33 results about "Contactless smart card" patented technology

An enrollment assistance device comprising a carrier with a first surface portion for a user device, and a second surface portion for a contactless smartcard; a first wireless power transfer arrangement supported by the carrier and arranged in the first surface portion of the carrier; a second wireless power transfer arrangement supported by the carrier and arranged in the second surface portion of the carrier; and a conductor arrangement supported by the carrier and conductively connecting the first wireless power transfer arrangement and the second wireless power transfer arrangement.

Disclosed herein are embodiments for altering a state of an access control system using a contactless smart card. The contactless smart card is tapped to a mobile device and the mobile device receives an authentication code from the contactless smart card. The authentication code is verified and the geographic location of the mobile device is determined. If the geographic location of the mobile device is within a predefined distance of the access control system and the authentication code is verified, a user associated with the contactless smart card and the mobile device is allowed to alter a state of the access control system. Altering the state of the access control system involves sending a control signal thereto to alter the state of the access control system.

Various embodiments are directed to securely generating and managing passwords using a near-field communication (NFC) enabled contactless smart card. For example, a secure password may be generated by generating a random number via a random number generator of the contactless smart card and converting the random number to one or more human-readable characters. In another example, a secure cryptographic hash function of the contactless smart card may generate a hash output value, which may be converted to one or more human-readable characters. The human-readable characters may be used as the secure password or it may be transformed to add more layers of security and complexity.

The utility model discloses an embedded non-contact intelligent card, and particularly relates to the technical field of intelligent cards, the embedded non-contact intelligent card comprises a circular substrate and a button panel sleeved on the circular substrate, the button panel is provided with a reinforcing layer and holding surfaces positioned on two sides of the reinforcing layer, and the embedded non-contact intelligent card also comprises a hanging plate and insertion rods symmetrically and fixedly arranged on the hanging plate, the inserting rods are inserted into inserting grooves symmetrically formed in the reinforcing layer. According to the non-contact intelligent card provided by the utility model, the button panel is sleeved on the circular substrate, the chip in the circular substrate is protected by the button panel, and compared with a traditional card, the button panel and the reinforcing layer are further reduced so as to be convenient to carry; the thickness of the button plate and the thickness of the reinforcing layer are overlapped, so that the circular base plate can be further protected from being broken off, meanwhile, the circular base plate can be conveniently pinched and taken by utilizing a pinching surface, and the circular base plate can be conveniently and independently disassembled for borrowing and using by inserting an inserting rod on a hanging plate into an inserting groove.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of intelligent cards, and particularly relates to a double-sided metal non-contact intelligent card, which comprises a middle substrate, a chip and an antenna, a first metal panel and a second metal panel are arranged on the front face and the back face of the middle substrate respectively, the antenna is arranged on the periphery of the first metal panel and / or the periphery of the second metal panel in a surrounding mode, the antenna is fixed to the middle substrate, and the two ends of the antenna are electrically connected with the chip. According to the utility model, the first metal panel and the second metal panel are respectively arranged on the front surface and the back surface of the middle substrate, and the antenna is arranged on the periphery of the first metal panel and / or the periphery of the second metal panel in a surrounding manner, so that non-contact antenna radio frequency signal transmission can be prevented from being interfered by metal materials; the non-contact function of the double-sided metal intelligent card is realized, and meanwhile, the overall use feeling of a user on the double-sided metal intelligent card is greatly improved.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media of activating a card having a contactless chip are provided. One method includes receiving, from a mobile device via a wireless transmission from the card having the contactless chip to the mobile device, a cryptogram, and decrypting the cryptogram to reveal information. The method further includes comparing the revealed information regarding at least one of the card or the user to information in a customer database, confirming the revealed information, and updating the customer database to indicate that the revealed information regarding the at least one of the card or the user is confirmed. The method further includes activating the card for an initial card transaction based on updating the customer database, and providing, to the mobile device, a payment card token associated with the card as part of a mobile wallet transaction using the mobile device involving the card.

The invention is a method for managing a contactless smart card (10) able to provide two or more services. Each of the services can be either in an activated state or in a deactivated state. The smart card comprises a list (13) specifying an order of activation of the services. The said smart card comprises a contactless sensor able to detect an appearance of an electromagnetic field generated by a contactless apparatus. A contactless manager embedded in the smart card both deactivates the service previously activated and activates the next service from the list each time the contactless sensor detects the appearance of the electromagnetic field during a preset duration.

