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A programmable digital/analog memory can be used as a control system to sort different articles. travelling on an indexing type product conveyor by removing each particular type of article from the conveyor and storing it in a respective preselected storage lane adjacent the conveyor. The control system...     

An article such as a plastic credit card contains concealed identifying information. The information is in the form of a series of binary information bits and it is stored in an electronic serial memory. The memory is on an integrated circuit chip imbedded in the credit card with electrical connections...     

A system for transferring data between persons, for example in lieu of cash transactions, requires that each person to or from whom data is to be transferred carries a portable electronic device including a memory. Data transfer means in the form of data recording devices are provided at fixed locations...     

A credit card of electrically insulative material has electrically conductive material embedded therein. The electrically conductive material has the configuration of an irregular line extending between a pair of spaced bores in the area of an edge of the card and a plurality of spot openings in the...     

A method of manufacture of a tape reader utilizing spring contacts particularly adapted to ordnance use, wherein the spring contacts are closely and accurately spaced apart and comprise a reliable assembly of very few parts.

An identification card with interior circuits, including memory means, for use in a credit or identification system, into which the user enters a "secret" number and then the input gate to that part of the memory means is destroyed for security purposes.

A method of information recording and recognition comprising printing on one surface of a recording member information in the form of ink deposits having electrical conductivity measurable different from that of the non-printed background areas, passing the recording member through an information recognition...     

A mark sensing apparatus for detecting the presence of electrically conductive mark traces at designated files on a mark sheet. A plurality of thin, insulated electrically conductive brushes contact each mark file. The brushes are arranged as interleaved pairs, with alternated brushes interconnected....     

A combination electrosensitive reader-printer able to perform both functions by sensing the condition of a recording medium in the read mode and by altering the condition of the recording medium in the printing mode. The change of mode is accomplished manually or automatically. The data to be read or...     

The invention comes within the field of bank transactions, a payment voucher which includes a hollow body in which an integrated circuit is housed, said integrated circuit constituting a memory, wherein said hollow body includes an end which bears contacts designed to co-operate with a read-and-debit...     

A record card having a plurality of bits arranged in a predetermined pattern, where at least one of these bits is adapted to be permanently "debited" by a corresponding apparatus. Each "debit bit" has a constricted neck which is adapted to be burned out by an electrical signal of predetermined magnitude...     

Each semiconductor chip included in an information card according to this invention is enclosed in a metallic casing and roofed by a cover film. A conductor strip, extending from each of contacts of the semiconductor chip, is attached to the metallic casing through an insulative material. An electrically...     

The authorization card has one or more storing zones for storing a predetermined information defining the type and/or extent of authorization, for example credit information in case of a credit card, and at least one storing zone for storing variable information associated with the owner of the card....     

Disclosed herein is an information card, which includes a metallic casing and at least one semiconductor chip seated in the metallic casing. A conductor strip, which extends from each of contacts of the semiconductor chip, is disposed in such a way that it can be brought into contact with a signal input/output...     

In an electrical connection system between a payment card (10) including an integrated memory circuit (11), and an information transfer apparatus (15) for reading and writing data in the memory circuit, terminals (14) of the card (10) are covered with a protective layer of a plastic material (13) which...     

An electronic card connecting circuit comprises a first contact pin for earthing a ground terminal of an electronic card, a second contact pin for electrically contacting the ground terminal to detect the ground terminal being earthed by the first contact pin, and detection control means including an...     

A chip card reader is disclosed with carriages (2) mounted in a receiving part (1) for displacement counter to a spring force. A feature of the present invention is that the present chip card reader exhibits high contact forces and at the same time low card insertion forces. The carriage (2) carries...     

An IC card comprises a core member having an integrated circuit pellet storing portion made of an insulating material and defined by an opening of a predetermined shape, a plurality of conductive metal foils each having one end at which integrated circuit pellet connecting portions are formed and another...     

A memory card includes a card body having an integrated circuit incorporated therein, and having a plurality of internal and external electric signal-connection terminals. The respective terminals of the integrated circuit are electrically connected to a plurality of electric signal-carrying members....     

An IC card system according to this invention adopts a so-called intelligent-type IC card which has an internal power source of its own, can store designation data using the power source, and can display the storage content on a display unit. When the IC card is inserted in a terminal, the presence/absence...     

This invention provides a dual contacting apparatus for a chip-card and a contact set therefor, for use with chip-cards on which the contacts are located at different locations. A flat cable (24) is arranged in a manner such that it provides for a series or parallel connection of the insulation displacement...     

