Portable reader for reading modules of the mini-card format connection to a personal computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6715678
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10009706

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The invention relates to a portable reader (1). The reader is characterized in that it comprises a part (2) for electric connection to the port of a computer, whereby said part (2) exhibits four conduction lines (8, 9, 10, 11) in addition to a part (4) for the insertion of a module (5) which is removable and which can store confidential information, comprising the body (27) of a plastic module which is substantially parallelepipedal and rectangular whereby the dimensions thereof are 25 mm long, 15 mm wide and 0.76 mm thick, further comprising an integrated circuit chip provided with contact pads which are electrically connected to contact pads (28) which are flush with one of the surfaces of said module, whereby the insertion part comprises a connector which has pins which are electrically connected to the electric connection lines of the reader and, when the module (5) is inserted into said reader (1), to the contact pads (28) of said module (5). The invention is specifically designed for readers (1) which are to be connected electrically to a USB port in, a computer.

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SCHLUMBERGER SYSTEMES50 AVENUE JEAN JAURES 92120 MONTROUGE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Montgomery, Michael A Cedar Park, TX 31 1402
Perrin, Jean-Claude Saint Cloud, FR 11 54
Sion, Jerome Paris, FR 3 9

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