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`INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
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`(51) I“‘e"“9“°“3' Patel“ Classification 6 3
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`(11) International Publication Number:
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`WO 97/46964
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`G06K 7/06, 7/08
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`(43) International Publication Date:
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`11 December 1997 (11.12.97)
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`(21) International Application Number:
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`3 June 1997 (03.06.97)
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`(30) Priority Data:
`O8/660,009
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`3 June 1996 (03.06.96)
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`US
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`(71) Applicant: INDALA CORPORATION [US/US]; 3041 Orchard
`Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131 (US).
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`, KR. KZ.
`HU. 1L. IS. JP. KE. KG.
`LT, LU, LV, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW,
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`PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, TJ, TM, TR,
`UG, UZ, VN, ARIPO patent (GH, KE, LS, MW, SD, SZ,
`UG), Eurasian patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ,
`TM), European patent (AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, Fl, FR,
`GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE). OAPI pa'.=nt (BF,
`BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, ML, MR, NE, SN, 'l‘D, TG).
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`(72) Inventor: MARTORELL, Jaime; 224 Delphi Circle, Los Altos,
`CA 94022 (US).
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`Published
`With international search report.
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`(74) Agents: KUNITZ, Norman, N. et a1.; Spencer & Frank, Suite
`300 East, 1100 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
`20005-3955 (US).
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`(54) Title: SMART CARD READER WITH DUAL MODE READING CAPACITY
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`(57) Abstract
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`10'
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`A smart card reader (60) includes a housing (24) having a card-receiving slot (22) formed therein. The reader includes a first circuit
`(50) for reading a proximity type smart card disposed adjacent to or inserted into the slot, and a second circuit (28) for reading a contact
`type smart card inserted into the slot.
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`SECURUS EXHIBIT 1010
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`SMART CARD READER WITH DUAL
`MODE READING CAPACITY
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to a smart card reader for
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`reading security access cards, and in particular, smart cards.
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`At
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`the present
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`time
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`smart cards are used for many
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`applications including as keys to gain entry into or out of
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`buildings, parking garages or
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`the like,
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`and for
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`financial
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`transactions, e.g., money machines, ATM's, debit cards and fare
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`transactions. These cards and their associated readers offer
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`greater security over traditional tumbler locks in the access
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`field and over written transactions in the financial field,
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`because the card code programmed into the card cannot be
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`readily copied. Thus, unauthorized use using a copied card is
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`greatly reduced.
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`Furthermore, because ‘the card reader
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`is
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`typically attached to a host computer, the code on the card can
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`be saved in the computer's memory, keeping tally of the use of
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`the card and of the data thereon.
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`Traditionally, access cards and in particular financial
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`cards required. direct contact with the associated reader.
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`These cards are known as "contact" cards.
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`The
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`contact
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`card
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`is
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`provided with,
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`for
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`example,
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`interconnect pads, and is inserted into a special contact card
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`reader for the reading of the code.
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`The contact card readers
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`used with contact cards are typically provided with probe-type
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`electronics that contact the interconnect pads on the card, so
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`that the contact card reader can "read" the data or code on the
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`card,
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`transmit the code signal
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`to a host computer, and then
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`carry out the desired transaction whether it be subsequently
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`unlocking or of a door or gate or the providing of desires cash
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`at an ATM
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`Another type of smart card which has gained in popularity
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`in recent years is known as a radio frequency identification
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`(RFID) proximity sensor card.
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`These cards allow a user to
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`simply pass the smart card in front of a known RFID proximity
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`reader, otherwise known as a contact-less card reader,
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`from a
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`distance of a few inches up to several feet away.
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`One such
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`reader is disclosed in commonly assigned United States Patent
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`No. 5,099,227,
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`the subject matter of which is incorporated
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`herein by reference.
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`Known RFID proximity readers contain,
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`for example,
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`a
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`magnetic coil which transmits a field or signal to energize the
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`associated RFID card. The RFID card contains a microchip pre-
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`coded with data.
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`The energy from the reader activates the
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`microchip, which in turn magnetically,
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`electro—statically
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`and/or electromagnetically, sends the pre—coded data back to
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`the reader and attached host computer for verification or other
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`use.
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`An LED signal and/or audio tone may be activated to let
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`the user know the code was verified.
