An electronic payment, information, or ID card with a deformation sensing means
Abstract
A portable card, such as a credit card, that has a processor and an electronic device such as a deformable switch element or sensor in it, in which the deformation or bending of the sensor / switch is determined and used to control the electronic device. .. According to one aspect, the bending of the piezoelectric element provides power to awaken the processor from sleep mode. [Selection diagram] Fig. 4

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48 claims: 13 independent, 35 dependent
- 1第1のモードおよび第2のモードで動作しうる電子回路と、前記電子回路に電子的に接続される検知手段とを備える携帯型カードであって、 前記検知手段は、変形時に電気信号を出力しうる圧電要素を備え、 前記電子回路は、前記電気信号の受信時に、前記第1のモードから前記第2のモードに移行しうるように構成され、 前記電子回路はプロセッサを備え、前記第1のモードは前記プロセッサのスリープモードであり、前記第2のモードは前記プロセッサの通常モードである、携帯型カード。
- 2外形サイズが長さ10cm未満、幅5cm未満、厚さ2mm未満である、請求項1に記載のカード。
- 3前記カードは、前記検知手段が固定される、柔軟性を有する基体要素を有する、請求項1に記載のカード。
- 4前記カードの面に垂直な断面において、外側の部分よりも柔らかい層に前記検知手段の中心が隣接するように配される、請求項1または2に記載のカード。
- 5前記検知手段の変形に対する感度を低下させる手段を更に備える、先行する請求項のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 6前記電子回路は、制御され且つタスクを開始しうる機能手段をさらに備え、前記感度低下手段は、前記機能手段により何の機能も実行されない間に、前記検知手段により変形が所定回数検出されると作動する、請求項5に記載のカード。
- 7前記プロセッサに組み合わされる電源をさらに備え、前記検知手段は、前記検知手段の変形から電力を提供しうる、先行する請求項のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 8視覚情報を提示する手段を更に備える、先行する請求項のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 9前記検知手段からの信号に基づいて、前記提示手段に対する第2の情報または信号を決定する手段を備える、請求項3および8に記載のカード。
- 10・ 柔軟性を有する基体要素と、・ 視覚情報を提示する手段と、・ 前記基体要素が曲げられることを検出し、信号を出力する検知手段と、・ 前記検知手段から信号を受信し、その信号に基づいて、前記提示手段に対する第2の情報または信号を決定する手段と、を備える、カード。
- 11前記検知手段は、前記基体要素の側面又は側面上に配置され、前記検知手段の伸張/圧縮に対応する信号を出力するように構成される、請求項9または10に記載のカード。
- 12前記検知手段は、受信した第2の信号に対応する音声を提供するように更に構成され、前記カードは、第2の信号を前記検知手段に提供する手段を更に備える、請求項10~11のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 13前記カードは、第1の端部と、それに対向する1つ以上の対向端部とを有し、前記提示手段は、前記カードの前記第1の端部又はその上に配置され、前記検知手段は、前記第1の端部よりも前記対向端部に近い方に配置される、請求項10~12のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 14前記提示手段は1列以上の発光体の列を備え、その各々は、前記決定手段によって制御可能である、請求項10~13のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 15前記決定手段は、タイミング情報を提供しうるタイミング手段を更に備え、前記決定手段は、前記タイミング情報にも基づいて前記第2の情報を提供する、請求項10~14のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 16前記決定手段は、前記信号および前記タイミング情報から、前記提示手段が往復行程中に移動する第1の距離を推定するように構成される、請求項15に記載のカード。
- 17前記決定手段は、提供されるべき2D情報を保持し、かつ前記2D情報のそれぞれ隣り合う細長い部分を表すデータを前記提示手段に次々に転送するように構成される、請求項16に記載のカード。
- 18前記決定手段は、第1の方向に沿った前記2D情報の長さを前記第1の距離に関連付け、前記往復行程中に前記カードによって提示される前記2D情報が、振動の方向に沿った寸法とそれに垂直な方向に沿った寸法との間に所定の関係を保持するように、前記提示手段の列毎の発光体の数を適合させるように構成される、請求項14および17に記載のカード。
- 19前記決定手段は、前記情報を提示するのに必要な第2の距離を、前記2D情報から判断し、前記第1の距離と前記第2の距離との間の関係に対応する前記2D情報の一部を前記提示手段に転送するように構成される、請求項17に記載のカード。
- 20前記決定手段は、可曲面において、前記提示手段が移動する曲線を推定し、第2の情報を適宜適合させるように構成される、請求項9または10に記載のカード。
- 21前記決定手段は、前記信号および前記タイミング情報に基づいて、前記提示手段の位置を推定し、前記推定された位置に基づいて前記第2の情報を提供するように構成される、請求項15に記載のカード。
- 22プロセッサと、圧電要素を備える検知手段とを備える電子回路を具備する携帯型カードを制御する方法であって、前記圧電要素を変形させることを含み、それによって、前記圧電要素は信号を出力し、前記プロセッサは、前記圧電要素から前記信号を受信し、かつスリープモードから通常モードに移行する、方法。
- 23前記カードは前記検知手段が固定される柔軟性の基体層を備え、前記変形させることは前記カードを曲げることを含む、請求項22に記載の方法。
- 24前記カードの面に垂直な断面において、前記検知手段は、外側の部分よりも軟質の層に検知手段の中心が隣接するように配され、前記変形させることは、検知手段の少なくとも中心部分を前記軟質層側に押しつけ、それによって前記軟質層を変形させることを含む、請求項22に記載の方法。
- 25前記検知手段の感度を低下させるステップをさらに含む、請求項22~24のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 26前記、感度を低下させるステップが、追加のタスクを実行する命令を受信しない間に前記検知手段が所定回数の変形を検知した後に行われる、請求項25に記載の方法。
- 27前記カードからユーザに視覚情報を提示するステップをさらに含む、請求項22~26に記載の方法。
- 28前記検知手段からの信号に基づいて、前記電子回路が、第2の情報を前記提示手段に提供するステップをさらに含む、請求項25および27に記載の方法。
- 29・ 前記カードを曲げることと、・ 前記検知手段が、前記信号を前記電子回路に提供することと、・ 前記電子回路が、前記信号を受信し、かつ前記第2の情報を前記提示手段に提供することと、・ 前記提示手段が、前記第2の情報に関する視覚情報を提示することと、を含む、請求項9または10に記載のカードを制御する方法。
- 30前記検知手段は、前記基体要素の側面又は側面上に配置され、前記検知手段の伸張/圧縮に対応する信号を出力する、請求項28または29に記載の方法。
- 31前記検知手段は、第2の信号に対応する音声を更に提供する、請求項28または29に記載の方法。
- 32前記カードは、第1の端部と、それに対向する1つ以上の対向端部とを有し、前記提示手段は、前記カードの前記第1の端部又はその上に配置され、前記カードは、前記第1の端部よりも前記対向端部に近い方で曲がり、前記検知手段は、前記第1の端部よりも前記対向端部に近い方に配置される、請求項28または29に記載の方法。
- 33前記提示ステップは、前記提供手段によって制御される1列以上の発光体の列のうちの各々を備える、請求項28または29に記載の方法。
- 34タイミング情報を提供することをさらに含み、前記第2の情報は、前記タイミング情報にも基づいて決定される、請求項28または29に記載の方法。
