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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712672 | Antenna module and portable communication terminal equipped with the antenna module An antenna module and a portable communication terminal equipped with the antenna module are provided. The antenna module has a space-saving design, and also has both a capability for long communication distance for a tag function and a capability for wide communica... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712673 | Identification document with three dimensional image of bearer An identification document includes a lens system and a specially prepared photo of a document bearer. The lens system and the specially prepared photo cooperate to create a three dimensional photo effect. The document includes two or more document layers. There is ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712674 | RFID devices for verification of correctness, reliability, functionality and security The present invention differs from the prior art in that the present invention provides one or a network of passive or active radio frequency identification (RFID) transceivers and antenna elements in different numbers, in various network sizes, in different configu... | 05/11/2010 |
| RE41301 | Passive card without contact A component comprises a coil for the supply by induction of the component and for the inductive bidirectional transfer with the station of a signal representative of data. Means for processing said signal are supplied by the coil and are produced in integrated techn... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703687 | Label The present invention refers to a label comprising a pasting part for pasting said label to an object and comprising an electronic device preferably for a radio frequency identification (RFID). In order to improve such a label, it is suggested that the electronic de... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703688 | Method of communication between a smart card and a host station A card-like portable article having a microcontroller comprises a memory that contains a set of instructions allowing the microcontroller to communicate in accordance with a first communication protocol. The card-like portable article further comprises an interface ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703689 | Support system for recycling glass material A support system for recycling a glass material to which an electronic tag is attached, having a storing device for storing information about plural types of glass materials corresponding to plural glass material identification data that are stored in electronic tag... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703691 | Multiple device and/or user association Methods and devices are provided for automating a login process and user/device associations. A user's preferred device settings and/or functions may be provisioned automatically. Some implementations provide an automated log out or “sleep” when a user leaves on... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703692 | Memory card Disclosed herein is a memory card that is a second memory card provided in connection with a first memory card. The first and second memory cards include: a body portion having the shape of a rectangular plate; and guide portions that project from both sides of the ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703690 | Non-contact IC apparatus and control method A non-contact IC apparatus is provided in a simple configuration with a plurality of IC chips, while enabling reliable communication. A non-contact IC apparatus 1 has a plurality of IC chips 30, 50, an antenna 11 for receiving a radio wave for n... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699233 | Method for issuer and chip specific diversification A system and method for initializing secure elements for use in mobile devices. A mobile device manufacturer embeds uninitialized secure elements into mobile devices. An issuer-specific seed value is securely passed into an initialization routine in the operating sy... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699234 | Transmission range adjustment according to network conditions A method for selecting between a multi-hop transmission route and a single-hop transmission route for transmitting data from a smart item in a network of smart items to a base station includes receiving signals at the smart item from neighboring smart items in a vic... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699235 | RFID tag, RFID-tag antenna, RFID-tag antenna sheet, and method of manufacturing RFID tag A radio-frequency-identification tag antenna includes a film base, a plurality of antenna patterns for transmission and reception, which is formed in parallel on the film base, and a cut line that is formed on the film base between adjacent antenna patterns along th... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699232 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device which may be used as an ID chip and data may be rewritten only one time. In addition, a semiconductor device may be used as an ID chip and data may be written except when manufacturing the chip. The invention has a modulating circuit, a demodu... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699231 | Reader/writer and mobile communication apparatus A non-contact reader/writer for an IC card includes an antenna substrate provided with a loop antenna and a capacitor on its upper surface, a control substrate provided with a transmitting/receiving circuit and a chip coil on its upper surface, and a magnetic sheet ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7694888 | Method for producing a chip card contact zone A method for producing a contact zone for a chip card has the following steps. A sheet having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. Forming at least one insulating trench, which extends from the first surface to the second surface. A clust... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694887 | Optically variable personalized indicia for identification documents The invention relates to identification documents, and in particular to providing optically variable personalized data to identification documents. In one implementation, we provide an identification document comprising a document layer and a first indicium. The doc... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690578 | Wireless IC tag joining method, wireless IC tag-carrying article, and vehicle A flat IC tag contains memory means capable of data storage and transmission means capable of data transmission. The IC tag has on a surface thereof an unvulcanized rubber having identical properties to the unvulcanized rubber used for an article to which the IC tag... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690579 | Answer to reset (ATR) pushing A wireless-enabled smart card reader receives an Answer to Reset (ATR) from a smart card and transmits the ATR using a wireless communication link to a computing device without waiting for an ATR request from the computing device. The computing device may cache the ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686229 | RFID reader device having closely packed antennas A reader device for locating and tracking multiple tags includes a plurality of closely packed antenna circuits and at least one controller configured to control the plurality of closely packed antenna circuits. The at least one controller is configured to activate ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686228 | Smart card with extended surface module A smart card includes a card bearing a module that is made up of a support supporting at least an electronic chip. The support is fixed on one surface of the card. This surface extends up to at least one of the edges of the card. