Patent ID: 7152801
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: G06K,H05K

Abstract:
1. A memory card system, comprising: an enclosed electronic circuit card having first and second sets of electrical contacts positioned on outside surface areas thereof with different contact patterns, the first and second sets of electrical contacts being spaced apart a distance in one direction along the card, a re-programmable non-volatile memory system within the card and operably connected to transfer data between the memory and outside of the card through either of the first or second sets of contacts without use of the other, and a sleeve surrounding the card in a manner to be slid by hand along a linear path relative to the card between a first position exposing the first set of contacts while overlying the second set of contacts and a second position exposing the second set of contacts while covering the first set of contacts, wherein the sleeve and the card have relative dimensions so that the card fits within a footprint of the sleeve when the sleeve is in the first position, wherein the sleeve includes a plurality of openings in a wall of the sleeve that are arranged and positioned to expose the first set of contacts therethrough when the sleeve is in the first position.