Patent ID: 6145748
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
Chip card reader with a first, mobile reading module (20) having a channel (5) for accommodating a chip card (10) in which is arranged a reading head for reading the chip card (10), characterized in that the first reading module (20) has a front area and a rear area (220) which is shorter than the front area, and that the reader comprises a second module in a form of a sleeve (300) having a second module front area and an accommodation channel (330) into which the front area of the first reading module (20) can be inserted, the second module front area of the sleeve (300) being able to be inserted into an accommodation slot of a computer, and height and width of said second module front area being designed sufficiently smaller than those of the accommodation slot so that the second module front area can be inserted snugly into the accommodation slot of the computer, the sleeve furthermore having at its front end a contact strip for connection to a corresponding contact strip in the accommodation slot of the computer, and the sleeve having contacts for connection with corresponding contacts of the first reading module.