Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
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  • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
  • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
  • G06K19/073—Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory
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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
  • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
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  • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
  • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
  • G06K19/073—Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory
  • G06K19/07309—Means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or onto record carriers
  • G06K19/07318—Means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or onto record carriers by hindering electromagnetic reading or writing
  • G06K19/07327—Passive means, e.g. Faraday cages
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
  • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
  • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
  • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
  • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
  • G06K19/077—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
  • G06K19/07749—Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the technical field of media for recording data that can be read by machines. More specifically, the present invention relates to the technical field of media for recording data that can be read by standard payment card reading devices. In addition, the present invention also relates to a method of using such a data recording medium.
• a standard payment card is a card made of a plastic material and it is provided with a magnetic strip and / or electronic chip for storing the data.
• the ISO / IEC 7810 standard defines that a "regular"("ID-1" type) payment card must measure 85.60 ⁇ 53.98 ⁇ 0.76 ( ⁇ 0, 08) mm.
• these same dimensions have also been adopted for a fairly large number other cards (eg identity documents, driver's licenses, loyalty cards, business cards, student cards, etc., etc.).
• the object of the present invention is therefore to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks and to provide a data recording medium, for example a payment card or an identification card, which can be read by standardized payment card readers. despite the fact that its shape (and / or its dimensions do not necessarily respect the standards in force (eg ISO / IEC 7810).
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a cheaper data recording medium than similar devices available today, as well as a data recording medium which may also have other functions.
• Another object of the present invention is also to provide a data recording medium whose manufacturing process is simple and economical. Another object of the present invention is finally also to provide a method of using such a recording medium.
• a data recording medium comprising at least one data storage element, the data stored in the data storage element being read by a reading device, which is constructed such that the data recording medium is transformable to enable this data recording medium to become readable by a standardized bank payment card reader.
• This reading device can p. ex. be a standardized electronic banking payment terminal according to ISO / IEC 7810.
• the transformation of the data recording medium according to the present invention comprises the modification of its shape and / or its dimensions.
• the data recording medium Thanks to such a structure of the data recording medium, it can be used in combination with electronic payment terminals which are present today in a large majority of stores and other establishments in which payments are made, despite dimensions which can be chosen as needed. Thus, it is possible to expand the field of use of cards with a support according to the present invention, without losing the benefits of standardization.
• the support comprises a first element and a second element which can be superimposed on each other to allow the thickness of the media to be approximately equal to the thickness of a payment card.
• the data storage elements can be positioned between the two elements so as to be protected against erroneous manipulation or damage before the time of use.
• first element and the second element are made in one piece and that, to be superimposed on one another, they can be folded in an intermediate plane.
• a deployable tongue is provided in the support. Due to the deployment of this tab, the handling of the support can be facilitated, especially when it is small.
• this tab can also contain one or more electronic chips that can be used as chips on standard bank payment cards or p. ex. to perform traceability operations when shipping labeled products.
• the support is at least in part a polymer, paper or cardboard material.
• the use of polymers is well known in the field of payment cards.
• the advantages of paper and cardboard reside in a simpler manufacturing and a lower price.
• paper and cardboard are suitable for printing information on the surface of the support, which facilitates the setting up of an additional function (eg the use of the support as a label for products in the products). stores).
• the data storage element may be a magnetic stripe and / or an electronic chip, like a standardized payment card.
• the support may comprise attachment means for attachment to an external object. This feature also facilitates the implementation of alternative or additional applications of the supports according to the present invention.
• the medium according to the present invention can be used instead of a standardized payment card or as a tag used to identify a product.
• the data recording medium may comprise a bar code and / or a QR code associated with and / or identical to the PAN of the medium.
• the PAN is the abbreviation of the English term "primary account number" and is the code used to uniquely identify a bank card.
• a PAN generally also follows the standardized scheme in ISO / IEC 7812, but other formats and schemes are also possible.
• a data recording medium comprising at least one data storage element, the data stored in the data storage element being readable by a reading device
• the transformation of the data recording medium may comprise the modification of its shape and / or its dimensions. More specifically, the transformation of the support
• Data recording may include folding and / or cutting.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the data recording medium according to the present invention.
• FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the data recording medium of FIG. 1 returned on its other face;
• FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the data recording medium of FIG. 2 in a first step of preparing the use;
• FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the data recording medium of FIG. 2 in a second step of preparing the use;
• FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the data recording medium of FIG. 2 in a third step of preparing the use.
• FIG. 6 is a view from above of the data recording medium of the exemplary embodiment of the data recording medium. according to the present invention when it is ready for use.
• Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a data recording medium 1 according to the present invention. This is a small data recording medium, so
• the support 1 comprises a first element 2 and a second element 3 of identical dimensions which are positioned one on the other.
• the first element 2 and the second element 3 are made in one piece (that is to say in one piece) and folded one on the other as shown in FIG.
