Slotless card reader
AssigneeOki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorGerald W. Vandenengel
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Abstract
A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card comprising a thin housing having an upper surface and an exposed lower surface, a plurality of electrical contacts on the exposed lower surface, a reader circuit contained within the housing and connected to the electrical contacts and a display on the housing connected to the reader circuit. A smart card can be placed against the contacts and the circuit can read information stored on the smart card and display the information. Since the reader has no slot with a rigid lower portion, the reader is thin and more easily carried.
Claims8
A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card, said portable reader comprising:
- a thin housing having an upper surface and an exposed lower surface;
- a plurality of electrical contacts on said exposed lower surface;
- a reader circuit contained within said housing and connected to said electrical contacts;
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- a display on said housing and connected to said reader circuit;
- wherein a smart card can be placed against said contacts and said circuit can read information stored on said smart card and display said information on said display.
A smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card, said portable reader comprising:
- a thin housing having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- a plurality of contacts on said lower surface;
- a reader circuit contained within said housing and connected to said electrical contacts;
- a display on said housing and connected to said reader circuit;
- wherein said reader includes no rigid surface that is located below said lower surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.