Cards and devices with magnetic emulators with zoning control and advanced interiors
US8973824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/03
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. An emulator may include a coil that includes magnetic, ferromagnetic, or ferromagnetic, material in the coil's interior. Coils may be associated with zones. As a read-head is detected to move from zone-to-zone, coils may be activated to transmit information in those zones.
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