CN101046856B - Chip card with backward compatible reducing size and its adaptor - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a chip card with backwards compatibility and reduced size and its adapter. Said invention is aimed at implementing backwards compatibility for smaller chip card, special for traditional card reader/writer or traditional mobile terminal. According to said invention said smaller chip card includes card main body and first contact zone with predefined standard size and position. Firstly, the integrated circuit chip is physically and electrically connected to the contact of second contact zone, in which the position of contact in second contact zone is different from position of contact in first contact zone. According to said invention said integrated circuit chip also is connected to contact in first contact zone.
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The application is to be on May 24th, 2002 applying date, and application number is 02829138.7, and denomination of invention is divided an application for the application for a patent for invention of " chip card and adapter thereof with minification of back compatible ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to littler chip card, especially, relate to littler chip card with back compatible property and the portable adaptor that is used for said littler chip card.
Background technology
Japanese patent abstract, Vol.016, no.440 (M-1310), on September 14th, 1992 related to two IC chips that are provided at symmetrical arrangement on the chip card with JP04153097, wherein realized symmetry with respect to direction of insertion.This allows to increase handling safety.
DE 199 26 348A have described the method that is used to make the microchip card and for example according to the relevant permutation of two microchip cards on the supporting card of ID-000 form.
DE 199 22 063A have described the adapter card of the communicator that is used for chip card, have the recognition device that is used to insert the device of chip card and is used for chip card.Recognition device is used for selecting suitable bus, operating voltage or other parameters.
DE 198 26 428A have described has the chip assembly that holds main body.Wherein can change chip assembly in the main body in holding of ID-1 form.
In FR-A-2 794 264, the adapter that is used for the electronics portable set has been described, particularly dwindle the chip card of ID-000 form.Through cut-out (cut out) is provided, shift out chip card from adapter.
JP 62-255192A has described a kind of adapter, and wherein littler IC-card is connected to said adapter reversiblely or shifts out from it.
FR-A-2 771 199 has described portable chip card and relevant disposal system, and wherein selecting arrangement allows and the other contact region that selectively connects two littler IC chip cards.
US-A-6,151,511 have described the adapter that is used for cellular integrated circuit card, according to different connection standards, have first and second districts that separate especially that are used to be electrically connected.
In GSM, for example PDC, GSM or IMT2000 GSM, the Subscriber Identity Module SIM that is also referred to as chip card or smart card hereinafter has different card forms.The first form ID-1 shown in Figure 1 is a large-size, therefore is convenient to the process chip card.Another form shown in Figure 1 is for inserting the ID-000 that chip card provides and allowing typically minification.But the chip card in the cut ID-1 form is to allow to take out the ID-000 card.
As shown in Figure 2, chip card has eight contacts usually, be used for power Vcc, reset input RST, clock CLK, GND, program power unit Vpp, be used for the I/O I/O of serial communication or be the following RFU that reserves that uses.Iso standard 7816-1, the 2nd is used for the example of specification of position, minimum dimension and the purposes of each contact.In aforesaid GSM chip card, comprise Subscriber Number and verification algorithm.
On meaning more generally, chip card is also referred to as Universal Integrated Circuit Card UICC, for example described in the ETSI TS102.221.
Use a problem of obtainable scheme to be to become more and more littler along with the size of these portable terminals, the form of ID-000 is the design of limiting mobile terminal more and more.
In view of another problem of littler chip card being introduced mobile communications network market is the inside operability with existing chip card reader/write device; For example for when the distribution chip card or initialization and personalization when transmitting chip card and giving the terminal user, and with the other inside operability of portable terminal.It should be noted that hereinafter, also existing chip card reader/write device is called traditional die card reader/write device and existing portable terminal is called traditional portable terminal.
Especially, use the back compatible property problem of traditional mobile terminal more important, because can not hold the replacement traditional mobile terminal the terminal user than the back compatible property problem that is used for the other system element.
Unsolved so far another problem is the minification along with littler chip card, portability and the processing that is used for terminal user's the littler chip card more and more difficult that becomes.,, when introducing infix form ID-000, compare easy disconnection of undue plasticity and electric contact with ID-1 and keep intact as the ID-1 of bank/credit/phonecard except that usually.This portable method will no longer work to littler chip card, because its size is littler, so that directly handle through the terminal user.
