Microcircuit card in several parts

• US 20070108294A1
• Filed: 09/28/2004
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IDEMIA France (Advent International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oberthur Card Systems, S.A. (Advent International Corporation)
• Inventors: Rossiter, William
• Granted Patent: US 8,448,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07739 comprising a first part capable of functioning as a record carrier on its own and a second part being only functional as a form factor changing part, e.g. SIM cards type ID 0001, removably attached to a regular smart card form factor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/083 Constructional details

Abstract

A card comprises a body with a precut microcircuit card, characterized in that a token is also precut in the body of the card, adjacent to the microcircuit card.

Claims

1. Card comprising a body with a precut microcircuit card, characterized in that a token is also precut in the body of the card next to the microcircuit card.

2. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token extends to a corner of the card body.

3. Card according to claim 2, characterized in that the token extends to only one corner of the card body.

4. Card according to claim 3, characterized in that the token extends to the corner at the greatest distance from the card body.

5. Card according to claim 3, characterized in that the token has sides at least approximately parallel to those of the card body.

6. Card according to claim 5, characterized in that the token has sides at least approximately aligned with the sides of the microcircuit card.

7. Card according to any claim 1, characterized in that the card body conforms to the ID-1 format.

8. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the microcircuit card conforms to the ID-000 format.

9. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token carries visual information.

10. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token includes a magnetic strip for storing information.

11. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token includes a hole through which a key-ring may be passed.

12. Card according to claim 11, characterized in that the hole is in a corner of the token in the vicinity of the microcircuit card.

13. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token is connected to the remainder of the card body by mechanically weakened areas consisting of grooves.

14. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token is of the contactless type.

15. Card according to claim 1, characterized in that the token is a radio-frequency identification label.

16. Card according to claim 4, characterized in that the token has sides at least approximately parallel to those of the card body.

17. Card according to claim 2, characterized in that the token includes a magnetic strip for storing information.

18. Card according to claim 3, characterized in that the token includes a magnetic strip for storing information.

19. Card according to claim 4, characterized in that the token includes a magnetic strip for storing information.

20. Card according to claim 5, characterized in that the token includes a magnetic strip for storing information.