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Method and system for sensing the proper insertion of a portable memory element

US6553444B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1999
Grant dateApr 22, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/94
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a device for sensing when a portable memory element (“PME”) has been properly inserted and secured within a receiving port. The present invention achieves the objective by recognizing a change in an inductive current once a locking device properly secures the PME within an optimal location of the receiving port.

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