Slotless card reader
AssigneeInfo Telecom
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 a lower surface, a flexible cover affixed to and spaced from the lower surface plurality of electrical contacts affixed to the 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.
Claims18
A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card, said portable smart card reader comprising:
- a housing having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- a flexibly movable cover affixed to and spaced from said lower surface;
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- a plurality of electrical contacts affixed to said lower surface;
- wherein said smart card can be placed between said movable cover and said lower surface such that movement of said movable cover toward said lower surface causes movement of said smart card toward said electrical contacts such that a plurality of contacts on said smart cards are placed against said plurality of electrical contacts on said lower surface.
A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card, said portable smart card reader comprising:
- a housing having an upper surface and a lower surface;
- a flexibly movable cover affixed to and spaced from said lower surface a distance sufficient to permit said smart card to be inserted without contacting said electrical contacts;
- a plurality of electrical contacts affixed to said 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 said smart card can be placed between said movable cover and said lower surface such that movement of said movable cover toward said lower surface causes movement of said smart card toward said electrical contacts such that a plurality of contacts on said smart card are placed against said plurality of electrical contacts on said lower surface such that said reader circuit can read information stored on said smart card and display said information on said display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.