Transparent Packaging for Underside Barcoded SIM Cards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for packaging portable data carriers, such as SIM modules, are not suitable for individualizing packages after the data carrier is incorporated, as they require pre-personalization and are not efficient for small-sized carriers supplied in rolls or strips.
Innovation Solution
Applying ID information as a two-dimensional bar code to the underside of the data carrier, which is read after placement in the packaging, allowing for fully automated packaging of small-sized data carriers without the need for special assignment steps, and using a transparent package design for efficient reading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If ID information is applied to the viewing side of the data carrier as in conventional methods, then the packaging process can be simplified, but the area available for ID application is limited and pre-personalization is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional approach by applying ID information to the underside of the data carrier instead of the viewing side. This allows the entire surface area of the data carrier to be utilized for ID application, resolving the area limitation while enabling automated readout through the transparent packaging without requiring pre-personalization of the viewing side.
2Productivity
If conventional packaging methods are used for small-sized data carriers supplied in rolls or strips, then production efficiency is maintained, but individualization must be done before packaging which increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies ID information to the underside of data carriers during the manufacturing process before packaging, when the carriers are still supplied in rolls or strips. This preliminary action enables fully automated packaging without requiring subsequent individualization steps, as the ID information is already in place for immediate readout through the transparent packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the ID information application from the viewing side to the underside of the data carrier. This separation allows the viewing side to remain clean and functional while the underside carries all identification information, enabling automated readout without interfering with the data carrier's primary functions.
3Extent of automation
If transparent packaging is used to enable readout of ID information from the underside, then automated reading is achieved, but the packaging design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies transparency selectively to specific areas of the packaging rather than making the entire packaging transparent. This localized transparency is applied only where the ID information on the underside of the data carrier needs to be read, enabling automated reading while minimizing the complexity and material requirements of the packaging structure.
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AI summary
A method for producing a marketable package including an outer packaging for receiving a portable data carrier, and a portable data carrier. The data carrier possesses a viewing side and an underside and bears a secret code internally as well as identification information on the outer side. The identification information is applied to the underside of the data carrier in the form of a two-dimensional bar code, and the outer packaging is configured to be transparent on the underside so that the identification information can be read out through the outer packaging after the data carrier has been inserted into the outer packaging.