- 35前記信号および前記タイミング情報から、前記提示手段が往復行程中に移動する第1の距離を推定するステップをさらに含む、請求項34に記載の方法。
- 36前記提供手段は、提供されるべき2D情報を保持し、前記2D情報のそれぞれ隣り合う細長い部分を表すデータを前記提示手段に次々に転送する、請求項35に記載の方法。
- 37第1の方向に沿った前記2D情報の長さを前記第1の距離に関連付けることと、前記往復行程中に前記カードによって提示される前記2D情報が、往復移動の方向に沿った寸法とそれに垂直の方向に沿った寸法との間に所定の関係を保持するように、曲げの方向に垂直の方向において前記提示ステップにおいて提供される前記情報の長さを適合させることとを含む、請求項33および36に記載の方法。
- 38前記情報を提示するのに必要な第2の距離を、前記2D情報から判断し、前記第1の距離と前記第2の距離との間の関係に対応する前記2D情報の一部を前記提示手段に転送することを含む、請求項36に記載の方法。
- 39可曲面において、前記提示手段が移動する曲線を推定することと、第2の情報を適宜適合させることとを含む、請求項28~38のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 40前記信号および前記タイミング情報に基づいて、前記提示手段の位置を推定することと、前記推定された位置に基づいて、前記第2の情報を提供することとを含む、請求項34に記載の方法。
- 41第1のモードおよび第2のモードで動作しうる電子回路と、前記電子回路に電子的に接続される検知手段とを備える携帯型カードであって、前記検知手段は、変形時に電気信号を出力可能であり、前記電子回路は、前記電気信号の受信時に、前記第1のモードから前記第2のモードに移行しうるように構成され、前記カードの面に垂直な断面において、前記検知手段は、その外側部分よりも、前記検知手段の中心におけるより軟質の層に隣接して提供される、携帯型カード。
- 42外形サイズが長さ10cm未満、幅5cm未満、厚さ2mm未満である、請求項41に記載のカード。
- 43前記カードは、前記検知手段が固定される、柔軟性を有する基体要素を有する、請求項41に記載のカード。
- 44前記検知手段は、圧電要素、歪みゲージ、力感応性抵抗器、曲げセンサ、容量センサ、誘導センサ、および/または変位センサから成る群から選択される、請求項41~43のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 45前記検知手段の変形に対する感度を低下させる手段を更に備える、請求項41~44のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 46前記電子回路は、制御され且つタスクを開始しうる機能手段をさらに備え、前記感度低下手段は、前記機能手段により何の機能も実行されない間に、前記検知手段により変形が所定回数検出されると作動する、請求項45に記載のカード。
- 47前記電子回路は、プロセッサを備え、前記第1のモードは、前記プロセッサのスリープモードであり、前記第2のモードは前記プロセッサの通常モードである、請求項41~46のいずれかに記載のカード。
- 48前記プロセッサに組み合わされる電源をさらに備え、前記検知手段は、前記検知手段の変形から電力を提供するように構成される、請求項47に記載のカード。
Independent claims48
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Detailed description of the invention
The present invention relates to a portable card such as an ID card, an information card, or a payment card having an electric circuit that shifts from one mode to another according to a user's instruction.
This type of technology can be used for a wide variety of purposes. One example is found in switches on payment cards or ID cards. On this card, a processor or other electronic circuit operates or receives instructions from the user via a switch. To extend the life of the card, it is desirable for the processor and switch to use power only when needed.
Usually, such a card comprises, for example, a mechanical dome switch or membrane switch that is pressed by the user to activate the processor. Such a switch has a number of disadvantages. The dome protrudes from the flat surface of the card. The dome switch can be useless due to the card production / stacking process. Both switch solutions require current during operation, and a switch that continues to deform when pressed can quickly drain the battery of the card.
Various types of card sensors and their equivalents may be listed in US2003 / 169574, DE19947180, JP02307792, DE10342054, WO03 / 027949.
Another purpose of the existing deformation detection means is to use it in detecting or determining the deformation of the card. For example, it provides visible information to the user. The best to provide information during rotation may be listed in US 5,791,966 or US 2005/0277360.
At the following URL, the product that provides information while being shaken is presented at the following URL. http://www.loadsmorestuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=1085 http://web.mit.edu/6.111/www/s2005/PROJECT/Groups/1/main.html However, these products are rigid boxes and appear to have a fairly simple design.
According to the first aspect, the present invention is a portable card including an electronic circuit capable of operating in the first mode and the second mode, and a detection means electronically connected to the electronic circuit. The detection means includes a piezoelectric element capable of outputting an electric signal at the time of deformation, and the electronic circuit is configured to be able to shift from the first mode to the second mode when the electric signal is received. The electronic circuit comprises a processor, wherein the first mode is a sleep mode of the processor and the second mode is a normal mode of the processor, relating to a portable card.
