WO2007138570A1 - Adaptateur électrique pour le couplage à une carte portable et carte portable intégrée à cet adaptateur - Google Patents

Adaptateur électrique pour le couplage à une carte portable et carte portable intégrée à cet adaptateur Download PDF

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WO2007138570A1
WO2007138570A1 PCT/IL2007/000607 IL2007000607W WO2007138570A1 WO 2007138570 A1 WO2007138570 A1 WO 2007138570A1 IL 2007000607 W IL2007000607 W IL 2007000607W WO 2007138570 A1 WO2007138570 A1 WO 2007138570A1
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Yohan Cohen
Abraham Dahan
Alon Atsmon
Doron Heksher
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Walletex Microelectronics Ltd.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H01R31/065—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with built-in electric apparatus
    • 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
    • G06K19/0772—Physical layout of the record carrier
    • G06K19/07733—Physical layout of the record carrier the record carrier containing at least one further contact interface not conform ISO-7816
    • 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
    • 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
    • G06K19/07743—External electrical contacts

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  • This invention relates generally to the field of card devices and more specifically to an improved card like apparatus enabling connection to a host device.
  • Plastic data cards are well known and include ATM card, credit cards, employee card and so on. Advances in technology have increased the data and processing capacity of such devices and rendered them more compact.
  • USB devices are also common and are used for peripheral devices such as a mouse, a keypad, a printer and similar devices.
  • USB tokens are widely used as means to store, retrieve and transfer information from one computer to another. Other tokens are used to authenticate a user, or to create digital signature.
  • Various versions of self- powered card are emerging.
  • PC cards of various kinds are well known for insertion into a slot of a computer. It is also known for such PC cards to be provided with an adapter that allows connection of peripheral equipment to the PC card, while it is connected to the PC. Also known are adapters that may be coupled to a smart card for allowing the smart card to be coupled to external devices. Examples of both types of device can be found in the following publications whose contents are incorporated herein by reference.
  • US2001019907 discloses an adapter having RJ series sockets for coupling a communications device via an RJ series plug to a communications card.
  • the communications card is in the form of a hollow shell into which the adapter is inserted.
  • US Pat. No. 5,679,007 discloses a portable interface in the form of a housing having at least one slot for accommodating an electronic smart card such that contacts in the smart card engage corresponding contacts inside the interface. One end of the interface is pluggable into a card reader so as to allow connection of the smart card to the card reader.
  • US Pat. No. 6,027,028 discloses a connector in the shape of a standard printed circuit chip card having contact areas joined by conductors and to be used to apply battery recharging energy to an electronic device such as a mobile telephone through a chip card receiving slot in the device.
  • a sleeve to which the wires are fixed may be placed over a standard chip card. This sleeve may be formed with an opening to expose the chip card contacts so that normal operation may be carried out while batteries are being recharged.
  • the above documents are representative of various kinds of adapter that either serve as a receptacle for accommodating an electronic card therein or which require that the electronic card is itself at least partially hollow for accommodating the adapter.
  • the latter are thus unsuitable for use with standard smart cards of the kind that fit into one's wallet and comply with ISO 7810 for example, while the former may be suitable for use with conventional smart cards but in order to accommodate the smart card must be of larger dimension.
  • the footprint of the smart card when coupled to the adapter is necessarily larger than that of the smart card on its own and this may militate against storage and carrying the adapter-card combination in a wallet having pockets dimensioned for standard credit cards.
  • None of the above arrangements is capable of providing additional functionality to non-electronic cards, such as conventional credit cards having magnetic stripes. It would therefore be desirable for an adapter to provide additional functionality for a card-like device without substantially increasing its footprint so as to allow the combined unit to be carried in a wallet in conventional manner.
  • an adapter for coupling to a portable device having a substantially card-shaped body, the adapter comprising: a casing adapted for mechanical attachment to the portable device, an electronic circuit supported on or in the casing, and a set of FCCS compatible contacts coupled to the electronic circuit and being accessible from at least one outer surface of the casing for connecting the electronic circuit to an external device
  • a method for adding electronic functionality to a portable device having a substantially card-shaped body comprising:
  • the adapter can be either mechanically or both mechanically and electrically coupled to the card.
