1. A smart card holder, comprising:
an ejector,
at least one locking arm coupled to the ejector and arranged so as to lock a smart card inserted into the holder in a locked pushed-in position,
a gearwheel arranged to control the at least one locking arm, the gearwheel arranged to engage in a toothed rack-like section of the at least one locking arm and to be driven by a lug on the ejector whereby the lug engages in a track guide provided on the gearwheel, and
wherein the lug is a pin attached to the ejector, extending through the track guide and reaching into a guide groove on an other side of the track guide, the guide groove running in the ejection direction.
2. The smart card holder according to claim 1, wherein the track guide comprises two sections arranged at an angle to one another, the first section running essentially transverse to the ejection direction and the lug extending through the first section when the smart card is inserted, and the second section running in the ejection direction and the lug extending through the second section when the smart card is ejected.
3. The smart card holder according to claim 2, wherein the angle between the first and the second sections is in a range of 120\xb0 to 135\xb0.
4. The smart card holder according to claim 1, wherein the gearwheel comprises teeth in two regions running essentially transverse to the ejection direction when the smart card is inserted, the teeth arranged to operate a locking arm.
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 system, comprising:
a stylus, comprising a body having an elongated portion, a tapered portion coupled to the elongated portion, and a conductive layer disposed on the elongated portion;
an electronic device, comprising a touch sensor generating a sensing signal when the touch sensor senses the conductive layer;
a touch controller, coupled to the touch sensor, receiving the sensing signal and generating a first signal based on the received sensing signal; and
a processing unit, coupled to the touch controller, receiving the first signal and triggering a function of the electronic device based on the first signal.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive layer has a predetermined shape and the sensing signal is generated based on sensing of the predetermined shape of the conductive layer.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive layer covers a surface of the elongated portion to form a predetermined shape at one side of the elongated portion and the sensing signal is generated based on sensing of the predetermined shape of the conductive layer.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive layer covers a surface of the tapered portion and the elongated portion to form a predetermined shape at one side of the elongated portion and the sensing signal is generated based on sensing of the predetermined shape of the conductive layer.
5. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein a length of the predetermined shape equals to or exceeds a length of one side of the touch sensor.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch controller comprises a driving circuitry coupled to the touch sensor for driving the touch sensor and a sensing circuitry coupled to the touch sensor and the processing unit for receiving the sensing signal.
7. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the touch controller further determines a first coordinate of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the sensing signal and generates the first signal which contains information related to the first coordinate.
8. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing unit further determines a movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the received first signal over a period of time and triggers the function of the electronic device based on the movement or velocity determined from the received first signal.
9. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the touch controller further determines a first coordinate of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the sensing signal, determines a movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the first coordinate over a period of time and generates the first signal which contains information related to the movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor.
10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing unit receives the first signal and triggers the function of the electronic device based on the information related the movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor.
11. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the touch controller further determines an angle of the stylus on the touch sensor with respect to a side of the touch sensor based on the sensing signal.
12. A method for interacting with an electronic device by using a stylus comprising a body having an elongated portion, a tapered portion coupled to the elongated portion, and a conductive layer disposed on the elongated portion, comprising:
generating a sensing signal when a touch sensor of the electronic device senses the conductive layer; and
triggering a function of the electronic device based on the sensing signal.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the conductive layer has a predetermined shape and the sensing signal is generated based on sensing of the predetermined shape of the conductive layer.
14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the conductive layer covers a surface of the elongated portion to form a predetermined shape at one side of the elongated portion and the sensing signal is generated based on sensing of the predetermined shape of the conductive layer.
15. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the conductive layer covers a surface of the tapered portion and the elongated portion to form a predetermined shape at one side of the elongated portion and the sensing signal is generated based on sensing of the predetermined shape of the conductive layer.
16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein a length of the predetermined shape equals to or exceeds a length of one side of the touch sensor.
17. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:
determining a first coordinate of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the sensing signal;
generating a first signal which contains information related to the first coordinate; and
triggering the function of the electronic device based on the first signal.
18. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:
determining a movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the sensing signal over a period of time; and
triggering the function of the electronic device based on the movement or velocity determined from the received sensing signal.
19. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:
determining a first coordinate of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the sensing signal;
determining a movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor based on the first coordinate over a period of time; and
generating a first signal which contains information related to the movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the step of triggering a function of the electronic device based on the sensing signal further comprising:
receiving the first signal to obtain information related to the movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor; and
triggering the function of the electronic device based on the information related the movement or velocity of the predetermined shape on the touch sensor.
21. The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:
determining an angle of the stylus on the touch sensor with respect to a side of the touch sensor based on the sensing signal;
generating a first signal which contains information related to the angle; and
triggering the function of the electronic device based on the first signal.