Patent ID: 7762470
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F,H04H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A compact personal radio frequency identification (RFID) token apparatus, comprising: a connection module; a translation module; a processor module; and an input/output module; wherein the connection module is for interfacing the device with an appliance capable of communicating and interacting with remote servers and networks; wherein the translation module can move signals between a universal serial bus (USB) interface and a smart card interface, and the smart card interface is selected from the group consisting of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 7816, ISO standard 14443 & ISO standard 15693 and near field communication (NFC); wherein the processor module is capable of operating as a dual-interface (DI) chip; and wherein the input/output module comprises at least one radio frequency (RF) antenna and a modulator; further comprising: a standard-compliant contactless interface and a wireless interface; wherein the contactless interface complies to one or more of the following standard interfaces: RFID-contactless interface according to ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 and Near Field Communication (NFC); and wherein the wireless interface comprises at least one of the interfaces selected from the group consisting of ZIGBEE wireless, BLUETOOTH wireless, wireless local area network (WLAN) 802.11, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), and Universal Serial Bus (USB) wireless.