Patent ID: 6011850
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
A securized, multifunction, acquisition and processing terminal comprising:a mother board having circuits connected to a processor and having an interfacing bus with at least one connector;at least one standard input/output module;at least one specific input/output module for managing specific functions and incorporating at least one dedicated circuit, said at least one specific module supplying the mother board with preorganized information, in real time, concerning the specific functions and leaving to said mother board any advanced software processing of said information;at least one daughter board connected to the mother board by said at least one connector;at least one power supply connected to power the terminal;a hard disk reader;a floppy disk reader;other system modules comprising a LCD, a magnetic track reader, a keypad, an optical reader, an image scanner, a PCMCIA reader, and a chip card reader;a box containing the mother board, said at least one daughter board, said at least one power supply, the hard disk reader and the floppy disk reader, and supporting the other modules;an electromagnetic shielding tray subdivided into several compartments by detachable partitions, each of said at least one daughter board being inserted into one of said compartments, said tray being formed from a main element, a front face with openings allowing access to input/output connectors of said at least one daughter board, an upper face cut so as to give space for said at least one connector of the mother board, a lower part of the tray being formed by a lower part of the box, which forms a detachable door.