Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a secure element for detecting the trustworthiness of an electronic assembly (100). The secure element (200) comprises a control unit (210), a record storage device (230), and a secure storage device (220); the record storage device (230) comprises a target state value (235) of the assembly (100): the secure storage device (220) comprises a private key (226) of a proof of origin (222); the secure element (200) has a public key (224) of the proof of origin (222), said public key being output to a requesting processing unit; and the control unit (210) is designed to carry out the method in order to detect the trustworthiness .

Abstract: A chip card reader is disclosed having a plug-in-socket, an insertion slot for a chip card, and a housing according to a PCMCIA format. The housing includes a base plate and a cover plate extending between the plug-in socket and the insertion slot. The base plate and the cover plate include a plastic part and a metallic part and the metallic part of the base plate is directly welded to the metallic part of the cover plate.

Abstract: The interface device between a semiconductor storage medium (18) for multimedia contents and a television standard video port comprises a PCMCIA slot (14) and a card reader (16) in a PCMCIA card format which is connectable therewith. A video graphics control unit (42) is connected to a video overlay interface (40) arranged between the PCMCIA slot (14) and the graphics control unit. A RAM memory (44) is allocated to the video graphics control unit (42). A digital-to-analog encoder (50) is arranged between an output of the video graphics control unit (42) and the SCART format television standard video port. The card reader is configured for the particular data format of the semiconductor storage medium (18) and transfers the data read out of the semiconductor storage medium (18) to the video overlay interface (40) in a data format suitable for the latter.

Abstract: An accumulator with a reading device comprises a transmitting/receiving device (16) for wireless transmission of data between the reading device and a host device.

Abstract: A chip card reader comprises a housing according to a PCMCIA format. The housing includes a base plate (12) and a cover plate (14) extending between a plug-in socket (32) and an insertion slot for a chip card (38). The base plate (12) and the cover plate (14) are each made of a plastic part (20) and a metallic part and are assembled by interconnecting the metallic parts of both plates (12, 14).

Abstract: A remote electronic purse payment system for use in a content provider/subscriber environment is provided. Prior to an entitlement of a subscriber to receive and/or unscramble a particular content, and at the subscriber's discretion, a corresponding amount is debited on an electronic purse card (16) and corresponding transaction data are temporarily stored in a protected local storage within a CAM module (14) associated with the subscriber. The stored transaction data are protected against unauthorized access and cannot be withheld from authorized collection by the content provider. Entitlement to receive and/or unscramble the particular content is enabled locally within the CAM module (14). Deferred financial transactions are performed on demand of the content provider and over a remote communication channel to collect transaction data stored in the protected local storage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a card reader for chip cards which comprises a housing of the PCMCIA type. Said housing comprises a multi-contact strip (16) on the front end thereof, and has an insertion slot for the chip card on the rear end of the housing. Said insertion slot is formed between a base plate (14) and a cover plate (12) which is parallel thereto. The base plate (14) extends beyond the cover plate (12) at the rear end of the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus for reading chip cards with at least one channel receiving a chip card and having at least one read head, the apparatus being detachably insertable into a receiving shaft intended for receiving modules in a computer, whereby in the channel for receiving at least one chip card two back limiting walls are provided in two different planes which are disposed at different distances from the opening of the channel so that two chip cards disposed directly one above the other are insertable into the channel by different lengths, permits insertion of two chip cards into a receiving channel in simple fashion in that a prestressing device is provided which is so prestressed that upon insertion into the empty apparatus the lower of the two chip cards is pressed into the lower plane in the direction out of the plane of the upper of the two different planes, the prestressing device being disposed on the upper limiting wall of the upper of the two different planes.

Abstract: In a mobile chip card reading module (20) with a channel (5) for accommodating a chip card (10) in which is arranged a reading head for reading the chip card (10), a front area (230), a rear area (220) which is shorter than the front area (230), a vertical pressing spring (2) arranged in the rear area (220), by which the chip card (10) when inserted into the reading module (20) is pressed towards a side wall of the channel (5), and by which the position of the inserted chip card (10) is fixed within the reading module (20), it has been made possible to make the chip card reading module even smaller and lighter in that the front area (230) of the chip card reading module (20) can be inserted into the accommodation channel (330) of a sleeve (300), which in its rear area (310), which is provided with a guide for the insertion of the chip card, has a collar (311) which fits snugly against the front edge of the rear area (220) of the chip card reading module, that the collar (311) in the inserted state of the chip