HIGH-SECURITY CARD SLOT MODULE

• US 20150026377A1
• Filed: 07/17/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Portwell Inc. (Posiflex Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Portwell Inc. (Posiflex Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: TSAI, MING-HSIN
• Application Number:
  US13/944,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20150026377A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/301
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4068 Electrical coupling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/85 interconnection devices, e.g. bus-connected or in-line devices

Abstract

A high-security card slot module which is installed on a motherboard and comprises a CFEX slot and a CFEX card: the CFEX card is provided with a networking chip in which network enabling parameters are saved. As such, a user is able to successfully access a network with the CFEX card inserted in the motherboard for upgraded security protection;

moreover, the CFEX card is further provided with a flash memory in which BIOS for booting as secondary backup BIOS is saved for the motherboard with redundant functions.

Claims

1. A high-security card slot module comprising a CFEX slot and a CFEX card:

said CFEX slot is electrically connected to a motherboard and coupled with said CFEX card; and

said CFEX slot comprises an inward card built-in end and an outward circuit connecting end wherein said card built-in end is provided with a terminal pin unit linking said circuit connecting end and classified into ground pins, power pins, and functional pins as per realistic functions; and

said CFEX card comprises an interface connector matching said terminal pin unit and exerting its functions as per realistic functionality of said CFEX card;

said terminal pin unit has pins with functions identical to those of corresponding pins of said interface connector at said CFEX card; and

said CFEX card is provided with a networking chip in which network enabling parameters are saved.

3. The high-security card slot module according to claim 1 wherein said networking chip can be EEPROM.

4. The high-security card slot module according to claim 1 wherein said CFEX card is provided with a flash memory.

5. The high-security card slot module according to claim 4 wherein said flash memory stores BIOS for booting.

6. The high-security card slot module according to claim 5 wherein said flash memory can be SPI Flash ROM.

7. The high-security card slot module according to claim 5 wherein said flash memory can be EEPROM.

8. The high-security card slot module according to claim 5 wherein said BIOS codes for booting incorporates password check which is used to verify a Media Access Control Address (MAC Address) of said networking chip.

9. The high-security card slot module according to claim 5 wherein said BIOS codes for booting incorporates password check which is used to verify a user'"'"'s identity.

10. The high-security card slot module according to claim 5 wherein said motherboard or said CFEX card is provided with a jump which is switched so that BIOS saved in said CFEX card or in said motherboard is executed during a booting process.

2. The high-security card slot module according to claim I wherein said networking chip can be SPI Flash ROM.