Microcircuit card in several parts

• US 8,448,869 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2004
• Issued: 05/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IDEMIA France (Advent International Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oberthur Technologies SA
• Inventors: Rossiter, William F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hess, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chedekel, Tabitha
• Application Number:
  US10/573,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20070108294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,164 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/487, 235/488, 235/492, 235/493, 235/494
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07739 comprising a first part capable of functioning as a record carrier on its own and a second part being only functional as a form factor changing part, e.g. SIM cards type ID 0001, removably attached to a regular smart card form factor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/083 Constructional details

Abstract

A card comprises a body with a precut microcircuit card, characterized in that a token is also precut in the body of the card, adjacent to the microcircuit card.

Claims

1. A card, comprising:

a card body, comprised of i) a microcircuit card precut in the card body, ii) a token precut in the card body so as to be adjacent to the microcircuit card and extending up to a corner of the card body, and iii) a remainder portion of the card body removably joined to both the microcircuit card and the token,

the token carrying visual information,

the remainder portion being an L-shaped residual portion extending along outermost sides of the card body to form three outermost corners of the card,

the microcircuit card being a mobile telephone operator subscriber identification card,

the card body conforming to the ID-1 format, and

the location of the microcircuit card in the card body being such that the card body is usable in an ID-1 card reader.

2. The card according to claim 1, wherein the token extends to only one corner of the card body.

3. The card according to claim 2, wherein the token extends to a corner having a furthest distance from the microcircuit card.

4. The card according to claim 2, wherein the token has sides at least approximately parallel to those of the card body.

5. The card according to claim 4, wherein the token has sides at least approximately aligned with the sides of the microcircuit card.

6. The card according to claim 2, wherein the token includes a magnetic strip configured to store information.

7. The card according to claim 1, wherein the token includes a magnetic strip configured to store information.

8. The card according to claim 1, wherein a hole is provided in a corner of the token in a vicinity of the microcircuit card.

9. The card according to claim 1, wherein the token is connected to the remainder portion of the card body by mechanically weakened areas consisting of grooves.

10. The card according to claim 1, wherein the token is a contactless type.

11. The card according to claim 1, wherein the token is a radio-frequency identification label.

12. The card according to claim 1, wherein the visual information includes personalizing information.

13. The card according to claim 1, wherein the visual information includes an address or a phone number.

14. The card according to claim 1, wherein the visual information is provided in ink.

15. The card according to claim 1, wherein the visual information comprises characters in relief.

16. The card according to claim 1, wherein the L-shaped portion is formed as a single piece.

17. The card according to claim 1, wherein the L-shaped portion is formed of a rigid member.

18. A card, comprising:

a body, with a microcircuit card precut in the body, with a token precut in the body so as to be adjacent to the microcircuit card and extending up to only a single corner of the body, and with a remainder portion removably joined to both the microcircuit card and the token,

the remainder portion being an L-shaped residual portion extending along outermost sides of the card body to form three outermost corners of the card,

wherein the token includes a medium having magnetic data stored thereon,

wherein the microcircuit card is a mobile telephone operator subscriber identification card, and

wherein the body and a location of the microcircuit card within the body are in conformance with ID-1 format such that the body is compatible with an ID-1 card reader.

19. A card, comprising:

a body, with a microcircuit card precut in the body, with a token precut in the body so as to be adjacent to the microcircuit card and extending up to only a single corner of the body, and with a remainder portion removably joined to both the microcircuit card and the token,

the remainder portion being an L-shaped residual portion extending along outermost sides of the card body to form three outermost corners of the card,

the token carrying visual information for identifying a carrier associated with the microcircuit card,

the microcircuit card being a mobile telephone operator subscriber identification card, and

the body and a location of the microcircuit card within the body being in conformance with ID-1 format such that the body is compatible with an ID-1 card reader.

20. A card, comprising:

a body, with a microcircuit card precut in the body, with a token precut in the body extending up to a single corner of the body, and with a remainder portion removably joined to both the microcircuit card and the token,

the remainder portion being an L-shaped residual portion extending along outermost sides of the card body to form three outermost corners of the card,

the microcircuit card being a mobile telephone operator subscriber identification card,

the token carrying visual information and a magnetic strip, and

the body and a location of the microcircuit card within the body being in conformance with ID-1 format such that the body is compatible with an ID-1 card reader.