GB2498970A - RFID-shielded compartment for a wallet - Google Patents

RFID-shielded compartment for a wallet Download PDF

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GB2498970A
GB2498970A GB1201726.5A GB201201726A GB2498970A GB 2498970 A GB2498970 A GB 2498970A GB 201201726 A GB201201726 A GB 201201726A GB 2498970 A GB2498970 A GB 2498970A
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James Pascoe Booth
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/073—Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory
    • G06K19/07309—Means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or onto record carriers
    • G06K19/07318—Means for preventing undesired reading or writing from or onto record carriers by hindering electromagnetic reading or writing
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Abstract

A wallet with an external compartment 2 having an RFID-reflective rear-lining, facilitates the reliable use of an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) enabled card without interference from other cards contained within the wallet. An embossed area 5 on the external side of the compartment provides tactile indication of the correct side to place upon the RFID reader without requiring visual inspection.

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RFID-Shielded Compartment within Wallet
This invention allows a person to utilise an RFID-enabled card in a specific wallet compartment without interference from other similar cards within the same.
When using a service such as Transport for London's Oyster Card, an individual is often forced to keep their card outside of a wallet (or similar) due to interference from other items within that wallet preventing its effective use. Not only is this inconvenient (as it forces the individual to stop and search for their card within their bag, or retrieve it from their wallet, or from on their person), but it is also insecure, for a loose card is much more easily misplaced or stolen.
To overcome these problems, the present invention proposes a soft compartment slot behind one 'side' of the wallet into which the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) card is placed. On the rear of this slot, between the card and the rest of the contents of the wallet, is secured a lining designed to reflect RFID waves, ensuring that the only signal returned to the machine is the response of the intended card.
The invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 shows the outer (rear) side of the wallet laid flat, with the soft compartment slot shown on the left.
Figure 2 shows an exploded view of the three-layer makeup of the compartment slot.
In Figure 1, the (non RFID-reflective) outer surface of the wallet (1) is shown covering the RFID-reflective lining within the compartment (2). The slot (3) enables the insertion of an RFID-enabled card into the compartment, and is secured by a Velcro seal (4). An embossed area (5) on the outer surface of the wallet indicates, by touch, the side which should be placed on the RFID pad without the need for visual inspection.
Figure 2 shows the outer surface of the wallet (1), under which is placed the RFID-enabled card of choice (6). Beneath this is the RFID-reflective lining (7) which ensures that incoming RFID signals (8) do not penetrate past the chosen card. This, in turn, enables interference-free signals (9) to be returned from the card to the RFID pad. Behind this lining is the normal interior wallet lining (10), allowing the normal use of the wallet for all other purposes.

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    1. A wallet with an external compartment featuring an RFID-reflective rear-lining, facilitating the reliable use of an RFID-enabled card without interference from other cards contained within, and utilising tactile indication of that face through an embossed area, negating the need for visual inspection prior to use.
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Cited By (2)

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GB2528316A (en) * 2014-07-18 2016-01-20 Selective Card Shield Ltd RFID card wallet
US10796030B2 (en) 2016-10-27 2020-10-06 International Business Machines Corporation Detecting an attempted theft of information stored in an RFID-enabled card

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JP2005301420A (en) * 2004-04-07 2005-10-27 Olympus Corp Container
US20070109130A1 (en) * 2005-11-17 2007-05-17 Edenfield Benjamin W Card cases and wallets with radio frequency shielding
KR20100001423U (en) * 2008-07-30 2010-02-09 장영지 Card acceptance purse which has a rfid signal interception function
US20100230018A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2010-09-16 Nielsen Cynthia A Theft deterrent anti-scanning device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2005301420A (en) * 2004-04-07 2005-10-27 Olympus Corp Container
US20070109130A1 (en) * 2005-11-17 2007-05-17 Edenfield Benjamin W Card cases and wallets with radio frequency shielding
KR20100001423U (en) * 2008-07-30 2010-02-09 장영지 Card acceptance purse which has a rfid signal interception function
US20100230018A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2010-09-16 Nielsen Cynthia A Theft deterrent anti-scanning device

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2528316A (en) * 2014-07-18 2016-01-20 Selective Card Shield Ltd RFID card wallet
US10796030B2 (en) 2016-10-27 2020-10-06 International Business Machines Corporation Detecting an attempted theft of information stored in an RFID-enabled card

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