Summary of the invention
In view of preceding text, the objective of the invention is to realize being used for littler chip card and conventional apparatus, particularly the back compatible property of legacy card reader/write device or traditional mobile terminal.
Another object of the present invention is to realize being used for convenient portable mechanism.
For realizing these purposes,, the littler chip card with characteristic as claimed in claim 1 is provided according to the present invention.
It should be noted that the littler chip card on meaning of the present invention is not limited to the application of particular type, therefore,, can be called portable electric appts the most in general sense.
According to the present invention, proposed IC chip physics and be electrically connected to the contact of second contact regions and first contact regions so that realize back compatible property.
Therefore, the present invention allows on portable electric appts, to have two independently contact regions, and one is used for the compatible of standard and another freely designs through prior standard, and the restriction of not forcing.Be connected to two different contact regions although IC chip is dual; Not only on mechanical sense; Realize back compatible property, that is, so that new portable electric appts can insert conventional apparatus; And on level, being connected to first contact regions that provides with operating such through IC chip also is back compatible property.This connection permission is operated littler chip card with conventional apparatus.
In addition, the present invention allows to realize and dissimilar conventional apparatus, promptly is suitable for the back compatible property of the conventional apparatus of ID-1 form or ID-000 form.
Preferably; The standard that is used to define first contact regions can be from for example ISO 7816-1,2, a kind of standard of selecting of ETSI UICC TS102.221, ETS1 GSM IS 11.11, TETRA TS100812-2/EN300 812, ARIB PDC SDR-27,3GPP TS31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45.
Therefore, only, irrelevant with application type according to the standard of definition contact position and geometric configuration, realize back compatible property.Typical example is according to being used in the standard in the GSM, or according to the standard that is used for bank/credit/phonecard, ISO 7816-1 for example, 2 back compatible property.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the card main body form of portable electric appts is ID-1, and standardization first contact regions is positioned at the ID-000 parts of card main body, and littler chip card is positioned at outside the ID-000 parts of card main body.
First advantage of this preferred embodiment is and can realizes back compatible property through inserting chip card.Therefore, traditional chip card reader/write device and conventional terminal can use the 7816-1 according to ISO, and 2 contact is realized the actual electrical sub-interface simultaneously in littler chip card.
Preferably implement according to of the present invention another, can on the similar face of card main body, contact regions and littler chip card be provided.In addition, provide contact regions and littler chip card to be arranged on the different surfaces of card main body according to previous existing standard.
Therefore, when a side that littler chip card is provided on the card main body and a side of the contact regions that provides according to previous existing standard are irrelevant, the miniaturized design dirigibility.
The present invention of general introduction so far has nothing to do with the single-chip solution of standard contacts district and littler chip card is provided on the card main body.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the compatibility of littler chip card, in other words, relates to through the terminal user and handles littler chip card.
According to of the present invention, the chip card adapter as claimed in claim 11 of a kind of form ID-000 is provided, or adapter briefly, be suitable for handling the littler chip card that has than ID-000 smaller szie.
Littler chip card can separate with adapter, is connected to adapter then again, promptly through the device of traditional type or through being the custom-designed portable terminal of littler chip card.In addition, littler chip card can be connected to the adapter that is used for once connecting.
Preferably; Adapter has according to preassigned; ISO 7816-1 for example, 2, the contact regions of ETSIUICC TS102.221, GSM11.11, TETRA TS100 812-2/EN300 812, ARIBPDC SDR-27,3GPP TS31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45 is so that realize back compatible property.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the chip card adapter has U-shaped to cut off, and is used to hold littler chip card.The transverse edge of this cut-out that contacts with littler chip card has the section according to the transverse edge section of littler chip card.This section can be groove section or projection section.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the chip card adapter has with littler chip card and contacts, for example in the contact in the zone at the transverse edge place of the cut-out of the transverse edge of littler chip card.
This allows after littler chip card is connected to the chip card adapter again, to keep back compatible property.
Another aspect of the present invention be particularly related to be suitable for portable property, according to independent claims 17 described littler chip cards.