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`Both of the aforementioned card and reader systems have
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`associated advantages and disadvantages. For example, contact
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`cards can be misread, if the card is put into the card reader
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`upside down or backward.
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`However, contact cards and their
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`associated readers are generally less expensive to initially
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`implement than RFID card and reader systems.
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`On
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`the other hand, misreads of
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`the RFID cards are
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`virtually nonexistent,
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`regardless of how the RFID card is
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`presented to the reader.
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`Furthermore, RFID cards can be read
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`simply
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`by passing
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`the
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`card
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`in
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`front
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`of
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`the
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`reader.
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`Additionally, since RFID cards do not require direct contact
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`between the card and the reader, dirt or other foreign material
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`that may be present on the card will generally not interfere
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`with the reading of the card by the reader. As such, RFID card
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`and reader systems are generally more reliable. However, as
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`noted above, RFID cards are generally more expensive than the
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`cards of contact card systems.
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`As
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`such, because of
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`the advantages
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`and. disadvantages
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`associated with both types of card and reader systems, both
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`types of
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`systems are widely used, depending on a user's
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`specific applications.
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`Because these two different types of cards are currently
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`available, each of which requires a specific type of reader,
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`users may be required to carry both types of cards.
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`For
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`example,
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`if a system owner, e.g., a building owner or bank,
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`provides a system that requires a user to use a contact card in
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`conjunction with a contact reader, but subsequently decides to
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`switch over
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`to a contact-less system,
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`the owner will be
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`required to replace all of the contact cards in use, and all at
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`the
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`same
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`time, which may
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`be prohibitively expensive.
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`Alternatively,
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`the owner could install an RFID reader to be
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`used in conjunction. with the already’ present contact card
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`reader.
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`In this scenario, users could be issued, on a more
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`gradual basis, RFID cards to be used with the associated
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`reader, so that the owner could slowly phase out the contact
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`card system. However,
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`this would result in the disadvantage
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`that
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`two readers
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`(and thus two separate housings) must be
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`accommodated, which could be aesthetically displeasing and may
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`require more
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`space than is available for
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`the particular
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`location.
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`Furthermore,
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`for at
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`least a period of time,
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`the
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`users of the cards may be required to carry with them both
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`types of cards, until
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`the new reader
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`system becomes
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`operational.
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`A further disadvantage of either system is that once the
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`owner of the card reading system installs either a contact type
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`system or a contact-less type system, he is committed to using
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`the associated cards that will work with his system. Thus, if
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`the owner installs the contact-less type system, he will be
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`required to issue the more expensive RFID cards to all of the
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`users of the system, regardless of the needs of the individual
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`user.
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`To overcome some of the above noted problems, it is known
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`particularly in the financial
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`and credit card fields,
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`to
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`integrate into one card the necessary electronics for both a
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`contact and a RFID card.
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`Thus, only one card is required to
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`access both the large exciting base of contact
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`type reader
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`systems and the growing number of reader systems.
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`However,
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`this combination-type card is expensive.
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`Since the cards are
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`typically issued to a large number of users, the final cost can
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`be very high.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`It is an object of the present
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`invention to avoid the
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`aforementioned drawbacks by providing one card reader that can
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`read either a contact smart card or a proximity (contact-less)
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`smart card.
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`The above and other objects are accomplished according to
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`the invention by providing a smart card reader with a housing
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`having a card—receiving slot formed therein. First circuit
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`means are mounted on the housing adjacent the card receiving
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`slot and including an antenna mounted adjacent; said housing
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`for reading a: proximity smart card disposed adjacent said
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`antenna and second circuit means are provided on the housing
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`for reading a contact smart card inserted into the slot.
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`According to various
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`embodiments
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`of
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`the
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`invention,
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`depending on the position of the antenna, the contact—1ess card
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`can either be read when inserted in the slot or when placed
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`adjacent the front plate of the dual reader.
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`Moreover, preferably the data outputs from the two reading
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`arrangements are combined into a common output which is fed to
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`a host
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`computer, with the data output of
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`the
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`reading
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`arrangement for the contact—1ess card having its format charged
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`to that of the contact card reading arrangement.
