Patent · US Expired

Smart card with partial insertion and identifying means

US6216955A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1999
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/26
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic smart card adapted to be inserted into a PCMCIA interface or other smart card reader and an interface adapted to be plugged into a card reader and including at least one recess whose dimensions permit only a partial insertion of the smart card, where that portion of the smart card which cannot be inserted into the PCMCIA interface or the like includes at least one recognition device.

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