The invention relates to a contactless smart card comprising: an antenna (30) of a module concentrator including a first connection pole (31) and a second connection pole (32), a first secure element (10), configured to perform a first function. It is essentially characterized in that it further comprises: a second secure element (20), configured to perform a second function, a three-dimensional position sensor (40), configured to emit a signal representative of at least one of the following: the position, acceleration, and movement of the smart card in space. The smart card is configured to activate either the first or second function when powered by a reader, depending on the value of the signal from the three-dimensional position sensor (40). Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media of activating a card having a contactless chip are provided. One method includes receiving, from a mobile device via a wireless transmission from the card having the contactless chip to the mobile device, a cryptogram, and decrypting the cryptogram to reveal information. The method further includes comparing the revealed information regarding at least one of the card or the user to information in a customer database, confirming the revealed information, and updating the customer database to indicate that the revealed information regarding the at least one of the card or the user is confirmed. The method further includes activating the card for an initial card transaction based on updating the customer database, and providing, to the mobile device, a payment card token associated with the card as part of a mobile wallet transaction using the mobile device involving the card.

Various embodiments are directed to securely generating and managing passwords using a near-field communication (NFC) enabled contactless smart card. For example, a secure password may be generated by generating a random number via a random number generator of the contactless smart card and converting the random number to one or more human-readable characters. In another example, a secure cryptographic hash function of the contactless smart card may generate a hash output value, which may be converted to one or more human-readable characters. The human-readable characters may be used as the secure password or it may be transformed to add more layers of security and complexity.

The invention discloses a non-contact intelligent card encryption verification method and a non-contact intelligent card encryption verification system, and aims to improve the safety of communication between an intelligent card and a card reader. The method comprises the steps of random number generation, cyclic redundancy check, user identity data generation and XOR operation, combined data encryption, token generation and verification and the like, and by simulating interaction of a card reader and a non-contact intelligent card, early verification in the design stage of the card reader and the intelligent card is achieved. The verification period is effectively shortened; and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

The present invention refers to a sensor module for a contactless smart card with biometric functionality. The sensor module comprises a biometric sensor, for instance a fingerprint sensor; a micro-controller configured to process signals detected by the biometric sensor; a secure chip configured to store data processed by the micro-controller; a multi-layered PCB substrate having a PCB area; wherein the micro-controller and the secure chip are mounted directly on the biometric sensor, and the biometric sensor is mounted on the multi-layered PCB substrate, so as to form a stacked structure having a maximum area corresponding to the PCB area. The present invention also refers to a biometric contactless smart card comprising said sensor module, and to the methods for forming the sensor module and the smart card.

A method for manufacturing a contactless smart card according to the present invention provides for obtaining a printed circuit module integrating CMS components forming a voltage rectifier bridge, arranging this module in a compensation hole provided in a conventional smart card substrate, then forming an NFC wire radiofrequency antenna by embedding a conductive wire in the mass of the substrate, the ends of which are soldered to input terminals of the module. Other electronic modules operating on direct current are then easily integrated into the card, electrical connections with the rectifier module also being made by embedding an electric wire in the mass of the substrate. The invention advantageously makes it possible to combine the reduced cost of conventional techniques for embedding a conductive wire by ultrasound to form a radiofrequency antenna and the flexibility of use of CMS components. Figure for abstract: Fig.4h

It is provided a method for communicating with an electronic lock (4). The method comprises: establishing (40) a communication channel (10) with the electronic lock (4) based on inductive coupling, wherein the lock communication device (2) emulates a contactless smartcard; receiving (42) a read request (20) from the electronic lock over the communication channel; transmitting (44) a read response to the electronic lock over the communication channel, the read response comprising a command; and repeating (48), for at least one more iteration, the receiving (42) a read request and transmitting (44) a read response for a plurality of commands. In at least one of the iterations, the read response comprises an indicator that the electronic lock may write data back, upon which the at least one iteration also comprises: receiving (46) command response data over the communication channel, the command response data being based on the command of the read response.

A registration assistance device (11) comprising: a carrier (13) having a first surface portion (15) for a user device (12) and a second surface portion (17) for a contactless smart card (1), a first wireless power transfer device (19) supported by the carrier and arranged on the first surface portion (15) of the carrier, a second wireless power transfer device (21) supported by the carrier and arranged on the second surface portion (17) of the carrier, and a conductor device (23) supported by the carrier and conductively connecting the first wireless power transfer device (19) and the second wireless power transfer device (21).

