Chipcard
Abstract
On a smart card according to ISO standard 7616, a remote control function is realized by the chip card has a light-conducting layer inside, which is realized as a transparent layer or embedded in a plastic light guide. On the one hand, the light entering via a light incidence plane can be guided to the installation location of the chip module, where it is converted into signals via corresponding receiving elements of the chip module, or on the other hand it can be passed through the card to a light failure plane parallel to the light incidence plane, where it is received by receiving elements of the device in which the chip card is inserted is received. A bidirectional send / receive operation is also possible.

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| EP0790576A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report | 1-6,8,11,12 |
| GB2022300A | Cites | United Kingdom | A | Search report | 1-4,8 |
| DE2443967A1 | Cites | Germany | A | Search report | 1-4,8 |
| US3728521A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-4,8,12 |
| US5345367A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 1,3,4,7,10 |
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| 19739657 | Germany | A | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0902392
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0902392
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0902392
- Application
- 98114619
- Application, DOCDB
- 98114619
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19980114619
Titles3
- German
- Chipkarte
- English
- Chipcard
- French
- Carte à puce
Classification
- CPC, 4
- G06K19/0728
- G06K19/06046
- G06K19/14
- G06K19/18
- IPC, 5
- G06K7 10
- G06K19 06
- G06K19 077
- G06K19 14
- G06K19 18
Designated states25
- Contracting states, 19
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Denmark
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Slovenia