Patent ID: 7578449

Claim:
An index card comprising: at least one label portion; at least one of a contact type or non-contact type integrated circuit (IC) disposed on the at least one label portion, said integrated circuit storing information or processing signals; and an antenna disposed on the at least one label portion, said antenna connected to the at least one of a contact type or non-contact type IC, wherein the antenna extends substantially around an entire periphery of the at least one label portion, and wherein the at least one label portion comprises a main label portion and a back label portion connected to an edge of the main label portion and extending from the edge in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main label portion, and wherein the antenna is positioned in both the main label portion and the back label portion, and wherein if a media is enclosed within the one label portion as part of a media housing when the media housing is in a closed position, the main label portion is on one side of the media and the back label portion is on another side of the media.