FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION SMART CARD

• US 20070223179A1
• Filed: 04/26/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nai-Ping Chen, Shi Ming Cheng
• Original Assignee: Nai-Ping Chen, Shi Ming Cheng
• Inventors: Cheng, Shi Ming, Chen, Nai-Ping
• Application Number:
  US11/308,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20070223179A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/600
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1329 Protecting the fingerprint sensor against damage caused by the finger
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0273 having extensions for peripherals, e.g. LAN, antennas details of antennas H01Q1/2275

Abstract

A fingerprint recognition smart card includes an electronic card and a fingerprint recognizer. The electric card is insertable into a card slot of an electronic device and comprises a circuit board with an electric connector for electric connection with the electronic device into which the electronic card is inserted, and a receiving open chamber at one side opposite to the electric connector. The fingerprint recognizer, is electrically connected to the circuit board of the electronic card through a flexible bus line and movable in and out of the receiving open chamber between an extended position for use and a received position when not in use.

Claims

1. A fingerprint recognition smart card comprising:

an electronic card, said electronic card comprising a housing, a circuit board mounted inside said housing, and an electric connector mounted in one side of said housing and electrically connected to said circuit board for insertion with said housing into a card slot of an electronic device for communication with said electronic device, said housing having a receiving open chamber at one side thereof opposite to said electric connector; and

a fingerprint recognizer electrically connected to said circuit board of said electronic card and movable in and out of said receiving open chamber.

2. The fingerprint recognition smart card as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell abutted against said top cover.

3. The fingerprint recognition smart card as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fingerprint recognizer comprises a top cover shell, a bottom cover shell abutted against the top cover shell of said fingerprint recognizer, and a fingerprint recognition circuit module mounted in between the top cover shell and the bottom cover shell of said fingerprint recognizer.

4. The fingerprint recognition smart card as claimed in claim 3, wherein said fingerprint recognition circuit module has a flexible bus line electrically connected to said electric connector of said electronic card.

5. The fingerprint recognition smart card as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing has a retaining member disposed in said receiving open chamber at one side and adapted to secure said fingerprint recognizer.