• first element 2 and the second element 3 can also be fixed one on the other, e.g. ex. by an adhesive and / or other suitable fastening means, but it is also possible to provide a support 1 in which the first element 2 and the second element 3 are not fixed relative to each other.
• the fixing means must be sufficiently “weak” (or breakable) so that the support 1 can easily be transformed, as will be explained later.
• the first element 1 and the second element 2 may for example be made of plastic material (a polymer), paper and / or cardboard. Of course, other materials are also possible. Similarly, the first element 2 and the second element 3 may be made of the same material, but it is also possible to use different materials.
• Figure 2 illustrates the data recording medium 1 of Figure 1 when it has been returned. In fact, the first element 2 which was above the second element 3 in FIG. 1 is now below the second element 3.
• a tongue 4 is provided in the second element 3.
• a rupture zone 5 (for example perforations) is provided between the tongue 4 and the remainder of the second element 3. Thanks to this rupture zone 5 , the tongue 4 can be deployed from the rest of the second element 3, as will be explained later.
• the medium 1 can comprise either a magnetic tape (illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 6), an electronic chip (not shown), or a combination of a magnetic tape and an electronic chip, like standard payment cards.
• these elements are applied to the faces of the first element 2 and / or the second element 3 facing the interior of the support 1, so as not to be visible and / or accessible.
• Such an arrangement has the advantage of better security and data protection.
• One or more electronic elements can also be located in the tab 4 to allow tracing of products.
• the data recording medium 1 typically does not have the standardized dimensions and, even if it includes the same data recording elements (also taking the data recording format wholly or in part) as standardized payment cards, it can not usually be read by standard payment card readers. In order to use the data recording medium 1 in a standard reader, it is therefore necessary to adapt it in an appropriate manner.
• the second element 3 is deployed from the first element 2 so that the first element 2 and the second element 3 come to be positioned in the same plane.
• This situation is illustrated in FIG. 3.
• the first element 2 and the second element 3 remain connected to each other, as represented by the link 6.
• the connection 6 can also be made as a rupture zone, e.g. ex. also using
• the folding can be performed on the small or the long side of the data recording medium 1.
• a magnetic tape 7 is visible in Figure 3. It is essentially a magnetic tape comparable or identical to magnetic tapes that are used in standard payment cards. Also possible would be the use of several magnetic tapes (eg a first on the first element 2 and a second on the second element 3), as well as the alternative or cumulative use of one (or more) known electronic chips standard payment cards.
• the magnetic tape 7 (or any other data recording element) can be used for storing any type of data, depending on the needs of the actual use.
• the data recording medium 1 is used instead of a standard payment card
• the data stored in the magnetic stripe will include all the data that is needed for a smooth financial transaction.
• a support 1 used as an identity document could in turn store all the data necessary to identify, for example, a person or an object.
• the tongue 4 is deployed from the rest of the second element 3 by means of the rupture zone 5 which is raised, as illustrated by the arrow in FIG. 4. Then, as seen in FIG. 5, the second element 3 is folded on the other side (in the direction of the arrow) to position itself below the first element 2.
• the carrier 1 is thus ready to be read by a standard payment card reader, as illustrated in FIG. 6.
• the data recording medium 1 can be used identically to a standard payment card. That is, the tab 4 can be used to hold the holder 1 between the fingers and pass it through the slot in the electronic reading terminal so that the data stored in the magnetic tape can be read by the terminal .
• the support 1 includes a smart card, it can also be read in the same way as reading a standard payment card.
• the tab 4 can also be omitted, since it is indeed necessary only for a small data recording medium 1.
• the data recording medium 1 can be used in different ways.
• support 1 with the smaller dimensions compared the dimensions of a standard payment card (eg a medium measuring 50.00 x 20.00 mm) made of paper as a label attached to products displayed in stores.
• the visible surfaces of the first element 2 and / or the second element 3 could be used to print the information generally visible on such labels (eg brand, price, size, serial number , barcode, QR code, etc.).
• the thickness of the support 1 in the ready form for use corresponds essentially to the values prescribed in the standard (s) in force (eg ISO / IEC 7810. More concretely, in the example illustrated, the thickness of the first element 2 and the thickness of the second Element 3 should add up to the value of 0.78 ( ⁇ 0.08) mm.
• the data recording medium 1 according to the present invention can of course also be folded into three or more parts to obtain the desired thickness.
• a tab to facilitate the passage of the support 1 in a standardized bank payment terminal may or may not be present, depending on the dimensions of the support 1.
• the present invention is subject to many variations as to its implementation. Although only one embodiment has been described, it is readily understandable that it is not conceivable to exhaustively identify all possible embodiments. However, the realization of other equivalent embodiments remains undoubtedly within the reach of a person skilled in the art. In this sense, it is of course possible to replace one or more means described by one or more equivalent means without departing from the scope of the present invention. Specifically, it would also be possible to provide a data recording medium 1 according to the present invention consisting of a single element which, in order to make the medium readable by standard reading terminals, should be folded one or more times until the necessary thickness is achieved.

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