  • the terms “mounted” or “assembled” as used herein imply both mechanical or mechanically and electrical connection.
  • the adapter may be fixedly or removably coupled to the card. Removable connection may be achieved using clips or friction, screws, pins etc. Fixed connection may be achieved using glue, ultrasonic or other bonding that renders disassembly impossible without damaging the card or the adapter.
  • a portable device comprising: a substantially card-shaped body supporting an electronic circuit and a male connector protruding from an end of the card and having contacts; wherein the connector has a bulbous split cross-section so that upper and lower portions of the connector are resiliently splayed apart.
  • the card and adapter according to the invention may be formed using a lamination process by uniting several layers using hot or cold lamination such as UV curing.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a smart card device according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2a is a perspective view of the card-shaped device shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Figs. 2b and 2c show opposites surfaces of the card-shaped device shown in Fig. 2a;
  • Figs. 3a to 3f show different views of a two-sided USB mini-retractable adapter used to add functionality to the card-shaped device shown in Fig. 2a;
  • Figs. 4a to 4c show various views of a mini-retractable adapter used to add functionality to the card-shaped device shown in Fig. 2a;
  • Figs. 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, 8a and 8b show an adapter according to various embodiments used to add functionality to the card-shaped device shown in Fig. 2a;
  • Figs. 9 to 11 show an adapter according to another embodiment
  • Figs. 12 and 13 show details of a lock mechanism that can be used to snap-fit a movable adapter according to various embodiments of the invention
  • Figs. 14a and 14b show an example of a card-shaped device according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • Figs. 15a to 15c show various views of an adapter for attaching to an edge of a card-shaped device according to another embodiment of the invention
  • Figs. 16a and 16b show opposite sides of an adapter having a double-sided connector on both extremities
  • Fig. 17 shows an adapter for attaching to an edge of a card-shaped device according to another embodiment of the invention
  • Figs. 18a, 18b and 18c show various views of an electronic card with an adapter at a corner thereof;
  • Figs. 19a, 19b and 19c show contours of card-shaped devices according to different embodiments for accommodating an adapter at a corner thereof;
  • Figs. 20a and 20b show details of a card-shaped device and adapter according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • Figs. 21a and 21b show details of a card-shaped device and adapter according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a smart card device 10 shown in perspective in Fig. 2a.
  • the smart card device 10 has a body 11 having an electronic circuit 12 embedded between an upper and lower laminations 13 and 14, respectively, and, which can be located at any position on the card body 11.
  • the card body 11 may comply with the ID-1 standard and ISO 7813 card dimensions but is not limited thereto.
  • Figs. 2b and 2c show opposites surfaces of the card body 11 having a first surface 15 (Side A) and an opposite surface 16 (Side B), the electronic circuit 11 having at least one electronic component embedded within the card substrate and accessible from both surfaces thereof.
  • the electronic circuit 12 has a first surface 17 (Side A) that includes a first set of contacts 18, a second surface 19 (Side B) opposite the first surface 17 and including an optional second set of contacts 12, each set of contacts complying in number of contacts and configuration with a target device allowing connection to other electronic devices having a FCCS connector (e.g. but not limited to, PC, cellular, PDA's, Radio Car, GPS systems, etc..)
  • FCCS connector e.g. but not limited to, PC, cellular, PDA's, Radio Car, GPS systems, etc..
  • FIGs. 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d show different views of an USB adapter 30 used to connect between the device and any USB Host devices.
  • Such an adapter can be used to adapt the card to other standards (e.g. but not limited to, MiniUSB, MicroUSB, SmartCard, etc..) so as to adapt to the mechanical arrangement of the targeted device or system.
  • the adapter may have a single set of contacts on only one side or may have two sets, one on each opposite surface, for the user convenience as shown in Figs. 3a and 3b.
  • 3a and 3b show opposing surfaces of a two-sided USB adapter 30 as an example, allowing connection of the device by inserting the USB adapter into a USB host connector regardless of the orientation of the USB adapter 30.
  • the USB adapter 30 has a casing 31 on a first surface (Side A) 32 of which are embedded two sets of contacts, each contact of which is electrically connected to the corresponding contact of the other set.