Apparatus for accommodating a purchaser at a vendor's check-out station or the like with the check writer being provided with a communication line for validating and clearing checks, along with a register for determining the transaction total. The apparatus and system of the present invention further...     

A code system comprising a temperature-resistance conversion element the change of electric resistance value of which describes a hysteresis loop with respect to a temperature change; a means for changing the temperature of said temperature-resistance conversion element; a means for detecting the change...     

An electronic card receiving device includes a card holder forming a card receiving space in the device for receiving an electronic card, a card latching mechanism for holding the electronic card in position in the card receiving space formed by the card holder, a contacting mechanism for electrically...     

Apparatus for processing smart cards, each card comprising a body, electrical contact tabs, and an integrated circuit placed in the card body and electrically connected to said tabs, said integrated circuit including storage means for storing monetary amounts unit-by-unit as the card is used, said apparatus...     

An IC card has a laminated card body in which an IC module is housed. The card body is formed by lamination of a plurality of sheets, at least the sheet which contacts the bottom surface of the IC module being made of a synthetic paper having good flexing resistance. The remaining sheets are made of...     

A data communication apparatus having a data transmitting portion, a data receiving portion, a detachable memory device such as an IC card or optical card in which received items of data are memorized, and a controller for controlling the process of transmitting and receiving data. In the memory device...     

A contact member supporting member is pivotably supported to a slide member which abuts on a part of an IC card to be inserted and is moved by the IC card. When the slide member moves, the supporting member also moves. The supporting member is swung in the direction of the IC card by fixed cams. Thus,...     

A memory card having: a card-like package; a semiconductor module disposed within the package; a plurality of electrode terminals mounted on the package for external electrical connection of the semiconductor module in the package to an external circuit; a metallic shutter disposed on the package and...     

An IC card has a shutter reciprocatively mounted on a frame in order to protect a plurality of external-element connection terminals which are mounted on the frame. Guide grooves formed in the frame include those which receive corresponding projections formed on spring-mounting portions of the shutter...     

A security system is provided for controlling access to information stored in a target memory in which an access key carries a random access binary memory which is electronically programmable, electronically alterable, directly electronically readable and non-volatile. The memory carried on the key constitutes...     

A physical interface configuration which provides rapid contact to a two-terminal coin-shaped electronic token data module. A slot, dimensioned to receive electronic tokens, includes a grounded contact positioned to make contact to the edge of a token which may be inserted, and two data contacts which...     

A chipcard reading apparatus includes a stationary frame and a contact element support mounted within an opening in the frame for reciprocal movement between a reading position and an initial position. At least one guide path for guiding the reciprocal movement of the contact element support is provided...     

A physical interface configuration which provides rapid contact to a two-terminal coin-shaped electronic token data module. A slot, dimensioned to receive electronic tokens, includes a grounded contact positioned to make contact to the edge of a token which may be inserted, and two data contacts which...     

In the card connector disclosed by the present invention, a movable member is disposed between left- and right-hand arms (8) of a U-shape slide (8) housed in a housing (15). The movable member (15) is movable between a first position where the contacts (13) of the contact pieces (13) held by the housing...     

A card connector capable of preventing the contact pieces from applying a resilient contact force to a card when the card is inserted in and removed from the card connector. Thus, the card may be readily inserted and removed with a small force. If the card is not inserted in a normal posture with the...     

A shutter is provided near an IC card inserting port of an IC card reader/writer. Contact members adapted to be come into contact with the contacts of an IC card are provided for a member constructing the shutter. When the shutter is closed, the contact members are located at positions such that they...     

An electronic card reading device for reading the data stored in an electronic card by electrically bringing the electronic card into contact with the reading device and for displaying the data that is read on a display thereof comprising; a main unit in the form of a thin plate having card contacts...     

An IC card having a connection portion, a changeover switch and card-shaped memory means in which an integrated circuit is accommodated within a prescribed case and has a processor and memory. Lead portions for connecting contact pins of said connecting portion and switch terminals of said switch to...     

A multifunction card type electronic apparatus comprising a simple flat-shaped circuit board into which electronic components are mounted; a protective member that is disposed on at least the top surface of the circuit board except for a portion of the top surface of the circuit board on which external...     

An unattended automated rental system for articles such as video cassettes includes a storage unit with electrically locked bins for containing rental articles. Each bin and its article has an identification code strip. A customer terminal having a keyboard and display monitor controlled from a computer...     

