Patent · US Expired

Interactive smart card and method of its fabrication

US6619553B1 · kind B1 · utility

15Cited by
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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 2001
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/077
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention pertains to the field of electronic devices and essentially relates to smart cards (electronic cards) including a display that comprises a liquid-crystal indication element with an internal polarizer. This invention also relates to a method for manufacturing this card. The purpose of this invention is to simplify the structure of the electronic card, to provide a single process for manufacturing the card together with the display, to reduce the thickness of the card, to improve the mechanical strength, the manufacturability and the economical characteristics of said card and to increase its reliability.

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