Contactless smart SIM

• US 20090005117A1
• Filed: 08/06/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: On Track Innovations Limited (Nayax Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: On Track Innovations Limited (Nayax Ltd.)
• Inventors: Gilboa, Ronnle, Bashan, Oded, Shafran, Guy
• Granted Patent: US 8,090,407 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07771 the record carrier comprising means for minimising adverse effects on the data communication capability of the record carrier, e.g. minimising Eddy currents induced in a proximate metal or otherwise electromagnetically interfering object
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10178 including auxiliary means for focusing, repeating or boosting the electromagnetic interrogation field comparable booster antennas integrated on the record carrier itself G06K19/07794
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device

Abstract

A mobile communicator including a housing including a main portion and a removable portion, cellular telephone circuitry located within the main portion of the housing, a SIM card mounted in the main portion of the housing, a battery mounted between the removable portion of the housing and the SIM card and a contactless functionality antenna mounted intermediate the removable portion and the battery and communicating with the SIM card.

Claims

1. A mobile communicator comprising:

a housing including a main portion and a removable portion;

cellular telephone circuitry located within said main portion of said housing;

a SIM card mounted in said main portion of said housing;

a battery mounted between said removable portion of said housing and said SIM card; and

a contactless functionality antenna mounted intermediate said removable portion and said battery and communicating with said SIM card.

2. A mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said contactless functionality antenna is mounted on a substrate containing a paramagnetic material.

3. A mobile communicator according to claim 2 and also including first and second short range antennas, said first short range antenna being associated with said SIM card and said second short range antenna being coupled to said contactless functionality antenna.

4. A mobile communicator according to claim 3 and wherein said second short range antenna is mounted on said substrate.

5. A mobile communicator according to claim 3 and wherein said second short range antenna is mounted on a surface of said substrate opposite to a surface of said substrate on which said contactless functionality antenna is mounted.

6. A mobile communicator according to claim 3 and wherein said second short range antenna is mounted on a portion of said substrate which lies between said SIM card and said battery.

7. A mobile communicator according to claim 2 and wherein said contactless functionality antenna communicates with said SIM card via a wired connection.

8. A mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said contactless functionality antenna is mounted on a ferrite substrate.

9. A mobile communicator according to claim 8 and also including first and second short range antennas, said first short range antenna being associated with said SIM card and said second short range antenna being coupled to said contactless functionality antenna.

10. A mobile communicator according to claim 9 and wherein said second short range antenna is mounted on said substrate.

11. A mobile communicator according to claim 9 and wherein said second short range antenna is mounted on a surface of said substrate opposite to a surface of said substrate on which said contactless functionality antenna is mounted.

12. A mobile communicator according to claim 9 and wherein said second short range antenna is mounted on a portion of said substrate which lies between said SIM card and said battery.

13. A mobile communicator according to claim 8 and wherein said contactless functionality antenna communicates with said SIM card via a wired connection.

14. A mobile communicator according to claim 1 and also including first and second short range antennas, said first short range antenna being associated with said SIM card and said second short range antenna being coupled to said contactless functionality antenna.

15. A mobile communicator according to claim 1 and wherein said contactless functionality antenna communicates with said SIM card via a wired connection.