CA1263184A - Transaction system - Google Patents
Transaction systemInfo
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- CA1263184A CA1263184A CA000506162A CA506162A CA1263184A CA 1263184 A CA1263184 A CA 1263184A CA 000506162 A CA000506162 A CA 000506162A CA 506162 A CA506162 A CA 506162A CA 1263184 A CA1263184 A CA 1263184A
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
- G07B15/06—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
- G07B15/063—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
- G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
- G06K19/067—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
- G06K19/07—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
- G06K19/0723—Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/0008—General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
- G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
- G06K7/10118—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves the sensing being preceded by at least one preliminary step
- G06K7/10128—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves the sensing being preceded by at least one preliminary step the step consisting of detection of the presence of one or more record carriers in the vicinity of the interrogation device
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
- G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
- G07C9/28—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A transaction system enables a portable token to co-operate with a fixed terminal. The token is inductively coupled to the terminal, and receives data from the terminal via a frequency modulated carrier signal.
Data is sent from the token to the terminal by amplitude modulation of the carrier signal from the terminal, i.e.
by modulating the power drawn by the token from the termimal. The power needed to energise the on-board processing capability of the token is also obtained from the terminal via the inductive coupling. The token includes an arrangement for commencing processor operation in an orderly manner when it is brought into the proximity of a terminal, and for providing an orderly shut down when the token is withdrawn.
A transaction system enables a portable token to co-operate with a fixed terminal. The token is inductively coupled to the terminal, and receives data from the terminal via a frequency modulated carrier signal.
Data is sent from the token to the terminal by amplitude modulation of the carrier signal from the terminal, i.e.
by modulating the power drawn by the token from the termimal. The power needed to energise the on-board processing capability of the token is also obtained from the terminal via the inductive coupling. The token includes an arrangement for commencing processor operation in an orderly manner when it is brought into the proximity of a terminal, and for providing an orderly shut down when the token is withdrawn.
Description
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PATENI` SPECIFICATION
TRANSACTION SYSTEM
_ This invention relates to a transaction~y~em.~in which a portable token is used in conjunction with another device, often termed a terminal, to perform a transaction of some kind. At present, commonly availa~le por-table tokens are of a very simple passive kind and are often termed credit cards or service cards, the latter being usable in conjunction with data terminals to permit the withdrawal o~ cash from a bank account or the like.
Tokens which are presently in common usage are passive, in the sense that they do not possess on-board processing or computing capability but instead carry an iden~ity code which is compared by the co-operating data terminal with a lS code which is entered manually by the bearer o~ the token.
Thls identity code comparison acts merely as a security check to confirm that the bearer of the token is indeed entitled to conduct the transaction. It has been proposed to enhance the usefulness and sophistication o~ such a token by including within it a data processing capability which would greatly extend the range of transactions and functions which it could be used to per~orm. The presencè
of such a capability on-board the token makes the interaction between it and the terminal much more critical and introduces difficulties which are not of real signiicance for a conventional passive credit card or cash dispenser card. The present invention seeks to provide an improved transaction system~
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~ ccording to a first aspect of this invention, a transaction system includes a terminal; a token having an on-board data processiny capability, means for 'inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data S communication therebetween; means for transmitting data from the terminal to the token via a modulated carrier signal; and means for transmitting data from the token to the terminal by modulation of the level of the carrier signal at the terminal by the token as it ~raws power from 10 the terminal.
This method of passing data from the token to the terminal avoids the need to include an autonomous power transmitter on board the token. Instead, the on-board data transmitter is entirely passive in the sense that it 15 is merely necessary for it to modulate the load o~ a circuit tuned close to the frequency of the carrier signal which is transmitted to it by the terminal.
The syste~ can take many ~orms, and the terminal may be a fixture associated with a reta:il outlet, a bank, or 20 possibl-y mounted on a vehicle for the purpose o~
collecting fares or exacting tolls. It is envisaged that the transaction token itself will be very small, in the form of a thin device akin to the dimensions of a credit card so that it is easily portable and can be carried by a 25 user without causing any inconvenience. To enable its bulk and weight to be minimised and to extend its useful " , :~
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operating life, preferably the power utilised by the on-board processors is obtained via said inductive coupling from the terminal, although if the token carrles a v~latile memory a small back-up electric cell may be needed to ensure preservation of the data during intervals between transactions.
According to a second aspect of this invention, a transaction system includes a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability, means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween and means associated with the terminal for transmitting a carrier signal and for detecting a variation in the power demand thereo~ which is indicative of the presence of an inductively coupled token.