Here, deforming the detection means means moving the detection means from a stationary position (usually by applying a force to it). This force is usually applied at an angle in the direction in which the sensing means has a length greater than perpendicular to it. Therefore, bending an elongated object is usually achieved by applying a force at an angle to its longitudinal axis, and bending a discoid element is usually achieved in the plane of a circular or discoid element. It is achieved by applying force at an angle to it.
Of course, the detecting means need not be flat in the stationary position, but may be flat in the bent or stressed / deformed state.
The type of sensor is a piezoelectric element in that it further has the ability to provide power when deformed or bent. Therefore, this type of sensor does not require power to operate and therefore does not need to be connected to any power source.
Usually, the sleep mode is a mode of low power consumption, and the normal mode is a mode of high power consumption. The detection means may then provide the processor with a signal or power to move the processor from sleep mode to normal mode when subjected to deformation. Therefore, power savings can be achieved by using a processor that consumes no or little power before the sensor is bent or deformed.
Preferably, the card is fairly small, for example, the external size is less than 10 cm in length, less than 5 cm in width and less than 2 mm in thickness. The most suitable cards have standard credit or ID card sizes.
Suitably, the card has a flexible substrate element so that the card can be bent and deformed. By mounting the detecting means on the substrate element, the detecting means can estimate bending and deformation. Therefore, the detection means may be completely embedded in the layer structure or the like in the card if the operation is possible. Of course, the card may include any number of layers, such as layers laminated on the substrate elements. This is known, for example, in the art of providing chip guards.
In one embodiment, the detection means is arranged so that the center of the detection means is adjacent to a layer or element that is softer than the outer portion (material or element placed on) in a cross section perpendicular to the face of the card. Therefore, while the detecting means is being deformed, the detecting means may be pushed towards the soft layer in order to deform the flexible layer. Therefore, it is still possible to use switchable elements that can usually be perfectly placed within the two flat main planes of the card. Of course, a dome may be used over the detection means to provide a hammer effect when the dome is pressed.
When the detector is bent or deformed, a mode change is performed, but in certain situations it notifies that the detector or card is frequently bent or deformed without the need for further action. It may be manipulated so that the mode change does not result in it. Bending and deformation may occur accidentally. One situation may be when a rhythmic bend is detected, such as when a sensor is bent or deformed by a person walking, running or dancing. ..
In such situations, the card may further include means of reducing the sensitivity of the detection means to deformation, or means of reducing the sensitivity of the circuit to signals from the detection means.
In a preferred embodiment, the card further comprises functional means capable of being controlled and initiating a task. This lowering means operates when deformation is detected a predetermined number of times by the detecting means while no function is executed by the functional means.
The functional means may indicate that the detection means operates again, or may be a means for detecting another input such as a code input by the card keyboard or a fingerprint reader by the card fingerprint reader. Good. It may also be a card reader or an optical sensor that detects an optical signal for scanning a card or a similar signal.
Of course, the mode change is executed or maintained until the detection means detects a new change, or immediately after the transformation for a certain period of time. This period may simply be determined by the timing device. That is, an RC circuit may be used in which a voltage is provided (actually by deformation) when the detection device is deformed and then attenuated. The time of mode change is either at the time of deformation or when the voltage that attenuates the RC circuit reaches the threshold value.
In one embodiment, the electronic circuit may be an RFID tag circuit. In this circuit, the transmission / reception circuit is enabled or disabled at the time of deformation of the detection means or at a predetermined time thereafter. In practice, the operation of the RFID tag can be powered by the power provided by the sensing means at the time of deformation. In this situation, batteries may not be needed to operate the RFID tag.
Note that variants of the sensing means can be judged and used for a variety of purposes. The first action or its "click" may be used to change the mode. You may use "double-click" (like a computer mouse or mobile phone) to start a given task, and a given number of variants that are performed within a certain amount of time or without spacing from each other. May be used as an input and for controlling the operation of the card circuit. Deformation quantification may be used as an alternative to select modes, as described in more detail below.
In particular, if the card is further equipped with a power source combined with the processor and can supply power / signal from the operation of the detection means, and the detection means does not require a power supply or is not connected to a power supply, there is an advantage. is there. That is, it is not necessary to consume the power supply due to the failure of the detection means.
Intelligent cards usually also include a means of outputting information from the card. Such means are active or passive (circuit / processor) via conductive pads on the card or via radio means such as radio waves, magnetic fields, RFID, IR radiation, or Bluetooth®. Can be one or more magnetic strips (changeable or immutable by). Of course, such communication may be controlled by the processor, and may only be initiated, for example, when the processor is awakened by the action of a sensor.
In many interesting embodiments, the card further provides a means of presenting visual information. This visible information may report to the user about the state of the circuit or the process the circuit performs. It can be used to output to the user information such as code entered into an ATM, computer, console, or equivalent for use in other processes.
In certain embodiments, the card comprises means of providing a second piece of information or signal to the presenting means based on the signal from the detecting means. Therefore, information about the degree or amount of deformation, the direction of deformation, the frequency of deformation, or other information that can be derived from the deformation can be derived and used.
The sensing means may be configured to be capable of outputting a signal having a voltage and / or current associated with the degree and / or direction of deformation. Also, the time length of the signal may be used to estimate the degree of deformation.
The second way of thinking of the present invention is that the card is Flexible base elements and Means for presenting visual information and A detection means that detects that the base element is bent and outputs a signal, A means of receiving a signal from the detecting means and determining a second information or signal for the presenting means based on the signal. Regarding the type of card with.
Here, the flexibility element is an element that can flexibly bend when shaken.
For example, it would be shaken by a person holding a portion of the element and moving the element back and forth. The element is then bent due to changes in its acceleration and flexibility, as well as changes in the resistance of the wind acting on the card while being shaken.
Also, the card here is an element whose thickness is significantly smaller than the two dimensions of width and length, primarily in that it is easily bent as desired. However, as long as the substrate element is still flexible, it may have a relatively large "thickness" compared to, for example, a credit card.
The visual information can be any kind of visual information such as images, pictures, photographs, texts, or their equivalents. Even presented by a one-dimensional presentation with a small cross section, this information is visible to humans as a 2D image due to the slow nature of the human eye system.