A sealed holder for an IC card formed into a card shape and having an imbedded IC chip such as a semiconductor integrated circuit. A card socket (30) is arranged within a holder housing (10), and an insertion/ejection port for the IC card (20) is closed by a pivoting door (1) to seal the holder. Linkage...     

A write-once-read-once batteryless token stores access data using fuses similar to those found in programmable fuse link devices. These fuses indicate the status of a particular bit in either of two memory arrays. An intact fuse indicates that a bit is a logical zero, and a blown fuse indicates that...     

A datacard arrangement in an apparatus in which several datacards are used simultaneously, including a datacard receptacle designed to receive two datacards, and two datacards lying one on the other inserted into a data transmittal position in the datacard receptacle.

The IC card reader includes card positioning and guide means and contact elements which provide electrical connections with conducting areas on the IC card, via which circuits are established with the apparatus in which the IC card reader is incorporated. The card reader includes, in particular, a carriage...     

A connecting device for establishing electric connection between an electronic appliance and an IC card loaded in position in the electronic appliance, which can prevent possible operation in error and breakdown of a component circuit of the IC card when the IC card is loaded into the electronic appliance....     

Reader apparatus for chip cards. The reader apparatus has a reader station with at least one insertion opening for a chip card and is also equipped with a bidirectional drive and a contact device for reading the chip card. Respective inward transfer and/or outward transfer conveying channels are provided...     

The present invention relates to an IC card reader/writer into which an IC card can be easily inserted and having connection reliability of contact points thereof. According to the present invention, there is provided an IC card reader/writer including an IC card insertion hole, a part for detecting...     

An optical card processing apparatus includes a holder feed mechanism (4) for reciprocating a card holder (2) holding an optical card (8), an optical head (5) for recording information on and/or reproducing information from the optical card held by the card holder, and a card holding mechanism provided...     

A device for receiving data cards, including an essentially square-shaped housing; a guide chute for the data cards, the housing having a loading/output slot which forms an access to the guide chute; arrangement for read-in and readout of data from the data cards; mechanism for locking and unlocking...     

An IC card including a processor, a first memory for storing therein a system program which runs on the processor and which is associated with a basic operation of the IC card, a second memory for storing therein an application program which runs on the processor and which corresponds to a usage of the...     

Reader for smart cards comprising a supply for the circuits of the card, a means of controlling information exchanges between the card and the reader and an input for digital signals from a pay-television system. The means of control comprises a first microcontroller which receives the digital signals...     

A bill publishing apparatus is disclosed, for payment by use of a bank ca including an element for receiving a bank card, an element for receiving a bill, a printing drum with rotary wheels each carrying a series of characters and a mobile carriage carrying a printing roller. Each drum wheel is fast...     

A system for handling variable digital information comprising a key having an active integrated circuit component with leads extending therefrom, a battery for powering the component, unplated leads extending from the component to both the battery and to one edge of the key, and a container for sealing...     

An IC memory card includes an IC memory chip, a connector for electrically connecting the IC memory chip to a terminal, a control circuit for maintaining the IC memory chip inoperative during a fixed period of time after the connector has been connected to the terminal, and a data generating circuit...     

A composite card reader (11) used for IC cards, magnetic cards and the like to which the card is manually inserted and extracted is disclosed. The composite type card reader (11) has a shutter lever (28) for opening and closing a card inlet (13), a locking mechanism for locking the card by closing the...     

An encoding apparatus (20) encodes or reads information on a magnetic stripe on a card (50). The encoding apparatus (20) advances the card (50) along a card transport path defined by a frame (24), side support members (42 and 44), and top guide member (46). The card (50) advances by reversible drive...     

A chip card receiver is divulged comprising an opening 59, a first connector 54 for thick cards 57 guided by first fixed guide means 65, 63. It has a second connector 52 for thin cards 53, slanted with respect to the direction in which the thick cards 57 are introduced and guided. The thin cards 53 are...     

A portable terminal device includes a printed wiring board having two main sides, a first interface for a first information data exchanging card disposed on one of the two main sides of the printed wiring board, and a second interface for a second information data exchanging card disposed on the other...     

A card reader (2) especially for use in connecting gold plated pads on a subscribers identity module card (4) to respective tin plated pads on a printed circuit board (6) in a car telephone handset, comprises an insulating frame (8) having spigots (26) for fixing it to the circuit board 96), and a metal...     

