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Device provided with means for maintenance against a communication surface of a contactless data medium

US7699224B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 29, 2004
Grant dateApr 20, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F19/205
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (10) comprising a housing wherein a communication station is accommodated, said communication station comprising an inner antenna (12), wherein the housing comprises a wall (14) which has a transversal outer communication surface (16) which is generally vertical and which is fitted close to the inner antenna (12) and which is permeable in relation to electromagnetic waves, wherein the inner antenna (12) can communicate electromagnetically (E) in a remote manner with a data medium (18), more particularly in the form of a card, when a user places the data medium (18) against the outer communication surface (16), characterized in that the communication surface (16) comprises means (22) for maintaining the data medium (18) in a pressed position in relation to the communication surface (16).

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