TWI421800B - Card holder with displaying information - Google Patents

Description

Card cover for displaying data

The invention relates to a ferrule structure, which is applied to various card devices such as an IC stored value card, a prepaid card, an electronic wallet wafer card, and the like, in particular to a device capable of providing card device power and extending related functions. And displayed on the display unit of the ferrule body, the card sleeve of the displayable data.

Due to the popularity of various card devices, including the leisure card used in mass transit, the IC stored value card used for small-scale consumption, the prepaid card for mobile phones, and even the e-wallet chip card that the bank is currently pushing. In order to prevent consumers from having to carry too many cards at the same time, there are many integrated cards available, such as a leisurely credit card, a function of a leisure card and a credit card, or an e-wallet credit card.

However, taking a credit card as an example, the credit card needs to be stamped with the card number, expiration date and the like on the card, so that the printed area cannot be used to set the chip, the line, etc., therefore, the relevant line and chip of the credit card. Have to be set in other crowded areas. Therefore, although the card device has been combined with the publication of the display function, the space for the application can be quite limited due to the foregoing reasons, so the size of the display screen can be set quite narrow; moreover, because there is no additional space setting, for example. For the power supply unit, memory and other related components, in the absence of such related components, only the card account's deposit balance, or credit limit can be displayed very simply, not only functionally limited, but also to the user. In fact, the meaning is not great.

Moreover, in order to promote the usage rate of credit cards, there are generally discounts with specific merchants during certain periods. However, the average consumer cannot keep all the offers in mind; and most of the discounts are not set for the usage habits of a single consumer. Therefore, most of the preferential businesses and products are also reduced to paper ads, and can not really stimulate or attract consumers to use credit cards or consumption.

In addition, with the development of science and technology, at present, a single card can not only have basic functions such as stored value, but also store specific information. For example, the card reader can be used to download special merchandise information/barcode records on the card, even on the card. In conjunction with a specific bank or merchant, the personalized product can be enjoyed by the user by using the information stored on the card to the corresponding merchant to purchase the preferential product. However, in the same situation as described above, once the stored data increases, the user may not be able to remember all the materials one by one, and currently the card can only be read by a specific machine (such as a card reader, a card reader, etc.). Relevant information has a considerable negative impact on the ease of use of the card device.

In view of the above, the present invention proposes a card sleeve capable of displaying data in order to effectively overcome the above problems in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a card sleeve capable of displaying data, which is disposed on the body of the ferrule by the power supply system, thereby directly supplying the electric energy to the card device inserted into the ferrule, and the card device only stores the data, but The extended function is extended to the card cover to improve the additional functions of the card device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a card cover capable of displaying data, wherein the data transceiver unit reads the data stored in the card device in a wireless or wired manner, and displays the data on the display unit of the card cover. Users can read related materials directly through the card holder, such as deposit balance, credit limit, commodity coupon, etc., and have a positive contribution to the use and promotion of card devices.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a card sleeve capable of displaying data, wherein the power supply unit provides sufficient power to the card device, and the data transceiver unit reads the data of the card device and displays it on the display unit, for example, High-level operations such as commercial advertising have led to the development of unique business models.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a card sleeve for displaying data, which comprises a body, a power supply unit, a data transceiver unit, and a display unit, wherein the body has a receiving slot for the card device to be inserted, and the card The device stores at least one data, and the power supply unit provides the power to the card device in a wireless or wired manner, and the data stored in the card device can be read by the data transceiver unit and transmitted to the display. The unit is displayed; therefore, the data can be displayed on the ferrule without a specific machine, which greatly improves the convenience of the use of the card device. In addition, the data sending unit can read the data of the card device, and can also be performed by wired or wireless means. Moreover, the body and the power supply unit can be constructed by a flexible material, so that the overall ferrule structure can fully conform to the flexible characteristics, and is more convenient for the user to carry.

The purpose, technical content, features and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily understood by the detailed description of the embodiments.

