Card security activation label and method
US8720786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/354
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Card security apparatus and methods are provided. An obstruction layer (e.g., a hot-stamped scratch off foil label) may be provided in at least partially overlapping relation to a data field of a card (e.g., including proprietary information unique to the specific card). The obstruction layer may render all or at least a portion of the card data field unreadable in the presentation position. All or at least a portion of an exposed data field, such e.g., as an activation field, may be disposed on an outer surface of the obstruction layer such that the activation field is readable with the obstruction layer in the presentation position. Displacement of the obstruction layer may render the exposed data field, e.g., activation field, unreadable (e.g., via destruction of all or at least a portion of the obstruction layer) and the data field readable.
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