Patent ID: 8851386

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a portable electronic device; and a protective case for the portable electronic device including: a pouch for securing the protective case to the portable electronic device; a mechanism, coupled to the protective case, for defining a slot, the slot shaped and sized to removably receive and securely hold a contactless integrated circuit (IC) identification card that has no more than half of a planar extent defined for a standard ID-1 identification card; a ferrite shield layer having a planar extent slightly larger than a planar extent of the slot, the ferrite shield layer positioned in the protective case adjacent the slot and interposed between the portable electronic device and the contactless IC identification card to shield the contactless IC identification card from interference from components of the portable electronic device; and a sliding shield mounted for movement, relative to the slot, between a first position to block signals from being received by and/or transmitted from the antenna of the contactless IC identification card located in the slot, and a second position to allow the antenna of the contactless IC identification card located in the slot to receive and/or transmit signals.