Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04M11/00—Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
  • H04M11/06—Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
  • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
  • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
  • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
  • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
  • G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
  • G06K19/07737—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier consisting of two or more mechanically separable parts
  • G06K19/07741—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier consisting of two or more mechanically separable parts comprising a first part operating as a regular record carrier and a second attachable part that changes the functional appearance of said record carrier, e.g. a contact-based smart card with an adapter part which, when attached to the contact card makes the contact card function as a non-contact card
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
  • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
  • G06K7/0013—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers
  • G06K7/0021—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
  • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
  • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
  • H01R2201/12—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for medicine and surgery
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R29/00—Coupling parts for selective co-operation with a counterpart in different ways to establish different circuits, e.g. for voltage selection, for series-parallel selection, programmable connectors

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a connector intended to be plugged into an electronic unit, such as a PCMCIA modem, of a computer.
• the state of the art can be defined by the document FR-A-2,735,251 which proposes cards of the PCMCIA type, pluggable into a standardized PCMCIA slot of a microcomputer.
• the plug-in card is modified so that it can receive a smart card .
• the plug - in card has an insertion slot for the smart card.
• This slot is formed between an upper plate and a lower plate, substantially the same length as the plate greater and spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of a card with touching contacts; one of the plates is rigid and the other is formed at least in part by a flexible or semi-rigid tab on the insertion side of the smart card. The insertion is easy and the retention in place of the smart card is ensured.
• This document describes the possibility of modifying a microcomputer so that it can receive a PCMCIA card, which itself receives a smart card.
• the smart card is completely inserted into the PCMCIA card, there is therefore a need to provide ejection means, since access to the smart card is not easy.
• the PCMCIA format card does not have a slot, it will be impossible to use a chip card, which results in very insufficient functionality of said PCMCIA card.
• the document EP-A-0.696.010 relates to a portable interface of one or more electronic chip card (s), the interface being pluggable into a card reader, composed of a module, intended to be housed in the card reader and comprising at one end pluggable means of electrical connection with the card reader, an end piece integral with the other end of the module comprising a slot for inserting the smart card, a housing intended to at least partially receive the smart card and at least partially passing through said tip, said housing comprising means for guiding and positioning the smart card, and means for electrical connection with the electrical contact pads of the smart card.
• a smart card can be partially housed in the card reader.
• the reader is a constituent part of the computer; therefore, the information on the smart card will be transmitted to the computer and will be easy to hack.
• Another drawback lies in the fact that the card reader extends significantly over the side of the computer, without there being any possibility of removing this part outside the central unit. This is inconvenient and during handling there may be a deterioration of the electronic equipment.
• the present invention relates to a connector external to the computer, on which it can be inserted, which comprises at least one space for the installation and the reading of at least one smart card.
• This technique can facilitate obtaining approval for electronic equipment, this approval being carried out country by country when the reader is installed in a computer.
• the invention relates to a connector intended to be plugged into an electronic unit, such as a modem.
• PCMCIA of a computer characterized in that the connector comprises at least one slot, each slot allowing the insertion of a smart card.
• the connector is assigned to the connection of a telephone line intended to be plugged into an electronic unit, such as a PCMCIA modem of a computer, the connector comprising two data transmission buses, l one of the buses being assigned to the interface between the telephone line and the electronic unit, characterized in that the connector comprises a housing, for the insertion of a smart card, and an interface device between the card chip and said box, which uses the free bus, assigned to the input / output interface and connected to a smart card interface integrated into said connector.
• an electronic unit such as a PCMCIA modem of a computer
• the connector comprising two data transmission buses, l one of the buses being assigned to the interface between the telephone line and the electronic unit, characterized in that the connector comprises a housing, for the insertion of a smart card, and an interface device between the card chip and said box, which uses the free bus, assigned to the input / output interface and connected to a smart card interface integrated into said connector.
• the dimensions of the connector housing allow only a partial insertion of the smart card, so that part of said smart card, external to said connector, remains accessible.