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`The
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`invention will be described in greater detail
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`in
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`connection with an embodiment thereof that is illustrated in
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`the drawing figures.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`Figure
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`1
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`is a perspective
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`illustration of
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`a
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`known
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`combination card that includes the elements of both a contact
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`10
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`card and proximity card.
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`20
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`Figure 2 is a perspective illustration of a known contact
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`card and associated card reader.
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`Figure 3 is a perspective illustration of a known contact-
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`less, proximity card and associated contact-less card reader.
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`Figure 4
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`is an additional
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`illustration of
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`the known
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`contact card reader.
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`Figure 5 is a perspective illustration of a contact-less
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`module used in connection with the present invention.
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`Figure 6 is a rear perspective view of a dual mode reader
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`according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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`Figure 7 is a front perspective view of the dual mode card
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`reader according to the present invention being used with the
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`known contact card and known proximity card.
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`Figure
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`8
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`is a
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`front perspective view of
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`a
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`further
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`embodiment of
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`a dual mode card reader according to the
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`invention.
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`Figure 9
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`is a front perspective view of still another
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`embodiment of
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`a dual mode card reader according to the
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`invention.
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`Figure 10 is a block circuit diagram of the circuit of the
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`preferred embodiment of the dual mode card reader according to
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`the invention .
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
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`Referring to Figures 1-5, a known combination card 10 is
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`illustrated. This known combination card 10 includes both the
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`interconnect pads
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`12 and circuitry for use with at contact
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`reader 15, and additionally includes the antenna 16 and the
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`necessary circuitry for use with the known contact-less, i.e.,
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`radio frequency identification proximity card reader
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`20.
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`Additionally illustrated is a known contact card 10’ and a
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`known proximity card 10". The known combination card 10 can be
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`used with either the proximity reader 20 or the contact reader
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`15.
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`The known Contact card 10’ must
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`typically be used in
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`connection with the known contact reader 15, and likewise, the
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`known proximity card 10" must be used in connection with the
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`known proximity reader 20.
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`In use, the known proximity card 10" is passed in front of
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`the proximity reader 20, causing an electric and/or a magnetic
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`field of a first frequency produced by the proximity reader 20
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`to energize the proximity card 10". The energy received by the
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`proximity card 10" causes data contained within a microchip
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`(not shown) contained on the card to be read out and conveyed
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`or transmitted at a second frequency, where it is received by
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`an antenna of the proximity reader 20.
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`The data is then sent
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`via a cable (not shown)
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`to a host computer
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`(not shown).
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`As
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`noted earlier, such reader arrangements are old and well known
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`in the art.
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`when the known contact card 10'
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`is used,
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`the card is
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`inserted into the slot 22 which is present within the card
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`housing 24. Once inserted, the interconnect pads 12 come into
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`contact with the contacts 26,
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`thus coupling the electronics 28
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`with the card 10'. As noted earlier, this type of card reader
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`arrangement is likewise well known in the art.
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`The known contact
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`reader 15 typically includes a face
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`plate 30. Housing 24 is arranged to project transversely away
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`from the face plate 30, so that an opening of the slot 22 is
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`essentially flush with the face plate 30.
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`20
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`Adjacently arranged on the top surface of the housing 24,
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`i.e.,
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`the surface extending parallel to the plane containing
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`the card receiving slot 22, are the electronics 28 for the
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`reader.
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`The electronics 28 include the contacts 26, which
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`project into the slot 22. when the card is inserted into the
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`slot, contacts on the card come into contact with the contacts
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`26, thus completing an electrical connection. The data read by
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`the electronics are sent via a date output cable 29 to the host
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`computer.
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`As shown in Figure 5, the module 50, which is essentially
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`a
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`reader 20, used for coupling power
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`to and reading the
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`contact-less card (either magnetically, electromagnetically,
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`capacitively or a combination of same)
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`includes an antenna, for
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`example,
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`a coil
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`56
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`for magnetic coupling,
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`and associated
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`electronics that are connected to a data output cable 55 that
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`leads away from the module 50.
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`Referring also to Figures 6 and 7, a combination reader 60
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`in accordance with the present invention is shown.
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`In these
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`illustrations,
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`the module
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`50
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`illustrated in Figure 5
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`is
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`electrically connected or coupled with the electronics 28 for
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`the known Contact card reader 15 using the cable 29.