In order to clearly disclose the technical features of the card sleeve of the presently disclosed data, several embodiments will be described below to explain the technical features of the present invention in detail, and at the same time, the technical features are highlighted.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a card sleeve capable of displaying data disclosed in the present invention. The ferrule 1 of the present invention is used for inserting the card device 70. The ferrule 1 includes a body 10, a power supply unit 20, a data transceiving unit 30, and a display unit 40. The body 10 has a receiving slot. 11. The card is inserted into the card device 70. Therefore, in accordance with the size of the conventional card device 70, it is roughly 8.5 cm long and 5.4 cm wide. Of course, in order to facilitate the insertion of the card device 70, the width of the receiving groove 11 is preferably Slightly wider than this size. The power supply unit 20 and the data transceiver unit 30 are disposed on the body 10, and the display unit 40 is exposed to the body 10 for viewing and reading by the user. As shown in the figure, the display unit 40 is disposed on the body 10. On one surface 12, wherein the data transceiving unit 30 and the display unit 40 are electrically connected to the electric energy supply unit 20, and the electric power supply unit 20 supplies the electric power required for its operation; at the same time, the card device 70 inserted into the accommodating groove 11 It is also powered by the power supply unit 20, and the power supply mode can be changed in accordance with the reading mode of the general card device 70.

In general, the card device 70 can be read by the wafer 71 in a direct contact wired manner or by the antenna unit 72 to be wirelessly sensed. Of course, some of the card devices 70 have only one of them. Therefore, the power supply unit 20 and the data transceiver unit 30 can also cooperate to supply power and read data in a wireless or wired manner. The data read by the card transceiver 70 by the data transceiver unit 30 is transmitted to the display unit 40 of the card holder 1 for display, and is provided for reading by the user, so that the function of extending the card device 70 can be extended to the card cover 1. To carry out high-level operations such as various commercial advertisements (see Figure 7), commodity coupons (see Figure 6), etc., to enhance the added value of the card device 70 and to extend a new business model.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a card sleeve capable of displaying data according to the present invention. According to the embodiment, the body 10 includes a first cover body 101, a second cover body 102, and a third cover body 103. The first cover body 101 is disposed on one side of the second cover body 102, and is in the first cover body. A receiving groove 11 is formed between the 101 and the second cover 102. The third cover 103 is disposed on the other side of the second cover 102, and the power supply unit 20 is disposed on the second cover 102. Between the third covers 103. Moreover, in order to increase the applicability of the present invention, the user 10 is convenient to carry and conform to the environment and conditions used by the general user, and the body 10 (the first cover body 101, the second cover body 102, and the third cover body 103) are all flexible. The curved material is composed of the material, so the overall ferrule 1 is flexible.

The power supply unit 20 includes a first collector layer 21, a first active material layer 22, a spacer layer 23, a second active material layer 24, and a second collector layer 25. The film layers are sequentially disposed on the third cover. Between the first cover 102 and the second cover 102, the first collector layer 21 can be directly disposed on the third cover 103, and the second collector layer 25 is directly disposed on the second cover 102, that is, The third cover body 103 and the second cover body 102 are directly used as the package structure of the power supply unit 20. Moreover, in addition to the above-described design of the power supply unit 20 as a built-in type, as shown in FIG. 3, an insertion slot 13 may be formed between the second cover body 102 and the third cover body 103 to provide electrical energy. The supply unit 20 is inserted and replaced when needed. At the same time, the power supply unit 20 is also made of a flexible material. Therefore, even if the power supply unit 20 is combined with the body 10, the overall structure maintains the flexible characteristics and is convenient for the user to carry. In this case, in order to show the correlation between the components and to make the drawings clear, the thickness of the ferrule 1 is large. In fact, the power supply unit 20 is formed by a thin film layer structure. The body 10 also only needs to accommodate the power supply unit 20 and the card device 70, so the thickness can also be approximated to the current general type of card holder.

The power supply unit 20 includes two electrical contacts 201, and the second cover 102 has a corresponding two openings 1021. Therefore, when the card device 70 is inserted into the receiving slot 11 of the body 10, the electrical contact 201 can be made. The chip 71 of the card device 70 is electrically connected to provide electrical energy to the card device 70. Alternatively, the second cover 102 can be provided with a metal conductor at the opening 1021, and the wafer 71 of the card device 70 can also be electrically powered. The electrical contacts 201 of the providing unit 20 constitute an electrical connection. Moreover, the ferrule 1 of the embodiment further includes a wireless charging module 202, which is composed of an antenna unit 2021 and a wireless battery charger chip 2022, and the wireless charging module 202 is also disposed in the power supply. The unit 20 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 20; therefore, the card device 70 inserted in the receiving slot 11 of the body 10 can be powered by the wireless charging module 202, that is, the power is supplied to the card. The device 70 has a principle similar to that of a general radio frequency identification (RFID) card read by a card reader. The antenna unit 2021 transmits a wireless electromagnetic wave signal, and the antenna unit 72 of the card device 70 senses a current to supply power. the goal of. Therefore, the data transceiver unit 30 can also read the data stored in the card device 70 in cooperation with the power supply. The data transceiver unit 30 can also be disposed on the power supply unit 20 and electrically connected to the power supply unit 20, and The power supply unit 20 is provided with power required for its operation; at the same time, the data transceiver unit 30 can be connected to the chip 71 of the card device 70 by a wired connection by means of the electrical contact 201, or wirelessly. The data stored in the card device 70 is read by the antenna unit 72 of the card device 70 through the antenna unit 2021 of the wireless charging module 202. As shown in the figure, the ferrule 1 disclosed in this embodiment has both wireless and wired charging and data transmission capabilities, and can match the transmission modes of the two currently available mainstream card devices 70, and of course can also be designed. It is only transmitted for one of the transmission methods, but the use is slightly limited.

