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US 2020/0089861 A1Published application
Packaging with automatic authentication system for packaged product
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJames A. STRYKER
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Abstract
A product with packaging includes an envelope having a cavity. An envelope flap may be opened, and may initiate a smart packaging feature, such as an NFC chip embedded in the packaging. The NFC chip may search for an electronic device, such as the electronic device of the specific user, and once connected may initiate or carry out an authentication process or activation process.
Claims20
Packaging, comprising:
- a cavity configured to receive a product;
- and
- an automatic authentication system including an NFC chip,
- wherein when the packaging is opened by a user the NFC chip automatically communicates with a user's personal electronic device to initiate an authentication process or an activation process.
1 more element
A packaging envelope, comprising:
- a cavity configured to receive a card product;
- an active data chip embedded in a portion of the envelope;
- and
- a power source configured to provide power where the power source is configured to provide power to the chip upon opening the packaging.
1 more element
A credit card product, comprising:
- a metallic portion, wherein the credit card product is activated when the packaging it is or was contained in communicates with a predetermined user's electronic device,
- wherein the communication is carried out via a radio frequency communication between the packaging and the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.