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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:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Colin Tanner, Middlesex, GB;
Duncan Garrett, London, GB;
David A. Roberts, Warrington, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MasterCard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An identification token includes a body and an RFID IC embedded in the body. An antenna is also embedded in the body and is coupled to the RFID IC. A control integrated circuit (CIC) is embedded in the body and coupled to the antenna. A sensor is embedded in the body and is coupled to the CIC. The sensor is actuatable by a user of the identification token.