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Portable standardized card adapted to provide access to a system for processing electrical signals and a method of manufacturing such a card
Assignee: Compagnie Internationale pour l'Informatique CII-Honeywell Bull SA
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Filing: 1978-08-07
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Granted: 1980-08-12
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Expires: 1998-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A standardized access card is formed of a single or a pair of bonded sheets of material including a cavity within which is disposed an integrated circuit assembly for processing electrical signals arranged within the card. The thickness of the assembly is relatively smaller than the thickness of the card and terminal areas of the assembly are accessible through cut-outs in the card which may be open or plugged with conductive material. The card may be formed in a continuous process from a plurality of strips of material which separately provide the card material, the integrated circuit assembly and a cover for the device of the circuit assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Badet
- 👤 Francois Guillaume
- 👤 Karel Kurzweil
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:51
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07718; G06K19/07745; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/699; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10681; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S283/00; Y10S283/904; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1039; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1075; Y10T156/1077; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49128; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of producing cards adapted to provide access to a system for processing electrical signals, comprising: providing a plurality of sheets, each having at least one cavity and being of a predetermined surface area and thickness and having associated contact positions adjacent said cavity, providing a plurality of integrated circuit assemblies each including a substrate having a surface area and a thickness substantially smaller than said predetermined surface area and thickness of said sheets and carrying at least one circuit device and an associated array of conductors, inserting each of said integrated circuit assemblies into a corresponding one of said cavities, and attaching the conductors of each of said assemblies to associated contact positions on the corresponding one of said sheets to thereby form said card for processing electrical signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of producing cards adapted to provide access to a system for processing electrical signals, comprising: providing a plurality of sheets, each having at least one cavity and being of a predetermined surface area and thickness and having associated contact positions adjacent said cavity, providing a plurality of integrated circuit assemblies each including a substrate having a surface area and a thickness substantially smaller than said predetermined surface area and thickness of said sheets and carrying at least one circuit device and an associated array of conductors, inserting each of said integrated circuit assemblies into a corresponding one of said cavities, and attaching the conductors of each of said assemblies to associated contact positions on the corresponding one of said sheets to thereby form said card for processing electrical signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said sheets are cut from a first strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said integrated circuit assemblies are cut from a second strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the step attaching said assemblies to the corresponding one of said sheets comprises the step of closing said cavity with a cover means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein the said cover means are cut from a third strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said cavities are made by embossing said first strip at regularly spaced areas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein each of said cavitities is formed by enclosing said integrated circuit assemblies with a cap on a face corresponding to one of said sheets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein each of said cavities is formed by providing at least one shallow depression in said card in addition to a major cavity, and said step of inserting includes positioning said substrate within the major cavity and said array of conductor in the shallow depression.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 7, further including forming at least one coaxial second shallow depression coaxial with said major cavity, said conductor of each said assemblies being attached to the associated contact positions through cut-outs in the corresponding sheet.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of producing cards adapted to provide access to a system for processing electrical signals, comprising: providing a plurality of sheets, embossing each said sheet to provide at least one major cavity and at least one coaxial shallow depression on one face of said sheet, said major cavity being of a predetermined depth greater than said shallow depression, providing a plurality of integrated circuit assemblies, each including a substrate having a surface area and a thickness substantially smaller than said predetermined surface area and thickness of said sheets and carrying at least one circuit device and an associated aray of conductors, inserting each of said integrated circuit assemblies with the substrate positioned in a corresponding one of said cavities and the array of conductors in the shallow depression, covering said integrated circuit with a cover and attaching the conductors of each of said assemblies to associated contact positions on the cover to thereby form said card for processing electrical signals.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of producing cards adapted to provide access to a system for processing electrical signals, comprising: providing a plurality of sheets, embossing each said sheet to provide at least one major cavity and at least one coaxial shallow depression on one face of said sheet, said major cavity being of a predetermined depth greater than said shallow depression, providing a plurality of integrated circuit assemblies, each including a substrate having a surface area and a thickness substantially smaller than said predetermined surface area and thickness of said sheets and carrying at least one circuit device and an associated aray of conductors, inserting each of said integrated circuit assemblies with the substrate positioned in a corresponding one of said cavities and the array of conductors in the shallow depression, covering said integrated circuit with a cover and attaching the conductors of each of said assemblies to associated contact positions on the cover to thereby form said card for processing electrical signals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 10, further including forming at least one second shallow depression coaxial with said major cavity, said conductor of each said assemblies being attached to the associated contact positions through cut-outs in the corresponding cover, said cover being positioned in said second shallow depression.
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