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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:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 ;
Abstract
A controller ( ) is configured for the reading of so-called electronic “smart cards” which are configured to operate as a control template. The controller ( ) is formed of a housing ( ) incorporating a control template receptacle ( ) and a viewing area ( ). The receptacle ( ) includes an access opening ( ) through which a smart card ( ) is insertable. An upper boundary of the viewing area ( ) is defined by a sensor in the form of a substantially transparent pressure sensitive membrane ( ). Arranged beneath the membrane ( ) is a data reader provided in the form of an arrangement of exposed electrical contacts ( ) configured to contact complementary contacts of the smart card ( ).