Secure radio frequency identification device for identity booklet or object to be identified

• US 20050275540A1
• Filed: 06/10/2005
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ask S.A. (Paragon Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: Ask S.A. (Paragon Group Limited)
• Inventors: Halope, Christophe, Sure, Patrick
• Granted Patent: US 7,323,995 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/24 Passports
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/025 the material being flexible or adapted for folding, e.g. paper or paper-like materials used in luggage labels, identification tags, forms or identification documents carrying RFIDs methods for testing the genuineness of valuable papers, e.g. banknotes or passports G07D7/00; constructional features of booklets and the like B42D
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/073 Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14
• 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: G07C 2209/41 with means for the generation of identity documents
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/22 in combination with an identity check of the pass holder

Abstract

The invention concerns a radio frequency identification device (RFID) including a chip (12) and an antenna (10) connected together on a support, the antenna being printed onto the support and the support being fixed to an object with an added attachment means. According to the main characteristic, the attachment means overlaps at least once at least one turn of the antenna so that the radio frequency identification device (RFID) is destroyed if the support is detached from the object without the attachment means being removed.

Claims

1. A radio frequency identification device (RFID) including a chip and an antenna connected together on a support, said antenna being printed onto said support and said support being fixed to an object with an added attachment means,

characterized in that said attachment means overlaps at least once at least one turn of said antenna so that the radio frequency identification device (RFID) is destroyed if the support is detached from the object without the attachment means being removed.

2. The device according to claim 1, in which the printing type of said antenna is screen printing.

3. The device according to claim 1, in which said object is a passport and said support is a sheet of said passport.

4. The device according to claim 1, in which said chip and the major portion of the antenna are located on the page of said passport on which are printed the variable items relating to the identity of the person.

5. The device according to claim 1, in which one of the turns of said antenna is perforated during laser punching of the passport number.

6. The device according to claim 1, in which said object is any object to be identified and said support is a label.

7. The device according to claim 1, in which said attachment means is sewing.

8. The device according to claim 1, in which said attachment means is a weld.

9. The device according to claim 1, in which said attachment means is gluing.

10. The device according to claim 1, in which said attachment means is riveting.