A smart card reader comprises contact members and card guiding and positioning devices including a guide corridor and an end of travel positioning abutment. The combination establishes electrical connections between the contact members and conductive lands of a card inserted into the reader until it...     

A chip card reader comprises a contact support (2) in which are arranged read contact springs (17) and an end position switch in the form of switch contact springs (21, 22) which indicates the operating mode. The read contact-springs contact regions of a chip card (13) inserted in a read position in...     

A chip card reader comprises a contact support and a card receiver. The card receiver can be moved back and forth in the contact support so that, when a chip card is inserted in the card receiver, the card receiver is moved (lowered), together with the card, toward the contacts in the contact support.

Resilient wipers (4a, 4b) cooperate with inclined planes (13a, 13b) to maintain the card (7) constantly parallel to the base part (1) of the card reader during the introduction of the card into the reading compartment (12). The free ends of the wipers (4a, 4b) are biased into a plane further from that...     

A portable semiconductor data storage apparatus includes a memory for storing data, a plurality of input/output signal lines connected to the memory, the input/output signal lines being connected to a terminal machine when the data storage apparatus is inserted into the terminal machine, a removal detection...     

An integrated circuit card includes packaged semiconductor devices mounted on a substrate. The integrated circuit card also includes a housing bonded by sheet adhesives to the semiconductor devices or substrate. The housing includes top and bottom metal covers and may include spacers positioned between...     

A passage ticket is conveyered while being sandwiched between conveyer belts, and brought into contact with a rolling element. The passage ticket is held stationary by a stopper whose top end portion is positioned at a conveyer path. A solenoid is operated based on a command for releasing the-holding...     

Bar code reader including two sources which are enabled to emit respective laser beams with a cyclic alternation; the laser beams are focused by optical elements on two different regions of a read area. Reflected rays from the read area are processed by a decoding unit operatively connected to the laser-beam...     

In a memory card control device for interfacing an electronic still camera or similar electronic equipment and a memory card removably mounted on the equipment, a data processing device operates only at a supply voltage of 5 volts while a logic circuit operates at a supply voltage of 3 volts. A first...     

An IC card loading detecting apparatus utilizing an input/output terminal portion of an IC card which houses therein a central processing unit (CPU) has a ground contact (6e) and a detection sensor contact (7) provided on an interface portion (6) of a terminal equipment (4). The detection sensor contact...     

Information can be obtained from a document having printed electronic circuits by using an electronic verification machine that determines the electrical characteristics or signatures of the circuits printed on the document. The electronic verification machine electronically couples with the circuit...     

Determination of the authenticity and integrity of various types of documents such as lottery tickets is accomplished by using an electronic verification machine to compare data contained in electronic circuits printed on the document to document data printed on the document. The electronic circuits...     

A portable smart card reader for reading and displaying information stored on a smart card comprising a thin housing having an upper surface and an exposed lower surface, a plurality of electrical contacts on the exposed lower surface, a reader circuit contained within the housing and connected to the...     

A method and an apparatus to electronically identify a page. Each page has a surface conductive trace that is coupled to an electronic circuit to measure the conductivity of the trace. The primary purpose of the conductive trace is to provide an identification for the page.

This portable electronic device includes a body section and an IC card accessing part provided in the body section. The body section has an IC card insertion slot; an elastic wiper is provided in the IC card insertion slot to make contact with a contact part of an IC card when the IC card is inserted...     

The flex cable common to commercially available smart card readers and hybrid card readers is eliminated resulting in lower cost, longer lifetimes, and increased reliability. The flex cable is replaced by an assemblage of molded plastic piece parts which travel in the plane of the card movement and elevate...     

A data communicating device which exchanges data with an IC memory card, has a mechanism for ejecting the IC memory card into and out of the data communicating device. The data communicating device also has a controller for controlling an operation of the ejecting mechanism, and a detector for detecting...     

An electronic terminal comprising a housing (1) having a receptacle (2) adapted to receive a memory card (21) having a connection region (22) and to permit the cooperation of connecting element (10) of the terminal with the connection region of the card (21), in which the receptacle (22) is defined by...     

A card reader comprising a housing having a contact surface with a plurality of apertures. A reader circuit is contained within the housing, the reader circuit having a plurality of contact pads, and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned in the housing and at least partially extending into the...     

The invention concerns a chip card reader with a housing (10), a guideway (12) provided in the housing (10) for holding a chip card (14), a contact carrier (26), located on the housing, and a locking element (16) which latches behind the chip card in the read position, the locking element consisting...     