The data stored by the card device 70 received by the data transceiver unit 30 is transmitted to the display unit 40 for display. For the convenience of the user to read, the display unit 40 can be roughly equivalent to the upper surface 12 of the third cover 103. In order to meet the setting of the ferrule 1, the display unit 40 preferably has a liquid crystal display panel (LCD), an LED display or an organic light emitting diode display (OLED); therefore, if the display unit 40 is protected In addition, a protective cover or a flip cover (not shown) may be added to the outside of the third cover 103.

Therefore, it can be seen that the card cover 1 for displaying data disclosed by the present invention provides sufficient power to the card device 70 inserted into the body 10 of the card holder 1 by the power supply unit 20, and then transmits the data. The transceiver unit 30 reads the data in the card device 70 and displays it on the display unit 40 on the ferrule 1 to provide user reading. In this way, the user can download the card reader and the reader first. Relevant promotional information (for example, including bar code) or various commercial advertisements carried out by the bank in cooperation with the industry; currently, the card device 70 can store a large amount of data, even though it can be directly read by the card holder 1. The information stored in the card device 70 does not have to be worried about the user; even when the public transportation system is used, the relevant commercial advertisements are read (see Figure 7), or the commodity coupon is held. Barcodes are used for shopping (see Figure 6), and can be developed to extend new business models; of course, the most basic balance display, credit limit and other information can be displayed in the same way.

At the same time, in order to prevent the card device 70 from being inserted into the accommodating slot 11 of the body 10, the power supply unit 20 is always in the path state, causing the power consumption of the power supply unit 20 to be excessively fast. In this embodiment, the control button 41 is utilized. The control device 40 is configured to display the data stored in the card device 70. The card device 70 is inserted into the receiving slot 11 by the control button. Pressing or triggering 41 causes the card device 70 to form a path with the power supply unit 20, as described above, in a wireless or wired manner, and then the power supply unit 20 provides power to the card device 70, the data transceiving unit 30, and The display unit 40 causes the display unit 40 to display the data stored by the card device 70 by reading the data transceiving unit 30. Therefore, the control button 112 can also be used to control whether the display element 111 is displayed or not. In addition, the control button 41 can control the data on the display unit 40 in addition to the switch for the power supply to be turned on or off, such as the above one or the next data; or display the type of the information, such as commercials, coupons. , credit limit, or account balance. Therefore, the display unit 40 can also be used as a touch screen to facilitate direct operation by the user (see FIG. 5), or a plurality of control buttons 42 can make the operation more flexible (see FIG. 4); It works together.

In addition, the power supply unit 20 can also be charged to extend the time of use. As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply unit 20 can be controlled by the wireless battery charging chip 2022 of the wireless charging module 202. When the card device 70 and the ferrule 1 are placed on a reader (not shown), the antenna unit 2021 receives the electromagnetic wave signal of the reader for charging. If the wireless charging module 202 is not provided, it can be charged by the antenna unit 72 of the card device 70 when the electrical contact 201 is electrically connected to the wafer 71 of the card device 70. Of course, if the power supply unit 20 is designed to be plug-in type (see FIG. 3), the power supply unit 20 can also be removed and charged by a charging device that meets specifications.

In summary, the card cover for displaying data according to the present invention is provided on the body of the ferrule by the power supply system, thereby directly supplying the electric energy to the card device inserted into the ferrule, and the card device only The data is stored, and the extended function is extended to the card cover to improve the additional functions of the card device. And the data transceiver unit reads the data stored in the card device in a wireless or wired manner, and displays the data on the display unit of the card sleeve, so that the user can directly read the related data by using the card sleeve, for example, For deposit balances, credit lines, commodity coupons, etc., there is a considerable positive contribution to the use and promotion of card devices. Therefore, the power supply unit provides sufficient power to the card device, and the data transceiver unit reads the data of the card device and displays it on the display unit, thereby performing high-order operations such as commercial advertisements, thereby developing a unique business model. .

