An information processing apparatus includes a recess formed on a bottom surface of a housing of the information processing apparatus; a connector provided in the recess; a hook being a pair of protrusions for winding and fixing the cable and provided in the recess; and an open space opening from the recess to a side surface of the housing. The protrusion has a winding portion protruding from a bottom surface of the recess, and a holding portion formed by bending and extending the winding portion. One protrusion in a first hook is arranged within a predetermined distance from the open space, and one protrusion in a second hook is arranged adjacent to the protrusion of the first hook. The protrusions of the first and second hooks are arranged so that the holding portions in the first and second hooks are alternately opposed to each other, and are partially overlapped.

There are provided systems and methods for a physical stand for multiple device orientations and peripheral card reader. A device stand may include a dock that allows for placement and securing of a computing device within the device case, such as through a locking or connecting mechanism. The device dock further includes a peripheral component, such as a physical card reader, that allows for reading and entry of card data into the computing device for use with an electronic transaction processing application on the computing device. This allows the computing device to process transactions electronic with an online service provider. Further, the device stand includes a hinge or joint that allows for rotating and inverting of the computing device over a curved extension from a base of the device stand, which allows the computing device to be viewed in multiple directions and orientations.

A key entry device including a housing, a keypad array disposed within the housing and including a plurality of keys, a key contact array disposed within the housing below the keypad array and including a plurality of contact pairs, a dome array underlying the keypad array and the key contact array and including a plurality of domes, and a protrusion array underlying the dome array and including a plurality of protrusions, whereby depression of one of the plurality of keys of the keypad array causes a corresponding one of the domes of the dome array to be displaced downwardly and to be deformed by pushing engagement with a corresponding one of the protrusions of the protrusion array into contact with at least one of the contact pairs of the key contact array.

Systems and methods provided herein may include a card replacement system. The system may include an automated teller machine in data communication with a server. The automated teller machine may include an input device; a processor; a replacement card storage containing at least one replacement card, wherein the at least one replacement cards may include a magnetic stripe and a chip; a magnetic stripe writer; a chip writer; and an embossing device. The processor may be configured to: receive a replacement card request via the input device; request replacement card information from the server; encode replacement card information onto the replacement card using the magnetic stripe writer and the chip writer; and emboss user information onto the replacement card using the embossing device.

A battery-powered device comprising a power input providing power to the device is described herein, with a housing having an opening for receiving a smartcard. There may be at least one electrical contact within the housing, the at least one electrical contact connected to the power input. There is also provided a power supply for one or more battery-powered devices each having at least one electrical contact within a housing configured to make contact with a smartcard introduced into an opening in the housing, the power supply comprising a power input (e.g., a wire or circuit). There may be an electrical output connected to the power input. One or more paddles may be included, each having at least one electrode connected to the electrical output, wherein each paddle is configured to enter an opening of a battery-powered device for receiving a smartcard, wherein the at least one electrode is configured to provide electrical power from the power input to the at least one electrical contact to provide electrical power the battery-powered device.

A calibration method for calibrating a clock of a circuit for a smart card, which includes operations for: at a first instant, storing (S310) first time data from a terminal in the clock; at a second instant, reading (S320) second time data from the clock and corresponding to the first time data incremented by the clock as a function of a first duration between the first instant and the second instant; comparing (S330) the second time data with third time data corresponding to the first time data incremented, by the terminal or by a remote server, as a function of the first duration between the first instant and the second instant; as a function of the result of the comparison, calculating (S340) first calibration data; and storing (S350) the first calibration data in the clock. The reading of the second time data may be in a contactless manner.

A battery-powered device with an opening for receiving a smartcard; inside the opening there being at least one electrical contact which can be used to receive power from a power supply. There is also provided a power supply for one or more of the battery-powered devices, the power supply having one or more paddles each of which is configured to enter the smartcard opening of the battery powered device and supply power from a power input, to the electrical contact(s) located inside the opening.

An information processing apparatus includes a recess formed on a bottom surface of a housing of the information processing apparatus; a connector provided in the recess; a hook being a pair of protrusions for winding and fixing the cable and provided in the recess; and an open space opening from the recess to a side surface of the housing. The protrusion has a winding portion protruding from a bottom surface of the recess, and a holding portion formed by bending and extending the winding portion. One protrusion in a first hook is arranged within a predetermined distance from the open space, and one protrusion in a second hook is arranged adjacent to the protrusion of the first hook. The protrusions of the first and second hooks are arranged so that the holding portions in the first and second hooks are alternately opposed to each other, and are partially overlapped.

In a card connector, a main body has a plugging space formed therein and used to locate terminals of a terminal set, two sliding members of a sliding mechanism are movably disposed on two sides of the terminal set in the plugging space, respectively, and each sliding member has a supporting part protruded on a side thereof and extended into the plugging space, and elastic members are abutted between sides of the two sliding members and two opposite sidewalls of the plugging space, respectively; a terminal of a guiding rod is slid along a guiding groove, and an other terminal of the guiding rod is inserted through the main body; a push plate of a shielding housing is abutted with the guiding rod, so that a preset electronic card can be stably inserted into or ejected out of the plugging space through the two sliding members.

A key entry device including a housing, a keypad array disposed within the housing and including a plurality of keys, a key contact array disposed within the housing below the keypad array and including a plurality of contact pairs, a dome array underlying the keypad array and the key contact array and including a plurality of domes, and a protrusion array underlying the dome array and including a plurality of protrusions, whereby depression of one of the plurality of keys of the keypad array causes a corresponding one of the domes of the dome array to be displaced downwardly and to be deformed by pushing engagement with a corresponding one of the protrusions of the protrusion array into contact with at least one of the contact pairs of the key contact array.