A system and method for a passive ultra-wide band (UWB) communication-enabled contactless smart card is disclosed. A method may include capturing a card ID advertisement from a smart card. The method may also include verifying a card ID from the card ID advertisement. The method may additionally include pairing with the smart card and activating a pairing light. The method may further include establishing a UWB communication channel with the smart card.

The utility model discloses a portable non-contact intelligent card read-write device which comprises a hollow bottom shell and an upper clamping plate hinged to the top end of the hollow bottom shell, an elastic piece is installed on one side of the top end of the hollow bottom shell, and the top end of the elastic piece is connected with the bottom end of the upper clamping plate. A transverse shaft is rotationally installed between the outer walls of the opposite sides of the two hollow bottom shells, connecting pins are fixed to the two ends of the surface of the transverse shaft, a U-shaped shell is jointly installed at the top ends of the two connecting pins, and a non-contact IC card reader is installed on the inner wall of one side of the U-shaped shell. According to the utility model, the non-contact IC card reader can be clamped on the edge of one side, close to a worker, of the front desk, so that the desktop space is effectively utilized, and the reader-writer can be automatically hidden below the desk plate when not in use, so that the normal working process is not influenced, and the working efficiency is improved. And the risk that the reader-writer is accidentally collided or falls can be reduced.

An enrollment assistance device comprising a carrier with a first surface portion for a user device, and a second surface portion for a contactless smartcard; a conductor spiral supported by the carrier and overlapping the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the carrier. The conductor spiral is configured to form a first wireless power transfer link with the wireless power transfer arrangement of the user device when the user device is arranged on the first surface portion of the carrier, and a second wireless power transfer link with the wireless power transfer arrangement of the contactless smartcard when the contactless smartcard is arranged on the second surface portion of the carrier.

An enrollment assistance device with a first surface portion for a user device, and a second surface portion for a contactless smartcard; a first conductor spiral arranged in the first surface portion; a second conductor spiral conductively separated from the first conductor spiral and arranged in the second surface portion. The first conductor spiral and the second conductor spiral are coupled to each other by capacitive coupling pads.

The utility model discloses a small -size communication module, non -contact intelligent card and double interface intelligent card, wherein the antenna unit of small -size communication module is composed of graphene material, and graphene material is as a kind of high conductivity, low resistance material, can reduce antenna occupation, keep signal high transmission efficiency, simultaneously not limited to the dielectric constant of base material, expand the selectivity of base material material, match high frequency communication demand;Non -contact intelligent card and double interface intelligent card adopt small -size communication module, effectively reduce the whole card thickness and have excellent bending strength simultaneously.

The invention relates to a near-field contactless smart card, the card comprising a card body (10) having at least one metallic layer (110), a first antenna layer and a second antenna layer; a chip (11) disposed facing an opening (112) in the metallic layer, with a first antenna (121) formed on a surface of the first antenna layer (120) and connected to the chip (11), and a passive electronic component (12), with a second antenna (131) formed on a surface of the second antenna layer (130) and electronically connected to the component (12). Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

The invention provides a radio frequency inlay and an intelligent card. The radio frequency inlay comprises a chip, an antenna coil and a parasitic branch coil, wherein the antenna coil and the parasitic branch coil are connected with the chip in parallel; one end, away from the chip, of the parasitic branch coil is in an open-circuit state, and one end, away from the chip, of the antenna coil is in a closed-circuit state. According to the radio frequency inlay in the embodiment of the invention, the Q value of an antenna system can be effectively reduced, so that the compatibility of the non-contact smart card is greatly improved. Moreover, the parasitic branch coil in the embodiment of the invention is not directly welded on the chip, but is located at a position far away from the chip, so that the radio frequency inlay has good heat dissipation performance, and the radio frequency inlay designed by using the parasitic branch coil has good anti-burning capability.

The utility model discloses an all-in-one integrated terminal, which relates to the technical field of self-service terminals and comprises a master control circuit and a functional circuit. The functional circuit at least comprises an IC card reading circuit, an SAM card reading circuit, a magnetic stripe card reading circuit, a non-contact intelligent card reading circuit, a printer control circuit and a two-dimensional code scanning circuit. The main control circuit is provided with a plurality of connecting parts, and the connecting parts are connected with the IC card reading circuit, the SAM card reading circuit, the magnetic stripe card reading circuit, the non-contact intelligent card reading circuit, the printer control circuit and the two-dimensional code scanning circuit in a one-to-one correspondence mode. The technology all-in-one integrated terminal provided by the utility model aims to improve the practicability of the self-service terminal.

