... 'contact less smart cards'. A contact less data connection can be realized inductively over an antenna, capacity of a condenser, optically with an opt coupler or by other physical effects. Also several connecting types are possible at the same time or optionally A smart card - a type of chip card - is a plastic card embedded with a computer chip that stores and transacts data between users. This data is associated with either value or information or both and is stored and processed within the card's chip, either a memory or microprocessor. The card data is transacted via a reader that is part of a computing system. Smart card-enhanced systems are in use today throughout several key applications, including healthcare, banking, entertainment and transportation. To various degrees, all applications can benefit from the added features and security that smart cards provide. According to Dataquest, the worldwide smart card market ...

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