CA2636672A1 - A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay - Google Patents
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A secure overlay for adhering to a transaction card and electronic device with screen is provided having first and second surfaces, a first surface being adhesive, light stick or static cling, and a second surface being non adhesive, with a printable backing sheet opposed to the first surface, and a possible top plastic sheet, helping stop visual theft of information on cards and electronic device screens, and a sheet of anti-radioactive, antibacterial material adhered to the second surface, or mixed into, applied, printed onto second surface, blocking electromagnetic waves and nonvisual information transmitted by credit cards and electronic devices to thief's, and provides anti-biotic protection. The business card, interchangeable overlay's second surface of the covering, can glow in the dark, contain a hologram image, ruler, bookmark, calendar, drawing, and/or photograph, overlay skins with advertising, having natural edge gripability, embossed ridges, bumps, depressions.
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Title of the Invention A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overiay Background of the Invention This invention relates generally to the field of security and more specifically to part silver or metal antibacterial overlay for protecting visual and nonvisual information leakage from transaction cards and electronic devices with screens.
Secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlays and anti-bacterial protection. Transaction cards are frequently passed between people at the point of sale or used in public machines as ATM's, cash registers, or information swiping machines.
Cards include credit, debit, insurance, driver licences, passports, store cards, security cards, reward cards, cards with a magnetic strip, digital, smart chip, and also personal information.
These cards are visually looked at first with personal information printed or embossed on a card's surface. Then are swiped on any number of card readers using the magnetic strip, or tapped near the reader, or read farther away with a digital chip embedded in the card. Or a combination of a magstripe and a smart chip. Electronic devices with screens such as cell phones are now being used to make payments by tapping near a swiping or reading machine, to transmit data. These cards and electronic devices with screens such as cell phones, camera's, PDA's, global positioning devices, and gaming devices, etc are used allot and do visually show information on the screen or card face, as well as transmits the information non visually from them using the radio frequency waves, and electromagnetic waves. During the use of a card and electronic device they are very prone to have bacteria and other pathogens deposited on their surfaces which could give rise to illness. The secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay, protects visual and non visual information as well as protects against bacteria.
Protective coverings for transaction cards have been produced in the prior art to both protect the integrity of the card and to limit viewing of the information on the card to non-cardholders. Many of the coverings have required the card to be inserted within a covering consisting of a plastic envelope. These coverings have been disclosed in FR
2,827,488 and US 6,845,863. Such coverings, however, are bulky, cumbersome and impede the ability of a card to be utilized in ATM machines as well as other functions.
As such the card must be removed from the covering to be used. Further, these prior art coverings have disadvantages as they provide no anti-radiation protection, nonvisual electromagnetic ray protection of information from cards and electronic devices with screens, and no anti-bacterial protection whatsoever.
US 5,743,568 discloses a thin blocking label custom cut and applied on the surface of a protective covering enclosure containing a transaction card. The blocking label may be coated with an adhesive that is compatible with a clear material of the protective cover and achieves a semi-permanent adhesion of the blocking label on the protective cover.
This device, however, allows a label to cover a protective covering and not the card with identification itself. As such, a bulky, cumbersome protective covering is a requirement.
Secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlays and anti-bacterial protection. Transaction cards are frequently passed between people at the point of sale or used in public machines as ATM's, cash registers, or information swiping machines.
Cards include credit, debit, insurance, driver licences, passports, store cards, security cards, reward cards, cards with a magnetic strip, digital, smart chip, and also personal information.
These cards are visually looked at first with personal information printed or embossed on a card's surface. Then are swiped on any number of card readers using the magnetic strip, or tapped near the reader, or read farther away with a digital chip embedded in the card. Or a combination of a magstripe and a smart chip. Electronic devices with screens such as cell phones are now being used to make payments by tapping near a swiping or reading machine, to transmit data. These cards and electronic devices with screens such as cell phones, camera's, PDA's, global positioning devices, and gaming devices, etc are used allot and do visually show information on the screen or card face, as well as transmits the information non visually from them using the radio frequency waves, and electromagnetic waves. During the use of a card and electronic device they are very prone to have bacteria and other pathogens deposited on their surfaces which could give rise to illness. The secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay, protects visual and non visual information as well as protects against bacteria.
Protective coverings for transaction cards have been produced in the prior art to both protect the integrity of the card and to limit viewing of the information on the card to non-cardholders. Many of the coverings have required the card to be inserted within a covering consisting of a plastic envelope. These coverings have been disclosed in FR
2,827,488 and US 6,845,863. Such coverings, however, are bulky, cumbersome and impede the ability of a card to be utilized in ATM machines as well as other functions.
As such the card must be removed from the covering to be used. Further, these prior art coverings have disadvantages as they provide no anti-radiation protection, nonvisual electromagnetic ray protection of information from cards and electronic devices with screens, and no anti-bacterial protection whatsoever.
US 5,743,568 discloses a thin blocking label custom cut and applied on the surface of a protective covering enclosure containing a transaction card. The blocking label may be coated with an adhesive that is compatible with a clear material of the protective cover and achieves a semi-permanent adhesion of the blocking label on the protective cover.
This device, however, allows a label to cover a protective covering and not the card with identification itself. As such, a bulky, cumbersome protective covering is a requirement.
Further, the label is semi-permanent and not easily interchangeable between cards with identification. These labels also have no anti-radioactive and anti-bacterial protection.
Other prior art labels for transaction cards include one sided sticky labels.
US 4,017,994 and US 5,746,451 disclose labels that adhere to the outer surface of a transaction card.
On the surface of the label they have writing to be demonstrative to the user of a card.
As such, these labels are used to cover old, plus existing information on the card with new information provided on the label. These labels also are meant to adhere to the card without the ease of removal. Although the labels are advantageous because they are applied directly to the transaction card and do not require a protective cover, these labels do not provide radioactive or antibiotic protection and are merely a label for when replacing information on the surface of the card. The new information is the relevant information and is covering the useless information, allowing the vital information to be seen. This vital information should be covered to protect it from theft.
US 4,008,351 claim 8, has a label or sticker consisting essentially of the film or sheet material with antibacterial and antifungal activities according to claim 1, and US
5,962,137 the same but in the transaction card itself, not as an interchangeable overlay, and both not used to protect visual information, and anti-radiation for non visual blockage.
Epic.org.,electronic privacy information center, sponsors a radio frequency identification device foiling kit using aluminum foil, and personal RFID shield, as with the faraday cage which is a container made of metal mesh or foil that is impenetrable by radio frequency signals and will block the electromagnetic signals. Will not protect when cards or cell phones are being used. Are bulky, not easy to remove items, and are containers to hold cards and cell phones. They are not interchangeable overlays meant for visual blocking of information, and visual and non visual protection when using the card or cellphone, and to be antibacterial capable of being on transaction cards and electronic devices with screens. It cannot be used in automated banking machines, or give security with holograms, and glow in the dark capabilities, are not business cards, functional rulers, have gripability, or are functional rulers.
