1. A multiple card reading modules apparatus, comprising:
a first card reading module having a card receiving structure for reading a first card; and
a second card reading module, coupled to the first card reading module by a combination device for sharing the card receiving structure to read a second card.
2. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the card receiving structure includes a card input slot and a card transport channel.
3. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first card reading module is a credit card reader.
4. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first card is a credit card or a financial card.
5. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second card reading module is a card reader.
6. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second card comprises an identity data.
7. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 6, wherein the identity data is a name, a sex, a nationality, an age or a residential address.
8. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the combination device is a latch device.
9. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 1, wherein the combination device is a lock device.
10. A multiple card reading modules apparatus, comprising:
a first card reading module, having a card receiving structure for reading a first card signal according to a control signal; and
a second card reading module, coupled to the first card reading module by a combination device for sharing the card receiving structure to read a second card signal and generating the control signal according to the content of the second card signal.
11. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the card receiving structure includes a card input slot and a card transport channel.
12. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first card reading module is a credit card reader.
13. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first card signal comes from a credit card, a financial card or a stored value card.
14. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second card reading module is a card reader.
15. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second card signal comprises an identity data.
16. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 15, wherein the identity data is a name, a sex, a nationality, an age or a residential address.
17. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the combination device is a latch device.
18. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 10, wherein the combination device is a lock device.
19. A multiple card reading modules apparatus, comprising:
a credit card reader, having a card receiving structure for reading a credit card; and
a card reader, coupled to the credit card reader by a combination device, for sharing the card receiving structure to read an identity data card.
20. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 19, wherein the card receiving structure includes a card input slot and a card transport channel.
21. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 19, wherein the identity data card comprises an identity data.
22. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 21, wherein the identity data is a name, a sex, a nationality, an age or a residential address.
23. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 19, wherein the combination device is a latch device.
24. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 19, wherein the combination device is a lock device.
25. A multiple card reading modules apparatus, comprising:
a credit card reader, having a card receiving structure for reading a credit card data information according to a control signal; and
a card reader, coupled with the credit card reader by a combination device, for sharing the card receiving structure to read an identity data card information and generating the control signal according to the content of the identity data card information.
26. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 25, wherein the card receiving structure includes a card input slot and a card transport channel.
27. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 25, wherein the credit card data information comes from a credit card, a financial card or a stored value card.
28. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 25, wherein the identity data card information is a name, a sex, a nationality, an age or a residential address.
29. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 25, wherein the combination device is a latch device.
30. The multiple card reading modules apparatus of claim 25, wherein the combination device is a lock device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A glass package comprising:
a first glass plate having a composition, thickness, coefficient of thermal expansion and an index of refraction; and
a second glass plate having a composition, thickness, coefficient of thermal expansion and an index of refraction,
a conductive liquid having an third index of refraction,
a frit having a composition, thickness, coefficient of thermal expansion, a glass transition temperature and a sealing temperature, and comprising a glass doped with at least one transition metal and having a coefficient of thermal expansion that substantially matches the coefficient of thermal expansion of at least the first glass plate or second glass plate,
wherein the first glass plate and the second glass plate are connected to one another by the frit which forms a seal between the first glass plate and the second glass plate and the frit, first glass plate, and second glass plate together form a sealed space that contains the conductive liquid.
2. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of the first glass plate or the second glass plate is from about 32-90\xd710\u22127 deg C.
3. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the first plate and the second plate have different compositions, thicknesses, or CTEs.
4. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the index of refraction of the conductive liquid substantially matches the index of refraction of the second glass plate.
5. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the conductive liquid comprises index matching oil, immersion oil, electrolyte iodine solution, distilled water, or 20-50% ethylene glycol-water.
6. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the index of refraction of the conductive liquid is from about 1.3 to about 1.9.
7. The glass package of claim 1, further comprising a conductive coating on the first glass sheet or the second glass sheet.
8. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the frit has a glass transition temperature, Tg of <350\xb0 C.
9. The glass package of claim 8, wherein the frit has a sealing temperature of <550\xb0 C.
10. The glass package of claim 9, wherein said frit has a CTE of from about 40-80\xd710\u22127 deg C.
11. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the frit comprises glass particles having a mean particle size of 5-20 \u03bcm.
12. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the frit varies by less than 5-10 \u03bcm.
13. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the frit is selected from the group of glasses comprising a titano-vanadium glass, an iron-vanadium glass, a zinc-vanadium glass, a Sn\u2014Zn-phosphate glass, a mixed alkali zinc-phosphate glass, a vanadium-phosphate glass, a Pb-borate glass, and a mixed alkali zinc-phosphate glass with vanadium and lead.
14. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the composition of the frit comprises:
K2O (0-10 mole %);
Fe2O3 (0-20 mole %);
Sb2O3 (0-20 mole %);
ZnO (0-20 mole %);
P2O5(20-40 mole %);
V2O5 (30-60 mole %);
TiO2 (0-20 mole %);
Al2O3 (0-5 mole %);
B2O3 (0-5 mole %);
WO3 (0-5 mole %); and
Bi2O3 (0-5 mole %).
15. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the frit further comprises a coloring agent.
16. The glass package of claim 1, wherein the frit comprises at least 20-30% filler and has a CTE that is in a range of 40-80\xd710\u22127 deg C.
17. The glass package of claim 16, wherein the filler comprises a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) lowering filler.
18. The glass package of claim 17, wherein the frit is selected from the group of glasses comprising a titano-vanadium glass, an iron-vanadium glass, a zinc-vanadium glass, a Sn\u2014Zn-phosphate glass, a mixed alkali zinc-phosphate glass, a vanadium-phosphate glass, a Pb-borate glass, and a mixed alkali zinc-phosphate glass with vanadium and lead.
19. The glass package of claim 17, wherein the frit composition, excluding the CTE lowering filler, comprises:
K2O (0-10 mole %);
Fe2O3 (0-20 mole %);
Sb2O3 (0-20 mole %);
ZnO (0-20 mole %);
P2O5(20-40 mole %);
V2O5 (30-60 mole %);
TiO2 (0-20 mole %);
Al2O3 (0-5 mole %);
B2O3 (0-5 mole %);
WO3 (0-5 mole %); and
Bi2O3 (0-5 mole %).
20. The glass package of claim 1, wherein said glass package comprises:
a solar cell;
an electro-wetting display; or
an organic emitting light diode device.