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Smart card having additional connector pads
Assignee: RDSK Inc
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Filing: 2001-11-06
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Granted: 2003-10-21
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Expires: 2021-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A smart card, having a set of standardized contact pads and an additional set of contact pads to provide additional performance characteristics. The additional contact pads are formed on the smart card on the area located between the ISO 7816 standardized contact pads C 1 through C 4 and C 5 through C 8, which area was previously used solely as a ground plane connection to contact pad C 5 . By increasing the number of contact pads, the additional pads can be used for input/output connections, memory, flash memory and/or interfaces with specific functions such as a service provided interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert J. Gray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:14
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/072; G06K19/077; G06K19/0772; G06K19/07733; G06K19/07743; H; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A smart card, comprising: a first plurality of contact pads disposed in a spaced ISO 7816 standardized configuration; and a second plurality of contact pads to provide additional electrical connections for the smart card; wherein said second plurality set of contact pads is disposed between said first plurality of contact pads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A smart card, comprising: a first plurality of contact pads disposed in a spaced ISO 7816 standardized configuration; and a second plurality of contact pads to provide additional electrical connections for the smart card; wherein said second plurality set of contact pads is disposed between said first plurality of contact pads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The smart card connectors according to claim 1 , wherein said first plurality of contact pads comprises eight standardized contact pads and said second plurality of contact pads comprises up to five additional contact pads.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The smart card connectors according to claim 2 , wherein said second plurality of contact pads comprises five additional pads.
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