Protective coverings as FR 2,827,488 and US 6,845,863 limit viewing of information, however being bulky, cannot be used in banking machines, are not anti-radioactive, or anti-bacterial, doesn't use holograms, has no glow in the dark capabilities, and are not business cards.
Protective coverings as FR 2,827,488 and US 6,845,863 being bulky, cannot use in banking machines, are not anti-radioactive, or anti-bacterial, using holograms, glow in the dark, and are not business cards.
US 5,743,568 is a thin custom cut blocking label which covers a sleeve and is not on the card itself. Is not anti-radiation or anti-bacterial, etc.
US 4,017,994 and US 5,746,451, being permanent labels replacing old information with new. Are not anti-radioactive stopping nonvisual information leakage, or visual theft since you can see the new information they are supplying. And not anti-bacterial, or security with holograms, or glow in the dark overlays, and being a business card, and is not a functional ruler, or bookmark.
US 6,970,070 discloses a method and apparatus for selecting of blocking of radio frequency identification devices by communicating directly to the reader. This does not block with an overlay of visual and nonvisual information, isn't anti-bacterial, or uses security using holograms, or glow in the dark, and not being a ruler, bookmark and business card, and catering to advertising.
US 4,008,351 Film or sheet material having anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities including labels and stickers, but is not saying could be anti-radiation with visual and non visual protection of the card capable of going inside and out of a banking machine, having glow in dark, having holograms, a business card, ruler, bookmark, or callendar, etc. Or US 5,962,137 Antibacterial card, made into the plastic with layers molded together with a antibiotic agent, not an overlay that is put on a transaction card capable of going in and out of a banking machine, and does not mention visual or nonvisual protection using antiradiation material or being a business card, or with holograms, glow in the dark, being a bookmark, having a ruler, or rulers.
The electronic privacy information center, EPIC.org, provides a foiling kit that will protect cards, cell phones, and is like a faraday cage which made out of metal does the same.
These items are bulky, not easy to remove items, cannot go into banking machines, are containers to hold cards and cell phones. Will not protect when cards and electronic devices are being used. Will not give visual, or non visual protection when using the cellphone, or security with holograms, and glow in the dark overlays, be business cards, functional rulers, bookmarks, calendars, or have gripability and advertising.
The RFS pocket shield is sold for $7.99 and is made of a metal fabric which when inserted in a pocket will protect the user from radiation. It is not made to protect the users visual and non visual information from being compromised. Is not an overlay able to go into a banking machine when on a transaction card, or interchangeable to be on an electronic device as a screen, or may be glow in the dark, have secure holograms, be gripable, business card, a functional ruler, bookmark, anti-bacterial, and an advertising product.
Brief Summary of the Invention The primary advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay for visual and non visual information theft, blocking information and being anti-radioactive.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay having antibacterial protection.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay with holograms.
A further advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay with fluorescence, phosphorescent or glow in the dark capabilities.
An advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay with natural and embossed or molded surface gripability.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device overlay which is interchangeable and switchable.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a business card which can be separated into two parts or more and is a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a bookmark which can be separated into two parts or more and is a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay which protects the items from damage from scratches, shock, etc.
A further advantage is to provide a thin enough overlay when used on a debit or credit card will go directly inside and out of a ATM or automated banking machine.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a functional ruler on the front of the overlay, or back of attached item, or and when detached once more. The overlay backing peeled off and used as a business card, may have the ruler on both items.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide an advertising venue.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with a screen overlay capable to cover the whole screen and part of the electronic device as a skin, or part of the screen and some of the electronic device, with visual protection, and anti-radiation and anti-bacterial protection, and design work capabilities.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the invention is disclosed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay comprising: an overlay having first and second surfaces, the first surface being adhesive and the second surface being non-adhesive, and a sheet, or mixture of anti-radioactive and antibacterial material, attached, mixed in, or printed on the overlay film surface. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay is generally made of a clear or opaque material selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, acetate, and polypropylene.
A plastic film, or mixture of plastic and metal, forming a film, or a substrate or moisture vapor permeable thin sheet made of a flexible vynel plastic, polyester plastic, or acrylic based material, having first and second opposed surfaces, the first surface being adhesive or static cling, and the second surface being non adhesive, with a plastic, or paper printable backing sheet on the bottom, and a possible plastic sheet on top, which help stop visual theft of information on cards and on electronic devices, such as on credit cards and on electronic screens. A secure overlay having an anti-radiation and anti-bacterial substance either mixed in with second surface material, or added as a sheet of plastic and anti-radioactive and anti-bacterial material, or as a printable ink to the 2nd surface, the anti-radioactive material will help stop the nonvisual information or would block the electromagnetic waves from cards and electronic devices as cell phones. The secure overlay having an anti-radiation and anti-bacterial agent is silver based, as silver sulphadiazine disseminated throughout the adhesive layer in concentration up to 15 WT.%, or silver nano particles, in powder, paste, liquid, or printable silver ionized ink form, with other metal properties, or combination of properties, nickel, copper, etc, but silver is best, and the anti-radiation properties will help block information transmitted by credit cards and cell phones to a thief, as well as provide antibacterial properties.
Holograms mostly embossed as 2d or 3d labels as one with the overlay's 2nd surface, or it's own label placed there, which looks part of card, or electronic device, giving security. Comprising hologram 2 dimensional label having images assigned different color and position on one layer, without visual depth, the 2d/3d hologram contains many optical with 2d hologram images visually placed one behind another for a 3d effect. A 3 dimensional image is made by bathing a 3d object in a beam of laser light, with light waves reflected from the object forming a pattern recorded on a plate, and when developed and with light shown becomes 3d. The hologram within or on the overlay is thin enough for it to go into an ATM.
Glow in the dark material like fluorescent materials dim quickly, but those comprising zinc suiphide, or strontium aluminate, have longer phosphor persistence and glow longer on the easier to locate, secure overlay. And if using a radioactive substance as tritium, or promethium, would be placed on top of the anti-radioactive overlay to give both properties, plus the phosphors is mixed into the plastic batch when forming a label or it's own, or in paint, or ink, and phosphorescent material quickly ascend to a high electron orbit giving off light in the process, with the emission of light by a substance, to find a card or electronic device as a cell phone at night, giving a good security option.
The overlay can be used as a business card before having been removed from it's backing and becomes two cards after removing it, one with sticking ability.
A business card being a secure transaction card and electronic device overlay, comprising of a printable backside paper, plastic material with adhesive, light or static cling on surface one, and a printable plastic, paper, etc., on surface two.
Another layer printable of likely plastic may be put on top of this one. Interchangeable from card to card, or to an electronic device, or device screen and back many times, is done with the adhesive, static cling. The removable adhesive is on the 1st surface and is light and can be static cling or combination of adhesives. Gripability, natural using edges or elastic feel of a plastic overlay, and or dividing the overlay into 2 or more strips adds gripability.