  • a first contact set 33 located toward a periphery of the adapter 30 connects to corresponding contacts of external devices or systems and a second contact set 34 connects to corresponding contacts on the card body.
  • the electrical circuit 12 may be connected via the adapter 30 to an external device.
  • the first contact set 36 is located toward a periphery of the adapter 30 and connects to corresponding contacts of external devices or systems and the second contact set 37 connects to corresponding contacts on the card body 11.
  • An aperture 38 is formed through the adapter 30 for attaching the adapter 30 to the device 10 via a pin 39 (shown in Fig. 4a). The aperture 38 and the pin 39 thus serve as a mechanical attachment for removably attaching the adapter to the smart card device.
  • the mechanical attachment may have many different forms, some of which will be described by way of non-limiting example only.
  • the mechanical attachment in whatever form it takes allows the adapter to be attached to the smart card device in such a manner that contacts on an outer surface of the smart card device are electrically connected to corresponding contacts of the adapter.
  • the adapter is attached to the smart card in such a manner as to preserve the original footprint of the smart card. In some embodiments this is achieved by using a card device at least one of whose major dimensions is smaller than that of a conventional credit card and ensuring that an overall length and width of the device and the adapter combined substantially conforms to those of a conventional credit card, i.e. to within ⁇ 2mm.
  • the card is of standard credit card dimensions, and the adapter is collapsible so to lie within the boundary of the card.
  • the connectivity between the electrical circuit 12 on the card body 11 and the USB adapter 30 can be done differently.
  • the electrical circuit 12 on card body 11 could have only one set of contacts on one surface of the card, and then the adapter 30 may have one set of connections to connect to the systems on the card body 11. But if the adapter has two sets of contacts as in the example to connect to external devices or systems, then the respective contacts of the two sets of contacts will be shorted together so as to allow proper connection regardless of the orientation of the adapter.
  • Fig. 3c shows a side view of the adapter 30 having two sets of internal contacts 34 and 37. It is to be understood, however, that the present example is merely only one way to implement the adapter, which in practice can take various forms and may have a set of connections on one side only or have two sets of connections on opposite sides, as required depending on whether the electronic circuit 12 has contact sets on only one or both surfaces thereof.
  • Fig. 3d show a schematic perspective view of the adapter 30.
  • Figs. 3e and 3f show respectively lower and upper cross sectional views through the line A-A in Fig. 3c, making apparent the sets of external and internal contacts used in the example of USB adapter 30.
  • the contact set 36 comprises four contacts c13, c14, c15 and c16, respectively connected to GND, D+, D-, Vbus. Respective contacts of the contact set 36 are directly connected to respective contacts of the contact set 14 which comprises four contacts d, c2, c3 and c4.
  • Contact set 33 comprises four contacts c9, c10, c11 and c12, respectively connected to GND, D+, D-, Vbus.
  • Respective contacts of the contact set 11 are directly connected to respective contacts of the contact set 34 which comprises four contacts c5, c6, c7 and c8.
  • contact set 33 is physically designed to comply with a USB type-A female connector and set 34 is physically designed to connect with the contact set 18 of an electronic system 12 shown in Fig 4a.
  • Contact set 36 is likewise physically designed to comply with a USB type-A female connector and contact set 37 is physically designed to connect with the contact set 12 of an electronic system 12.
  • Fig. 4a shows an exploded view of a card 11 having a mini-retractable adapter 30 shown in extended position in Fig. 4b whereby the contacts for external connection protrude outside of the card body allowing connection to other devices or systems.
  • the card can include other systems such as a smart card, magnetic strip or RFID, albeit not limited thereto.
  • an identity picture that is printed on the card using known techniques such as printing, laser engraving, embossing etc. as is known in ID cards, credit cards, etc.
  • An aperture 38 serves to secure the adapter in the card by insertion of a pin 39 that prevents sliding movement of the adapter.
  • the aperture 38 and the pin 39 constitute a mechanical attachment for securing the adapter to the card.
  • any other suitable device can be used to mechanically connect the adapter to the card.
  • the way the adapter is moved so as to protrude outside of the card surface is not limited to translation movement and other any suitable mechanism may be used.
