Patent ID: 7006846
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: G06K,H01Q,H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising: a single forward channel transmitter base station; at least one wireless communications device having an edge and dimensions similar to the length, width, and thickness of a credit card, the at least one device having components embedded therewithin, including: a thin flexible sheet having an antenna embedded therewithin and being pivotally connected to the edge of the at least one device, the sheet being pivotable substantially adjacent the edge to alternate between folded and unfolded positions, the sheet being sized and configured to cover the man machine interface and generally coplanar with the at least one device when in the folded position, the sheet being generally angularly displaced from the at least one device when in the unfolded position, wherein the sheet is deployable to the unfolded position to facilitate communication between the at least one wireless communications device and the base station.