G06K19/07733

ELECTRONIC CARD AND ELECTRONIC CARD MANUFACTURING METHOD
20210383186 · 2021-12-09 ·

Provided is an electronic card and a manufacturing method therefor, and the electronic card may include: an electronic module which is configured to comprise an electronic circuit and a contact terminal on a thin film and comprises one or more electronic components; a lower core sheet which comprises an electronic module storage portion for storing the electronic module in a shape corresponding to an outer peripheral shape of the electronic module; and a middle core sheet which is stacked on the top of the lower core sheet storing the electronic module, comprises a component storage portion for storing some or all of the one or more electronic components provided in the electronic module, and is configured to have a sheet thickness equal to a thickness of a tallest component among the electronic components.

CARD INLAY FOR DIRECT CONNECTION OR INDUCTIVE COUPLING TECHNOLOGY

An inlay for a chip card. The inlay includes a module coupling antenna for inductively coupling to a chip module antenna of a chip module and a card reader coupling antenna for inductively coupling to a reader antenna of an external card reader. The card reader coupling antenna is electrically connected to the module coupling antenna. The inlay also includes a chip capacitor module that is electrically connected to the card reader coupling antenna for enabling the card reader coupling antenna to resonate at a predetermined frequency. The chip capacitor module includes at least one passive component for storing electrical energy. The at least one passive component has a capacitance within a range from 40 picofarads to 140 picofarads and a major area that is smaller than 2.6 square millimetres.

COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS INVOLVING TEMPORARY CARDS AND ASSOCIATED SERVER AND/OR MOBILE DEVICE FEATURES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
20220138725 · 2022-05-05 ·

Systems and methods involving a temporary card as well as features and functionality of an associated server and/or application resident on a computing device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary system may comprise a temporary card provided to a user to conduct purchase transactions for a period of temporary use as well as a server configured to manage operation of the temporary card and execute instructions causing the server to: communicate with an app resident on a computing device associated with the user, instruct the app to generate one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) configured to display first interactive GUI elements with first user-selection(s) and second interactive GUI elements with second user-selection(s), and/or control the temporary card based on the first and second user-selections.

Computer-based systems involving temporary cards and associated server and/or mobile device features and methods of use thereof

Systems and methods involving a temporary card as well as features and functionality of an associated server and/or application resident on a computing device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary system may comprise a temporary card provided to a user to conduct purchase transactions for a period of temporary use as well as a server configured to manage operation of the temporary card and execute instructions causing the server to: communicate with an app resident on a computing device associated with the user, instruct the app to generate one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) configured to display first interactive GUI elements with first user-selection(s) and second interactive GUI elements with second user-selection(s), and/or control the temporary card based on the first and second user-selections.

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING AN EXISTING DYNAMIC TRANSACTION CARD
20220019999 · 2022-01-20 ·

A system for securely updating an electronic transaction card held by an account holder with an additional account and/or account data is described. A dynamic transaction card may be securely updated with an additional account by using pre-stored shell data and/or inactive data, whereby the pre-stored shell data may be populated using data received from an issuer system and/or the inactive data may be activated via an activation signal received from a mobile device. A backend server may determine, via a fraud determination, expiration determination, and/or user-request, that new account data should be transmitted to an account holder. The dynamic transaction card may receive the data associated with a notification, update a display, instruct an EMV applet to use a key associated with a received EMV key identifier for signatures, and/or update any additional data stored on the dynamic transaction card.

Dynamic transaction card for visual impairment and methods thereof

A dynamic transaction card that includes a number of layers, each of which may be interconnected to one another. For example, a dynamic transaction card may include an outer layer, a potting layer, a touch sensor layer, a display layer (including, for example, LEDs, a dot matrix display, and the like), a microcontroller storing firmware, Java applets, Java applet integration, and the like, an EMV chip, an energy storage component, one or more antenna (e.g., Bluetooth antenna, NFC antenna, and the like), a power management component, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), a chassis, and/or a card backing layer. The card includes a secure element to receive visual impairment settings and alert data. A microprocessor can convert the alert data into impairment data based on the visual impairment settings. A display is generated based on the impairment data.

TRANSACTION CARD INCLUDING EXPANDED IDENTIFICATION CHIP

Provided are transaction cards including an expanded identification ship. In some approaches, a transaction card may include a body having a first main side opposite a second main side, wherein the body defines an outer perimeter including a first end perimeter opposite a second end perimeter, and a first side perimeter opposite a second side perimeter. The transaction card may further include an identification chip having a plurality of contacts, wherein a first contact of the plurality of contacts extends to at least one of the following: the first end perimeter, the second end perimeter, the first side perimeter, and the second side perimeter.

Card inlay for direct connection or inductive coupling technology

An inlay for a chip card. The inlay includes a module coupling antenna for inductively coupling to a chip module antenna of a chip module and a card reader coupling antenna for inductively coupling to a reader antenna of an external card reader. The card reader coupling antenna is electrically connected to the module coupling antenna. The inlay also includes a chip capacitor module that is electrically connected to the card reader coupling antenna for enabling the card reader coupling antenna to resonate at a predetermined frequency. The chip capacitor module includes at least one passive component for storing electrical energy. The at least one passive component has a capacitance within a range from 40 picofarads to 140 picofarads and a major area that is smaller than 2.6 square millimetres.

Controlling method of a memory card

According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, controller, memory, wireless communication function section, and extension register. The controller controls the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device. The memory is serving as a work area of the controller. The wireless communication module has a wireless communication function. The extension register is provided in the memory. The controller processes a first command to read data from the extension register, and a second command to write data to the extension register. The extension register records, an information specifying the type of the wireless communication function in a specific page, and an address information indicating a region on the extension register to which the wireless communication function is assigned.

DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A SMART CARD TO A TEXTILE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC CARDS IN A FLEXIBLE SMART CARD FORMAT
20220253664 · 2022-08-11 ·

Disclosed is an electronic card, in the form of a flexible smart card provided with a flexible circuit, that includes a bottom face receiving electronic components and a top face provided with contact tabs intended to be connected to conductive tracks of a garment textile. The flexible circuit being covered on its bottom face with at least one bottom layer of bonding adhesive, first polymer layers provided with cutouts for receiving components and second polymer layers for encapsulating the components, and covered on its top face with a top layer of bonding adhesive and at least one top layer forming an outer face of the card made from polymer material provided with cutouts for accessing the contact tabs, in which at least some of the contact tabs are produced on the rim of the card and provided with an end part on the edge of the card.