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`As
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`illustrated in these figures,
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`the combination reader
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`60
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`includes card housing 24 having the card receiving slot 22
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`formed therein. The electronics 28 are situated on one side of
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`the card housing 24 for coupling with and reading a contact
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`card in the slot 22.
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`The module 50 for coupling with and
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`reading" a contact-less card in the slot
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`22 preferably is
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`mounted or situated on the side of the housing 24 opposite that
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`occupied by the electronics 28. As illustrated, the components
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`for both readers are located adjacent to the slot 22 for access
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`to and coupling with a card inserted therein. Preferably the
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`proximity or RFID reader or module 50 is positioned so that its
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`antenna, e.g.,
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`the coil 56 (Fig. 5), extends parallel to the
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`plane of the slot 22, and thus of a card disposed therein.
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`As best shown in Figure 7,
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`the combination reader 60 is
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`capable of receiving and reading either the known contact card
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`10’ or the known proximity card 10", depending on the user's
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`choice. The combination reader 60 is also capable of coupling
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`with and reading the known combination card 10.
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`Although, as indicated above, the preferred embodiment of
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`the combination reader 60
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`involves insertion of
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`the card,
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`whether it be of
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`‘the contact, contact-less
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`(proximity) or
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`combined type of card,
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`into the slot 22, it may be desirable
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`under certain circumstances not to require insertion of the
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`card into the slot 22 in order to read either a contact-less or
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`a combination type card. For this purpose, as shown in Figure
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`8,
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`the dual mode reader 60 of Figure 7 is modified to provide
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`the reader 60' wherein the antenna for the reader module 50,
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`i.e.,
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`the antenna coil 56' as shown,
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`is not disposed on the
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`housing 24 in a plane parallel to the plane of the slot 22, but
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`rather is mounted on the front plate 30 so that it extends
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`essentially perpendicular to the plane of the slot 22,
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`and
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`essentially parallel
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`to the plane of
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`the front plate 30.
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`Preferably, as shown,
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`the antenna 56'
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`is disposed above the
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`plane of the slot 22, but is to be understood that if desired
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`it may equally well be placed below the slot 22. Additionally,
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`if desired,
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`the dual
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`reader 60 of Figures 6 and 7 may be
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`further modified to provide the dual reader 60" of Figure 9
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`wherein a front 30 prime may be provided which in addition to
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`the
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`essentially vertical
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`portion,
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`has
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`a
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`substantially
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`horizontal portion 31 which extends forwardly from the portion
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`of the front plate 30' containing the opening or slot 22, i.e.,
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`portion 31 extends substantially in the direction opposite the
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`direction in which the housing 24 extends from the front plate
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`30'. As shown,
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`in this embodiment,
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`the antenna 56 primed for
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`the proximity reader module
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`50
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`is now disposed in this
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`substantially horizontal front plate portion 31, whereby the
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`card may rest on the plate portion 31 for convenience or if
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`received for an extended period of time.
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`The data output cable 29 of the proximity reader 28 and
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`the data output cable 55 of the contact reader electronics 28
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`are fed to a host computer. These data output cables 29 and 55
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`may be individually connected to the host computer, and the
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`respective data may be
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`in the same or different
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`formats
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`compatible with the host computer, as desired. Alternatively
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`switch box 61 wherein the digital output signal
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`a common data output cable 62 to the data receiver or host
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`computer 64. However, preferably as shown,
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`the digital output
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`signal from the radio frequency reader module 50 is first fed
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`a driver circuit) wherein the output signal
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`frequency reader module 50 is converted,
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`to a digital signal of the same form and
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`format as the output signal from the contact reader electronics
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`28, and it is the output signal from this unit 66 which is in
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`fact then fed or connected,
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`for example, via the multiplexer
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`data receiver 64.
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`mode reader 60, 60’ or 60" can be fed to a single input port of
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`the data receiver 64 which will then process the data fed in
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`without regard to which of the two reader modules 28 or 50 was
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`actually used to read the particular card. Moreover, with the
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`arrangement of Figure 10, a dual mode reader 60, 60' or 60"
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`according to the invention can be used to directly replace a
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`contact card reader in an existing installation in a simple
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`manner and without requiring any change in the existing wiring.
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`of course,
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`it is to be understood that the unit 66 may be
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`included physically in the module 50,
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`in the electronics unit
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`28 or as a separate unit of the dual mode reader according to
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`the invention, as desired.