Bending detection or quantification can generate information that describes the movement of the presenting means, which is used by the receiving means that controls the presenting means.
In a particular embodiment of the first capture, or in the second capture, the sensing means may be located on the side or side surface of the substrate element, or on the outside, surface, or edge of the card. Further, it may be possible to output a signal corresponding to the decompression / compression of the detection means. Therefore, standard elements such as piezoelectric transducers, strain gauges, or pressure sensitive resistors may be used.
Some types of accelerometers or deformation detectors can actually output audio if the appropriate signal is supplied. Thus, in a particular embodiment of the first capture, or in one situation in the second capture, the sensing means are further configured to provide audio corresponding to the received signal, and the card receives the signal. Further provided with means to be provided to the detection means.
Preferably, the card has a first end and one or more opposite ends facing the card, the presenting means is located at or above the first end of the card, and the detecting means. It is arranged closer to the opposite end than the first end. As such, the card is actually adapted to be held between the opposed ends and the detecting means, and by shaking the card, it is preferably bent most at the portion of the detecting means.
In a preferred embodiment, the presenting means comprises one or more rows of light emitters, usually parallel to each other, each of which is controllable by the determining means. Any number of columns may be used, and any type of illuminant such as LED, laser, vxel, etc. may be used. Monochromatic illuminants may be mixed to provide multicolor information, or multiple illuminants capable of emitting variable colors may be used.
By providing the illuminant at the end, the vibration distance (amplitude) can be easily maximized. The illuminant may be provided at any position on the card.
Preferably, the card or determination means further comprises timing means capable of providing timing information, the determination means also providing said second information based on said timing information. Here, not only bending and acceleration, but also when bending and acceleration are not detected, for example, a time point from the final turning point or the final time point of vibration can be used.
In a preferred embodiment, the determining means may estimate the first distance the presenting means travels during the round trip from the signal and timing information. Therefore, this first distance can be the distance between the two poles of the round trip. This distance and timing information may allow the determining means to determine the actual position of the information presenter at all time points.
The determining means may then hold the 2D information to be provided and transfer data representing adjacent elongated portions of the 2D information to the presenting means one after another. During the round trip, the providing means "scans" the distance and the receiver transfers information to the presenter according to the position of the presenter along the distance. Then, of course, the information transmitted to the presentation section represents an elongated portion of the entire 2D information that is divided across the direction of bending and vibration.
Therefore, 2D information is considered to be provided as a number of lines or columns. A large number of lines or columns are continuously transmitted to the presenting means, similar to a CRT. A standard unidirectional scan of a CRT beam can be used to provide information only when traveling in one direction. Alternatively, the same information may be provided in both directions, so the supply of information to the light emitting means is adapted to the actual direction of movement.
In situations where the presenting means have one or more rows of illuminants, the determining means are adapted to associate the desired length of 2D information along the first direction with the distance and also during the round trip. The number of illuminants per row of presenting means is adapted so that the 2D information presented by the card maintains a given relationship between the dimensions along the direction of vibration and the dimensions along the direction perpendicular to it. It is configured to let you.
In another situation, the determinant determines the second distance required to present the information from the 2D information and is one of the 2D information corresponding to the relationship between the first distance and the second distance. The part can be transferred to the presentation means. Therefore, if the round-trip distance is less than the required second distance, only part of the 2D information is provided instead of adapting in the direction along the row of illuminants. The user may then wish to swing with a larger amplitude, or "draw" some of the information first, then "draw" the rest of the information, such as after moving the card sideways. You may want that.
Therefore, when a given image or text is provided, the length along the row of illuminants will vary with the round-trip vibration distance. When the distance is large, many rows of illuminants are used, and when the distance is small, the overall spread of information in the direction of the rows of illuminants is also small.
Of course, the text or information provided during the round-trip journey may be fixed (same) or may change, such as by scrolling the information. The scroll may be a horizontal scroll, in which case the information provided is that the individual data (such as numbers or letters) powers on the individual illuminants (two-dimensional displays herein). Or it is moved along the direction of movement, like an old-fashioned scrolling ticker tape ad or bulletin board that scrolls on the surface by turning it off. Alternatively, the scroll may be vertical, as in the credit display at the end of the movie.
In one embodiment, the determining means is capable of estimating the curve in which the presenting means moves in the plane of bending, and is configured to adapt the second information as appropriate. In practice, it is not always necessary to estimate this curve. It may be pre-programmed or known at the receiver. This fit may, for example, allow the information provided to be provided by a planar element instead of a curved element. This means that the determinant chooses when to provide the individual parts of the 2D element in a particular way.
In general, the determining means may be able to estimate the position of the presenting means based on the signal and timing information and provide a second piece of information based on the estimated position. Therefore, when it is preferable to provide the information of the same part at the same position, this position determination is very useful.
According to another way of thinking, the present invention relates to a method of controlling a portable card including an electronic circuit including a processor and a detection means including a piezoelectric element. The method involves deforming the piezoelectric element, whereby the piezoelectric element outputs a signal, the processor receives the signal from the piezoelectric element, and transitions from sleep mode to normal mode.
The processor can go from sleep mode to normal mode based solely on the power or signal generated by the sensor by bending. In this situation, while the processor is in sleep mode and the sensor is not bent, the sensing means do not need to draw power from the card's power supply (or simply by being deformed, the piezoelectric element provides power. Therefore, it is not always necessary).
Then, as described above, the card may include a flexible substrate layer to which the sensing means are fixed, and the deformation step involves bending the card or the substrate layer.
In another example, the detection means is arranged so that the center of the detection means is adjacent to a layer or element that is softer than the outer portion (material or element placed in) in a cross section perpendicular to the face of the card. The deformation step involves pushing at least the central portion of the detection means toward the soft layer, thereby deforming the soft layer. Thus, the detection means can be provided within the desired uniform plane of the card, but can also act as a switch. The deformation of the detecting means is obtained by pressing the detecting means (or the portion on the soft material) on the soft material side and deforming this material as well.
Of course, the soft material or element can be replaced with holes or cavities in the substrate layer such that the sensing means provides a space for deformation within it.
