IDENTIFICATION CARD APPARATUS

• US 20110175707A1
• Filed: 01/29/2010
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chao Ter Tseng, Michael H. Wade, Wade/Garcia and Associates Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Chao Ter Tseng, Michael H. Wade, Wade/Garcia and Associates Incorporated
• Inventors: Hwang, Hsiung-I, Chen, Hung-Yuan, Lu, Kuo-Peng
• Application Number:
  US12/696,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20110175707A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0702 the arrangement including a battery
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs

Abstract

An identification card apparatus is provided. The identification card apparatus includes a main body formed by a first housing member and a second housing member and an active radio frequency identification module which includes a battery unit having at least one coin cell, an integrated circuit board and a plurality of conductive connecting pieces. One end of the conductive connecting piece connects to a side of the coin cell, and the other end of the conductive connecting piece connects to a surface of the integrated circuit board, thereby forming a bending portion for the conductive connecting piece. Consequently, by improving the structural design of internal elements and their connection relationship, the identification card apparatus can extend the transmission range, reduce the overall dimension in thickness and weight, enhance the connection relationship of the internal elements, and increase vibration resistance, thereby improving convenience of use.

Claims

1. An identification card apparatus comprising:

a main body having a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the first housing member and the second housing member are coupled to each other to form the main body; and

an active radio frequency identification module being disposed inside the main body, further including;

a battery unit for supplying electric power;

an integrated circuit board for storing, transmitting and processing information; and

a plurality of conductive connecting pieces being connected between the battery unit and the integrated circuit board correspondingly, wherein each of the conductive connecting pieces has a bending portion on a location thereof between the battery unit and the integrated circuit board.

2. The identification card apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first housing member defines a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space formed thereon for accommodating the integrated circuit board and the battery unit, respectively.

3. The identification card apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit board, further includes:

a printed circuit board;

a crystal oscillator coupled to the printed circuit board;

a processing unit coupled to the printed circuit board, and electrically connected to the battery unit for storing, processing information and transmitting a radio frequency signal automatically within each predetermined period;

a modulating unit coupled to the printed circuit board, and electrically connected with the battery unit, the processing unit and the crystal oscillator for receiving the audio frequency signal outputted from the processing unit, modulating the frequency, the phase, or the amplitude of the audio frequency signal, and generating a modulated radio frequency signal in accordance with stabilizing frequency operations of the crystal oscillator; and

an antenna unit coupled to the printed circuit board, and electrically connected with the modulating unit for receiving the modulated radio frequency signal and wireless transferring the modulated radio frequency signal within the predetermined period.

4. The identification card apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first housing member defines a third accommodating space formed thereon.

5. The identification card apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a passive radio frequency identification module accommodated in the third accommodating space.

6. The identification card apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an overlay, wherein one side of the overlay has a back adhesive for attaching on a surface of the second housing member, and the other side of the overlay is printed with a text, an image, or a barcode.

7. The identification card apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first housing member has at least one alignment portion disposed thereon and the printed circuit board has at least one alignment through hole aligned with the alignment portion of the first housing member to position.

8. The identification card apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the integrated circuit board has a plurality of terminals, and the second housing member has a plurality of through holes aligned with the terminals of the integrated circuit board, respectively.

9. The identification card apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the battery unit includes at least one coin cell having two sides electrically connected to parts of the integrated circuit board through two of the conductive connecting pieces, respectively.

10. The identification card apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the main body is of an irregular shape, a rectangular shape, or a circular shape, and the main body has a thickness in the range of 2.5 mm to 5.5 mm.