Patents by Inventor Niall O'Donogue

Niall O'Donogue has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Smart card reader
    Publication number: 20030183691
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a smart card reader (31) comprising a card reader part for receiving a detachable smart card (11) connected to it and for communicating information between the smart card reader (31) and the smart card (11). In addition, the smart card reader (31) comprises a short-range communications part (32) connected to said card reader part for communicating information using a RF wireless method between the smart card reader (31) and a wireless communications terminal (8) external to it; said short-range communications part (32) comprising a processing unit (MCU) for controlling the short-range communications part. Said processing unit (MCU) contained in the short-range communications part (32) is arranged to control the operations of the card reader part in addition to the operations of the short-range communications part (32). In addition, the subject of the invention covers a method and a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Markku Lahteenmaki, Janne Uusilehto, Teemu Kannisto, Jani Uusi-Rantala, Kari Ketola, Niall O'Donogue, Istvan Nyilas