In certain embodiments, the method further comprises desensitizing the sensing means or circuit. This is especially useful if this step is performed after a predetermined number of deformations or bends while not receiving any instructions to perform the task. Such commands may be received via sweep sensors, contact pads, other switches, or other types of sensors such as the same switch. This is explained above.
In certain embodiments, the method further comprises the step of presenting visual information from the card to the user. This presentation may be via the card display.
An embodiment may then be provided that further comprises a step in which the circuit provides a second piece of information to the presenting means, based on the signal from the detecting means.
Therefore, a particular mode of operation may be initiated upon transformation of the card's sensing means, and information about which mode the card or processor / circuit is in may be provided to the user.
In another embodiment, a partial displacement of the card during bending or deformation is used to provide information.
This is the purpose of the following aspects, and with respect to the use of the particular embodiment or second perception described above, this aspect is: Bending the card and -The detection means provides the signal to the circuit and -The circuit receives the signal and provides the second information to the presenting means. The presentation means is to present visual information about the second information, Regarding methods, including.
In one embodiment, the detection means is located on the side surface or side surface of the substrate element and outputs a signal corresponding to the expansion / compression of the detection means.
In another embodiment, the detection means further provides a voice corresponding to the second signal. This second signal is provided to the detection means, for example, from a processor / circuit or from another source. Preferably, when the second signal is provided to the detection means, no bending or deformation is detected.
In a preferred embodiment, the card has a first end and one or more opposite ends facing the card, and the presenting means is located at or above the first end of the card, said. The card bends closer to the opposite end than the first end, and the detecting means is arranged closer to the opposite end than the first end.
As mentioned above, the presentation step may use a large number of illuminants, including one or more rows of illuminants controlled by the providing means.
Preferably, the method further includes a step of providing timing information, the second information being determined based on the timing information as well.
The method may then further include the step of estimating the first distance the presenting means travels during the round trip from the signal and timing information. This can provide knowledge about the possible (physical) degree of information provided.
The providing means can then hold the 2D information to be provided and transfer the data representing the adjacent elongated portions of the 2D information to the presenting means one after another. In this way, the information is continuously provided while the presenting means travels through the process.
In certain embodiments, the method involves associating the length of 2D information along a first direction with a first distance and the 2D information presented by the card during the round trip along the direction of the round trip. Including a step of adapting the length of information provided in the presentation step in the direction perpendicular to the bending direction so as to maintain a predetermined relationship between the dimension and the dimension along the direction perpendicular to it. Good. That is, the size can be changed while maintaining the relationship between the dimensions.
In another embodiment, the method determines the second distance required to present the information from the 2D information and is one of the 2D information corresponding to the relationship between the first distance and the second distance. Includes the step of transferring the part to the presenting means. Then, if the distance is too small, it can happen that only part of the information is provided.
In certain embodiments, the method may include a step of estimating the curve in which the presenting means moves in the bending plane and a step of appropriately adapting the second information. This can be, for example, for estimating that information is provided by planar elements.
In another embodiment, the method includes a step of estimating the position of the presenting means based on signal and timing information and a step of providing a second piece of information based on the estimated position.
According to the final concept, the present invention relates to a portable card comprising an electronic circuit capable of operating in a first mode and a second mode and a detecting means electronically connected to the electronic circuit. Is capable of outputting an electrical signal upon deformation, the circuit is configured to transition from the first mode to the second mode upon receipt of the signal, and in a cross section perpendicular to the surface of the card, the sensing means , Provided adjacent to a softer layer in the center of the sensing means than its outer portion.
Here, deforming the detecting means usually means moving the detecting means from a stationary position by applying a force to the detecting means. This force is usually applied at an angle in the direction in which the sensing means has a length greater than the direction perpendicular to it. Therefore, bending an elongated object is usually achieved by applying a force at an angle to its longitudinal axis, and bending a discoid element is usually achieved in the plane of a circular or discoid element. It is achieved by applying force at an angle to it.
Of course, the detecting means need not be flat in the stationary position, but may be flat in the bent or stressed / deformed state.
According to this aspect of the invention, the detecting means is arranged such that the center of the detecting means is adjacent to a layer or element that is softer than the outer portion (material or element placed on) in a cross section perpendicular to the face of the card. Will be done. In practice, it is not necessary to provide the material in the center, and openings, depressions, or holes may be sufficient. Therefore, while the detecting means is being deformed, the detecting means may be pushed towards the soft layer in order to deform the flexible layer. Therefore, it is still possible to use switchable elements that can usually be perfectly placed within the two flat main planes of the card. Of course, a dome may be used over the detection means to provide a hammer effect when the dome is pressed.
Preferably, the card is fairly small, for example, the external size is less than 10 cm in length, less than 5 cm in width and less than 2 mm in thickness. The most suitable cards have standard credit or ID card sizes.
Suitably, the card has a flexible substrate element so that the card can be bent and deformed. By mounting the detecting means on the substrate element, the detecting means can estimate bending and deformation. Therefore, the detection means may be completely embedded in the layer structure or the like in the card if the operation is possible. Of course, the card may include any number of layers, such as layers laminated on the substrate elements. This is known, for example, in the art of providing chip guards.
In general, many types of sensors can be utilized, such as strain gauges, force sensitive resistors, bending sensors, capacitance sensors, guidance sensors, displacement sensors, etc., which can be activated by bending or deformation. The most preferred type of sensor is a piezoelectric element in that it automatically has the ability to provide power when deformed or bent. Therefore, this type of sensor does not require power to operate.
The mode change is executed when the detection means is bent or deformed. In certain situations, the detector or card may be notified that it is frequently bent or deformed without the need for further action, thereby preventing the mode change from occurring as a result. Can be done. Bending and deformation may occur accidentally. One situation may be when a rhythmic bend is detected, such as when a sensor is bent or deformed by a person walking, running or dancing. ..
In such situations, the card may further include means of reducing the sensitivity of the detection means to deformation, or means of reducing the sensitivity of the circuit to signals from the detection means.
In a preferred embodiment, the card further comprises functional means capable of being controlled and initiating a task. This lowering means operates when deformation is detected a predetermined number of times by the detecting means while no function is executed by the functional means.