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes or modifications of the features and spirits of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧ card sets

10‧‧‧ Ontology

101‧‧‧First cover

102‧‧‧Second cover

1021‧‧‧ openings

103‧‧‧ third cover

11‧‧‧ accommodating slots

12‧‧‧ upper surface

20‧‧‧Power supply unit

201‧‧‧Electrical contacts

202. . . Wireless charging module

2021. . . Antenna unit

2022. . . Wireless battery charging chip

twenty one. . . First collector layer

twenty two. . . First active material layer

twenty three. . . Isolation layer

twenty four. . . Second active material layer

25. . . Second collector layer

30. . . Data transceiver unit

40. . . Display unit

41. . . control button

70. . . Card device

71. . . Wafer

72. . . Antenna unit

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a card sleeve capable of displaying data disclosed in the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of a card sleeve capable of displaying data disclosed in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a card sleeve capable of displaying data disclosed in the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a plurality of control buttons of a card sleeve capable of displaying data disclosed in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a touch screen of a card sleeve capable of displaying data according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing an application example of a coupon for displaying a data cartridge of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an application example of a commercial display of the card cover capable of displaying data disclosed in the present invention.

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40‧‧‧Display unit

41‧‧‧Control button

70‧‧‧ card device

Claims (17)

A card sleeve for displaying data, which is configured to accommodate at least one card device, wherein the card sleeve for displaying data comprises: a body formed of a flexible material and having a receiving groove for receiving the card a card device, wherein the card device stores at least one data; a power supply unit is disposed on the body for providing a power to the card device; a data transceiver unit is mounted on the body and electrically connected to the card device The power supply unit reads the data stored by the card device when the power supply unit supplies the power to the card device; and a display unit is disposed on the body and at least a portion of the display unit is exposed to the body, The display unit is electrically connected to the power supply unit and the data transceiver unit, and can receive and display the data read by the data transceiver unit. The card sleeve of the displayable data of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a first cover body and a second cover body, wherein the second cover system is disposed on one side of the first cover body The accommodating groove is formed between the first cover and the second cover. The card sleeve of the displayable data of claim 2, wherein the body further comprises a third cover body for interposing the power supply unit between the third cover body and the second cover body. The ferrule of the displayable data of claim 3, wherein the power supply unit comprises a first collector layer sequentially disposed between the second cover and the third cover, a first active material layer, a spacer layer, a second active material layer and a second collector layer. A card sleeve capable of displaying data as described in claim 4, wherein the first collector layer and The second collector layer is formed on the second cover and the third cover. The card sleeve of the displayable data of claim 4, wherein the power supply unit further comprises a package structure for sealing the first collector layer, the first active material layer, the isolation layer, a second active material layer and the second collector layer. The ferrule of the displayable data as described in claim 2, wherein the accommodating slot has an electrical contact. The card sleeve for displaying data according to claim 7 , wherein the electrical contact is electrically connected to the power supply unit, and the power is supplied to the card device inserted into the receiving slot. The NIC of the displayable data of claim 7, wherein the electrical contact is electrically connected to the data transceiver unit, so as to read the card device stored in the accommodating slot data. The card sleeve for displaying data according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the power supply unit is made of a flexible material. The card sleeve of the displayable data as described in claim 1 , wherein the data transceiver unit reads the data of the card device by wireless transmission. The card sleeve for displaying data according to claim 11 , wherein the data transceiver unit transmits an electromagnetic wave signal to cause the card device to sense current to provide the power to the card device. The card sleeve for displaying data according to claim 11 , wherein the data transceiver unit can receive an electromagnetic wave signal of a reader and charge the power supply unit. A card sleeve capable of displaying data as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the card device is stored The information stored is a commercial, a coupon, a credit line, or an account balance. The NIC of the displayable data as described in claim 1, wherein the display unit is a liquid crystal display panel (LCD), an LED display or an organic light emitting diode display ( OLED). The card sleeve of the displayable data as described in claim 15 wherein the display unit is a touch display unit. The card sleeve of the displayable data as described in claim 1 , wherein the display unit further comprises a control button.