摘要 |
AN IDENTIFICATION DEVICE (10) HAVING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (38). THE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE (10) HAS A FIRST OUTER LAYER (26) FORMED OF A SUBSTRATE. A SECOND OUTER LAYER (30) FORMED OF A SUBSTRATE HAVING AN ANTENNA (34) PRINTED ON AN INNER SURFACE UTILIZING CONDUCTIVE INK, AND AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (38) ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE ANTENNA (34) ON THE INNER SURFACE. A PROTECTIVE LAYER (40) IS SECURED TO THE FIRST OUTER LAYER (26) BY A LAMINATION PROCESS AND AN ADHESIVE BACKING (48) IS SECURED TO AN OUTER SURFACE OF THE SECOND OUTER LAYER (30). THE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE (10) MAY THEN BE ATTACHED BY THE ADHESIVE BACKING (48) TO A FRONT SURFACE OF A CONVENTIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD TO PROVIDE THE CONVENTIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CAPABILITIES. (FIG 1)
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