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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Colin Tanner, Middlesex, GB;
Stephen Marshall-rees, Andover, GB;
Inventors:
Colin Tanner, Middlesex, GB;
Stephen Marshall-Rees, Andover, GB;
Assignee:
MasterCard International, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radio frequency identification (RFID) module for an identification token includes a module body and an RFID integrated circuit (IC) mounted on or in the module body. The RFID module also includes a pressure-sensitive switching device mounted on or in the module body. An identification token may be manufactured using the RFID module as a component of the identification token, so that the proximity payment device includes a user-actuatable switch without requiring separate operations to incorporate the switch during assembly of the identification token.