And man made by embossing or molding pattems, dots etc. on the overlay, or add a second sheet with different sized holes in the sheet, and a thin enough overlay, having one adhesive surface, and a second surface non adhesive, to stick to a card which is inserted into an ATM, banking machine. The printable backing peels off leaving the adhesive surface of the overlay to stick onto the card, thickness of the overlay can vary widely but 0.001 mm thickness to 0.1mm, is thin enough to go in and out of an ATM, automated bank machine. The card with overlay attached would go directly inside an automated banking machine, or ATM, then after or during the transaction process can be returned to the user of the banking machine, or swiping card machine.
The second surface of the transaction card and electronic device and/or electronic lt device screen overlay may also have a hologram image, ruler, calendar, bookmark, drawing, mirror, or opaque material photo. A business card, and advertising for or by the user.
Brief Description of the Drawings The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
Figure 1 is a top view of a first surface of the transaction card overlay according to an embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 is a top view of a transaction card utilizing the overlay.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a cell phone utilizing the overlay on it's screen.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a PDA device utilizing the overlay on it's screen.
Description of the Preferred Embodiments Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided here in. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms.
Therefore, specific details disclosed here in are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
One embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig.1. A transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 comprises generally a planar substrate having opposed surfaces. A first surface (not shown) is adhesive and a second surface 2 is non-adhesive. The first surface of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 contains some form of adhesive property. This may be in the form of an adhesive glue or by static cling. This adhesive layer is sufficient to allow the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 to stick to the device it is attached to, but not too adhesive as to prevent it from being easily removed and interchanged with the next device similar to the type used by 3M registered brand POST-IT NOTES
registered. Switchability is likely good enough from a cell phone (13 and figure 4) or cellphones to a transaction card 11 (Fig 2) meaning even more than one item, or reversible and back again. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is adhered to either surface of a transaction card 11 such as ATM
cards, credit cards, insurance cards, driver's licenses, and other cards containing a magnetic strip, digital chip, and/or other personal information. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 itself is made of a clear , semi clear, or opaque plastic material selected from a group consisting of polyvinylchloride, acetate, or polypropylene. The adhesive transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 best adheres to a removable backing on the bottom of the transaction card 11 (Fig 2) prior to use as a transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
This backing may be of plastic, paper, or other material known in the art. For business cards would be more preferably printable paper. The manufacture of the length and width of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 can vary widely but should have a thickness of 0.001 mm to 0.1 mm generally. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay is generally rectangular but could also be various shapes.
The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 provides nonvisual anti-radiation or electromagnetic shielding and anti-bacterial protection.
With the use of metal elements will help stop electromagnetic rays from reaching devices used by thieves, and the same product has anti bacterial properties killing common bacteria.
Using generally combination's of/or metal products, comprising of silver, copper, zinc, nickel, etc, particles, or nano particles, but preferably silver nano particles in liquid, paste, powder form. Can be mixed in printing ink and printed directly on the second surface 2, laminated on the second surface 2 of the printed layer, or mixed in plastic forming pallets made into film to make into an overlay 1. Zeolite silver ion Ag+ particles of white liquid form is produced by dispersing micro-particles of anti-radiation and anti-bacterial agents in a solvent. Nano silver particles uniformly dispersed in polar or nonpolar solvent as high solid content! low viscosity ink for inkjet applications. Can be generally. .1 wt !o(0.1 vol%) up to 40wt 1o(3.8vol %) dispersment. Admixing zeolite, silver particles, as silver or nano silver retaining atleast one metal ion having a bactericidal and anti-radiation property or with an organic polymer agent or a mixture of polymers at any stage prior to molding the organic polymer to the shaped article-film, overlay 1.The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 provides anti-radiation and anti-bacterial properties by having generally transparent moisture vapor permeable thin polymer sheet impregnated or disseminated throughout with silver sulphadiazine adhered to the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 2. The thin polymer sheet is generally 30 to 75 microns in thickness and generally transparent. The silver sulphadiazine may be in mostly a concentration up to 15 WT.% in an adhesive layer to provide uniform anti-radiation and anti-bacterial properties to the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. A
polymer sheet is best adhered to part of or the entire second surface of the overlay.
Reducing the amount of radiation and bacteria transmitted to the user during the use of the device the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is affixed to.
The second surface 2 may also be either partially or completely coated with an opaque material for visual protection to prevent a non-user or thief from observing the information bearing surface below the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. Fig. 1 illustrates the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay. The opaque material on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, may be a film of flexible vynel plastic material.
Or a flexible polyester plastic material, or an acrylic based material.
The opaque material may be adhered to the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 before the polymer sheet containing the anti-bacterial substance is adhered to the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. This would help in reducing the amount of bacteria transmitted to the user during the use of the device the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is affixed to.
The second surface 2 will be either partially or completely coated with an opaque material to stop a non user from observing the information bearing surface below the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 to help block visual theft.
Fig. 1 illustrates the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1.
The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 may have the ability to glow in the dark, such that one viewing the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 would be more secure and able to see the information in poorly lit or dark situations, and find the items in the night. The front and back, or backing of the transaction card and electronic device with screen may contain the glow in the dark ability. Phosphor is mixed into a plastic and molded to make the glow in the dark items including the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
Phosphor's can be mixed in the plastic batch to form the overlay 1. Can be mixed from a powder, paint, or ink. The glow material can be applied to top of the film or with another layer of plastic.
Paint or ink can be added to the top of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay to give the properties. Fluorescence occurs when the molecule returns to the electronic ground state, from the excited singlet state, by emission of a photon.
To make a glow in the dark transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 it must be powered by a phosphor. Chemical compounds that emit visible light after being radiated, phosphorescent materials continue to glow after their energy source light is gone. The electrons of phosphors are easily excited, when charged with light, they quickly ascend to a higher electron orbit, giving off light energy in the process.
Natural and man made elements have been used. Zinc sulfide or strontium aluminate have longer phosphor persistence, adding mild radioactive tritium half life 12 years, promethium half life 3 years, would have to be a film on top of the overlay 1 or on upper layer or part of the overlay. The adhesive attached to the second surface 2 may contain a phosphorescent pigment which is commercially available and may be known as the type P1000, sold by Hanovia, a division of Conrad, Inc. of Newark, New Jersey.
The glow in the dark pigment using phosphor's or fluorescent is generally thirty percent by weight of a batch mixed with adhesive. It becomes dim quicker using fluorescent therefore the entire transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 would glow in the dark. Not only will the glow in the dark properties help in locating items in the semi-dark, or dark, by putting symbols and numbers on the transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay this will distinguish which transaction card 11 (Fig.2) is which, and which electronic device such as a PDA (12 and Figure 3), or cellphone (13 and figure 4) is what.
