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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Katsuhide Shino, Soraku, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235486 ; 235492 ; 361752 ;
Abstract
An adapter having female contacts (24) is inserted into a slot provided in an electronic apparatus. The adapter includes a memory card (20) permanently connected to the female contacts, and an opening for receiving an IC card (30). Alternatively, the adapter (80) may use a inductive coil (84) and a circuit unit (83) to interface with a non-contact IC card (50). The latter adapter may include a keyboard (85), display (86), and power supply (87).