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US 8,620,271 B2Granted
Compact form factor integrated circuit card and methods
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsTang Yew Tan, Jason Sloey, Jared Kole, Naushad Zaveri
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Abstract
A compact form factor integrated circuit card. In one embodiment, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is disclosed. In one embodiment, the SIM card has overall dimensions optimized for a particular application; e.g., 12.30 mm (±0.10 mm)×8.80 mm (±0.10 mm)×0.67 mm (+0.03/−0.07). In another embodiment, the SIM card has overall dimensions of 11.90 mm (±0.10 mm)×8.80 mm (±0.10 mm)×0.70 mm (maximum). Multiple complementary SIM card adapters and methods of use are also disclosed.
Claims10
A smart card apparatus, the smart card apparatus comprising:
- a substrate that has at least one mating feature and is:
- between 12.20 mm and 12.40 mm in length, and
- between 8.70 mm and 8.90 mm in width;
- a storage device configured to store cryptographic data for network authentication;
- an integrated circuit configured to enable use of a wireless device by performing network authentication using the stored cryptographic data;
- and
- at least one conductive structure in electrical conductance with the integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit and the at least one conductive structure are embedded within the substrate.
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A subscriber identity module (SIM) apparatus, comprising:
- a plastic substrate comprising at least one mating feature, wherein the plastic substrate is between 12.20 mm and 12.40 mm in length, and between 8.70 mm and 8.90 mm in width;
- an integrated circuit configured to enable use of a wireless device;
- and
- at least one conductive structure in electrical conductance with the integrated circuit;
- wherein the integrated circuit further comprises:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage device in data communication with the processor, wherein the storage device stores cryptographic data for network authentication, and further stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform network authentication to enable use of the wireless device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.