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US 2019/0173676 A1Published application
Hybrid security key with physical and logical attributes
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsShawn D. Hennessy, Nevenko Zunic, Todd P. Seager
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Abstract
In an approach, a hybrid security key comprises at least one physical face on a first side of a key comprising a key groove cut and a barcode coupled to a top surface of the physical face; and at least one logical face on a second side of the key comprising a surface insert overlaying a conductive film, wherein the conductive film includes at least one contact point, at least one conductive trace, and a smart chip.
Claims8
A hybrid security key comprising:
- at least one physical face on a first side of a key comprising a key groove cut and a barcode coupled to a top surface of the physical face;
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- at least one logical face on a second side of the key comprising a surface insert overlaying a conductive film, wherein the conductive film includes at least one contact point, at least one conductive trace, and a smart chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.