader apparatus having a contactless interface and a slot for insertion of a contactless smart card fob, and having a biometric sensor, thereby providing two levels of personalization. The apparatus may have a wireless interface; and a slot for insertion of a wireless SD I/O device. The apparatus may have a slot for insertion of an external memory device. The apparatus may have a mechanical connection (contact) interface. The apparatus may also have an RF interface for reading an electronic immobilizer within the apparatus.
Claims29
A RFID reader apparatus comprising:
- a contactless interface;
- and
- a slot for insertion of a contactless smart card fob.
Method of personalizing an RFID reader comprising:
- providing an RFID reader apparatus;
- and
- inserting a removable secure contactless smart card fob into the reader apparatus to give it a first layer of personality.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.