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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:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Nicolas Drabczuk, Fresnes, FR;
Matthias Gelze, Barcelona, ES;
Inventors:
Nicolas Drabczuk, Fresnes, FR;
Matthias Gelze, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
Gemalto SA, Meudon, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A card-like portable article having a microcontroller comprises a memory that contains a set of instructions allowing the microcontroller to communicate in accordance with a first communication protocol. The card-like portable article further comprises an interface for converting commands in accordance with the first communication protocol into commands in accordance with a second communication protocol and vice versa. Preferably, the first communication protocol is in conformity with the ISO 7816-3 standard and the second communication protocol is in conformity with the USB standard.