The card main body of littler chip card has less than the form of the size of ID-000 and has physics and the chip card district of the IC chip of the contact of the contact regions that is electrically connected to littler chip card.Of the present invention this is particularly related to the chip card body that is used to be suitable for littler chip card is connected to the littler chip card with edge of chip card adapter on the one hand.
Transverse edge is the section transverse edge, and can have through the chip card adapter, the contact of the contact regions of littler chip card is connected to the contact of the external adapter that is used for back compatible property.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to the terminal interface that has according to the characteristic of independent claims 22 and be used to have the littler chip card of handling less than the size of ID-000 and through chip card adapter according to the present invention.
Terminal interface has the opening that is used to insert the chip card adapter.Therefore, the opening of terminal interface is wider than littler chip card itself, promptly is suitable for holding ID-000 type chip card adapter.
In addition; Terminal interface has lock cell, is suitable in locking mode when the operating terminal interface, for example through behind the opening that inserts terminal interface, pressing down littler chip card; Through meshing, littler chip card and chip card adapter are separated with littler chip card machinery.
Preferably, also can be through being suitable in unlock mode, making littler chip card push the lock unit of separating of chip card adapter to, operating terminal interface in unlock mode.As long as littler chip card connects with relevant chip card adapter again, then can it be shifted out through the opening of terminal interface.
Preferably, terminal interface comprises the user of permission through terminal interface, confirms the interface of locking or unlock mode.Can realize terminal interface or by software support terminal interface with mechanical system.
As above general introduction, different aspect of the present invention be not only in the meaning of chip card form, for example on ID-1 or the ID-000, but and from according to the electric contact of preassigned definition and therefore in view of operational degree, allow the back compatible property of littler chip card.
Simultaneously, do not force the restriction that is used to design littler chip card, cause the minimum dimension of littler chip card thus.Through being used to handle the suitable mechanism of littler chip card, or, guarantee portability through being provided for handling the suitable terminal of littler chip card.
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Hereinafter, will the preferred embodiments of the present invention be described with reference to accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 representes as the ID-1 of common chip card form and ID-000 chip card form;
Fig. 2 representes according to the ISO7816-1 as the standard of the arrangement of the definition contact that is used for and size, the arrangement of 2 contact;
Fig. 3 representes according to the present invention, is used to have first example of the littler chip card of the physical dimension littler than ID-000;
Fig. 4 representes according to the present invention, is used to have second example of the littler chip card of the physical dimension littler than ID-000;
Fig. 5 representes according to the present invention, is used to realize first example of back compatible property;
Fig. 6-10 expression is used to realize the other example of back compatible property according to the present invention;
Figure 11 representes to be used for the example through the perpendicular cuts of ID-000 card main body;
Figure 12 representes to be used for the example of the U-shaped line of cut of ID-000 card main body;
Figure 13 representes to be used for the example of the L shaped line of cut of ID-000 card main body;
Figure 14 representes to be used for the IC chip physics and the contact regions that is electrically connected to newly-designed contact regions and meets previous existing standard through with littler chip card, realizes first example of back compatible property;
Figure 15 representes to be used for the IC chip physics and the contact regions that is electrically connected to newly-designed contact regions and meets previous existing standard through with littler chip card, realizes second example of back compatible property;
Figure 16 representes to be used for the example that IC chip is connected to two chip mancarried electronic aids of independent contact regions;
Figure 17 representes to be used for IC chip and is connected to another example of twin-core sheet solution of IC chip that different contact regions and connection are used for the littler chip card of back compatible property;
Figure 18 representes to be used for IC chip and is connected to another example of twin-core sheet solution of IC chip that different contact regions and connection are used for the littler chip card of back compatible property;
Figure 19 be illustrated in the contact regions of littler chip card and the contact regions of arranging according to Figure 14 or 15 between the example of the connector that provides;
Figure 20 be illustrated in littler chip card and the contact of on ID-000, arranging between conductor in the contact that provides;
Figure 21 representes to be used to engage the IC chip of littler chip card so that realize first example of back compatible property;
Figure 22 representes to be used to engage the IC chip of littler chip card so that realize second example of back compatible property;
Figure 23 representes to have the sectional view of the portable electric appts of back compatible property;
Figure 24 representes to have the sectional view of another portable electric appts of back compatible property;
The littler chip card that Figure 25 representes to be suitable for according to the portable mechanism of littler chip card of the present invention and has the annex that is used to be connected to the related chip card adapter.
