In an aspect, a fingerprint sensing module configured to be integrated in a device for biometric authentication of a user of the device is provided. The fingerprint sensing module comprises a fingerprint sensor and a display configured to display information to the user; the display comprising pixel elements being arranged in the display such that the pixel elements do not obscure a sensing area of the fingerprint sensor in which area the fingerprint sensor is being configured to detect a finger of the user.

A smartcard receives biometric capabilities by incorporating a biometric sensor chip based on a “dual” flip chip bonding technique. In particular embodiments, the sensor chip may be incorporated into the card-type substrate after having completed any high temperature process steps required for laminating the various foil layers of the card-type substrate.

A smart card with improved power stability is provided. The smart card comprises a rectification signal line through which a rectification signal extracted from a radio frequency (RF) signal is provided; a regulator configured to regulate a voltage of the rectification signal line to a first voltage; a power circuit configured to extract a power component from the rectification signal using an output of the regulator; a logic circuit configured to receive the power component and generate a reception enable signal on the basis of the power component; a demodulator which is enabled by the reception enable signal provided from the logic circuit and configured to extract a signal component from the rectification signal; a capacitor controller which is enabled by the reception enable signal provided from the logic circuit and configured to generate a capacitor enable signal; and a capacitor circuit which is connected to the rectification signal line and has capacitance changed according to the capacitor enable signal.

An internal voltage generator of a smart card and a smart card including the same. The internal voltage generator may include: a mode detector that generates a mode signal indicating a contact mode or a contactless mode; a low-drop out (LDO) regulator including an error amplifier, where the LDO regulator is responsive to the mode signal to: in the contact mode, drive the error amplifier with a second driving voltage to generate an error voltage, and regulate the second driving voltage based on the error voltage to generate a first output voltage, and in the contactless mode, drive the error amplifier with the first driving voltage to generate the error voltage, and regulate the second driving voltage based on the error voltage to generate the first output voltage.

The present disclosure relates to a method of amending a fingerprint template for a user of a smart card, where the user of the smart card is progressively enrolling based on comparison and/or using a separate credential such as a PIN code. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding smart card and to a computer program product.

An IC card communicates with a reader/writer, which is inductive read/write communication equipment, in a non-contact manner. The IC card includes a proximity detection circuit that detects a proximity state to the reader/writer, a near-field communication circuit, an electronic function circuit, an electricity storage device, and a power supply control circuit. The power supply control circuit controls, based on a detection result of the proximity detection circuit, power supply from the electricity storage device to the electronic function circuit. The IC card manages and controls presence/absence and timing of power supply from the electricity storage device to the electronic function circuit and effectively controls discharging of the electricity storage device and charging of the electricity storage device.

Disclosed is a method of operating an integrated circuit (IC) card that is configured to communicate with a card reader and includes registered biometric information and registered PIN information. The method includes determining whether biometric information received from a user and the registered biometric information on the IC card match, in response to determining that the biometric information and the registered biometric information do not match, outputting to the card reader, a first response indicating a biometric verification fail, determining whether PIN information received from the card reader and the registered PIN information on the IC card match responsive to receiving a PIN verification request from the card reader that was based on the first response indicating the biometric verification fail, and outputting to the card reader a second response indicating whether the PIN information and the registered PIN information match.

A Usage, Condition and Location System (UCLS) tag is provided, which is an active RFID tag that, in addition to location, is configured to determine the usage state and operating condition of a device. The UCLS tag includes sensors that measure physical activity of the associated equipment (vibration, magnetic activity, temperature, etc.). Algorithms may use the information obtained from the UCLS tags to map the measured sensor data to a contextual usage state and operating condition of the device.

An electronic card with electronic function circuit includes a communication antenna for short-range wireless communication, a wireless communication IC electrically coupled to the communication antenna, a receiving coil, a resonant capacitor forming a receiving resonant circuit together with the receiving coil, a rectifying and smoothing circuit coupled to the receiving resonant circuit, receiving display elements, a power control unit that controls power from the receiving resonant circuit, and an electronic function circuit that operates by using the power from the receiving resonant circuit. In response to the receiving coil receiving the power, the power control circuit indicates a power receiving state to a user by driving the receiving display elements.

An electronic card with biometric authentication function includes a communication antenna for short-range wireless communication, a wireless communication IC, a receiving coil, a resonant capacitor, a rectifying and smoothing circuit, a biometric sensor, and a biometric authentication circuit. The communication antenna and the receiving coil respond to a magnetic field in the same frequency band for the short-range wireless communication. The wireless communication IC performs short-range wireless communication. The receiving coil receives power from the magnetic field in the same frequency band for the short-range wireless communication. The biometric authentication circuit causes the biometric sensor to operate by using the power received from the receiving resonant circuit. The communication antenna and the receiving coil share electromagnetic field energy resonating in the same frequency band for the short-range wireless communication, the electromagnetic field energy being shared because of magnetic coupling between the communication antenna and the receiving coil.