Card reader
US8061608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C2011/188
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card reader includes a hollow base provided with a USB standard metal casing at one side, and an electric module mounted in the USB standard metal casing and the hollow base and defining with the USB standard metal casing an electronic card receiving space for accommodating an electric card such that the accommodated electronic card is insertable with the USB standard metal casing into a USB port of an electronic apparatus for two-way data transfer (reading or storing) between the electronic card and the electronic apparatus.
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