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 slides 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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28 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 slides 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)
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9. A contactless device comprising:
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a presentation instrument body; an RFID chip coupled with the presentation instrument body; 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 an electroluminescence material coupled with the presentation instrument body and electrically coupled with the RFID chip, wherein the electroluminescence material emits light when the RFID chip has been read by an RFID terminal reader, 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 (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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 (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. 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 (22)
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23. A contactless device comprising:
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a presentation instrument body; an RFID chip coupled with the presentation instrument body; a shield coupled with the presentation instrument body, wherein at least one of the shield and the RFID chip is moveable relative each other to at least partially expose the chips and an electroluminescence material coupled with the presentation instrument body and electrically coupled with the RFID chip, wherein the electroluminescence material emits light when the RFID chip has been read by an RFID terminal reader. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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