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Connecting apparatus, and information processing apparatus    
United States Patent6002605   
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Inventor(s)Iwasaki; Hiroshi (Yokohama, JP); Yajima; Toshio (Funabashi, JP)
AbstractA connecting apparatus, which can be used in combination with a plurality of IC, cards. The connecting apparatus holds an inserted smart card (first IC card) having a first flat type connecting terminal on a first face thereof and holds a memory card (second IC card) having a second flat type connecting terminal on a first face thereof and smaller than the first IC card. The connecting apparatus comprises a first connecting device having a slot into which the smart card is inserted and a connecting electrode which is so formed as to contact the flat type connecting terminal when the smart card is inserted into the slot; a second connecting device having a slot into which the memory card is inserted and a connecting electrode which is so formed as to contact the flat type connecting terminal when the memory card is inserted into the slot. The second connecting device is formed at a side, of the first connecting device, in which the connecting electrode of the first connecting device is formed such that a region in which the connecting electrode is formed is exposed.



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Inventor     Iwasaki; Hiroshi (Yokohama, JP); Yajima; Toshio (Funabashi, JP)
Owner/Assignee     Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP)
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Publication Date     December 14, 1999
Application Number     09/030,856
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Filing Date     February 26, 1998
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Examiner     Phan; Trong
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Attorney/Law Firm     Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
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Priority Data     Feb 28, 1997 [JP] 9-046318 Feb 25, 1998 [JP] 10-043913
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What is claimed is:

1. A connecting apparatus for connecting a first IC card and a second IC card, comprising;

a first connecting means for connecting the first IC card, the first IC card having a first face, a first flat type connecting terminal on the first face, and the first connecting means having a first slot for holding the first IC card, and first connecting electrodes contact with the first flat type terminal when the first IC card is inserted to the first slot; and

a second connecting means for connecting the second IC card, the second IC card having a first face, a second flat type connecting terminal on the first face, and the second IC card is smaller than the first IC card, and the second connecting means having a second slot for holding the second IC card, and second connecting electrodes contact with the second flat type terminal when the second IC card is inserted to the second slot.

2. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second connecting meant is formed on the first connecting means so as to expose a region of the first electrodes is formed.

3. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein the first connecting electrodes and the second connecting electrodes are formed on same sides of respective slots.

4. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first slot and the second slot are formed so that a inserting direction of the first IC card and a inserting direction of the second IC card are substantially the same.

5. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein an opening of the first slot and an opening of the second slot are substantially flushed.

6. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first slot and the second slot are formed so that the first IC card and the second IC card are overlapped and so that two ends of respective IC cards are coincided.

7. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first IC card is in accordance with ISO7810, and an area of the second IC card is not more than an area of the first IC card.

8. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the IC card having a CPU and the second IC card is a memory card.

9. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second IC card has a thickness in accordance with ISO7810.

10. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second IC card is in accordance with JEDEC MO-186.

11. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second IC card having at least a serial access type memory element connected with the second flat type connecting terminals.

12. A connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein the serial access type memory element is a NAND type flash memory or a AND type flash memory.

13. A connecting apparatus as set forth in clai