The second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, may also have natural feel and gripability made easier using edges and elasticity of the plastic film, a plurality of ridges, bumps, dots, patterns, or depressions 3 to enhance gripability by the user, or an added sheet with the same or with holes in it.
The ridges, bumps, or depressions 3 are generally no more indented or raised more than the thickness of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, and the embossed numbers and letters on the card, so as not to interfere with the operation of the transaction card especially in the banking machines. The ridges, bumps, or depressions 3 can be made in the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 utilizing embossing, molding, or other techniques known to those skilled in the art. Embossing is done to create a specific pattem, bump, or depression, or ridges in plastic film and sheeting used for transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay's. The embossing can be done by adding another layer to the second surface 2, while molding using a plate made with the design and bumps, ridges, depressions, etc, applied to the generally plastic film. There can be more than one transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 used on a transaction card 11 (Fig.2) or to an electronic device such as a PDA (12 and Figure 3), cellphone (13 and Figure 4) screen or other screen of an electronic device. In strips divided for better gripability, or divide to other configurations.
Written information 6 can be provided on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 in either opaque, transparent, and semi-transparent forms.
This written information 6 can provide a variety of messages to the viewer of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 including advertisements, photos, business information, phone numbers, users private information, or any other information a user would like to have on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1.
This information 6 can be provided on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 utilizing the same opaque material used on the second surface 2 either by using different colors of opaque material or by providing opaque material around the area in which the information is contained such that the information 6 is transparent and surrounded by opaque material. It is also possible that the user may not want any written information on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1.
In this situation, the second surface 2 would be either transparent or completely opaque with no written information on it. Further information provided on the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 using the opaque material could take the form of a calendar (not shown). As such, a viewer could simply read the current date from the calendar printed on the second surface of the transaction card and electronic device with overlay 1, or can be a day, month, quarter, half plus whole year, even with pictures, drawings etc, depicting a regular calendar.
Further, a functional ruler 5 of measurement could be made on the second surface 2 of the label or transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 using the opaque or on clear or semi-clear material. A viewer could view the ruler 5 on the 2nd surface 2 and be able to measure an object using the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. An easy functional ruler 5, or rulers of different sizes, can be inserted on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, which peels off the backing leaving the option of a ruler on the back side of the backing, and on the second surface 2. A ruler 5 or rulers sized accordingly. The ruler 5 measurements and calendar are made as the other information described above is made on the second surface 2 using the opaque material, but also are made on the backing of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. As with the ruler a bookmark would be done the same way. The bookmark can be inserted on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, which peels off the backing leaving the option again of a bookmark on the backside of the backing, and on the second surface 2. A
bookmark or bookmarks sized accordingly. Properties of a mirror can be incorporated onto or into the film of the overlay 1, made of a flexable plastic, not as a normal non flexable polycarbonate. The clarity may be not great so this may not be a priority item.
The second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 may also contain a design skin to change the look or color of the card or electronic device, besides doing what it would normally protecting visual and nonvisual in formation.
The second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 may also contain a hologram image (not shown) at any one place located on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 a partial or the entire oveday 1 may be comprised of a hologram image. A secure visual aspect adds to having a hologram on the transaction card 11 (Fig 2), or to an electronic device such as a cellphone (13 and Figure 4), or a PDA (12 and Figure 3), showing the hologram as part of these items. A hologram could also be placed on the backing paper, plastic, etc, of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay. A hologram is made by bathing a 3 dimensional object in the powerful beam of laser light. Light waves reflected from the object form a pattern which is recorded on a special holographic plate. When this is developed and light is shown onto it, the original object is recreated as a fully 3 dimensional image. In a 2 dimensional image, if both the hologram images are assigned different colors and position in one layer. It has one layer on a hologram image, without visual depth. A 2 and 3 dimensional hologram is created from flat artwork using line art by software in computer, then hang output film and developed glass on a master lab to record image onto a glass master, containing several optical with 2d hologram images visually placed one behind another resulting in a 3 dimensional effect because each layer looks at a different distance to our eyes with visual depth. Virtually any existing design or logo can be made into a 2d or 3 dimension hologram with depth and parallax. Breaking the art into color separations and add layers which contain 2-4 layers and up to 6 colors. True color hologram 2d and 3 dimensional images with quality artwork, hard to copy, forgery, and dot matrix hologram using a high resolution dot structure (600 dpi usually), having lots of kinetic movement.
Having a broader viewing angle and millions of dots making it have more movement effect than a 2D and 3D kinetic movement hologram image, composed by at least 3 viewing angle color lines images in some certain sequence with hologram lines, not dots. In holograms there are 3 types, film, photopolymer, and embossed. Embossed holograms are the most common hologram products and can be easily mass produced by embossing.
Widely used for labels, security, packaging and display purposes. To make embossed holograms 1 st a holography nickel master original first must be made. The numbers, letters on a credit card, or card, embossed, are above or are the same thickness of the hologram. Therefore it can go in and out of an ATM or automated bank machine.
The transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay 1 with hologram image (not shown) gives the security impression of being directly part of the card or electronic device, thus adding to it's own security.
The transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay I is used by first removing the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 from it's backing made generally of paper, wax paper, plastic or paper and adhering the transaction card and electronic device windscreen overlay 1 to a transaction card 11 (Fig 2). Because the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is easily removable, it can be removed and adhered to another transaction card 11 or to an electronic device such as a PDA (12 and Figure 3), cellphone (13 and Figure 4) screen or other screen of an electronic device. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 can be removed from the screen and placed back on the transaction card 11 surface, be used as a ruler, or be discarded. Prior to being removed from its paper, wax paper, or plastic backing the transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay 1 could also be used as a business card. A business card, transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay, having before the release backing is pulled off, two areas front and back which can be used to put written information 6, advertising, drawing, pictures, holograph's etc. When the release is pulled off the business card becomes two business cards. Business card information on the release liner back, and other information, etc, on the other side, or the reverse. In addition to being a transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, it provides protection to any device including scratch, shock, and damage protection to the transaction cards 11 and screens of the electronic devices on which it is adhered to.
Business cards are a great form of advertising and this is a vehicle for it to progress on.
The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay can be a skin on the card and electronic device to cover more than tne information on cards and screen, but also the screen and other parts of the electronic device for design or advertising capabilities, as while as providing anti-radiation and anti-bacterial protection and visual security protection.
One of ordinary skill in the art would recognize other variations, modifications and alternatives. It should be recognized that while the present invention has been described in the preferred embodiments there of, those skilled in the art may develop wide variation of structural and operational details without departing from the principals of the invention. Therefore, the appended claims are to be construed to cover all equivalents following within the true scope of the spirit of the invention.
While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Other prior art labels for transaction cards include one sided sticky labels.
US 4,017,994 and US 5,746,451 disclose labels that adhere to the outer surface of a transaction card.
On the surface of the label they have writing to be demonstrative to the user of a card.
