Patent ID: 9311572
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06K,H04B,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A portable electronic device comprising: a card reader for introducing and removing a card into and from the card reader in at least two different directions, wherein the card is moved in one direction being angled in relation to the plane of the card reader and moved laterally in another direction in the car reader during introduction and removal of the card; and a card holding device including first and second card holding parts that hold the card down towards the card reader in an introduced state and a protrusion arranged at the second card holding part facing the plane of the card reader, wherein during introduction and removal of the card, an end of the card is moved under and past the protrusion and the second part, and wherein in the introduced state the protrusion serves as a stop to hold the card in place laterally.