• the connector has at least one system of identification.
• the connector includes a display and / or a keyboard.
• the invention also relates to a connector of a telephone line intended to be plugged into an electronic unit, such as a PCMCIA modem of a computer, the connector comprising two data transmission buses, one of the buses being assigned to the interface between the telephone line and the electronic unit, characterized in that the connector comprises a housing, for the insertion of an intermediate element which itself comprises a housing, for the insertion of a smart card , and an interface device between the smart card and said housing, via the intermediate element, which uses the free bus, assigned to the input / output interface and connected to a smart card interface integrated into said connector.
• an electronic unit such as a PCMCIA modem of a computer
• the dimensions of the connector or intermediate element housing allow only a partial insertion of said intermediate element or of the smart card, so that a part of the element or of said card, external to said connector or to said element remains accessible.
• the part of the intermediate element, external to the connector, comprises a keyboard.
• the part of the intermediate element, external to the connector comprises a display.
• the connector comprises two housings, the dimensions of each housing of the connector allow only a partial insertion of each smart card, so that a part of said smart card, external to said connector, remains accessible.
• the two housings are located in two parallel planes, each plane being parallel to the plane formed by the electronic unit.
• the two housings are located in two parallel planes, each plane being in an oblique position relative to the plane formed by the electric case.
• the two housings are located in two oblique planes with respect to each other, one of the planes being parallel to the plane formed by the electronic unit, the other plane being in oblique position by relative to the plane formed by said electronic unit.
• the insertions of the two cards in the two housings are carried out perpendicularly. Still in the case of two housings located in parallel planes, the insertions of the two cards in the two housings are carried out in identical directions.
• the connector has a mobile keyboard that can rotate to adapt to the position of the person using the keyboard.
• At least one of the housings includes a means for locking in position the smart card inserted in its housing.
• the part of the chip card, external to the connector or to the intermediate element comprises a keyboard.
• FIG. 1 represents a general view of a first embodiment of the invention before insertion.
• FIG. 2 represents a general view of a second embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 3 represents a general view of a third embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 4 shows a view identical to Figure 1 of the connector assembly after insertion.
• FIG. 5 represents a sectional view along AA of the figure 4.
• FIG. 6 represents a general view of a fourth embodiment of the invention before the insertions.
• FIG. 7 represents a view identical to FIG. 6 after the insertions.
• FIG. 8 represents an overall view of a microcomputer equipped with a PCMCIA reader before its cooperation with a connector with two smart cards according to a first embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 9 represents an overall view of a microcomputer equipped with a PCMCIA reader after its cooperation with a connector with two smart cards according to the invention.
• FIG. 10 represents a view in longitudinal section of a connector presented in FIGS. 8 and 9 in the absence of the two smart cards.
• FIG. 11 represents a view identical to FIG. 10 just before the introduction of the two smart cards.
• FIG. 12 shows a second embodiment of the present invention according to a first construction variant.
• FIG. 13 represents a second variant of construction of the second embodiment.
• Figure 14 is a view identical to Figure 12, the connector carrying a keyboard.
• Figure 15 is a view identical to Figure 13, the connector carrying a keyboard.
• Figure 16 is identical to Figure 14, but the two smart cards are removed.
• Figure 17 is identical to Figure 15, but the two smart cards are removed.
• Figure 18 shows the construction variant of Figures 15 and 17, when the keyboard is rotated counterclockwise.
• Figure 19 shows a view identical to Figure 18, when the keyboard is rotated in the direction of Clockwise.
• FIG. 20 shows a side view of a last embodiment of a connector when the two smart card receiving slots, empty in this case, are parallel to each other.
• FIG. 21 represents a view identical to FIG. 20, in which one of the housings has been rotated so that the two housings form an angle.
• a modem consists of the following elements.
• the object of the invention consists, according to a first embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 7, to use the input / output interface to connect it to a smart card interface device integrated in the connection connector.
