Card reader having improved electrostatic discharge functionality
US8544743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/0082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A smart card reader including a smart card reading assembly including a plurality of smart card chip communication contacts and a static electricity discharge element assembled with the smart card reading assembly, the static electricity discharge element including a plurality of static electricity discharge contacts contacting multiple diverse surfaces of a smart card for discharge of static electricity thereon.
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