  • the adapter may be rotated about a hinge axis or it may be moved by combined translation and motion.
  • Fig. 4c shows a magnified view of the connection area between the mini- retractable adapter 30 and the card, the adapter being shown transparent so as to render visible the contacts 20 on the card in contact with a contact set 37 of the adapter 30 and a contact set 36 of the adapter 30 that is USB compliant in the example.
  • the adapter 30 may add functionality to the electronic circuit 12.
  • the adapter 30 may be used to add electronic functionality to a conventional non-electronic credit card having a magnetic strip but no electronic circuit 12.
  • an electronic circuit such as that shown as 86 in Fig. 20b.
  • Fig. 5a shows a generally l-shaped adapter 40 according to another embodiment of the invention that is fixedly connected to the card along a longitudinal edge thereof and is dimensioned so that an end of the adapter protrudes beyond the transverse edge of the card.
  • Fig. 5b shows the adapter 40 when fitted to the card 11.
  • Fig. 6a shows a generally l-shaped adapter 41 according to another embodiment of the invention having a fixed portion 42 that is fixedly connected to the card along a longitudinal edge thereof and has a moveable portion is dimensioned so that, when extracted, an end of the adapter protrudes beyond the transverse edge of the card.
  • Fig. 6b shows the adapter 41 in its retracted position.
  • Fig. 7 shows a generally L-shaped adapter 44 according to an embodiment of the invention that is fixedly coupled to the card 11 along its short edge.
  • Figs. 8a and 8b show a generally L-shaped adapter 45 according to another embodiment having a moveable portion 46 shown in extended and retracted positions, respectively.
  • the moveable portion 46 is coupled to a fixed portion 47 that is attached to a short edge of the card 11 and has contacts for coupling to an external device.
  • the movable portion 46 will be used in other adapters having different shapes according to different embodiments as described below.
  • Figs. 9 to 11 show an adapter 50 according to another embodiment adapted to cover the entire card surface and that may have integrated either a necklace hole 51 located, for example, at an edge 52 of the adapter 50, or a crocodile clip 53 so as to allow the adapter to be worn when not in use.
  • the adapter 50 is provided with a protruding contact set 54 for connection to other devices or systems (e.g. but not limited to PC, cellular, PDA's, Radio Car, GPS systems, etc.)
  • the contact set 54 may be fixed as shown in Fig. 9 or may be retractable having an extended state as shown in Fig. 10 and a retracted state as shown in Fig. 11.
  • the crocodile clip 53 and the necklace hole 51 can be implemented in the adapters according to all embodiments of the invention.
  • the shapes of the adapters described in the above examples are by way of example only and it is to be understood that the adapter is not limited to these shapes.
  • Figs. 12 and 13 show details of a lock mechanism that can be used to snap-fit the movable adapter according to various embodiments of the invention in extended or in retracted position
  • the card 11 is provided with an aperture 37, which instead of being round as shown in Fig. 3a is in the form of an elongate slot having respective keyholes 37a and 37b at opposite ends thereof.
  • the adapter 30 is attached to the card 11 by a resilient pin 38 that fits into the elongate slot and so as to slide therein under pressure and expand within the keyholes 37a and 37b, thereby snap-fitting the adapter 30 in the retracted or extended position, respectively.
  • Figs. 14a and 14b show an example of a device 55 according to another embodiment of the invention having a card 11 that may comply with card thickness as describes in standards such as ID1 or ISO 7810.
  • the card 11 supports an electronic circuit 12, a male connector 56 that may be a double-sided USB connector protruding from the card 11 and having contacts 57.
  • the connector 56 has a slightly bulbous split cross-section so that upper and lower portions, shown respectively as 56a and 56b are splayed apart either under the bias of a spring shown schematically as 56c or a gel or by virtue of the natural resilience of the material from which the connector 56 is formed.
  • the electronic circuit 12 may integrate a smart card module having a contact pad 58.
  • the connector 56 connects the device 55 to the USB outlet of an external host computer having a conventional USB outlet, whose internal height is significantly larger than that of the card 11.