As such, these labels are used to cover old, plus existing information on the card with new information provided on the label. These labels also are meant to adhere to the card without the ease of removal. Although the labels are advantageous because they are applied directly to the transaction card and do not require a protective cover, these labels do not provide radioactive or antibiotic protection and are merely a label for when replacing information on the surface of the card. The new information is the relevant information and is covering the useless information, allowing the vital information to be seen. This vital information should be covered to protect it from theft.
US 4,008,351 claim 8, has a label or sticker consisting essentially of the film or sheet material with antibacterial and antifungal activities according to claim 1, and US
5,962,137 the same but in the transaction card itself, not as an interchangeable overlay, and both not used to protect visual information, and anti-radiation for non visual blockage.
Epic.org.,electronic privacy information center, sponsors a radio frequency identification device foiling kit using aluminum foil, and personal RFID shield, as with the faraday cage which is a container made of metal mesh or foil that is impenetrable by radio frequency signals and will block the electromagnetic signals. Will not protect when cards or cell phones are being used. Are bulky, not easy to remove items, and are containers to hold cards and cell phones. They are not interchangeable overlays meant for visual blocking of information, and visual and non visual protection when using the card or cellphone, and to be antibacterial capable of being on transaction cards and electronic devices with screens. It cannot be used in automated banking machines, or give security with holograms, and glow in the dark capabilities, are not business cards, functional rulers, have gripability, or are functional rulers.
Protective coverings as FR 2,827,488 and US 6,845,863 limit viewing of information, however being bulky, cannot be used in banking machines, are not anti-radioactive, or anti-bacterial, doesn't use holograms, has no glow in the dark capabilities, and are not business cards.
Protective coverings as FR 2,827,488 and US 6,845,863 being bulky, cannot use in banking machines, are not anti-radioactive, or anti-bacterial, using holograms, glow in the dark, and are not business cards.
US 5,743,568 is a thin custom cut blocking label which covers a sleeve and is not on the card itself. Is not anti-radiation or anti-bacterial, etc.
US 4,017,994 and US 5,746,451, being permanent labels replacing old information with new. Are not anti-radioactive stopping nonvisual information leakage, or visual theft since you can see the new information they are supplying. And not anti-bacterial, or security with holograms, or glow in the dark overlays, and being a business card, and is not a functional ruler, or bookmark.
US 6,970,070 discloses a method and apparatus for selecting of blocking of radio frequency identification devices by communicating directly to the reader. This does not block with an overlay of visual and nonvisual information, isn't anti-bacterial, or uses security using holograms, or glow in the dark, and not being a ruler, bookmark and business card, and catering to advertising.
US 4,008,351 Film or sheet material having anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities including labels and stickers, but is not saying could be anti-radiation with visual and non visual protection of the card capable of going inside and out of a banking machine, having glow in dark, having holograms, a business card, ruler, bookmark, or callendar, etc. Or US 5,962,137 Antibacterial card, made into the plastic with layers molded together with a antibiotic agent, not an overlay that is put on a transaction card capable of going in and out of a banking machine, and does not mention visual or nonvisual protection using antiradiation material or being a business card, or with holograms, glow in the dark, being a bookmark, having a ruler, or rulers.
The electronic privacy information center, EPIC.org, provides a foiling kit that will protect cards, cell phones, and is like a faraday cage which made out of metal does the same.
These items are bulky, not easy to remove items, cannot go into banking machines, are containers to hold cards and cell phones. Will not protect when cards and electronic devices are being used. Will not give visual, or non visual protection when using the cellphone, or security with holograms, and glow in the dark overlays, be business cards, functional rulers, bookmarks, calendars, or have gripability and advertising.
The RFS pocket shield is sold for $7.99 and is made of a metal fabric which when inserted in a pocket will protect the user from radiation. It is not made to protect the users visual and non visual information from being compromised. Is not an overlay able to go into a banking machine when on a transaction card, or interchangeable to be on an electronic device as a screen, or may be glow in the dark, have secure holograms, be gripable, business card, a functional ruler, bookmark, anti-bacterial, and an advertising product.
Brief Summary of the Invention The primary advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay for visual and non visual information theft, blocking information and being anti-radioactive.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay having antibacterial protection.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay with holograms.
A further advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay with fluorescence, phosphorescent or glow in the dark capabilities.
An advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay with natural and embossed or molded surface gripability.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device overlay which is interchangeable and switchable.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a business card which can be separated into two parts or more and is a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a bookmark which can be separated into two parts or more and is a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay which protects the items from damage from scratches, shock, etc.
A further advantage is to provide a thin enough overlay when used on a debit or credit card will go directly inside and out of a ATM or automated banking machine.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a functional ruler on the front of the overlay, or back of attached item, or and when detached once more. The overlay backing peeled off and used as a business card, may have the ruler on both items.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide an advertising venue.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a secure transaction card and electronic device with a screen overlay capable to cover the whole screen and part of the electronic device as a skin, or part of the screen and some of the electronic device, with visual protection, and anti-radiation and anti-bacterial protection, and design work capabilities.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the invention is disclosed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay comprising: an overlay having first and second surfaces, the first surface being adhesive and the second surface being non-adhesive, and a sheet, or mixture of anti-radioactive and antibacterial material, attached, mixed in, or printed on the overlay film surface. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay is generally made of a clear or opaque material selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, acetate, and polypropylene.
A plastic film, or mixture of plastic and metal, forming a film, or a substrate or moisture vapor permeable thin sheet made of a flexible vynel plastic, polyester plastic, or acrylic based material, having first and second opposed surfaces, the first surface being adhesive or static cling, and the second surface being non adhesive, with a plastic, or paper printable backing sheet on the bottom, and a possible plastic sheet on top, which help stop visual theft of information on cards and on electronic devices, such as on credit cards and on electronic screens. A secure overlay having an anti-radiation and anti-bacterial substance either mixed in with second surface material, or added as a sheet of plastic and anti-radioactive and anti-bacterial material, or as a printable ink to the 2nd surface, the anti-radioactive material will help stop the nonvisual information or would block the electromagnetic waves from cards and electronic devices as cell phones. The secure overlay having an anti-radiation and anti-bacterial agent is silver based, as silver sulphadiazine disseminated throughout the adhesive layer in concentration up to 15 WT.%, or silver nano particles, in powder, paste, liquid, or printable silver ionized ink form, with other metal properties, or combination of properties, nickel, copper, etc, but silver is best, and the anti-radiation properties will help block information transmitted by credit cards and cell phones to a thief, as well as provide antibacterial properties.
Holograms mostly embossed as 2d or 3d labels as one with the overlay's 2nd surface, or it's own label placed there, which looks part of card, or electronic device, giving security. Comprising hologram 2 dimensional label having images assigned different color and position on one layer, without visual depth, the 2d/3d hologram contains many optical with 2d hologram images visually placed one behind another for a 3d effect. A 3 dimensional image is made by bathing a 3d object in a beam of laser light, with light waves reflected from the object forming a pattern recorded on a plate, and when developed and with light shown becomes 3d. The hologram within or on the overlay is thin enough for it to go into an ATM.
