Controllable RFID card
AssigneePhilip Morris USA Inc.
InventorWilliam Sweeney
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing personalized information are provided. Based on an identification of a customer through the use of a card, personalized information is selectively produced and wirelessly provided to a display such as a wireless display. The identification of the customer, as well as additional information, can be provided through the use of the card, wherein functions of the card can be enabled or disabled by the customer through the use of on-card switches, buttons, slides and/or bistable domes.
Claims16
A display system, comprising:
- a display;
- an information reader;
- and
- a card with at least one control, wherein the control enables or disables a function of a card, and wherein information on the card is read by the information reader.
A method of displaying personalized information, comprising:
- providing an electromagnetic radiation field;
- reading an identification card or tag to obtain identification information using the electromagnetic radiation field;
- accessing and processing personalized information corresponding to the identification information read;
- transmitting the personalized information via the electromagnetic radiation field to a display;
- and
- displaying the personalized information on the display.
A customer controllable identification card, comprising:
- a card with first and second planar surfaces;
- at least one radio frequency identification tag within the card;
- and
- one or more controls located on the card, wherein the one or more controls enable or disable radio frequency readable functions of the card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.