The invention relates to a sensor module for a contactless smart card with biometric functionality. The sensor module includes: a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor; a microcontroller configured to process a signal detected by the biometric sensor; a security chip configured to store data processed by the microcontroller; the multi-layer PCB substrate is provided with a PCB area; wherein the microcontroller and the security chip are directly mounted on the biometric sensor, and the biometric sensor is mounted on the multilayer PCB substrate to form a stacked structure having a maximum area corresponding to a PCB area. The invention also relates to a contactless biometric smart card comprising said sensor module, and to a method for forming a sensor module and a smart card.

This application provides a passive anti-tampering and anti-cheating device, method, and electronic scale, belonging to the field of metrology and anti-counterfeiting technology. The invention includes a lever mechanism for amplifying pressure to pierce a chip module with a pressure pin; a pull rod for pressing a position switch, which in turn activates the lever mechanism; a pressure pin for physically damaging the chip module; the chip module includes a contactless smart card chip and a storage chip; the contactless smart card chip stores authentication data and authentication keys from a monitoring platform, and responds to encrypted commands authorized by the monitoring platform; the storage chip stores the identity information of the device to be protected, the platform's unique code, and a session key, for third-party manufacturers to read and for communication services with the monitoring platform; a pre-compression spring provides a preset distance between the pressure pin and the chip module; and a position switch monitors the assembly status of the device and outputs a position status signal from the lever mechanism. This invention provides a method for verifying whether a device is being cheated.

The application discloses a non-contact smart card encryption verification method and system, aiming at improving the security of communication between a smart card and a card reader. The method comprises the steps of generating a random number, performing a cyclic redundancy check, generating and performing an exclusive OR operation on user identity data, encrypting combined data, generating and verifying a token, and the like. Through simulation of interaction between the card reader and the non-contact smart card, early verification in the design stage of the card reader and the smart card is realized, and the verification period is effectively shortened and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Disclosed herein are embodiments for altering a state of an access control system using a contactless smart card. The contactless smart card is tapped to a mobile device and the mobile device receives an authentication code from the contactless smart card. The authentication code is verified and the geographic location of the mobile device is determined. If the geographic location of the mobile device is within a predefined distance of the access control system and the authentication code is verified, a user associated with the contactless smart card and the mobile device is allowed to alter a state of the access control system. Altering the state of the access control system involves sending a control signal thereto to alter the state of the access control system.

The invention relates to contactless smart cards made in the form of rings. The inner side of a ring has an annular groove for housing an antenna and a chip module which has its own electrical capacitance and is connected to the antenna. The metal ring has a transverse slot, and the annular groove containing the antenna and the chip module is hermetically sealed across the full depth thereof. The transverse slot is hermetically sealed across the full width thereof, which is not less than 1 mm. The antenna is a multi-turn loop antenna made of copper wire. The self-resonant frequency of the antenna lies in the high-frequency band. The electrical capacitance of the chip module corresponds to a level that allows the antenna to operate at the self-resonant frequency. The technical result is that of improving signal quality while at the same time providing a high read rate even under the shielding effect of the metal body of the ring.

The technical scheme of the invention discloses a small communication module, a non-contact smart card and a double-interface smart card, an antenna unit of the small communication module is made of a graphene material, and the graphene material is used as a high-conductivity and low-resistance material, so that the occupied space of an antenna can be reduced, and the high transmission efficiency of a signal can be maintained; meanwhile, the dielectric constant of the base material is not limited, the selectivity of the base material is expanded, and the high-frequency communication requirement is met; the non-contact intelligent card and the double-interface intelligent card adopt small communication modules, so that the thickness of the whole card is effectively reduced, and meanwhile, the bending strength is excellent.

A test and measurement system includes a near-field coupling device to transmit a modulated carrier signal and a contactless smart card to load the transmitted modulated carrier signal and generate a modulated subcarrier signal on top of the wireless carrier signal. A test and measurement device receives the modulated carrier signal and includes a phase-aligned subcarrier demodulator to demodulate the carrier signal, including the modulated subcarrier signal. A demodulator detects commands and responses in the modulated carrier signal, removes the commands, and identifies a correlation index for each response. Each correlation index indicates the phase of the modulated carrier signal of the corresponding response relative to a replica carrier signal.The demodulator sets the phase of the replica carrier signal based on the correlation index for each response and down-converts each response using the phase-aligned replica carrier signal. The modulated subcarrier signal is then low-pass filtered to demodulate the response.