IC card adapter
First Claim
1. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter holding a plurality of individual IC cards and comprising a housing having a card receptor portion for simultaneously receiving the plurality of individual IC cards, the individual IC cards being readily detachable from the card receptor portion, and the adapter further comprising an indicator for indicating a selected IC card and a connector portion provided at least in the front portion of the housing, said connector portion for electrically and mechanically connecting the adapter to an electronic device, the card receptor portion receives the IC cards in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction in which an electronic device receives the connector portion, the connector portion being insertable in an electronic device.
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Abstract
An IC card adapter to be connected to an electronic device such as electronic computers includes an IC card receptor portion for removably storing a plurality of IC cards, a connector portion to be connected to the electronic device and a device for selectively connecting one or more of the IC cards to the computer.
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16 Claims
- 1. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter holding a plurality of individual IC cards and comprising a housing having a card receptor portion for simultaneously receiving the plurality of individual IC cards, the individual IC cards being readily detachable from the card receptor portion, and the adapter further comprising an indicator for indicating a selected IC card and a connector portion provided at least in the front portion of the housing, said connector portion for electrically and mechanically connecting the adapter to an electronic device, the card receptor portion receives the IC cards in a direction generally perpendicular to a direction in which an electronic device receives the connector portion, the connector portion being insertable in an electronic device.
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15. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter holding a plurality of individual IC cards and comprising a housing having a card receptor portion for simultaneously receiving the plurality of individual IC cards, the individual IC cards being readily detachable from the card receptor portion, and the adapter further comprising a connector portion provided at least in the front portion of the housing, said connector portion for electrically and mechanically connecting the adapter to an electronic device, the housing having a plurality of slots defined in sides thereof, the card receptor portion being provided in the slots and the individual IC cards being inserted in individual slots, the sides of the housing having the slots being opposed to one another.
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16. An IC card adapter connectable to an electronic device, said adapter holding a plurality of individual IC cards and comprising a housing having a card receptor portion for simultaneously receiving the plurality of individual IC cards, the individual IC cards being readily detachable from the card receptor portion and the card receptor portion being provided on a top surface of the housing, and the adapter further comprising an indicator and a connector portion provided at least in the front portion of the housing, said connector portion for electrically and mechanically connecting the adapter to an electronic device said indicator for indicating a selected IC card.
Specification