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Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Below will be with reference to littler chip card.
Be used to have less than ID-000 or in other words, as shown in Figure 3 near first example of the littler chip card of the size of silicon.Arrange different contacts along two parallel lines, for example these contacts are used for power Vcc, the input RST that resets, clock CLK, GND, programm voltage Vpp, be used for the I/O I/O of serial communication.Certainly, can change the order or the omission of contact along the line or increase one or more contacts.
Be used to have near second example of the littler chip card of the size of silicon as shown in Figure 4.This littler chip card is different from littler chip card part shown in Figure 3 and is that only single line is arranged the contact.Simultaneously, the purposes of represented contact only is regarded as example of the present invention and can arbitrarily changes, and for example, can change the order or the omission of contact along the line or increase one or more contacts.
The littler chip card of integral body according to the present invention is appreciated that and is littler Universal Integrated Circuit Card for example have the littler UICC of minification, therefore, the most in general sense, can be called portable electric appts.
Fig. 5 representes to be used for first example according to portable electric appts of the present invention.Portable electric appts has the card main body 10 that meets the ID-1 form.According to the ID-000 form, arrange the parts 12 of the card main body that is also referred to as insertion parts.As insertion parts; The contact regions of accordance with predetermined criteria is provided; For example said standard is ISO7816-1,2, ETSI UICC TS102.221, GSM11.11, TETRA TS100 812-2/EN 300 812, ARIB PDC SDR-27,3GPP TS31.101 and 3GPP2 TR45.
The contact of in the ID-000 parts of card main body 10, arranging hereinafter, is also referred to as the contact among the ID-000.
In addition, as shown in Figure 5, card main body 10 has littler chip card.Littler chip card 16 comprises the IC chip that is positioned on the contact regions.Although not shown in Fig. 5, IC chip can separate with the contact regions of littler chip card and be positioned at the somewhere of ID-1 chip card.
As shown in Figure 5, the IC chip of littler chip card is installed in the contact regions of littler chip card.In addition, littler chip card is arranged in outside the ID-000 parts of card main body.Contact in the contact regions of littler chip card is through being linked on the contact of ID-1/ID-000 parts refer to figs. 14 and 15 the connection of describing hereinafter 18.Therefore, for communicating by letter, can use the contact of ID-1/ID-000 to realize the back compatible property with traditional card reader/write device and/or traditional portable terminal with littler chip card.In addition, the contact of littler chip card can be used for for example being suitable for the new terminal of littler chip card design.
According to the present invention, also can the contact of littler chip card be connected with use the contact in the ID-000 district that reserves for future.This allows the functional exchanges data that expands to littler chip card, for example, and according to USB standard, RS232 or the like, to be used for the related functionality of littler chip card.
Littler chip card shown in Figure 5 meets the single-chip solution, wherein the single integrated circuit chip is installed in the contact regions of littler chip card.Yet, also can littler chip card be provided as twin-core sheet solution, wherein other IC chip is installed on the contact among the ID-000.
Fig. 6 representes to be used for second example according to portable electric appts of the present invention.Use identical Reference numeral to represent that those are corresponding to previous parts with reference to figure 5 described elements.
As shown in Figure 6, according to second example, littler chip card 16 is placed in the ID-000.Through hereinafter refer to figs. 14 and 15 described connection, the contact and the contact that in ID-000, provides 14 of littler chip card 16 linked.Therefore, will be used as the electrical interface of littler chip card 16 according to the contact 14 that the standard that is pre-existing in provides.Therefore, even transfer to the ID-000 element, traditional card reader/write device and traditional terminal also can use the contact 14 that provides according to the standard that is pre-existing in to be used for back compatible property, and it still can use with conventional terminal.Simultaneously, littler chip card 16 has the contact as the electrical interface of the end device that is particularly suitable for littler chip card 16.
That Fig. 7 representes is relevant with example shown in Figure 5, according to another example of portable electric appts of the present invention.Wherein, as to reference to the replenishing of figure 5 described elements, perforation line 20 is provided around the littler chip card 16 in ID-1 card main body.This permission is shifted out littler chip card from ID-1 card main body, so that use littler chip card 16 subsequently.
