Antenna on smart card and interconnection device
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsDominique LO HINE TONG, Lionel BEAUREPAIRE, Jean-Marc LE FOULGOC
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Abstract
An interconnection device is described including a transmission part for feeding an antenna, the transmission part including a signal feed element and a ground element connectable to a circuit board, a first end of the ground element connectable to the circuit board and a second end of the ground element connectable to the antenna and a first end of the signal feed element connectable to an antenna feeding port on the circuit board and a second end of the signal feed element connectable to an antenna feeding line of the antenna.
Claims28
An interconnection device, comprising:
- a transmission part for feeding an antenna, said transmission part including a signal feed element and a ground element connectable to a circuit board;
- a first end of said ground element connectable to said circuit board and a second end of said ground element connectable to said antenna;
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- a first end of said signal feed element connectable to an antenna feeding port on said circuit board and a second end of said signal feed element connectable to an antenna feeding line of said antenna.
A device comprising:
- a circuit board, said circuit board having an antenna feeding port connectable to an interconnection device, wherein said interconnection device comprises:
- a transmission part for feeding an antenna, said transmission part including a signal feed element and a ground element connectable to a circuit board;
- a first end of said ground element connectable to said circuit board and a second end of said ground element connectable to said antenna;
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- a first end of said signal feed element connectable to an antenna feeding port on said circuit board and a second end of said signal feed element connectable to an antenna feeding line of said antenna.
A system comprising:
- a smart card holder for holding a smart card, said smart card having an antenna disposed thereon;
- an interconnection device;
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- a circuit board said circuit board having an antenna feeding port connectable to said interconnection device, said interconnection device is configured to connect said antenna on said smart card to said antenna feeding port of said circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.