METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A CHIP CARD IN A CARD READER

摘要

To determine the position of a chip card (14) in the card cage of a card reader the invention provides for the presence of the chip contact surface (18) to be detected in the four possible positions in which the chip (16) of the card (14) inserted into the card reader can be situated. To this end a sensor (20) for detecting the chip card surface (18) and linked to an evaluation unit (28) is arranged opposite each of the possible positions.