  • the connector 56 must therefore be designed that it is sufficiently deep to engage the internal contacts of the USB outlet while not preventing insertion of the card 11 into a ATM machine.
  • the depth of the connector 56 when the upper and lower portions 56a and 56b are splayed apart is such that the contacts 57 properly engage the internal contacts of the USB outlet.
  • the split portions 56a and 56b are pressed toward each other thus allowing insertion of the card 11.
  • the device 55 is suitable for insertion into an ATM in the usual manner, while allowing connection to the USB port of an external host device.
  • the device 55 may be realized by a card 11 having an integral connector as described.
  • an adapter having such a connector may be coupled to a conventional card.
  • Fig. 15a is an exploded view of a device 60 according to another embodiment of the invention having a card 11 having a flange 61 extending from one side thereof for inserting into a recess 62 in a corresponding side of an adapter 63 supporting an electronic circuit (not shown) and having a male connector 64 at a first end thereof.
  • the card 11 and the adapter 63 are fastened by means of pins 65a and 65b that engage respective apertures 66a and 66b in the electronic circuit 63 and respective apertures 67a and 67b in the adapter 63.
  • the apertures 67a and 67b may be elongated so as to allow sliding movement of the adapter 63 relative to the card 11, from a retracted position shown in Fig. 15b to an extracted position shown in Fig. 15c.
  • the elongated apertures 67a and 67b may be shaped in a manner similar to those described above with reference to Figs. 12 and 13 so as to snap-fit the adapter 63 in either position.
  • the adapter 63 may or may not be built from the same material as the card 11 (e.g. but not limited to lamination process, molding, state of the art plastic, etc.)
  • the card 11 has no electronics but may have a surface allowing pre- or post-manufacturing printing.
  • 16a and 16b show opposite sides of adapter 63 from which it is seen that the connector 64 is a double-sided connector having a first set of contacts 68a on a first side thereof and a second set of contacts 68b on a second, opposite side thereof. Also shown at a second of end of the adapter 63 opposite the first end, is a second double-sided connector 69, having first and second sets of contacts 70a and 70b on opposite surface.
  • the contacts 68a, 68b and 70a, 70b allow the electronic circuit within the adapter 63 to be connected to external devices, such as a PC or card reader.
  • the respective contacts of either or both connectors 64 and 69 may conform to the USB standard.
  • Figs. 16a and 16b may conform to ISO 14443 or ISO 7816 standard interface for coupling to contacts of conventional smart card readers.
  • other contact arrangements may equally well be employed, such as, but not limited to, MiniUSB, MicroUSB, SmartCard, IEEE, etc.
  • separate connectors 64 and 69 are shown in Figs. 16a and 16b, it will be appreciated that in some embodiments only a single connector may be necessary; and although double-sided connectors are shown, one or both of the connectors may be single-sided.
  • the embodiment shown in Figs. 15 and 16 is particularly adapted to add electronic functionality to a non-electronic data carrier such as conventional credit card having a magnetic stripe.
  • the adapter 63 supports an electronic circuit, which at its most basic can be simply a memory component. Any of the techniques described above may be employed to mechanically attach the adapter 63 to the card 11 so as to allow movement of the adapter as shown or fixed attachment.
  • Fig. 17 shows a device 75 similar to that shown in Fig. 15a, the only difference being that the flange 61 is provided on the adapter 63, while the recess 62 is part of the card 11. All other components and their manner of engagement are as described above with reference to Fig. 15a and identical reference numerals are used.
  • Figs. 18a, 18b and 18c show a device 80 in the form of an electronic card 81 that may comply with ID-1 and ISO 7813 standard dimensions but is not limited thereto, having an embedded RFID 82, a smart card contact pad 83 and a magnetic stripe 84.
  • the card 81 is configured for mechanical coupling to an adapter 85 having an embedded electronic circuit 86 (shown in dotted outline), thus producing a multifunction card that can be stored in a wallet.
  • Fig. 18a shows the device 80 with the adapter 85 in a retracted state for ease of transportation and/or carrying.
  • An end of the adapter 85 supports a connector 87 having contacts 88 on at least one surface thereof.
  • Fig. 18b shows the same device as in Fig. 18a but this time with the adapter 82 in extended position for connecting the connector 84 to external devices or systems.
