Cards and devices with magnetic emulators with zoning control and advanced interiors

摘要

A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. An emulator may include a coil that includes magnetic, ferromagnetic, or ferromagnetic, material in the coil's interior. Coils may be associated with zones. As a read-head is detected to move from zone-to-zone, coils may be activated to transmit information in those zones.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a device without a magnetic stripe, said device including a magnetic emulator, wherein said magnetic emulator is operable to electrically couple, and communicate data to, a read-head located on a magnetic stripe reader, said magnetic emulator includes a magnetic material located in the interior of a coil, and at least a portion of a printed circuit board is between a plurality of portions of said coil.