contactless coupling between a host unit and a smart card
US6202932A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/0723
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and module for transferring energy, clock frequency and data information without using an electrically conducting connection between a portable module and host equipment. Energy is transferred as optical radiation from at least two distinct light sources with intensities alternating between the minimum and maximum values in such a way that when one intensity goes from minimum to maximum the other goes from maximum to minimum wherein total intensity of optical radiation received by the module and supply voltage formed therefrom is nearly constant. The clock frequency is formed by and detected as the cyclical alteration of light intensities. Data is transferred as a modulation of the clock frequency.
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