Fig. 8 representes another example according to electronics portable electric appts of the present invention.Wherein, the periphery along ID-000 provides other perforation line 22.This example is particularly suitable for the solution of twin-core sheet.In this case, the terminal user can have the littler chip card that inserts chip card and use the ID-1 card, after extracting from the ID-1 card, uses ID-000 to insert chip card or newly-designed littler chip card then.In addition, he can make up and use two kinds of chip cards.
Fig. 9 representes the improvement of portable set shown in Figure 6.Use identical Reference numeral to represent previous these parts of describing.
As shown in Figure 9, this example is relevant with the littler chip card that in ID-000, provides.
In the ID-000 contact be placed on the ID-000 parts between the littler chip card of ID-000 line of cut is provided.In addition, perforation line is provided around ID-000.
Arrangement shown in Figure 9 allows to take out the ID-000 parts from the card main body with the ID-1 form.Simultaneously, use line of cut, separately the ID-000 parts.When fixed part 28 and the line of cut 24 of card main body that still is used for the ID-000 parts are connected to the ID-1 parts along different directions, for example when moving each other, be convenient to this operation.During mobile ID-000 parts, there is not power to be applied on the line of cut.
Figure 10 representes another example according to portable electric appts of the present invention.Use identical Reference numeral to represent these parts of before having described with reference to figure 9.
Shown in figure 10, along line of cut 24 perforation 30,32 and 34 is provided, be used for cutting apart more easily the ID-000 parts.On perforation 30,32 and 34 other part 24-1 and the line of cut among the 24-2, the back compatible property between the contact that provides for littler chip card with according to the standard of preexist provides connection.
Example shown in Figure 10 is convenient to littler chip card and remaining ID-000 parts are separated.
Although provided above-mentioned example of the present invention according to the ID-1 form, following example is relevant with the still less back compatible property of using ID-00.
Shown in figure 11, needn't be provided for supporting the ID-1 card and the littler chip card 16 of the contact in the ID-000 district simultaneously.On the contrary, equally the ID-000 parts can be provided.Alternatively, the ID-000 parts can have line of cut, as said with reference to figure 9 and 10.
Shown in Figure 12 and 13, line of cut can be a U-shaped and L shaped.Especially, the U-shaped line of cut is very suitable for allowing after separation, again littler chip card 16 being connected on the ID-000 parts.Be suitable for that littler chip card is distributed with the ID-000 parts and the only separated situation used afterwards of once being used for of littler chip card according to the other line of cut of Fig. 9 and 11.
Although described the above-mentioned different aspect of the littler chip card on the arrangement of ID-000 contact and ID-1 card and the ID-000 card, hereinafter, will discuss the other aspect that realizes back compatible property with reference to figs. 14 to 18 with reference to figure 5 to 13.
Figure 14 is relevant with the single-chip solution with 15.
The ID-000 parts have contact regions 14 and littler chip card has IC chip 36 and other contact regions 38.Shown in figure 14, the contact regions 38 of littler chip card has the contact that is different from the contact in the contact regions 14 with the position.In addition, the number of contacts in the contact regions 38 can be different from the number of contacts in the contact regions 14.
Shown in figure 14, the IC chip of littler chip card 36 engages with contact regions 38 through connecting 40.In addition, use to connect 44, IC chip 36 also is connected with the relevant contacts 42 of contact regions 14.Therefore, connection 40 and 44 is provided apart from each other.
Another example is shown in figure 15.Use identical Reference numeral to represent the said elements of describing with reference to Figure 14.
According to Figure 15, the IC chip 36 of littler chip card directly is not connected with contact regions 14.On the contrary, through connecting 46, be linked as back compatible property and corresponding contacts in the contact regions 38 of the littler chip card that provides and the contact regions 14.
Although according to Figure 15, between the corresponding contacts of the contact regions 38 of littler chip card and contact regions 14, provide to connect 46, can join IC chip 36 to contact regions 38 from connection 40 bifurcateds that provided.
Be used for other example according to the connection figure of the twin-core sheet solution of portable electric appts of the present invention shown in Figure 16 to 18.Represent with identical Reference numeral refer to figs. 14 and 15 described those elements.
