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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Mark Poidomani, Windermere, FL (US);
Joan Ziegler, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Eric Foo, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ziv Alon, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Charles Mcguire, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Lawrence Routhenstein, Ocoee, FL (US);
Mark Poidomani, Windermere, FL (US);
Joan Ziegler, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Eric Foo, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ziv Alon, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Charles McGuire, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Lawrence Routhenstein, Ocoee, FL (US);
PrivaSys Inc., Newbury Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic card includes a digital processor, an electrochemical battery and a communications port. The processor and battery are essentially coplanar, and are sandwiched between and enclosed by two flexible covers, preferably made from an insulating plastic material, and preferably fitted to the components that they enclose. The communications port can include, for example, a Smart Card contact port, a stripe emulator, an RF port, and IR port, etc. The battery may comprise a rechargeable battery. In an exemplary embodiment, at least the processor is carried by a flexible printed circuit (PC) board. In other exemplary embodiments, switches and/or indicators are also carried by the PC.board. A method for manufacturing an electronic card having at least two components is also disclosed.