• the connector 1 of a telephone line 2 is intended to be plugged into an electronic unit 3 according to F2.
• a telephone socket 15 allows connection to the conventional telephone network.
• Such an electronic unit can consist of a PCMCIA modem 3 of a microcomputer 13.
• the connector 1 comprises two data transmission buses 4 and 5 which are entirely conventional, one of the buses 5 being assigned to the interface between the telephone line 2 and the electronic unit 3.
• the second bus 4 remaining free is in fact assigned to the connection to a smart card interface integrated into said connector 1.
• the connector 1 includes a housing 6 for the insertion of a smart card 7 with electrical contact pads
• the dimensions of the housing 6 of the connector 1 allow only a partial insertion of the chip card 7 along Fl so that a fairly large part is that is to say at least half of the smart card 7, is outside the housing 6 when the card is completely inserted into said housing 6, the part which is not inside the housing 6 remaining accessible to the user whether to remove it or to carry out the manipulations that may be envisaged, this is for example the case when the card 7 may comprise, on its most visible face, a keyboard 10, as shown in FIG. 2, or the connector can have a keyboard 14, as shown in FIG. 3.
• a voice recognition or fingerprint system or any other identification system all of which may or may not be associated with a display 11.
• this recognition device keyboard, voice recognition, display, etc.
• this recognition device will be mounted directly on the connector 1 itself, as shown in FIG. 3.
• the connector 1 is strictly identical to that which has just been described.
• the housing 6 allows the introduction of an intermediate element 8, which itself comprises a housing 9 for the insertion according to F3 of a smart card 7 as defined above.
• the housing 6 still allows the introduction of a smart card, as shown and described above.
• the dimensions of the housing 9 of the intermediate element 8 allow only a partial insertion of the smart card 7.
• the dimensions of the housing 6 of the connector 1 allow only a partial insertion of said intermediate element 8 or of the smart card 7, so that a part of the card 7 or of the element 8 remains external. said connector 1 or element 8.
• the connector is always referenced 21 whatever its shape.
• This connector 21 cooperates, as is well shown in Figures 8 and 9, with an electronic unit 3 which is constituted, in all of the figures, by a PCMCIA modem.
• This PCMCIA modem 3 is incorporated into a microcomputer 13. It is not necessary, as shown in the figures, that there are elements which are external to the central unit of the microcomputer 13.
• This connection is made by inserting connector F5 according to F5 into the microcomputer 13. The connection is made at the level of buses 23 of connector 21.
• the connector 21 is best shown in longitudinal section. Note that there are two slots 24 and 26 which allow the insertion of two smart cards 25 and 27.
• the two housings 24 and 26 are in an oblique position with respect to each other, that is to say that there is an angle ⁇ which is substantially 35 ° in FIG. 10 , this angle ⁇ existing between the plane passing through the first housing 24 and the plane passing through the second housing 26.
• the first plane is in fact in the same plane as the electronic unit 3 or 22.
• the second plane is it, positioned obliquely.
• the two cards 25 and 27 are inserted perpendicularly to each other, one of the cards 25 being inserted in the same axis as the insertion along F5 of the connector 21 in the microphone -computer 13.
• the other card 27 is perpendicular.
• the two cards 25 and 27 are inserted in opposite directions.
• the two cards 25 and 27 are then perpendicular in their insertion to the insertion according to F5, seen previously.
• FIGS. 12 and 13 are found in FIGS. 14 and 15.
• the present invention also relates to a connector combining the characteristics of the first and second embodiments, that is to say corresponding to FIGS. 1 to 7, on the one hand, and 8 to 19, on the other hand.
• the two housings 24 and 26, intended to receive the smart cards 25 and 27, have another configuration. They constitute two physically independent elements separated one from the other 26 by a hinge pin 30. By pivoting the housing 26 along F8, it is possible to vary the position of the two housings 24 and 26 ad infinitum , there is therefore an infinity of value for ⁇ in this embodiment.

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