Shown in figure 16, except that the IC chip 36 of littler chip card, also provide to use to connect 50, join the other IC chip 48 of the contact among the ID-000 to.To example shown in Figure 14, the connection from the IC chip 36 of littler chip card to contact regions 14 is not provided.But, when provide with ID-000 in the relevant IC chip of contact regions 14 time, relevant littler chip card back compatible.
According to twin-core sheet solution shown in Figure 16, two IC chips are operated independently.Exterior terminal system or card reader/write device is handled the startup or the coordination of its built-in function, for example copies information to another from an IC chip.
Another example is shown in figure 17.Wherein, as to the replenishing of example shown in Figure 14, be provided for the IC chip 36 of littler chip card is connected to the other connection 52 of the relevant contacts in the ID-000 district, to be used for the back compatible property of littler chip card.
For twin-core sheet solution shown in Figure 17, the external system of similar terminal or card reader/write device is responsible for the correlativity and the startup of IC chip 36,48.Especially, external system can be switched IC chip through contact regions 14.
According to another example shown in Figure 180, provide to connect 54 so that realize snapping into the back compatible property of contact regions 14 from littler chip.Connect 54 and be not directly connected to contact regions 14, but be connected to IC chip 48.This allows the exchanges data between the IC chip 48 and 36.As long as the data that in the IC chip 36 of littler chip card, generate can be used in the IC chip 48, then forward said data to the relevant contacts in the contact regions 14 then.
Other example shown in Figure 180 is suitable for IC chip 36 with littler chip card and is connected to on the contact of using the ID-000 contact regions 14 that RFU reserves future.This option of the present invention allows for example through the contact of being reserved, according to the data transmission of RS232 or USB.
Although described the different examples of realizing back compatible property, hereinafter, will the other details that be used to realize these connections be described referring to figures 19 through 22 with reference to figs. 14 to 18.
A kind of option that is used to realize the connection of back compatible property is based on has sandwich construction, promptly has the card main body of a plurality of films.
Shown in figure 19, through a plurality of leads/conductor 18-1 on the film 58 ..., 18-6, be embodied as back compatible property and the contact regions 38 of the littler chip card that provides and the connection between the contact regions 14.Can only on the side of film or on the both sides at film or on different films lead/conductor be provided.
For example shown in Figure 19, suppose the contact regions 38 that is used for littler chip card according to ISO7860-1,2 have contact Vcc, RST, TLK, GND, Vpp, I/O, and each contact in the connecting terminal district 38, are used for the back compatible property with contact regions 14.
Shown in figure 20, the conductor dbus that on film 58, provides is crossed as stated and the line of cut shown in Fig. 9 to 13.Especially, for realize each conductor 18-1 ..., the separation of 18-6 be connected again, a side of each conductor will have wideer surperficial 60, be used for connecting again.In addition, both sides can have wideer surface.
Hereinafter, will be with reference to Figure 21 and 22, the IC chip of describing littler chip card is installed in the other details in the relevant contacts district.
Shown in figure 21, the IC chip 36 of chipcard embeds in the small pieces coatings (die-coating) 62.Through closing line 66, IC chip 36 is joined on the contact 64 of contact regions 38.For realizing back compatible property, other closing line 68 is branched to the relevant contacts of the contact regions 14 on the ID-000.Other element shown in Figure 21 is stratiform glue 70 and glass epoxide element 72.
The other example of installation of IC chip that is used to realize littler chip card is shown in figure 22.Before used identical Reference numeral to represent with reference to described those elements of Figure 21.
Example shown in Figure 22 is different from previous described example part and is that closing line 66 is branched to the relevant contacts of the contact regions 14 on the ID-000.
Although the example to shown in Figure 21 and 22 only shows single closing line, should understand the quantity of confirming the lead of realization back compatible property by the number of contacts of littler chip card.
With reference to Figure 23 and 24, description had the other details of the portable electric appts of littler chip card and back compatible property.Represent before with reference to Figure 21 and 22 described elements using identical Reference numeral.
Shown in figure 23, for example card main body 10 is provided according to ID-1 or ID-000, with the support contact regions 14 and the contact regions 38 relevant that back compatible property provides with littler chip card.Two contact 38-1 of the contact regions that xsect is represented to be used for two contact 14-1 and 14-2 of first contact regions and to be used for littler chip card and 38-2.
