Schlumberger Systemes

Jean-Claude Perrin

Michael Andrew Montgomery

J&eacute;r&ocirc;me Sion

The invention relates to a portable reader ( ). The reader is characterized in that it comprises a part ( ) for electric connection to the port of a computer, whereby said part ( ) exhibits four conduction lines ( ) in addition to a part ( ) for the insertion of a module ( ) which is removable and which can store confidential information, comprising the body ( ) of a plastic module which is substantially parallelepipedal and rectangular whereby the dimensions thereof are 25 mm long, 15 mm wide and 0.76 mm thick, further comprising an integrated circuit chip provided with contact pads which are electrically connected to contact pads ( ) which are flush with one of the surfaces of said module, whereby the insertion part comprises a connector which has pins which are electrically connected to the electric connection lines of the reader and, when the module ( ) is inserted into said reader ( ), to the contact pads ( ) of said module ( ). The invention is specifically designed for readers ( ) which are to be connected electrically to a USB port in, a computer.

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Saint Cloud, France

Jean-Claude Perrin