A case for microcircuit card reader, comprising a case body, an electronic circuit incorporated into the case body, a device for guiding the card and holding it in place, and a connector incorporating elastic contact segments providing an electrical connection between conductors belonging to the card...     

A portable IC card reader for retrieving information from an IC card incorporating a semiconductor memory device and for displaying at least part of retrieved information. The portable IC card reader, which is of a size suitable to fit in a clothes pocket, a bag, or the like, includes a housing having...     

A case is provided for receiving an electronic card (C), which includes a one-piece molded housing (10) that forms a pair of slideways (12, 14) that guide opposite side portions of the card and that includes upper and lower crosspieces (46, 20) that connect the slideways and that are vertically spaced....     

An IC-card reader/writer for an IC-card has an insertion chamber (7) for receiving the IC-card (80), plural contact springs (5a1, 5a2, 5a3) for contacting plural contact regions (C1-C4) provided in a front row of the IC-card (80), and at least two contact springs (5a5, 5a7) for contacting plural contact...     

A contacting apparatus for a chip card, in particular for a SIM card (1), is provided, said contacting apparatus comprising a contact element support (11), a metal cover (12), reading contact elements (21) supported in said contact element support (11), switching or grounding contact elements (23, 24)...     

An IC card reader (2) according to the present invention comprises a lower cover (10) which forms a floor of a housing, an upper cover (20) which is installed on the lower cover (10) to form the housing together with the lower cover (10), and a circuit board (30) installed in an upper space of the upper...     

A SIM card connector (2) comprises a housing (4) and two sets (8, 10) of terminals (6). The terminal sets (8, 10) are held together by overmoulded support portions (18) which are then mounted to receiving cavities (44) of the housing (4). The terminals (6) are interleaved and angled for a compact disposition...     

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 a plurality of electrical contacts affixed to the lower surface, a reader circuit...     

An IC card reader/writer comprises a main unit and base frame spaced-apart through a connector provided at one end and through bent sections provided at the other end. The main unit and base frame define an IC card storage space between their opposed surfaces such that the bent sections provide guide...     

A single card receiver assembly is easily mounted on and connected to a circuit board, in a compact arrangement. The circuit board is formed with apertures (200, 202, 88) that respectively receive a connector (34) with card-engaging contact blades (36), a full insertion detector (114), and a latch mechanism...     

Disclosed is an improved two-piece SIM card-receiving connector comprising a housing having terminals mounted therein, and a card holder having a card-receiving section for receiving the SIM card. The card holder is slidably mounted to the housing by way of ledges formed on side edges of the card holder...     

A card reader 20 includes a dielectric housing 22, a plurality of resilient connector elements 70 disposed along the bottom wall 28 of the housing 22 and adapted to establish electrical connection between contact pads 104 of a circuit board 102 and contact pads 96 of a card 90 inserted into a card-receiving...     

A user-friendly process and fail safe system instantaneously identifies, locates, and help retrieve products and their contents in drawers, shelves, rooms, offices, stores, warehouses, etc. The efficient process and economical system is particularly useful to quickly and accurately identify, locate and...     

An IC card issuing apparatus has a feeding mechanism which feed an IC card supplied form a card supply device along a feeding path. A head body of a head unit has an abutting portion and contact pins. When an IC card is fed along the feeding path, the leading end of the IC card abuts against the abutting...     

The invention is directed to a chip card reader with a housing, a guide track built into the housing for receiving a chip card as well as a contact carrier on the side of the housing, the contacts thereof being able to contact corresponding contacts of the chip card in the read position of the chip card...     

The invention relates to a housing for receiving a chip card, especially a SIM card, into a hand telephone.

The present invention is directed to a SIM card reader which is especially adapted to be mounted in a device such as a telephone. To obtain a contact or contact engagement in the reading position between the card contacts and the reading contact elements transport or moving means for said card are provided...     

An information recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a mechanism for accepting a card recording medium having a plurality of recording sections includes at least one recording section including at least an IC chip. A recording/reproducing circuit performs at least one of a recording mode for...     

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...     

An electromagnetic solenoid 4 of a holding type is used to drive a discharge-deterring member 3, the discharge-deterring member 3 is fixed by the electromagnetic solenoid 4 before insertion of an IC card 40, but in a state after a card detector 7 detects the insertion of the IC card 40, the electromagnetic...