Glow in the dark material like fluorescent materials dim quickly, but those comprising zinc suiphide, or strontium aluminate, have longer phosphor persistence and glow longer on the easier to locate, secure overlay. And if using a radioactive substance as tritium, or promethium, would be placed on top of the anti-radioactive overlay to give both properties, plus the phosphors is mixed into the plastic batch when forming a label or it's own, or in paint, or ink, and phosphorescent material quickly ascend to a high electron orbit giving off light in the process, with the emission of light by a substance, to find a card or electronic device as a cell phone at night, giving a good security option.
The overlay can be used as a business card before having been removed from it's backing and becomes two cards after removing it, one with sticking ability.
A business card being a secure transaction card and electronic device overlay, comprising of a printable backside paper, plastic material with adhesive, light or static cling on surface one, and a printable plastic, paper, etc., on surface two.
Another layer printable of likely plastic may be put on top of this one. Interchangeable from card to card, or to an electronic device, or device screen and back many times, is done with the adhesive, static cling. The removable adhesive is on the 1st surface and is light and can be static cling or combination of adhesives. Gripability, natural using edges or elastic feel of a plastic overlay, and or dividing the overlay into 2 or more strips adds gripability.
And man made by embossing or molding pattems, dots etc. on the overlay, or add a second sheet with different sized holes in the sheet, and a thin enough overlay, having one adhesive surface, and a second surface non adhesive, to stick to a card which is inserted into an ATM, banking machine. The printable backing peels off leaving the adhesive surface of the overlay to stick onto the card, thickness of the overlay can vary widely but 0.001 mm thickness to 0.1mm, is thin enough to go in and out of an ATM, automated bank machine. The card with overlay attached would go directly inside an automated banking machine, or ATM, then after or during the transaction process can be returned to the user of the banking machine, or swiping card machine.
The second surface of the transaction card and electronic device and/or electronic lt device screen overlay may also have a hologram image, ruler, calendar, bookmark, drawing, mirror, or opaque material photo. A business card, and advertising for or by the user.
Brief Description of the Drawings The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
Figure 1 is a top view of a first surface of the transaction card overlay according to an embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 is a top view of a transaction card utilizing the overlay.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a cell phone utilizing the overlay on it's screen.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a PDA device utilizing the overlay on it's screen.
Description of the Preferred Embodiments Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided here in. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms.
Therefore, specific details disclosed here in are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
One embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig.1. A transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 comprises generally a planar substrate having opposed surfaces. A first surface (not shown) is adhesive and a second surface 2 is non-adhesive. The first surface of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 contains some form of adhesive property. This may be in the form of an adhesive glue or by static cling. This adhesive layer is sufficient to allow the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 to stick to the device it is attached to, but not too adhesive as to prevent it from being easily removed and interchanged with the next device similar to the type used by 3M registered brand POST-IT NOTES
registered. Switchability is likely good enough from a cell phone (13 and figure 4) or cellphones to a transaction card 11 (Fig 2) meaning even more than one item, or reversible and back again. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is adhered to either surface of a transaction card 11 such as ATM
cards, credit cards, insurance cards, driver's licenses, and other cards containing a magnetic strip, digital chip, and/or other personal information. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 itself is made of a clear , semi clear, or opaque plastic material selected from a group consisting of polyvinylchloride, acetate, or polypropylene. The adhesive transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 best adheres to a removable backing on the bottom of the transaction card 11 (Fig 2) prior to use as a transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
This backing may be of plastic, paper, or other material known in the art. For business cards would be more preferably printable paper. The manufacture of the length and width of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 can vary widely but should have a thickness of 0.001 mm to 0.1 mm generally. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay is generally rectangular but could also be various shapes.
The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 provides nonvisual anti-radiation or electromagnetic shielding and anti-bacterial protection.
With the use of metal elements will help stop electromagnetic rays from reaching devices used by thieves, and the same product has anti bacterial properties killing common bacteria.
Using generally combination's of/or metal products, comprising of silver, copper, zinc, nickel, etc, particles, or nano particles, but preferably silver nano particles in liquid, paste, powder form. Can be mixed in printing ink and printed directly on the second surface 2, laminated on the second surface 2 of the printed layer, or mixed in plastic forming pallets made into film to make into an overlay 1. Zeolite silver ion Ag+ particles of white liquid form is produced by dispersing micro-particles of anti-radiation and anti-bacterial agents in a solvent. Nano silver particles uniformly dispersed in polar or nonpolar solvent as high solid content! low viscosity ink for inkjet applications. Can be generally. .1 wt !o(0.1 vol%) up to 40wt 1o(3.8vol %) dispersment. Admixing zeolite, silver particles, as silver or nano silver retaining atleast one metal ion having a bactericidal and anti-radiation property or with an organic polymer agent or a mixture of polymers at any stage prior to molding the organic polymer to the shaped article-film, overlay 1.The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 provides anti-radiation and anti-bacterial properties by having generally transparent moisture vapor permeable thin polymer sheet impregnated or disseminated throughout with silver sulphadiazine adhered to the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 2. The thin polymer sheet is generally 30 to 75 microns in thickness and generally transparent. The silver sulphadiazine may be in mostly a concentration up to 15 WT.% in an adhesive layer to provide uniform anti-radiation and anti-bacterial properties to the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. A
polymer sheet is best adhered to part of or the entire second surface of the overlay.
Reducing the amount of radiation and bacteria transmitted to the user during the use of the device the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is affixed to.
The second surface 2 may also be either partially or completely coated with an opaque material for visual protection to prevent a non-user or thief from observing the information bearing surface below the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. Fig. 1 illustrates the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay. The opaque material on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, may be a film of flexible vynel plastic material.
Or a flexible polyester plastic material, or an acrylic based material.
The opaque material may be adhered to the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 before the polymer sheet containing the anti-bacterial substance is adhered to the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. This would help in reducing the amount of bacteria transmitted to the user during the use of the device the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is affixed to.
The second surface 2 will be either partially or completely coated with an opaque material to stop a non user from observing the information bearing surface below the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 to help block visual theft.
Fig. 1 illustrates the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1.
The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 may have the ability to glow in the dark, such that one viewing the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 would be more secure and able to see the information in poorly lit or dark situations, and find the items in the night. The front and back, or backing of the transaction card and electronic device with screen may contain the glow in the dark ability. Phosphor is mixed into a plastic and molded to make the glow in the dark items including the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay.
Phosphor's can be mixed in the plastic batch to form the overlay 1. Can be mixed from a powder, paint, or ink. The glow material can be applied to top of the film or with another layer of plastic.
Paint or ink can be added to the top of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay to give the properties. Fluorescence occurs when the molecule returns to the electronic ground state, from the excited singlet state, by emission of a photon.
