Manually actuated contactless card
OwnerEric Ringerinventor
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Abstract
A manually actuated contactless card includes at least one manual actuator and a memory having at least one record of confidential information. The manually actuated contactless card provides the at least one record of confidential information to a reader when the manually actuated contactless card is energized by the reader provided that at least one of the manual actuators is simultaneously actuated.
Claims18
A method of using a manually actuated contactless card, the method comprising the steps of:
- manually actuating a manual actuator, wherein a manually actuated contactless card includes the manual actuator;
- energizing the manually actuated contactless card, wherein the manually actuated contactless card includes a record of confidential information, wherein the manually actuated contactless card is energized while the manual actuator is actuated;
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- providing at least a portion of the record of confidential information, wherein the record of confidential information is provided in response to the manually actuated contactless card being energized with the manual actuator actuated.
A manually actuated contactless card comprising:
- a memory having a record of confidential information stored therein;
- a manual actuator in electrical communication;
- a transponder in electrical communication of with the manual actuator and the memory, wherein the transponder transmits the record of confidential information only if the manual actuator has been manually actuated.
A system comprising:
- a writer configured to communicate records of confidential information to a manually actuated contactless card;
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- computing device configured to interface with the writer, wherein the computing device provides the records of confidential information to the writer, wherein records of confidential information communicated to the manually actuated contactless card are associated with manual actuators that are manually actuated.
Logic embodied in a computer readable medium, the logic comprising:
- a record storage module configured to store records of confidential information in a memory of a manually actuated contactless card;
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- a record retrieval module configured to retrieve a specific record of confidential information in response to at least one manual actuator being actuated.
A manually actuated contactless card comprising:
- a memory configured to have a plurality of records of confidential information stored therein;
- a plurality of manual actuators configured to be manually actuated;
- a passive energy source that provides power to the manually actuated contactless card in response to the manually actuated contactless card being placed in an electromagnetic field of a reader;
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- a processor in communication with the memory and the passive energy source and the plurality of manual actuators, wherein the processor retrieves a specific record of confidential information from the memory only when receiving energy from the passive energy source and in response to at least one manual actuator being actuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.