Payment cards and devices with enhanced magnetic emulators
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1. A card comprising:
- an electronic device operable to serially communicate data to an external device comprising;
a first layer of flexible printed circuit board;
a second layer of flexible printed circuit board, wherein a coil is provided across said first and second layers; and
a material located inside of said coil, said material separating at least a portion of said first layer from at least a portion of said second layer.
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Abstract
A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Such a magnetic emulator may comprise non-magnetostrictive material such that the magnetic emulator may be fabricated in a wide variety of fabrication processes. Additionally, magnets may be added to amplify the signal of a magnetic emulator. In doing so, a magnetic emulator may provide a large amount of signal while consuming a reduced amount of electrical energy when compared to a magnetic emulator that does not include the presence of one or more magnets.
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1. A card comprising:
an electronic device operable to serially communicate data to an external device comprising; a first layer of flexible printed circuit board; a second layer of flexible printed circuit board, wherein a coil is provided across said first and second layers; and a material located inside of said coil, said material separating at least a portion of said first layer from at least a portion of said second layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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