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US 8,078,226 B2Granted
Multiple interface card in a mobile phone
AssigneeMxtran Inc.
InventorsYing-Che Lo, Huan-Chin Luo, Albert Sun, Pao-Chieh An
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Abstract
A multiple interface smart card adaptor is described for mobile phones to take advantage of at least wireless and contactless communications.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a circuit board having a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the circuit board;
- a first set of electrical contact pads on the first principal surface arranged to electrically connect with a mobile phone smart card, such that the first set of electrical contact pads communicates data of the mobile phone smart card for wireless and contactless communication;
- a second set of electrical contact pads on the second principal surface arranged to electrically connect with a smart card socket of a mobile phone, such that the second set of electrical contact pads communicates data with the smart card socket of the mobile phone for wireless communication;
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- a third set of electrical contact pads arranged on the circuit board to electrically connect with a contactless communication antenna external to the circuit board, such that the third set of electrical contact pads communicates data with the contactless communication antenna supporting contactless communication,
- wherein contactless communication is over distances shorter than wireless communication.
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A manufacturing method comprising:
- providing a circuit board having a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the circuit board;
- providing a first set of electrical contact pads on the first principal surface arranged to electrically connect with a mobile phone smart card, such that the first set of electrical contact pads communicates data of the mobile phone smart card for wireless and contactless communication;
- providing a second set of electrical contact pads on the second principal surface arranged to electrically connect with a smart card socket of a mobile phone, such that the second set of electrical contact pads communicates data with the smart card socket of the mobile phone for wireless communication;
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- providing a third set of electrical contact pads arranged on the circuit board to electrically connect with a contactless communication antenna external to the circuit board, such that the third set of electrical contact pads communicates data with the contactless communication antenna for contactless communication,
- wherein contactless communication is over distances shorter than wireless communication.
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An apparatus comprising:
- first principal surface means for connecting with a mobile phone smart card, to communicate data of the mobile phone smart card for wireless and contactless communication;
- second principal surface means for connecting with a smart card socket of a mobile phone to communicate data with a smart card socket of a mobile phone for wireless communication;
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- means for connecting with a contactless communication antenna external to the circuit board to communicate data with the contactless communication antenna for contactless communication,
- wherein contactless communication is over distances shorter than wireless communication;
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- means for supporting the first principal surface means for connecting with a mobile phone smart card, the second principal surface means for connecting with the smart card socket, and the means for connecting with a contactless communication antenna, wherein the means for supporting has a first principal surface with the first principal surface means and a second principal surface with the second principal surface means, the first principal surface and the second principal surface on opposite sides of the means for supporting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.