Portable electronic device with contacting and noncontacting interfaces
US6375082B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/077
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable electronic device has contacting and noncontacting interfaces and an inhibiting section. The contacting interface including a plurality of contact terminals for exchanging driving power and data. The noncontacting interface for generating driving power and demodulating received data from a signal received via an antenna. The inhibiting section for inhibiting an operation of the other one of the contacting and noncontacting interfaces while the portable electronic device is driven via one of the contacting and noncontacting interfaces.
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