Paper money, coin, valuable instrument, certificates, tag, label, card, packing containers, documents, respectively installed with integrated circuit

• US 20050141256A1
• Filed: 12/22/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Arai, Yasuyuki, Yamazaki, Shunpei, Kanno, Yohei
• Granted Patent: US 7,975,926 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 365/96
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07309 Means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or onto record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/346 Cards serving only as information carrier of service
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

Although a product having such the IC chip has been diffused, information on the product may be capable of being perceived, abstracted, falsified, or the like by a third person with his external device during distribution of the product or after purchase of the product. Further, privacy may be seriously infringed. Paper money, various products, and the like are disclosed according to the present invention with an integrated circuit device having a switching memory for controlling reading and writing of information (lock/unlock of information) in order to protect the information recorded and stored in the integrated circuit such as an IC chip installed to the product or the like.

Claims

1. Paper money comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

2. A coin comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

3. Valuable instruments comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

4. Certificates comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

5. A tag comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

6. A label comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

7. A card comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

8. Packing containers comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

9. Documents comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

10. Bearer bonds comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

11. Vehicles comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

12. Food items comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

13. Garments comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

14. Personal items comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

15. Healthcare items comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

16. livingwares comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

17. A recording medium comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

18. Medicals comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

19. An electronic device comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

20. Movable property comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.

21. Immovable property comprising:

an integrated circuit having at least a first nonvolatile memory and a second nonvolatile memory;

wherein fixed information is stored in the first nonvolatile memory; and

reading of information stored in the first nonvolatile memory and writing of new information to the integrated circuit can be controlled by rewriting information stored in the second nonvolatile memory.