IDENTIFICATION DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A RING PROVIDED WITH A RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSPONDER

• US 20180089478A1
• Filed: 02/03/2016
• Published: 03/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ICARE Technologies
• Original Assignee: I-Rocks Technology Company Limited (I-Rocks)
• Inventors: NEYROU, JRMY, RAIOLA, FABIEN
• Application Number:
  US15/573,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20180089478A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07327 Passive means, e.g. Faraday cages Faraday-type protection of electric circuits in general H05K9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07345 by activating or deactivating at least a part of the circuit on the record carrier, e.g. ON/OFF switches
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07354 by biometrically sensitive means, e.g. fingerprint sensitive fingerprint sensors in general G06V40/12; biometrically activated access control G07C9/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10316 using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers antennas in general H01Q1/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10415 the interrogation device being fixed in its position, such as an access control device for reading wireless access cards, or a wireless ATM banking machines in general G07F19/00

Abstract

An identification device includes an annular body with at least one built-in radiofrequency transponder that can emit an electromagnetic field carrying identification information. The identification device includes a masking device that can selectively authorize or block the propagation of the magnetic field emitted by the radiofrequency transponder.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. An identification device comprising an annular body incorporating at least one radio frequency transponder configured to emit an electromagnetic field carrying identification information;

a masking device configured to selectively allow or block a propagation of said magnetic field emitted by said radio-frequency transponder, said masking device comprising at least one sliding ring rotating relative to said annular body, said at least one sliding ring provided with a field passage zone movable between a first angular position, in which the field passage zone at least partially faces said radio-frequency transponder so as to allow the propagation of said electromagnetic field, and a second angular position, in which the field passage zone is angularly shifted relative to said radio-frequency transponder so as to block the propagation of said electromagnetic field.

13. The identification device according to claim 12, wherein the field passage zone is made from a non-magnetic material.

14. The identification device according to claim 12, wherein the field passage zone is formed by an open window in said at least one sliding ring.

15. The identification device according to claim 12, further comprising notches configured to provide a holder of said identification device with information about an activation status of said identification device.

16. The identification device according to claim 12, further comprising a biometric reading sensor.

17. The identification device according to claim 12, wherein said masking device is of an electronic type and is configured to control a power supply of said transponder.

18. An assembly comprising an identification device according to claim 12 and a radio-frequency reader, wherein said identification device is supplied with a magnetic field emitted by said radio-frequency reader.

19. The assembly according to claim 18, wherein said radio-frequency reader is a resonant antenna having a resonant frequency greater than 5 to 20% with respect to a frequency of said electromagnetic field.

20. The assembly according to claim 18, wherein said radio-frequency reader is incorporated in a door handle.

21. The assembly according to claim 18, wherein said radio-frequency reader is positioned inside or outside of a vehicle.

22. The assembly according to claim 21, wherein said identification device is configured to act on a configuration of the vehicle.

23. The assembly according claim 22, wherein the configuration of the vehicle is at least one of the following:

locking of the vehicle, unlocking of the vehicle, switching on an ignition switch to preheat an engine of the vehicle, switching on the ignition switch to start the engine of the vehicle, switching off the ignition switch to stop the engine of the vehicle, and setting a driving position.