A method of verifying authentication of a patterned smart card module , the method including: providing a patterned smart card module , the patterned smart card module including: a chip module having a conductive surface and an integrated circuit, IC, chip, the conductive surface being formed with a plurality of contact pads , the IC chip being embedded within the chip module and storing chip data therein, the chip data including holder-related data; and a patterned ink layer coated on the conductive surface of the chip module , and having a pattern that relates to the holder-related data, said method being characterized by : reading, by a data reader, the holder-related data from the IC chip of the chip module ; capturing, by a camera device, an image of the patterned ink layer ; obtaining, by a computer device, data represented by the pattern of the patterned ink layer based on the image captured by the camera device; and comparing, by the computer device, the data represented by the pattern and the holder-related data read from the IC chip of the chip module ; wherein the computer device is permitted to perform a next action related to the patterned smart card module when the data represented by the pattern matches the chip data read from the IC chip of the chip module . providing a patterned smart card module , the patterned smart card module including: a chip module having a conductive surface and an integrated circuit, IC, chip, the conductive surface being formed with a plurality of contact pads , the IC chip being embedded within the chip module and storing chip data therein, the chip data including holder-related data; and a patterned ink layer coated on the conductive surface of the chip module , and having a pattern that relates to the holder-related data, said method being characterized by : reading, by a data reader, the holder-related data from the IC chip of the chip module ; capturing, by a camera device, an image of the patterned ink layer ; obtaining, by a computer device, data represented by the pattern of the patterned ink layer based on the image captured by the camera device; and comparing, by the computer device, the data represented by the pattern and the holder-related data read from the IC chip of the chip module ; a chip module having a conductive surface and an integrated circuit, IC, chip, the conductive surface being formed with a plurality of contact pads , the IC chip being embedded within the chip module and storing chip data therein, the chip data including holder-related data; and a patterned ink layer coated on the conductive surface of the chip module , and having a pattern that relates to the holder-related data, said method being characterized by : reading, by a data reader, the holder-related data from the IC chip of the chip module ; capturing, by a camera device, an image of the patterned ink layer ; reading, by a data reader, the holder-related data from the IC chip of the chip module ; capturing, by a camera device, an image of the patterned ink layer ; obtaining, by a computer device, data represented by the pattern of the patterned ink layer based on the image captured by the camera device; and comparing, by the computer device, the data represented by the pattern and the holder-related data read from the IC chip of the chip module ; wherein the computer device is permitted to perform a next action related to the patterned smart card module when the data represented by the pattern matches the chip data read from the IC chip of the chip module . <EOS>