Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1997-12-22
2000-05-23
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361735, 361742, 361790, 361804, 257679, H05K 114
Patent
active
06067234&
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method, for use with a data processing system having an architecture, which provide for the possibility of smart card use without unduly impacting the data processing system's architecture. An enclosure, having at least one PC card acceptor and at least one smart card acceptor, is created. A suspension mechanism is operably connected to enclosure in a fashion such that suspension mechanism is capable of physically connecting enclosure to a motherboard such that enclosure is suspended above a component of motherboard. The method and system give rise to several advantages. One advantage is that board space is saved in that the enclosure is suspended over existing board components. A second advantage is that the method and system allow original equipment manufactures to make the provision of smart card usage optional, in that smart card usage can be provided by a simple add-on to lower-end systems. A third advantage is the cost savings which comes from having integral PC card-smart card acceptors. A fourth advantage is that the method and system can be adapted to many configurations, such as providing alternate numbers of PC card and smart card acceptors, arranged in many different physical relationships. Those skilled in the art will recognize many other advantages in addition to those listed here.
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Gupta Sanjay
Kim Roy Moonseuk
Dillon Andrew J.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Musgrove Jack V.
Picard Leo P.
Salys Casimer K.
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