Patent ID: 11893440
Assignee: LINXENS HOLDING
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of adding biometric functionality to a card-type substrate, the method comprising
providing a biometric chip so as to have a first surface and an opposing second surface, said first surface having formed thereon chip contact elements;
connecting said biometric chip to a chip receiving substrate by at least one of gluing and soldering said chip contact elements to a corresponding first set of substrate contact elements formed on a contact surface of said chip receiving substrate; and
connecting said chip receiving substrate to said card-type substrate by at least one of gluing and soldering a second set of substrate contact elements of said chip receiving substrate to card contact elements of said card-type substrate,
wherein said chip receiving substrate is provided with an opening to expose at least a portion of said first surface of said biometric chip after being connected to said chip-receiving substrate.