Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Spyrus, Inc.

Info Telecom

Gerald W Vandenengel

Jeffrey P Copeland

Paul Waihung Chau

Paul Walhung Chau

A smart card reader includes a smart card reader housing, and at least one movable locator connected to the housing. The movable locator has one end positionable away from the housing for engagement with an edge of a smart card.

Positioning device for a smart card reader

Battery compartment

Interface cable

A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card comprising a thin housing having an upper surface and a lower surface, a flexible cover affixed to and spaced from the lower surface plurality of electrical contacts affixed to the lower surface, a reader circuit contained within the housing and connected to the electrical contacts and a display on the housing connected to the reader circuit. A smart card can be placed against the contacts and the circuit can read information stored on the smart card and display the information. Since the reader has no slot with a rigid lower portion, the reader is thin and more easily carried.

Slotless card reader

Icon for an actuation key for a smart card reader

Smart card reader

A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card comprising a thin housing having an upper surface and a lower surface, a flexible cover affixed to and spaced from the lower surface a plurality of electrical contacts affixed to the lower surface, a reader circuit contained within the housing and connected to the electrical contacts and a display on the housing connected to the reader circuit. A smart card can be placed against the contacts and the circuit can read information stored on the smart card and display the information. Since the reader has no slot with a rigid lower portion, the reader is thin and more easily carried.

Smart card reader housing

A card reader comprising a housing having a contact surface with a plurality of apertures. A reader circuit is contained within the housing, the reader circuit having a plurality of contact pads, and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned in the housing and at least partially extending into the apertures, wherein each electrical contact comprises a conductive torsion spring that slidably engages one of the contact pads.

Card reader with spring contacts

A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card comprising a thin housing having an upper surface and an exposed lower surface, a plurality of electrical contacts on the exposed lower surface, a reader circuit contained within the housing and connected to the electrical contacts and a display on the housing connected to the reader circuit. A smart card can be placed against the contacts and the circuit can read information stored on the smart card and display the information. Since the reader has no slot with a rigid lower portion, the reader is thin and more easily carried.

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Grafton, MA, United States of America

Gerald W Vandenengel