Chip card sleeve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10019664-B2
Application number	US-201715455157-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2017
Priority date	Aug 12, 2014
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

A chip card sleeve including a cavity for holding a chip card, and a first contact and a second contact that extend into the cavity, wherein the first contact and the second contact are electrically conductively connected to one another.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chip card sleeve, comprising:
a sleeve that forms a cavity for holding a chip card; and
a first contact and a second contact that extend into the cavity;
wherein the first contact and the second contact are electrically conductively connected to one another, wherein the first contact and the second contact are embodied, electrically conductively connected and arranged in the sleeve such that when a chip card has been introduced into the chip card sleeve, the first contact and the second contact electrically conductively connect a first pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

2. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 ,
wherein the first contact and the second contact electrically conductively connect the first pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another when the chip card has been introduced into the chip card sleeve in a first manner; and
the chip card sleeve further comprises a third contact and a fourth contact that are embodied, electrically conductively connected and arranged in the sleeve such that when the chip card has been introduced into the chip card sleeve in a second manner, the third contact and the fourth contact electrically conductively connect a second pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

3. The chip card sleeve of claim 2 , further comprising
a fifth contact and a sixth contact that are embodied, electrically conductively connected and arranged in the sleeve such that when the chip card has been introduced into the chip card sleeve in a third manner, the fifth contact and the sixth contact electrically conductively connect a third pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

4. The chip card sleeve of claim 3 , further comprising
a seventh contact and an eight contact that are embodied, electrically conductively connected and arranged in the sleeve such that when the chip card has been introduced into the chip card sleeve in a fourth manner, the seventh contact and the eight contact electrically conductively connect a fourth pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

5. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 , further comprising one or more images, each image representing a configuration corresponding to a manner in which a chip card is inserted into the chip card sleeve.

6. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the chip card sleeve is configured to deactivate a function of the chip card upon electrically conductively connecting the first pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

7. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the chip card sleeve is configured to activate a function of the chip card upon electrically conductively connecting the first pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

8. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 ,
wherein the first and the second contacts are spring contacts.

9. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the chip card sleeve comprises a plastic.

10. The chip card sleeve of claim 9 , wherein the plastic is a polycarbonate.

11. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 , further comprising an opening for inserting a chip card into the chip card sleeve.

12. The chip card sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the first contact and the second contact are passively electrically conductively connected to one another.

13. The chip card sleeve of claim 12 , wherein the first contact and the second contact passively electrically conductively connect the first pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another.

14. The chip card sleeve of claim 13 , wherein the passive electrical conductive connection of the first pair of contact areas of the chip card configures the chip card to perform a function.

15. The chip card sleeve of claim 14 , wherein the function is performed upon the chip card being activated by an electromagnetic field.

16. A chip card sleeve, comprising:
a sleeve that forms a cavity for holding a chip card; and
a first contact and a second contact that extend into the cavity;

wherein the first contact and the second contact are electrically conductively connected to one another with a passive connection.

17. The chip card sleeve of claim 16 , wherein the first contact and the second contact are configured to passively connect a first pair of contact areas of the chip card when the chip card is introduced into the chip card sleeve.

18. The chip card sleeve of claim 17 , wherein passively connecting the first pair of contact areas of the chip card to one another configures the chip card to perform a function.

19. The chip card sleeve of claim 18 , wherein the function is performed upon the chip card being activated by an electromagnetic field.

20. The chip card sleeve of claim 16 , comprising a third contact and a fourth contact that extend into the cavity, wherein the third contact and the fourth contact are electrically conductively connected to one another with a second passive connection.

Assignees

• Infineon Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Laackmann Peter

Classifications

• G06K19/073

  Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory (protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14) · CPC title

• G06K19/07716

  the record carrier comprising means for customization, e.g. being arranged for personalization in batch · CPC title

• G06K19/0723

  the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs · CPC title

• G06K19/07701 Primary

  the record carrier comprising an interface suitable for human interaction · CPC title

• G06K19/07749

  the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card · CPC title