Electronic device with dual card reader employing a drawer
US6062887A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To accommodate two different electronic cards, such as a subscriber identity card and a flash memory card, in an electronic device (100), such as a cellular telephone, a dual card reader (214) is employed. The dual card reader (214) has a reader housing (222) and two sets of contacts (410 and 412) carried on the reader housing (222). The dual card reader (214) further has a drawer (224) adapted for receipt by the reader housing (222). The drawer (224) is further adapted to receive a first electronic card (300) having a first size and a second electronic card (302) having a second size different from the first size.
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