Protected Contactless Card
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1. A contactless device comprising:
- a presentation instrument body;
a shield, wherein the shield is coupled to the presentation instrument body;
a tab, wherein the tab is moveably coupled with the presentation instrument body, and wherein the tab moves between at least a first position and a second position; and
a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip coupled to the tab and wherein;
the RFID chip is at least partially exposed when the tab is at the first position; and
the RFID chip is at least partially covered by the shield when the tab is at the second position.
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Abstract
A protected contactless presentation instrument is disclosed. In one embodiment, the protected contactless presentation instrument includes an RFID chip that can be manually exposed and shielded by a user. The protected contactless presentation instrument may include a moveable tab that includes the RFID chip. The protected contactless presentation instrument may also include a moveable shield. Another embodiment of the invention provides for a contactless presentation instrument that includes an electroluminescence material.
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30 Claims
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1. A contactless device comprising:
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a presentation instrument body; a shield, wherein the shield is coupled to the presentation instrument body; a tab, wherein the tab is moveably coupled with the presentation instrument body, and wherein the tab moves between at least a first position and a second position; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip coupled to the tab and wherein; the RFID chip is at least partially exposed when the tab is at the first position; and the RFID chip is at least partially covered by the shield when the tab is at the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. A contactless device comprising:
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a presentation instrument body; an RFID chip coupled with the presentation instrument body; and a moveable shield coupled with the presentation instrument body, wherein the shield is moveable between at least a first position and a second position, and wherein; the RFID chip is at least partially exposed when the moveable shield is at the first position; and the RFID chip is at least partially covered by the moveable shield when the moveable shield is at the second position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A contactless device comprising:
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a presentation instrument body; an RFID chip coupled with the presentation instrument body, wherein the RFID chip comprises a first RFID inductor; and an electroluminescence material coupled with the presentation instrument body, wherein the electroluminescence material emits light when the RFID chip communicates with an RFID terminal reader. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of personalizing a protected contactless device that comprises an RFID chip coupled with a tab that is coupled with the body of a contactless device, the method comprising:
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coupling the radio-frequency device into the tab; recording account information on the radio-frequency chip; coupling a shield with the body of the contactless device; printing the body of the contactless device; and coupling the tab with the body of the contactless device, wherein the tab is moveable between at least a first position and a second position, the first position is such that a portion of the tab including the radio-frequency chip is covered by the shield, and the second position is such that the portion of the tab including the radio-frequency chip is not covered by the shield. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A contactless device comprising:
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a presentation instrument body; an RFID chip coupled with the presentation instrument body; and a shield coupled with the presentation instrument body, wherein at least one of the shield and the RFID is moveable relative each other to at least partially expose the chip. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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