The functional means may mean a detection means that is operated again, or may be a means for detecting another input such as a code input by the keyboard of the card or a fingerprint read by the fingerprint reader of the card. It may also be a card reader or an optical sensor that detects an optical signal for scanning a card or a similar signal.
In general, an electrical circuit may be a very simple circuit or element, or an individual element such as a single flip-flop (eg, bistable), but it may be a more complex circuit. You may. Of course, any function or operation that can be achieved by the processor can also be achieved using individual circuits.
The individual circuit can be a monostable flip-flop that goes into an unstable mode when the detection means is deformed. In this mode, the flip-flop can power other circuits such as LEDs or transceiver circuits.
The mode of the circuit can be a flip-flop mode or a simple mode, such as, for example, a completely different task performed by the processor. The circuit may include various parts that perform or process different modes, or the same parts may be able to operate together in the two modes.
Of course, the circuit may often include a processor in which the first mode may be a sleep mode (such as a low power consumption mode) and the second mode may be a normal mode (such as a high power consumption mode). The detection means may then provide the processor with a signal or power to move the processor from sleep mode to normal mode when subjected to deformation. Therefore, power savings can be achieved by using a processor that consumes no or little power before the sensor is bent or deformed.
Of course, the mode change is executed or maintained until the detection means detects a new change, or immediately after the transformation for a certain period of time. This period may simply be determined by the timing device. That is, an RC circuit may be used in which a voltage is provided (actually by deformation) when the detection device is deformed and then attenuated. The time of mode change is either at the time of deformation or when the voltage that attenuates the RC circuit reaches the threshold value.
In one embodiment, the electronic circuit may be an RFID tag circuit. In this circuit, the transmission / reception circuit is enabled or disabled at the time of deformation of the detection means or at a predetermined time thereafter. In practice, the operation of the RFID tag can be powered by the power provided by the sensing means at the time of deformation. In this situation, batteries may not be needed to operate the RFID tag.
Note that variants of the sensing means can be judged and used for a variety of purposes. The first action or its "click" may be used to change the mode. A "double click" may be used to initiate a given task, and a given number of transformations (using a computer mouse or mobile phone) that are performed within a given period of time or without intervals. Such as) may be used as an input and for controlling the operation of the card circuit. Deformation quantification may be used as an alternative to select modes, as described in more detail below.
In particular, if the card is further equipped with a power source combined with the processor and can supply power / signal from the operation of the detection means, and the detection means does not require a power supply or is not connected to a power supply, there is an advantage. is there. That is, it is not necessary to consume the power supply due to the failure of the detection means.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The card 10 has a sensor 14, a power source 16, an output means 18, and a processor 12 connected to the display 20. The battery or its equivalent, which may be rechargeable or non-rechargeable, powers the output means 18 and the display 20.
Preferably, the card has a standard credit card size and meets the requirements of ISO Standard 7810 for the physical characteristics of an ID card.
The output means 18 may be any type of output means, such as an "old-fashioned" magnetic strip, a dynamic magnetic strip, etc., which may or may not provide a magnetic field and what information via the magnetic field. It can be controlled by the processor both whether it is provided or not. Alternatively or additionally, the output means may be one or more conductive pads connected to the processor 12 and may generate communication with the reader via the processor. Further methods for communication between the card and the reader are via wireless standards such as Bluetooth®, RFID, magnetic fields, radio waves, or via electromagnetic radiation. Appropriate means of output may be described in WO 2005/086102 by Applicants.
The processor stores both data about the card, cardholder, and card user, such as ROM, FRAM, RAM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash, or the like, and data about program instructions that control the processor. Can have one or more memories for. A processor is a type that can enter a sleep mode, such as a mode that consumes little or little power. Upon receiving the signal from the sensor 14, the processor 12 becomes active or operational, after which the program controls its execution. This is done using the power from power supply 16. A suitable processor can be the Atmel AVR Tiny or Mega series.
The processor can control communication via the output means 18 as well as the display 20, which can be used to provide information to the user. This information may be the user's identity information in the event of a lost card, or may provide the user with a code (such as a time-dependent code) used for cash transactions, for example. Of course, the display 20 is unnecessary for operations that use the card many times.
The display can be any suitable display, such as an electronic ink display or a plastic LCD display.
Of course, the processor can be replaced by static or hard-wired circuitry. All the functions that can be realized by a software-controlled processor can be realized by using a hard-wired circuit. This circuit can be quite simple, for example using only flip-flops. It can also be used to control (enable or disable) the output means 18.
The sensor 14 is a sensor that can operate in a bent state or other deformation. Thus, for example, when bending the sensor 14 by bending the card 10, the sensor 14 sends a signal to the processor 12 to cause the processor 12 to perform a predetermined task or to transition from one operating mode to another. To transmit. Here, in the power saving sleep mode, the processor 12 is awakened by a signal from the sensor 14, and then a predetermined function is defined by a program that controls the processor 12.
A suitable sensor 14 is a thin, flat piezoelectric element. This element has the advantage of generating electricity (generating a voltage in this example) when bent or deformed. This power is transmitted to the processor 12 in sleep mode. Therefore, since the sensor 14 does not need to receive power supply, the sensor 14 does not draw unnecessary power from the power supply 16 due to a malfunction of the sensor 14.
Therefore, the processor 12 is awakened by the signal provided by the sensor 14. In addition, since the sensor 14 supplies the signal only while the sensor is bent, the signal is not generated only when the sensor is held in the bent state. Therefore, the processor 12 is not kept awake, and the output means 18 or the display 20 is operated on the processor 12, which does not cause an extra power loss.
The sensor 14 may be placed at any desired position on the card 10. Since a standard ID / credit card must meet certain needs regarding bendability, etc., all parts of such a card can accommodate the sensor 14. In order for the user to properly grip the card 10 and bend the card, it is preferable to place the sensor 14 in the center of the card.
In order to readily obtain the proper deformation of the sensor 14, the size of the sensor 14 (the length of the face of the card or at least the direction of bending) can be adapted according to the specific needs.