Replenishing of the explanation that provides of Figure 21 and 22 as a reference, Figure 22 representes that how conductor 68-1 and 68-2 be branched to contact 14-1 and 14-2 with realization back compatible property from contact regions 38-1 and 38-2 respectively.
Shown in figure 23, line of cut 24 is provided as groove.Conductor 68-1 and 68-2 do not shift out in case that part of card main body 10 that forms groove across line of cut.It should be noted that can be with bondwire applications that bifurcated shown in figure 22 provided in structure shown in Figure 23.
Figure 24 representes to be used to have another example of portable set of the littler chip card of back compatible property.Before represented with identical Reference numeral with reference to described those elements of Figure 23.
Example shown in Figure 24 is different from example part among Figure 23 and is not only in around the integrated chip 36 of littler chip card, small pieces coating 62 to be provided, and in chip card body 10, extends small pieces coating 62 to contact regions 14.Can melt paper tinsel with heat and cover the small pieces coating.
Shown in figure 24, according to this another instance, conductor 68-1 and 68-2 do not move in card main body 10, but in small pieces coating 62, move.
Hereinafter, with describing the of the present invention others relevant with associated terminal with littler chip card with reference to Figure 25.
Usually, structure shown in Figure 25 provides chip card interface termination 76, is also referred to as the interface termination hereinafter, is suitable for when littler chip card is inserted into terminal 76, is suitable for littler chip card and adapter were opened in 78 minutes.In addition, after using littler chip card, once more littler chip card is connected on the adapter 78.Therefore, adapter allows to be easy to handle littler chip card.In addition, on the meaning of above-mentioned general introduction, adapter can be supported back compatible property, so that conventional terminal can accept to be connected to the littler chip card on the adapter.
Shown in figure 25, be provided for the distinct interface of littler chip card, i.e. UICC interface in the conventional terminal 74 and the UICC interface in the new terminal 76.
Can the littler chip card with adapter 78 be inserted in the conventional terminal 74.In addition, can reduce to be used for the degree of depth of the new terminal 76 of littler chip card, even the width of its opening 80 and height and conventional terminal 74 is identical.This allows to make new terminal littler and in Terminal Design, and promptly the portable terminal aspect provides dirigibility.
Hereinafter, with the structure of describing the chip card adapter in more detail.
The chip card adapter can have the form ID-000 that is used for conventional terminal.For with new terminal 76 reciprocations, it should have permission from being used for shifting out littler chip card at the chip card adapter 78 that new terminal 76 uses, and littler chip card is connected to the firmware of chip card adapter 78 once more.In addition, firmware can be realized once connecting.
Shown in figure 25, realize that this a kind of method provides the chip card 78 that has cut-out 82 in the one of which side.During littler chip card was connected to chip card adapter 78, the transverse edge of cut-out 82 got into the transverse edge engagement with littler chip card.Transverse edge through the cut-out 82 with section is provided and through the transverse edge that has for the littler chip card 78 of the section of the counter pair of the section that cuts off 82 transverse edge is provided is realized littler chip card is fixed to the chip card adapter.A kind of selection provides the transverse edge and the transverse edge with littler chip card of projection 86 of the cut-out 82 with groove section 84, or vice versa.
The replacement scheme of using the method for section is for example in the front that cuts off 82 pin to be provided, said pin and the cavity engagement that in littler chip card, forms.
In addition, adapter 78 can have according to ISO7816-1, and 2 contact is used for back compatible property.In this case, the connector that provides for back compatible property passes through the transverse edge of cut-out 84 through relevant contact (not shown among Figure 25).
The lower part of Figure 25 representes to be used for handling through adapter 78 the other details of the new terminal 76 of littler chip card.New terminal 76 comprises the opening 80 that has according to the width of ID-000.In addition, new terminal 76 comprises only to the littler hardware mechanism that the chip card part/littler chip card makes up that presses down the adapter that inserts opening 80.For operating new terminal 76 with unlock mode, new terminal 76 has the anti-hardware mechanism that inserts adapter 78 of littler chip card part.For example, in the bottom of terminal interface, the pusher that is suitable for littler chip card is pressed into backward the cut-out 82 of adapter 78 can be provided.After littler chip card is inserted adapter 76 again, shift out adapter and littler chip card from new terminal 76, be used for further processing.
