Smart card apparatus

• US 8,436,712 B1
• Filed: 10/09/2009
• Issued: 05/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kevin M. Rafferty
• Original Assignee: Kevin M. Rafferty
• Inventors: Rafferty, Kevin M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ma, Kam
• Application Number:
  US12/576,314
• Time in Patent Office: 1,306 Days
• Field of Search: 340 561- 566, 340/539.13, 340/539.15, 340/539.21, 340/539.23, 340/573.1, 340/573.6, 340/1.1, 340 51- 52, 340/5.6, 340/5.4
• US Class Current: 340/5.61
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/08 using markings of different kinds or more than one marking of the same kind in the same record carrier, e.g. one marking being sensed by optical and the other by magnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip

Abstract

The card has a magnetic strip with pertinent information encoded by the issuer. The magnetic strip provides monetary transaction capability, facility access, security access, and privilege access so that the card can be encoded as desired by the issuer. The magnetic strip and CPU also include medical information of a user. The card also has a battery pack that is in communication with the internally housed transponder, CPU, and GPS capability. By way of the antenna, the transponder communicates with an existing GPS transponder. A distance limitation is encoded into the card. When the card exceeds the distance limitation, the existing transponder is alarmed. The existing GPS transponder receives location information from the card so that the card user can be recovered.

Claims

1. A smart card apparatus consisting of, in combination:

a card having a length of about 3 inches, a width of about 1½

inches, and a front spaced apart from a back by a thickness of about 1/16 inch;

a logo printed on the front

a plurality of indicia printed on the front below the logo;

an orifice disposed through the card;

a magnetic strip disposed within the back of the card, the magnetic strip providing monetary transaction capability, facility access, security access, and privilege access;

a CPU disposed within the card, the CPU in communication with the magnetic strip, the CPU encoded with a distance limitation;

a GPS capability disposed within the card;

a transponder disposed within the card, the transponder in communication with an existing GPS transponder and with the GPS capability;

an antenna disposed within the card, the antenna in communication with the transponder disposed within the card;

a battery pack disposed within the card back, the battery pack in communication with the CPU and the transponder.

2. A smart card apparatus consisting of, in combination:

a card having a length of about 3 inches, a width of about 1½

inches, and a front spaced apart from a back by a thickness of about 1/16 inch;

a logo printed on the front

a plurality of indicia printed on the front below the logo, the indicia consisting of;

a name;

a room indication;

an issue date;

an expiration date;

an orifice disposed through the card;

a magnetic strip disposed within the back of the card, the magnetic strip providing monetary transaction capability, facility access, security access, personal information, and privilege access;

a CPU disposed within the card, the CPU in communication with the magnetic strip;

a GPS capability disposed within the card;

a transponder disposed within the card, the transponder in communication with an existing GPS transponder and with the GPS capability;

an antenna in communication with the transponder disposed within the card;

a battery pack disposed within the card back, the battery pack in communication with the CPU and the transponder.