To make a glow in the dark transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 it must be powered by a phosphor. Chemical compounds that emit visible light after being radiated, phosphorescent materials continue to glow after their energy source light is gone. The electrons of phosphors are easily excited, when charged with light, they quickly ascend to a higher electron orbit, giving off light energy in the process.
Natural and man made elements have been used. Zinc sulfide or strontium aluminate have longer phosphor persistence, adding mild radioactive tritium half life 12 years, promethium half life 3 years, would have to be a film on top of the overlay 1 or on upper layer or part of the overlay. The adhesive attached to the second surface 2 may contain a phosphorescent pigment which is commercially available and may be known as the type P1000, sold by Hanovia, a division of Conrad, Inc. of Newark, New Jersey.
The glow in the dark pigment using phosphor's or fluorescent is generally thirty percent by weight of a batch mixed with adhesive. It becomes dim quicker using fluorescent therefore the entire transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 would glow in the dark. Not only will the glow in the dark properties help in locating items in the semi-dark, or dark, by putting symbols and numbers on the transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay this will distinguish which transaction card 11 (Fig.2) is which, and which electronic device such as a PDA (12 and Figure 3), or cellphone (13 and figure 4) is what.
The second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, may also have natural feel and gripability made easier using edges and elasticity of the plastic film, a plurality of ridges, bumps, dots, patterns, or depressions 3 to enhance gripability by the user, or an added sheet with the same or with holes in it.
The ridges, bumps, or depressions 3 are generally no more indented or raised more than the thickness of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, and the embossed numbers and letters on the card, so as not to interfere with the operation of the transaction card especially in the banking machines. The ridges, bumps, or depressions 3 can be made in the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 utilizing embossing, molding, or other techniques known to those skilled in the art. Embossing is done to create a specific pattem, bump, or depression, or ridges in plastic film and sheeting used for transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay's. The embossing can be done by adding another layer to the second surface 2, while molding using a plate made with the design and bumps, ridges, depressions, etc, applied to the generally plastic film. There can be more than one transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 used on a transaction card 11 (Fig.2) or to an electronic device such as a PDA (12 and Figure 3), cellphone (13 and Figure 4) screen or other screen of an electronic device. In strips divided for better gripability, or divide to other configurations.
Written information 6 can be provided on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 in either opaque, transparent, and semi-transparent forms.
This written information 6 can provide a variety of messages to the viewer of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 including advertisements, photos, business information, phone numbers, users private information, or any other information a user would like to have on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1.
This information 6 can be provided on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 utilizing the same opaque material used on the second surface 2 either by using different colors of opaque material or by providing opaque material around the area in which the information is contained such that the information 6 is transparent and surrounded by opaque material. It is also possible that the user may not want any written information on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1.
In this situation, the second surface 2 would be either transparent or completely opaque with no written information on it. Further information provided on the second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 using the opaque material could take the form of a calendar (not shown). As such, a viewer could simply read the current date from the calendar printed on the second surface of the transaction card and electronic device with overlay 1, or can be a day, month, quarter, half plus whole year, even with pictures, drawings etc, depicting a regular calendar.
Further, a functional ruler 5 of measurement could be made on the second surface 2 of the label or transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 using the opaque or on clear or semi-clear material. A viewer could view the ruler 5 on the 2nd surface 2 and be able to measure an object using the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. An easy functional ruler 5, or rulers of different sizes, can be inserted on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, which peels off the backing leaving the option of a ruler on the back side of the backing, and on the second surface 2. A ruler 5 or rulers sized accordingly. The ruler 5 measurements and calendar are made as the other information described above is made on the second surface 2 using the opaque material, but also are made on the backing of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1. As with the ruler a bookmark would be done the same way. The bookmark can be inserted on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, which peels off the backing leaving the option again of a bookmark on the backside of the backing, and on the second surface 2. A
bookmark or bookmarks sized accordingly. Properties of a mirror can be incorporated onto or into the film of the overlay 1, made of a flexable plastic, not as a normal non flexable polycarbonate. The clarity may be not great so this may not be a priority item.
The second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 may also contain a design skin to change the look or color of the card or electronic device, besides doing what it would normally protecting visual and nonvisual in formation.
The second surface 2 of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 may also contain a hologram image (not shown) at any one place located on the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 a partial or the entire oveday 1 may be comprised of a hologram image. A secure visual aspect adds to having a hologram on the transaction card 11 (Fig 2), or to an electronic device such as a cellphone (13 and Figure 4), or a PDA (12 and Figure 3), showing the hologram as part of these items. A hologram could also be placed on the backing paper, plastic, etc, of the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay. A hologram is made by bathing a 3 dimensional object in the powerful beam of laser light. Light waves reflected from the object form a pattern which is recorded on a special holographic plate. When this is developed and light is shown onto it, the original object is recreated as a fully 3 dimensional image. In a 2 dimensional image, if both the hologram images are assigned different colors and position in one layer. It has one layer on a hologram image, without visual depth. A 2 and 3 dimensional hologram is created from flat artwork using line art by software in computer, then hang output film and developed glass on a master lab to record image onto a glass master, containing several optical with 2d hologram images visually placed one behind another resulting in a 3 dimensional effect because each layer looks at a different distance to our eyes with visual depth. Virtually any existing design or logo can be made into a 2d or 3 dimension hologram with depth and parallax. Breaking the art into color separations and add layers which contain 2-4 layers and up to 6 colors. True color hologram 2d and 3 dimensional images with quality artwork, hard to copy, forgery, and dot matrix hologram using a high resolution dot structure (600 dpi usually), having lots of kinetic movement.
Having a broader viewing angle and millions of dots making it have more movement effect than a 2D and 3D kinetic movement hologram image, composed by at least 3 viewing angle color lines images in some certain sequence with hologram lines, not dots. In holograms there are 3 types, film, photopolymer, and embossed. Embossed holograms are the most common hologram products and can be easily mass produced by embossing.
Widely used for labels, security, packaging and display purposes. To make embossed holograms 1 st a holography nickel master original first must be made. The numbers, letters on a credit card, or card, embossed, are above or are the same thickness of the hologram. Therefore it can go in and out of an ATM or automated bank machine.
The transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay 1 with hologram image (not shown) gives the security impression of being directly part of the card or electronic device, thus adding to it's own security.
The transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay I is used by first removing the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 from it's backing made generally of paper, wax paper, plastic or paper and adhering the transaction card and electronic device windscreen overlay 1 to a transaction card 11 (Fig 2). Because the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 is easily removable, it can be removed and adhered to another transaction card 11 or to an electronic device such as a PDA (12 and Figure 3), cellphone (13 and Figure 4) screen or other screen of an electronic device. The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1 can be removed from the screen and placed back on the transaction card 11 surface, be used as a ruler, or be discarded. Prior to being removed from its paper, wax paper, or plastic backing the transaction card and electronic device plus screen overlay 1 could also be used as a business card. A business card, transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay, having before the release backing is pulled off, two areas front and back which can be used to put written information 6, advertising, drawing, pictures, holograph's etc. When the release is pulled off the business card becomes two business cards. Business card information on the release liner back, and other information, etc, on the other side, or the reverse. In addition to being a transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay 1, it provides protection to any device including scratch, shock, and damage protection to the transaction cards 11 and screens of the electronic devices on which it is adhered to.