  • Fig. 18c is an exploded view of the adapter 85 prior to assembly to the electronic card 81.
  • pins 65a and 65b engage apertures 66a and 66b on the adapter 85, as well as the elongated apertures 67a and 67b in the electronic card 81 , which allow movement between the adapter 85 and card 81.
  • Figs. 19a , 19b and 19c show non-limiting embodiments of a card having corners that are contoured differently to allow the adapter 85, when coupled thereto in its retracted state, to form a rectangle with the card 81 that may optionally conform to ID-1 and ISO 7813 standard length and width.
  • Figs. 20a and 20b show a device 90 similar in many respects to the device 80 described above with reference to Fig. 18a and identical reference numerals are used to reference those components that are common to both embodiments.
  • An electronic card 81 that may comply with ID-1 and ISO 7813 standard dimensions but is not limited thereto supports an electronic circuit 91 having an embedded RFID 82, and a smart card contact pad 83.
  • the card 81 is configured for mechanical and electrical coupling to an adapter 85 having an embedded electronic circuit 86 (shown in dotted outline), thus producing a multi-function card that can be stored in a wallet.
  • the electronic circuit 91 is provided with a first connector 92 whose contacts are adapted to engage corresponding contacts of a second connector 93 (shown in dotted outline) on the adapter 85 when the adapter 85 is in its extended state.
  • a second connector 93 shown in dotted outline
  • Fig. 21a shows another example of a device 95 comprising a card 96, typically having a substrate whose thickness is more than 1mm in which a first electronic circuit 97 is embedded.
  • An adapter 98 is shown connected to the card 96 in its retracted state.
  • the adapter 98 embeds a second electronic circuit 99, shown in dotted outline.
  • Fig. 21b is an exploded view the device 95 showing details of the adapter 98, which may be formed wholly or partially from lamination process material and electrically connected to the first electronic circuit 97 by means of a flexible cable 100.
  • the second electronic circuit 99 is shown as an MP3 player having controls 101 and a display 102.
  • the MP3 player also has an audio output connector 103 to which an earphone 104 may be connected via connectors 105 and 106.
  • the first electronic circuit 97 may contain a battery or may itself be a battery for supplying power to the second electronic circuit 99.
  • a set of contacts 107 in the adapter 98 allows connection to external devices or systems (e.g. PC, cellular, PDA's, Radio Car, GPS systems, etc.).
  • the battery while not a feature of the invention, may be a flexible thin layer electrochemical cell such as described in US 2002/192542 in the name of Power Paper Ltd. of Petach Tikva, Israel.
  • the contacts 107 may be formed on both surfaces of the adapter 98 so as to allow connection to an external device or system in either orientation of the adapter 98.
  • the adapter 98 may be mechanically coupled to the card 96 in a manner similar to that described above with reference to Fig. 15a.
  • elongated apertures 66a and 66b are provided on a flange 61 of the adapter, which is inserted into a recess 62 of the card to allow engagement with corresponding circular apertures 67a and 67b via pins (not shown).
  • the adapter 98 may then be moved longitudinally relative to the card 96 so as to extract the adapter when in use, and to withdraw it for carrying whereupon its major dimensions may conform to those of a Standard credit card. It should also be noted that according to one embodiment of such a device, the first electronic circuit 97 embedded in the card 96 may simply be a battery for supplying power to the second electronic circuit
  • USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus, which has been become the universal standard for connecting peripherals to computer motherboards.
  • FCCS flexibleibly connectable computer systems
  • USB USB; Mini USB; Micro USB; IEEE-1394; SD; Mini SD and Micro SD.

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L'invention concerne un adaptateur (30, 40, 41, 44, 45, 50, 63, 85) pour le couplage à un dispositif portable (10) présentant un corps sensiblement en forme de carte, comportant un boîtier (31) conçu pour un montage mécanique sur le dispositif portable et servant de support à un circuit électronique (86). Un ensemble de contacts compatibles FCCS (88), couplé au circuit électronique (86), est accessible à partir d'au moins une surface extérieure du boîtier pour connecter le circuit électronique à un dispositif externe.
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