Patent ID: 9152831
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. A smart card reader for controlling smart cards, comprising: a single touch-sensitive screen of constant dimensions and embodied so that the single touch-sensitive screen can display at least one of: information output required according to a smart card reader standard during a transaction; and a keyboard so that information required according to the smart card reader standard during the transaction can be input via the keyboard, the smart card reader being configured so that, within the constant dimensions of the touch-sensitive screen, a ratio between an area required for the information output and an area required for the keyboard to input information is dynamically adjustable depending upon whether a currently pending dialog step of the transaction requires information to be output on the display or requires information to be input on the keyboard, and wherein, if a larger area should be required for the information output on the touch-sensitive screen, a number of keys displayed on the touch-sensitive screen is reduced accordingly, and if, vice versa, a larger number of keys is required for the information input for the transaction or the currently pending dialog step, the area of the touch-sensitive screen for the information output is reduced accordingly to provide a dynamic partitioning.