Generally speaking, can the operation of new terminal shown in Figure 25 be divided into sub-steps: the littler chip card with adapter 78 inserts the new terminal 76 that is used for littler chip card.Then, the pattern of new terminal 76 is arranged to " locking ", so that to pressing down littler chip card.Hereinafter, shift out adapter 78 and behind operation new terminal 76, can adapter 78 be inserted new terminal once more from new terminal 76.Wherein, new terminal 76 is arranged to " release " pattern, expression is passed through the littler chip card of button push of terminal interface mechanism so that with littler chip card shift-in adapter 78.Use the associated button at terminal 76, or,, can confirm " locking/unlocking " pattern of new terminal by the user for example through the terminal interface of interface software through being suitable for programming.
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1. chip card adapter comprises:
Adapter main body (78) with form ID-000 of securing member, the chip card (86) that will have less than the size of ID-000 is connected to said chip card adapter reversiblely,
It is characterized in that,
Said chip card adapter has contact regions, and said contact regions has according to the size of the contact of preassigned and position, and
The integrated circuit of said chip card is connected on the contact of said contact regions and is used for back compatible property;
Wherein, said securing member be the cut-out that provides of the side at said chip card adapter and said cut-out and the engagement of said chip card in case on said chip card adapter fastening said chip card; And
Have the groove section or the projection section of the edge section that meets said chip card with the part of the said cut-out of said chip card engagement; And
For realizing that connection that back compatible property provides is embodied as physically separately and the lead of electrical isolation; Every lead has the coupling contact in said securing member, is used for the said contact regions that the said chip card and the contact regions of said chip card adapter are separated and be connected to said chip card adapter once more.
2. chip card adapter as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that; From comprising ISO7816-1,2, select the size of the contact in the said contact regions of definition and the preassigned of position in the group of ETSI UICC TS 102.221, GSM 11.11, TETRA TS 100812-2/EN300 812, ARIB PDC SDR-27,3GPP TS 31.101 and 3GPP2TR45.
3. chip card comprises:
Has card main body less than the form of the size of ID-000;
Chip card district with IC chip, said IC chip is connected to the contact (16) of the contact regions of said chip card, wherein
The transverse edge of said card main body (24) has securing member, is used for said chip card is connected to said chip card adapter,
It is characterized in that,
Said securing member is the section transverse edge of said chip card body, and
Said section transverse edge (24) has the contact on the contact (16) of the contact regions that is connected to said chip card, so that realize back compatible property through said chip card adapter.
4. chip card as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, locates to provide at least one cavity at the transverse edge (24) of said chip card, is used to hold the fastening pin of said chip card adapter.
5. chip card as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, locates to provide at least one pin at said transverse edge (24), is used for inserting the associated cavity of said chip card adapter.
6. like any one described chip card of claim 3 to 5, it is characterized in that, arrange the contact of said contact regions (16) along two parallel lines.
7. like any one described chip card of claim 3 to 5, it is characterized in that, arrange the contact of said contact regions (16) along single file.
8. the chip card adapter with the ID-000 form is handled the terminal interface (76) that has less than the chip card of the size of ID-000, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Be used to insert the opening (80) of said chip card adapter, and
Lock cell is suitable in locking mode, through with the chip card part mechanical engagement of said chip card adapter, said chip card and said chip card adapter are separated,
Wherein said chip card adapter has contact regions, and said contact regions has according to the size of the contact of preassigned and position, and
The integrated circuit of said chip card is connected on the contact of said contact regions and is used for back compatible property.
9. terminal interface as claimed in claim 8 (76) is characterized in that, said lock cell is suitable for following said chip card part by said chip card adapter.
10. like claim 8 or 9 described terminal interfaces (76), it is characterized in that, further comprise and separate lock unit, be suitable in unlock mode, pushing away said chip card to mesh with said chip card adapter.
11. terminal interface as claimed in claim 10 (76) is characterized in that, further comprises the terminal interface that allows to confirm locking or unlock mode.
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