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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Markku Lahteenmaki, Helsinki, FI;
Janne Uusilehto, Tampere, FI;
Teemu Kannisto, Tampere, FI;
Jani Uusi-rantala, Pori, FI;
Kari Ketola, Tampere, FI;
Niall O'donoghue, Narva, FI;
Istvan Nyilas, Tampere, FI;
Markku Lahteenmaki, Helsinki, FI;
Janne Uusilehto, Tampere, FI;
Teemu Kannisto, Tampere, FI;
Jani Uusi-Rantala, Pori, FI;
Kari Ketola, Tampere, FI;
Niall O'Donoghue, Narva, FI;
Istvan Nyilas, Tampere, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The subject of the invention is a smart card reader () comprising a card reader part for receiving a detachable smart card () connected to it and for communicating information between the smart card reader () and the smart card (). In addition, the smart card reader () comprises a short-range communications part () connected to said card reader part for communicating information using a RF wireless method between the smart card reader () and a wireless communications terminal () external to it; said short-range communications part () comprising a processing unit (MCU) for controlling the short-range communications part. Said processing unit (MCU) contained in the short-range communications part () is arranged to control the operations of the card reader part in addition to the operations of the short-range communications part (). In addition, the subject of the invention covers a method and a system.