Portable card reader/writer
US5929427A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A body of a portable card reader/writer has open slots and includes key switches and a display located thereon. The IC card can be inserted either slot of the body. The end of the IC card inserted from one slot is positioned by a positioning member in the vicinity of the other slot. In this position, contacts of a connector of the IC card are electrically connected to contacts of an IC connector of the body. In addition, the body is provided with a positioning member which positions the IC card inserted from the other slot, and an IC connector.
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