Other types of sensors or other means may be employed to control the card or to cause the card 10 or processor 12 to perform the desired operation, depending on the operation of the card.
The simplest card 10 simply needs to be activated / started, after which no further interaction is required.
Another card may be more complex, for example, it may have a sensor to detect when the tip of a card reader or reading head approaches, and at that time the card is magnetic. It can act to provide information via strips.
Other types of cards may be able to receive or output information using wireless technology such as IR, magnetic field, RFID, Bluetooth, radio waves, or equivalents, and using that technology. The output of the information can be started after the information is actually received.
Alternatively, the sensor 14 may be used again (eg, at a predetermined actuation interval) in order for the card to perform a particular function.
Such additional operation of the elements of the card 10 can only be performed if a particular command, operation or signal is received immediately after the sensor 14 is bent or deformed. If not receiving such additional instructions / operations / signals, the bending that occurs in the sensor 14 is interpreted as accidental and the processor 12 may return to sleep mode.
If the sensor 14 is frequently, for example, rhythmically bent or actuated without receiving such additional instructions / operations / signals, the processor 12 determines that the sensor 14 is too sensitive. Then, the sensitivity of the sensor may be reduced in order to reduce the number of accidental or unintended operations of the sensor 14. Of course, this sensitivity may be increased again if no activation is detected for a period of time, or if additional commands / operations / signals are received after activation.
FIG. 2 shows one method of reducing the sensitivity of the piezoelectric sensor 14. In this drawing, the sensor 14 is arranged between the ground of the processor 12 and the input unit for awakening (Wake-Up; WU). Further, the output unit of the sensor 14 is via a resistor R connected to the general purpose (GP) output unit of the processor. When the GP output unit is not operating, the GP output unit goes into a floating state (electrically speaking) and provides the output unit of the sensor 14 directly to the WU input unit without interference or loading. However, when the GP output unit is grounded, the output of the sensor 14 is taken in, so that the signal received or detected by the WU input unit decreases. That is, the WU input of the processor 12 cannot awaken the processor 12 with a signal below a high level input threshold, thus reducing the overall sensitivity of the sensor 14 (rather, the sensitivity to the output of the sensor 14). .. Due to the voltage dividing effect of the resistor R and the internal output resistance of the sensor 14, the sensor needs to supply a larger signal to awaken the processor 12.
Therefore, the sensitivity can be set to one of several thresholds. If set to a threshold and the card or processor is still awakened when not in use, the threshold can be raised further.
In practice, the threshold can be set high enough to make activation or awakening considerably difficult. In situations where the sensor 14 is a piezo element, the threshold is set high, so slow or medium speed bending is not sufficient, and fast bending or actually snapping on the card (pushing the card or hard surface). Press hard) is required.
Also, since the sensor 14 can output different outputs depending on the degree of deformation or the speed of deformation, different outputs may be used to select different modes in the circuit.
Alternatively, the number of transformations (eg, the number of transformations in a given time) may be used to select the desired mode.
FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a card 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It can be seen that the card 10 has a substrate element 22 on which the sensor 14 is located, and that an outer layer 24 is provided to protect the sensor 14 and to provide the desired surface of the card 10. Of course, additional layers may be provided, as is common in the credit card technology field. The sensor 14 can be laminated / molded / rolled on the card in the same way that a silicon die is on an RFID card or a micromodule is on a chip card.
Under the sensor 14, there is an element or layer 26 made of a material that is softer than the material of the substrate element 22. Of course, the element 26 may simply be provided as a hole or cavity in the substrate element 22.
According to this configuration, the sensor 14 can be deformed and therefore act by simply being pushed into or toward the element 26. Since the part 26 of the card 10 is deformable so that the sensor 14 can be deformed while being embedded in the layer of the card 10, there is no need to bend or deform the card 10 itself, and the card 10 No ridges or protrusions are formed on the outside of the flat surface 28 of the.
The fact that the sensor 14 can be placed within the card and between the two substantially flat main surfaces 28 and 30 of the card 10 applies in all embodiments. Therefore, the card 10 may be manufactured using manufacturing procedures known and widely used for chip cards, RFID cards, or their equivalents. Therefore, there is no danger that the production of a card will result in a defective card 10 due to the switch or equivalent that rises from the flat surface of the card being permanently deformed during the production process.
Different embodiments of the card according to the present invention are shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
In FIG. 4, the card 10 comprises a row of illuminants 40 at one end 32. The illuminant 40 is controlled by a receiver or controller 12 that receives information from the bend estimator / sensor 14.
The bend estimator 14 can be a piezoelectric element, a strain gauge, a pressure sensitive resistor, or the like. The estimator 12 is intended to output a signal corresponding to the compression / decompression of the estimator 14 being decompressed or compressed out of the plane of its shape while the card 10 is being bent. , Arranged on or on the side of the substrate material 22 (usually plastic) of the card 10.
The estimator and controller 12, like the illuminant 40, can be laminated into or secured on the surface of the substrate element 22 of the card 10, for example, as is known in credit cards.
The card 10 is held close to the opposite end 34 or end 34 of the end 32 and is intended to be "swinged". The card 10 is bent by being shaken. This bending provides information about vibration. The estimator 14 is arranged close to the end 34 because the end 34 is at the position where the bending is maximum. Although the amount of bending is small, other positions may be used.
The information or signal from the estimator 14 is supplied to the receiver 12, which then determines either the degree of bending or the position of the end 32 based on the timing circuit provided therein. Can be done. For example, it is clear that the turning point in the round-trip stroke is linked to the time elapsed since the position of the end 32 was indicated and the way the card 10 is bent.
In addition, the way of turning (acceleration) and the passage of time between successive turning points provide an estimate of the entire round trip.
Therefore, the receiver can estimate both the movement of the end 32 and the actual position of the end 32 and the illuminant 40.
In order to provide information using the light emitted by the illuminant 40, the controller 12 holds information in it about the provided 2D image or its equivalent. This image can be a picture, a photo, or text. Any kind of 2D information may be provided.