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`By providing a combination reader 60, 60’ or 60" that can
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`read both contact and contact-less (proximity) types of cards,
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`the need for two different readers is eliminated.
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`Thus,
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`the
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`present invention can be installed using less space, and at a
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`lower cost. Moreover, with a combination reader 60 as smown
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`wherein insertion of a card into a slot 22 is required,
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`the
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`presence of a card in the slot 22 may be detected and usetrl to
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`turn on the reader module 50 to cause same to produce
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`the
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`the card at
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`frequency
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`The combination readers 60'
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`advantage of not requiring a proximity or combination cord: to
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`be inserted into the slot and thus enabling the card to be read
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`even if the slot 22 has been vandalized,
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`i.e., stuffed with
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`chewing gum.
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`The foregoing is a complete description of a preferred
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`embodiment of
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`the invention.
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`Various changes may be made
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`invention. The invention, therefore, should be limited as set
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`A dual mode smart card reader, comprising:
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`a housing having a card-receiving slot formed therein;
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`first circuit means, mounted on the housing adjacent the
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`card receiving slot and including an antenna mounted adjacent
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`said housing, for reading a proximity type contact-less smart
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`card positioned adjacent said housing and for producing a
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`corresponding first output signal; and
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`second circuit means mounted on the housing for reading
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`a Contact smart card inserted into the slot and producing
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`corresponding second output signal.
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`2.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 1,
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`wherein said first circuit means for reading a contact-less
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`card
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`reader
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`comprises
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`a
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`radio
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`frequency
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`identification
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`proximity card reader.
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`3.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 1,
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`wherein said second circuit means comprises a contact card
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`reader having at least one contact probe projecting into the
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`slot for engagement with a contact on a contact card inserted
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`into said slot.
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`4.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 1,
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`further comprising a face plate having an opening therein; and
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`wherein said housing is inserted into the opening and projects
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`essentially perpendicularly to said face plate.
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`5.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 4,
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`wherein said second circuit means is disposed on a surface of
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`said housing extending parallel
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`to a plane containing said
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`slot.
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`6.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 5,
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`wherein said first circuit means is disposed on a surface of
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`said housing which is opposite said surface of said housing on
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`which said second circuit means is disposed.
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`7.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 6,
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`wherein said antenna of said first circuit means is disposed
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`substantially parallel to said plane of said slot.
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`8.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 7
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`wherein said antenna is disposed adjacent said surface of said
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`housing which is opposite said housing surface on which said
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`second circuit means is disposed, whereby said first circuit
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`means can read a proximity card inserted into said slot.
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`9.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 7
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`wherein said opening is formed in a first position of said face
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`plate which has a further portion which extends essentially
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`perpendicular to said first portion in a direction opposite
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`that of said housing; and said antenna of said first circuit
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`means is disposed on said further portion of said face plate.
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`10.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 6
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`wherein said antenna is mounted on said face plate and extends
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`substantially perpendicular to said plane of said housing.
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`11.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 1
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`which said antenna is a coil.
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`12.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 2
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`further comprising:
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`further circuit means
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`for converting said first
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`output signal
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`from said radio frequency reader to a format
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`corresponding to that of said second output signal
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`from said
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`second circuit means; and a common signal output from said dual
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`mode card reader for said second output signal and from said
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`further circuit means.
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`13.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 2
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`further comprising:
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`further circuit means, connected to an output of each
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`of said first and second circuit means,
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`for combining said
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`first and second output signals to provide a common output
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`signal for said dual mode card reader.
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`14.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 13
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`wherein said means
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`for combining comprises
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`a multiplexer
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`connected to receive said first and second output signals.
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`15.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 13
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`further comprising:
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`converter circuit means,
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`connected between said
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`output of said first circuit means and said further circuit
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`means, for converting said first output signal from said radio
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`frequency reader to a format corresponding to that of said
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`second output signal
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`from said second circuit means and for
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`feeding the converted signal to said further circuit means in
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`lieu of said first output signal.
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`16.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 1,
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`wherein said first circuit means and said second means are
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`electrically connected together.
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`17.
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`The dual mode smart card reader defined in claim 1,
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`wherein said first circuit means and said second means are not
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`electrically connected together.
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