Accumulator with reading device

• US 20030211863A1
• Filed: 12/02/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SCM Microsystems GmbH (Identive Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: SCM Microsystems GmbH (Identive Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Neifer, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US10/297,059
• Publication Number:
  US 20030211863A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0013 by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers connectors in general H01R13/00; connectors for SIM cards used in mobile phones or the like H04B1/3816
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

An accumulator with a reading device comprises a transmitting/receiving device (16) for wireless transmission of data between the reading device and a host device.

Claims

1. An accumulator with a reading device, comprising a transmitting/receiving device (16) for wireless transmission of data between the reading device and a host device.

2. The accumulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the reading device is detachable from the accumulator (12).

3. The accumulator according to claim 2, characterized in that a power supply is accommodated on the reading device and that the transmitting/receiving device for wireless transmission of data is arranged on the reading device.

4. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is adapted for the power supply of the host device and is adapted to be inserted therein.

5. The accumulator according to arty of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reading device is a chip card reader (14).

6. The accumulator according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the reading device is adapted for reading out SIM cards.

7. The accumulator according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the reading device is a media player device.

8. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the host device is a mobile phone (10).

9. The accumulator according to any of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the host device is a portable computer.

10. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that transmitting/receiving device (16) is designed to communicate with further devices (18).

11. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a serial interface.

12. The accumulator according to claim 11, characterized in that the serial interface can be alternatively connected to the reading device or to the transmitting/receiving device (16).

13. The accumulator according to claim 12, characterized in that the connection of the serial interface can be switched over by a control function of the host device.

14. The accumulator according to any of the claims 11 to 13, characterized in that it can be charged via a line assigned to the serial interface.

15. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a keyboard (20) and a display device (22).

16. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transmitting/receiving device (16) includes an embedded processor for security-relevant functions.

17. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a coil to charge the accumulator (12) by inductive coupling.

18. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reading device is carried by the accumulator.

19. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the volume of the reading device is substantially smaller than that of the accumulator.

20. The accumulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transmitting/receiving device (16) is a miniaturized microdevice according to the Bluetooth standard.