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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Gerald W Vandenengel, Grafton, MA (US);
Info Telecom, Vendenheim Cedex, FR;
Abstract
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.