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677460 | Smartcard method and computer system A method and computer system for determining the compatibility, for application to a smartcard, of smartcard personalization profiles, the respective smartcard personalization profiles describing respective file trees on the smartcard that are required by respective... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677461 | Digital labels for product authentication A label for a product includes an electronic display for displaying label information. The digital label includes a processor, a memory, and a display configured to store and display label information about a product to which the label is attached. The digital label... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677462 | Method of reducing electro-static discharge (ESD) from conductors on insulators A non-conductive carrier having a conductive component comprising a plurality of sections to disrupt the conductive component's conductive path. Each section is isolated from other sections such that a charge accumulated in one section cannot combine with the charge... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677459 | Dual-sided smart card reader A dual-sided smart card reader, and method for operating the same, is disclosed. The dual-sided smart card reader permits the simultaneous insertion of at least two different smart cards from opposing sides. The dual-sided smart card reader may additionally include ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673806 | Object authentication using hidden images The present invention provides a method of authenticating an article having a hidden image printed on a surface thereof, wherein the image can only be detected when viewed through an optical device. ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669772 | Method and system using a bitmap for passing contactless payment card transaction variables in standardized data formats An electronic payment system is configured to process both proximity payment card type and magnetic stripe card type transactions. The magnetic stripe card transaction data is communicated between cards, readers, and transactions authorizing or approving parties in ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669773 | IC card module To realize compatibility with an SIM card and adaptation to a high-speed memory access in an IC card module having a microcomputer and a memory card controller. An IC card module includes a plurality of first external connecting terminals and a plurality of second e... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665667 | System and method for updating access control mechanisms Updating the access control of a smart card at multiple points of the smart card life cycle. The system and method for updating the access control mechanisms during the smart card life cycle includes implementing an interface having a method for providing access con... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665669 | Method and apparatus for making RFID labels Methods of cutting and applying RFID straps including microchips, by means of rotating vacuum and cutting cylinders to vary the feed rate of the strap web and/or the angular velocity of the cutting cylinder to avoid contact between the cutting blade and the superpos... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665668 | Cut here to destroy indicator A data card may comprise a chip and a card body having a first face and a second face. The chip may be mounted in the card body between the first face and the second face at least one of the first face and the second face has a cut indicator. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661600 | Laser etched security features for identification documents and methods of making same Identification documents employing laser-etched or -engraved features are detailed, together with methods for their manufacture. Tactile effects produced by the laser-processed features may be felt by touch, helping confirm the authenticity of such documents. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658333 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device used as an ID chip is provided, of which operation is terminated when its role is finished or expires. According to the invention, an antenna circuit, a voltage detecting circuit, a current amplifier circuit, a signal processing circuit, and a... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654466 | Semiconductor memory card, semiconductor memory control apparatus, and semiconductor memory control method A host information memory is provided in a semiconductor memory card and a data write start address and a data size supplied by an access unit are stored. A free physical area generation section determines whether or not to perform erasing of an invalid block of a n... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654467 | IC card case and IC card unit An IC card case storing an IC card in a case body which has an opening part formed on one side plate thereof and a fingerprint sensor set up on an internal side of other side plate thereof in a manner of facing inside the opening part, the case body includes: ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651033 | Noncontract IC tag with non-conductive metal film A noncontact IC tag 1 comprises a base film 11, a noncontact IC circuit 2, 3 formed on the base film 11, and a plastic film or paper serving as a surfacing sheet 4, having a non-conductive, lustrous metal film 6m form... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7648075 | Data transmission-reception system, contactless IC chip, mobile terminal, information processing method, and program A data transmission-reception system includes a reader-writer, a first contactless IC chip being a data source, and a second contactless IC chip being a data destination, capable of communication with the first contactless IC chip via the reader-writer. The first an... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641121 | Multi-protocol memory card According to some embodiments of the present invention, a multi-protocol non-volatile memory (“NVM”) card may include a NVM array, at least two protocol units, and a controller adapted to provide an external application access to the NVM array with the use of on... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641122 | Mobile device having an IC card function To provide a technology for making it possible to control enable/disable of an IC card function provided in a mobile device. A mobile device including an IC card unit for executing an IC card function, and a communication unit for carrying out communication through ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641123 | Method and apparatus for contactless interface on ICC supporting high speed interface An integrated circuit card includes a plurality of electrical contacts; and a memory to store information, the memory being allowed to communicate with a processor via the plurality of electrical contacts. One set of electrical contacts are allowed to be allocated b... | 01/05/2010 |