Business cards are a great form of advertising and this is a vehicle for it to progress on.
The transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay can be a skin on the card and electronic device to cover more than tne information on cards and screen, but also the screen and other parts of the electronic device for design or advertising capabilities, as while as providing anti-radiation and anti-bacterial protection and visual security protection.
One of ordinary skill in the art would recognize other variations, modifications and alternatives. It should be recognized that while the present invention has been described in the preferred embodiments there of, those skilled in the art may develop wide variation of structural and operational details without departing from the principals of the invention. Therefore, the appended claims are to be construed to cover all equivalents following within the true scope of the spirit of the invention.
While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay comprising:
an overlay for adhering to a transaction card and electronic device with a screen comprising generally of a substrate or moisture vapor permeable thin sheet made of a flexible vynel plastic, polyester plastic, or acrylic based material, having first and second opposed surfaces, the first surface being adhesive or static cling, and the second surface 2 being non adhesive, with a plastic, or paper printable backing sheet on the bottom, and a possible plastic sheet on top, which help stop visual theft and security of information on cards and on electronic device screens and a secure overlay having an anti-radiation and anti-bacterial metal substance as silver(Ag) nano particles or other metal properties, or combination of properties, as nickel, copper(Cu), zinc(Zn), etc, in liquid, paste, or powder form, either mixed in with a second surface 2 material, or added to a sheet of plastic this anti-radioactive and anti-bacterial material, or as a printable silver ionized ink form to the second surface 2 , the anti-radioactive material will help stop the leakage of nonvisual information or would block the electromagnetic waves containing information from cards and electronic devices as cell phones, while the same silver particle solution is anti-bacterial and the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay will kill bacteria on cards and electronic devices adding more security.
an overlay for adhering to a transaction card and electronic device with a screen comprising generally of a substrate or moisture vapor permeable thin sheet made of a flexible vynel plastic, polyester plastic, or acrylic based material, having first and second opposed surfaces, the first surface being adhesive or static cling, and the second surface 2 being non adhesive, with a plastic, or paper printable backing sheet on the bottom, and a possible plastic sheet on top, which help stop visual theft and security of information on cards and on electronic device screens and a secure overlay having an anti-radiation and anti-bacterial metal substance as silver(Ag) nano particles or other metal properties, or combination of properties, as nickel, copper(Cu), zinc(Zn), etc, in liquid, paste, or powder form, either mixed in with a second surface 2 material, or added to a sheet of plastic this anti-radioactive and anti-bacterial material, or as a printable silver ionized ink form to the second surface 2 , the anti-radioactive material will help stop the leakage of nonvisual information or would block the electromagnetic waves containing information from cards and electronic devices as cell phones, while the same silver particle solution is anti-bacterial and the transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay will kill bacteria on cards and electronic devices adding more security.
2. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising a business card with a printable backside paper, or plastic material, with a light adhesive or static cling on surface 1, and a printable paper, or plastic on second surface 2, another layer of a material such as plastic may be put on top of this one, and the front and back of the overlay can be printed on, giving two business cards when the overlay is separated from it's backing.
3. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising holograms or a hologram mostly embossed as 2d or 3d labels as one with the overlay's second surface 2, or it's own label placed there, which looks part of card, or electronic device, giving security and comprising of the hologram 2 dimensional label having images assigned different color and position on one layer, without visual depth, the 2d/3d hologram contains several optical with 2d hologram images visually placed one behind another resulting in a 3d effect, and a 3 dimensional image is made by bathing a 3d object in a beam of laser light, with light waves reflected from the object form a pattern recorded on a plate, and when developed and light shown becomes 3d, and the hologram is thin enough for the overlay to go into an ATM.
4. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising glow in the dark capabilities, glow in the dark material like fluorescent materials dim quickly, but those made of zinc sulphide, or strontium aluminate, have longer phosphor persistence and glow longer on the easier to locate, secure overlay, and if using a radioactive substance as tritium, or promethium, would be placed on top of the anti-radioactive overlay to give both properties one layer protecting the item from the other layer and still giving the glow in the dark properties, phosphors is mixed into the plastic batch when forming a label or it's own, or in paint, or ink, and phosphorescent material quickly ascend to a high electron orbit giving off light in the process, with the emission of light by a substance, to find a card or electronic device as a cell phone at night, giving a good security option.
5. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising switchability or interchangeability, switching from one card to the next, or to an electronic device with screen and back many times is comprised of adhesive, an adhesive is on the 1st surface and is a light adhesive or a static cling, but can be a combination of adhesives, which give a removable adhesive capable of being removed and put on many times;
6. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim Al further comprising gripability, either of natural gripability by using edges or elastic feel of plastic of the overlay, plus can divide the overlay into 2 or more strips giving added gripability, or man made gripability by embossing patterns, dots etc on the overlay, or add a second sheet with different sized holes in the sheet, or using a mold with different designs to press onto the elastic film forming indentations and designs to add gripability, yet being thin enough to go in and out of a banking machine, ATM, or be swiped through a card reader.
7. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising a functional ruler or rulers of measurement and could be made on the second surface 2, or on the back of the release paper or plastic in millimeters(mm) and/or inches up to the full size of the length or width of the overlay.
8. A secure transaction card and electronic device with a screen overlay as claimed in claim Al further comprising of having scratch and some damage protection, an overlay giving protection from scratches and damage from bumps and shock by adding a barrier to a card and screen of an electronic device such as a cell phone and is a thin enough overlay, having one adhesive surface, and a second surface non adhesive, so as to stick to a card which is inserted into an ATM, banking machine, the printable backing peels off leaving the adhesive surface of the overlay to stick onto the card, the thickness of the overlay can vary widely but 0.001 mm thickness to 0.1mm, thin enough to go in and out of an ATM, automated bank machine, and be swiped through a card reader.
9. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising a calendar, a functional calendar showing a date of month, year, and/or day in any sequence, or period of time which would fit on the second surface 2, or on the back of the release paper, or plastic.
10. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising a skin to put on an advertising component and design element, advertising for the user or a business, corporation, as a promotional, or wholesale, retail end, with advertising of new or existing products, services, and ideas, or design and color elements, put on the second surface 2 or the backside of the release paper or plastic, which cover visual information , and on these and other parts of the card and electronic device.
11. A secure transaction card and electronic device with screen overlay as claimed in claim A1 further comprising a bookmark, made as one as a whole overlay, or as two when the release paper is separated from the adhesive surface one of the overlay.
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