Patent ID: 8393547
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An RF proximity financial transaction card, comprising: a plastic inlay having first and second substantially planar surfaces bounded by a continuous peripheral edge; an integrated circuit carried by said inlay storing card-specific data; an antenna carried by said inlay that is operatively connected to said integrated circuit; a metallic foil layer having a peripheral edge that is substantially coextensive with said continuous peripheral edge of said plastic inlay, said metallic foil layer substantially overlying at least one of said substantially planar surfaces such that said metallic foil layer provides said financial transaction card with a decorative metallic reflective appearance across one or both of a front or rear face of said card; printed graphics or text on or above said metallic foil layer; and said card being constructed to inductively couple with an RF proximity card reader that is spaced from said card in order to support limited-range wireless communication between the card and the card reader up to a maximum coupling distance, beyond which said card will not couple.