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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
David Finn, Tourmakeady, IE;
Dennis Ryan, Tipp City, OH (US);
David Finn, Tourmakeady, IE;
Dennis Ryan, Tipp City, OH (US);
DPD Patent Trust Ltd., Tourmakeady, County Mayo, IE;
Abstract
An RFID token apparatus has a connection module for interfacing with an appliance capable of communicating and interacting with remote servers and networks, a translation module for moving signals between a USB interface and a smart card interface, a processor module which may be capable of operating as a dual-interface (DI) chip; and an input/output module having at least one RF antenna and a modulator. An RFID-contactless interface according to ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 and/or NFC. A wireless interface according to ZIGBEE wireless, BLUETOOTH wireless, WLAN 802.11, UWB, USB wireless and/or any similar interface. An RFID reader apparatus has a housing; a slot for a contact or contactless fob; and a USB stick alternately protruding from the housing and retracted within the housing.