Abstract A smart card device (10) including a portable housing
(11) with a viewing aperture (25) and a virtual image
display (30) positioned to provide an image at the aperture
(25) of information contained on a smart card (13) as well
as transactions processed in response to data transmitted by
a transceiver (17) between a host database (96) and the
smart card device (10). A sensor (15) in the housing (11)
constructed to have the smart card (13) with data stored
thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing
juxtaposition and electronics (16) mounted in the housing
(11) and connected to the sensor (15) for processing data
between the host database (96) and the smart card device
(10), the electronics (16) further connected to the sensing
structure (15) for reading and writing data thereto, the
communications transceiver (17) for transmitting and
receiving data between the smart card device (10) and the
host database (96), and the virtual image display (30) for
supplying image data.
A portable smart card device characterized by: a portable housing (11) including a viewing aperture
(39); a visual image display (14) mounted in the portable
housing (11) and positioned to provide an image for viewing
at the viewing aperture (39), the visual image display (14)
including a data input terminal (94) designed to receive
image data thereon; sensor structure (15) mounted in the portable housing
(11) and constructed to have a smart card (13) having data
stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing
juxtaposition, the sensor structure (15) including an input
terminal (83) and an output terminal (83) for reading and
writing data to the smart card (13); electronics (16) mounted in the portable housing (11)
and connected to the input terminal (83) and the output
terminal (83) of the sensor structure (15) for receiving,
processing and transmitting data between a host database
(96) and the smart card device (10) and further connected to
the input terminal (94) of the visual image display (14) for
supplying image data thereto in response to the data; and a transceiver (17) mounted in the portable housing (11)
and connected to the electronics (16) for receiving and
transmitting data between the electronics (16) of the
portable smart card device (10) and the host database (96).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that housing (11) is ergonomically designed
to be handheld and the sensor structure (15) includes a slot
(12) for receiving the smart card (13) therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the sensor structure (15) includes
contacts positioned to electrically engage the smart card
(13).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the sensor structure (15) includes a
magnetic sensor to sense magnetically stored information on
the smart card (13).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the sensor structure (15) includes an
optical sensor to sense optically stored information on the
smart card (13).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the visual image display (14) is a
virtual image display (30).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the virtual image display (32)
includes a two dimensional array (26) of light emitting
devices connected to provide a complete image, the two
dimensional array (26) being coupled to the data input
terminal (94) of the virtual image display (30) for
receiving the image data and generating the image in
response thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A smart card device as claimed in claim 7 further
characterized in that the two dimensional array of light
emitting devices (26) includes a two dimensional array of
one of light emitting diodes, organic light emitting
diodes,and a two dimensional array of liquid crystal
devices.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the electronics (16) includes a
central processing unit (CPU) (75) and a random access
memory (RAM) (76).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A smart card device as claimed in claim 1 further
characterized in that the transceiver (17) is a two-way
pager.
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