Since this information is provided by one or more relatively narrow elongated rows of illuminants 40 during rocking, the controller 12 provides information or signals corresponding to the position of the end 32 in the round trip. Transfer to. This information is used by the controller 12 to transfer the exact portion of the 2D information to the light emitting unit 40 so that the resulting information corresponds to the 2D information. This position determination is relatively important in that the entire visible image can move from pass to pass in the round trip.
In one embodiment, the controller 12 tracks the movement of the end 32 and adapts the total round trip distance to the width of the 2D information in order to be able to present all of the 2D information.
In another example, 2D information may require a minimum amplitude due to requirements such as accurate resolution. If the swing does not meet this amplitude, the controller may decide to provide only part of the 2D information. Therefore, the text "Mickey is a mouse" can be provided if the minimum required amplitude is obtained, but only "Mickey" or "Mickey is a" is provided if the distance obtained during vibration is small. The same situation can occur with images.
In another scheme, the 2D information generated by the round trip of the illuminant 40 may be scrolled on the "surface" or "display". This scroll may be vertical, such as a credit display at the end of a movie, or horizontal, such as a ticker tape display, such as stock price information.
This embodiment may be modified, for example, into a situation in which the actual position of the end 32 is tracked as well as the relative position of the end 32 relative to the end 34, causing the card 10 to vibrate a small distance. By providing "Mickey" and then moving the card from "M" to "y" and instead having the controller provide "is a" and moving further in that direction, "mouse" provide. Thus, small distance vibrations can be compensated by moving the card 10 in that direction, but still vibrate smaller distances.
In another embodiment, the length of the provided information along the width W of the row of illuminants can be varied in consideration of the actual distance of vibration. Therefore, if the 2D information to be provided has a particular relationship between the direction of W and the direction perpendicular to it, the smaller the amplitude, the less the length of information provided along W can be. As the amplitude increases, the controller 12 can increase the number of illuminants used so as to increase the size of the information (images, etc.) along the direction of W.
In the text example, controller 12 may change the font size so that the text is perfectly represented at the actual distance it is vibrated. Then, as the vibration distance increases, the font size is increased.
In one embodiment, the card 10 is also configured to output audio. Therefore, the controller 12 can hold information about voice. In fact, some bend estimators, such as piezoelectric crystals, may be able to output audio upon receiving the corresponding signal. Therefore, the bend estimator 14 can also be used to receive a signal from the controller 12 and to output the corresponding audio. To enable the estimator 14 for both purposes, it may be better to enable the audio output feature only if it is not bent and does not emit light.
FIG. 5 shows the above-mentioned vibration / bending method. Card 10 has one pole position indicated by 36 and the other pole position indicated by 38.
The distance traveled from the end 32 can be considered as the distance along the actual curve C in which the end travels, or can be interpreted as the position along the straight line L between the poles 36 and 38.
The user who visually recognizes the information presented from the right side of the drawing naturally sees the information presented from the curve C. However, the controller 12 may correct the timing of transmitting individual parts of the information to the light emitter 40 so as to mimic the presentation of the information on a flat screen. Therefore, this requires that the controller 12 does not output all parts at equal intervals along the curve C (in the direction of entering and exiting the plane of FIG. 5), but at equal intervals along the line L. To do.
Of course, in order for the controller 12 to gain knowledge about vibration (distance, turn, speed, acceleration, or equivalent) and to determine how to provide information to different positions of movement, the controller 12 is a card. After the 10 vibrates several times, it can provide the desired information. Alternatively or additionally, the controller 12 may be configured to change the information provided during vibration in response to amplitude fluctuations.
In addition, the controller 12 may provide information when operating in only one direction (top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top in FIG. 5), or may provide information in both directions.
Any number of columns of illuminants may be used. Also, any type of illuminant may be used (LED, laser, VXEL or equivalent). Further, the monochromatic light emitter 40 may be used, for example, it may be mixed with other light emitters of other colors, or a light emitter capable of outputting a variable color may be used.
Of course, the card may be provided with a large number of sets of estimators 14 and illuminants 40, for example, another set of illuminants provided at another end, such as end 34, of that set. The estimator 14 for the illuminant 40 is provided in reverse, i.e., in close proximity to the end 32. In this situation, two different pairs can be used to provide two different messages or information. Also, two different controllers 12 may be provided, or the controller 12 may determine which pair to use by determining which estimator 14 detects the maximum bend.
The 3D image or 3D information can be provided by providing light emitting means at different distances from the end 32. In this way, a plurality of 2D information is provided, one for each set of light emitting means, i.e. one for each "depth" with respect to which information is available. These additional light emitting means may be provided on the side surface of the card 10 or at a distance from the inner edge of the card if the substrate material is translucent.
The controller 12 may be preset for any kind of information, or may be capable of outputting only predetermined information. The controller 12 may be able to change the information provided in any suitable way, eg, communicate between the information stored therein or with an external device capable of inputting the information provided to the controller 12. Change stochastically or continuously by doing so. This communication may be wireless or wired.
Alternatively, the card 10 may include a keyboard, such as the switch keyboard shown in FIG. As a further alternative, the card 10 may include an optical sensor 42 connected to the controller 12. The optical sensor 42 may be exposed to, for example, a computer monitor that operates to modulate the illumination emitted from the controller 12 in order to transmit information via the sensor 42. Of course, all other types of information transfer may be used, such as via magnetic strip 18, RFID, Bluetooth®, wireless Ethernet®, or any other standard.
In general, these methods may be used to control the mode of operation of the controller 12 or may be used to input the desired information provided by the illuminant 40 into the controller 12.
<figref num="1">The elements of the first preferred embodiment of the card according to the present invention are shown.</figref><figref num="2">A method of reducing the sensitivity of the piezoelectric sensor is shown.</figref><figref num="3">A method of providing a switch on a card according to the present invention is shown.</figref><figref num="4">A card according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown.</figref><figref num="5">The bending method when the card in Fig. 4 is moved (when it is swung) is shown.</figref>
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Numbers
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- Application
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Titles2
- Japanese
- 変形検知手段を備える電子決済カード、情報カード、またはIDカード
- English
- Electronic payment card, information card, or ID card with deformation detection means
Classification
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- G06K19 07
- B42D15 10
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