CARD OF THE BANK TYPE WITH A USER-ACTUATABLE SWITCH

摘要

The invention relates to an electronic card comprising means for transmitting a signal to a user of this electronic card, an electronic unit, an electrical energy source, a switch actuatable by the user of the electronic card and an application introduced into said electronic unit. The card furthermore comprises means for detecting the activation of said switch which are arranged so as to determine whether this activation terminates inside a first time interval from the start of activation (t0), the end of this first time interval occurring after the transmission (t1) of a signal perceptible by the user of the card, or to determine whether this activation of the switch terminates inside a second time interval (T2max) from the transmission (t1) of said signal perceptible by the user, said application being activated or its activation validated when said detection means have detected the end (t2) of said activation of the switch inside said first time interval or said second time interval.