Dual communication fob assembly comprising an insert within a base

• US 7,956,743 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Issued: 06/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IDEMIA France (Advent International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oberthur Technologies SA
• Inventors: Mosteller, Barry
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunnings; Travis R
• Application Number:
  US11/770,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20090002167A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• Field of Search: 340/572.1, 340/572.8, 340/572.9, 340/10.1, 340/693.5, 340/693.9, 340/693.12, 343/700.R, 343/701, 343/725, 257/678, 257/679, 257/680, 257/685, 257/686, 257/723, 257/724, 257/725, 257/726, 257/787, 257/788, 257/789, 257/790, 257/791, 257/792, 257/793, 257/794, 257/795, 257/796, D09/679, D09/672, D14/388, D14/341, D14/344, D14/346, D14/432, D14/433, D14/434, D14/435, D14/436, D14/437, D14/438, D14/439, D14/440, D14/441, D14/442, D14/443, D14/444, D14/445, D14/446, D14/447
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/005 the record carrier comprising an arrangement to facilitate insertion into a holding device, e.g. an arrangement that makes the record carrier fit into an etui or a casing ticket holders A45C11/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card

Abstract

A dual communication fob assembly provided with an attachment area for a ring or a chain and including in combination: an insert including a first contactless communication device; and a base with a pocket in the base for holding at least a part of the insert when inserted therein and being provided with a second contactless communication device which is electrically separate from the first contactless communication device.

Claims

1. A dual communication fob assembly provided with an attachment area for a ring or a chain and comprising in combination:

an insert comprising a first contactless communication device and

a base with a pocket in said base for holding at least a part of said insert when inserted therein, and being provided with a second contactless communication device which is electrically separate from the first contactless communication device,

wherein

the first contactless communication device comprises a cylindrical body, and the cylindrical body is located outside the pocket.

2. The fob assembly of claim 1, wherein the pocket is a flat slot adapted to receive a flat portion of the insert and the cylindrical body extends along the entry of the slot of the base.