EP 1066592 A2 20010110 - VERSATILE INTERFACE SMART CARD
Title (en)
VERSATILE INTERFACE SMART CARD
Title (de)
MEHRZWECKSCHNITTSTELLE FÜR CHIPKARTE
Title (fr)
CARTE A PUCE A INTERFACE POLYVALENTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 9902051 W 19990317
- US 4800998 A 19980326
- US 4801098 A 19980326
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9949415A2] A smart card that is compatible with multiple different protocols includes a standard set of contacts that comply with the protocols of published standard, and another contact not designated by the standard which is used to indicate whether the card is to operate in a non-standard mode. When the card is to operate in the non-standard mode, a simple start-up procedure is employed which does not require strict timing constraints, enabling a less expensive interface device to be used. The interface device can be connected to any bus of a computer which operates in accordance with a desired non-standard protocol. Due to the flexibility and functionality offered by smart cards that have microprocessors incorporated therein, the multi-protocol smart card can be used to drive, or otherwise communicate with, any of a variety of peripheral devices, whether or not a personal computer is present in the system.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06K 7/0008 (2013.01); G06K 7/0013 (2013.01); G06K 7/0086 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 19/07 (2013.01); G06K 19/07733 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9949415A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9949415 A2 19990930; WO 9949415 A3 19991111; AU 3599899 A 19991018; CA 2325902 A1 19990930; CN 1326573 A 20011212; EP 1066592 A2 20010110; JP 2003532936 A 20031105
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 9902051 W 19990317; AU 3599899 A 19990317; CA 2325902 A 19990317; CN 99804372 A 19990317; EP 99917864 A 19990317; JP 2000538316 A 19990317