BANK CARD WITH A USER ACTUATABLE SWITCH
First Claim
1. An electronic card including an electronic unit, an electric energy source, a switch that can be actuated by a user of the electronic card and an application introduced into said electronic unit, wherein it further includes means for detecting actuation of said switch, which determine whether said actuation corresponds to a pulse whose length is comprised within a certain predetermined time range or to a series of pulses defining a digital signal with a time profile wherein at least one given parameter has a value comprised within a certain predetermined time range, said application being actuated or the actuation thereof validated when said detection means have detected said pulse or said series of pulses.
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Abstract
The electronic card (2) includes an electronic unit (6), an electric energy source (10), a switch (12) that can be actuated by a user of the electronic card and an application introduced into said electronic unit. It further includes means for detecting actuation of said switch, which determine whether said actuation corresponds to a pulse whose duration is comprised within a certain predetermined time range or to a series of pulses defining a digital signal with a time profile wherein at least one given parameter has a value comprised within a certain predetermined time range, said application being actuated or the actuation thereof validated when said detection means have detected said pulse or said series of pulses. In particular, the switch is associated with a push-button or an elastically deformable zone (14) of the electronic card.
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- 1. An electronic card including an electronic unit, an electric energy source, a switch that can be actuated by a user of the electronic card and an application introduced into said electronic unit, wherein it further includes means for detecting actuation of said switch, which determine whether said actuation corresponds to a pulse whose length is comprised within a certain predetermined time range or to a series of pulses defining a digital signal with a time profile wherein at least one given parameter has a value comprised within a certain predetermined time range, said application being actuated or the actuation thereof validated when said detection means have detected said pulse or said series of pulses.
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