This provision avoids the need for the terminal to continuously radiate the carrier signal at ull power, regardless of whether the token is present. The terminal can normally operate on a very low level stand-by power and it is only when its inductive coupling system detects the presence of a token seeking to communicate with it that the power is raised to the operational level.
Since the power needed to energise the on-board processors of the token is derived from the terminal, means are provided on the token for monitoring the reception of this power to enable an orderly start-up of the processors to be initiated, and to provide an orderly shut-down in a manner which ensures preservation of data .. .
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even in the event that the supply of power abruptly ceases due to the wlthdrawal of the token during the course of a transaction.
The invention is further described by wa~-~-=of~ example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows part of a terminal intended to co-operate with a token, Figure 2 shows the organisa~ion of the processing arrangement on the token, Figure 3 shows parts of the token which co-operates with the terminal, and Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram.
Referrlng to Figure 1 there is shown therein in schematic form a terminal which forms part of the system.
15 The terminal is a permanent ~ixture in a building or vehicle and is intended to co-operate with a token or card having processing capabilities, and which is therefore sometimes referred to as a Smart Card. Parts of the token itsel~ are shown in some detail in Fi~ure 3. Only those 20 circuit parts of the terminal relevant to the way in which it co-operates with the token, and transmits and receives data therebetween, are shown in Figure 1. Data which is to be transmitted to the token is received at an input port 1 and is fed to a level shifter and amplifier 2 which 25 renders the data, which is in a binary ~ormat, suitable for transmission to a variable frequency tuned circuit 3 so as to provide a requency modulation of an output frequency, with the frequency modulation being , .. .. .
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representative oE the information contcnt of the data.
The output of the tuned circuit 3 feeds an amplifier 4, the output of which is fad back via a feed-~a~ oop to the input of the variable tuned circuit 3 so as to S constitute an oscillator arangement. The frequency modulated output of the amplifier 4 is fed to a power amplifier 6, and thence to a tuned circuit 7 which consists of a capacitor 8 and an inductive loop 9. The inductive loop 9 is of some importance as it is this which co-operates with the token. In practice, the loop is fairly large, possibly of the order of 15 cms by 15 cms, and consisting of a considerable number of conductive turns so as to enhance the inductive coupling with a similar but smaller coil carried by the token. The loop is set into the surface of the terminal on which the token is to be placed. If necessary, a locativn recess or the like is formed on the surface to ensure correct positioning of the token with respect to the loop.
The data is transmitted to the token as a freq~ency modulation, that is to say for binary digital data, a logic '1' state is represented by the transmission o~ one frequency from the tuned circuit 3, and a logic ~0~ state is represented by the transmission of a different frequency from the tuned circuit 3. It is arranged that the resonant frequency ol the tuned circuit 7 lies between those two frequencies which represent the two logic states, so that the voltage level at point 10 is the same : .
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whichever frequency is being ~ransmitted. This condition can be achieved by adjusting the value of the capacitor 8, and it has the effect of preventing the ~ransml'tted frequency modulation being converted directly into an amplitude modulation which could interfere with or be confused with the amplitude modulation signals originating with the token.
Prior to the transmission of the data which is applied to port 1, the terminal senses the proximity of a token by monitoring the power drawn by the token from the tuned circuit 7. The way in which the token modifies the power demand is explained in greater detail with reference to Figure 3, but for the present purpose it is sufficient to note that the voltage at the point lO decreases when a token is brought into close proximity with the inductive coil 9. During stand-by periods, a low-power oscillator 11 energises the tuned circuit 7 but being of low-power, its output voltage at point lO drops significantly when the power radiated from the inductor 9 is absorbed by the token. The voltage at point lO is monitored by a voltage monitor 12, which in response to a dip in voltage level, energises the amplifier 6 so as to enable full power to be transmitted via the inductive loop 9.
To guard against the possibility of the voltage monitor inadvertently being triggered in response to passing bodies which are not a co-operating token, it is convenient to include a time reset within the voltage .
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~ ~ 3~ 7 monitor 12 so that after a period of a second or two khe power is returned to that of the stand-by low-power oscillator 11 in the eve-n~~~~t~at a transaction is not commenced.
S Data is therefore transmitted from the terminal to the caxd by means of frequency modulation of the carrier signal generated by the tuned circuit 3. By way of contrast, data passing from the card to the terminal consists of amplitude modulation of the same carri~r signal which is radiated by the inductive loop 9. Da~a received in this way by the tuned circuit 7 is fed via a low-pass filter 15 to an amplifier 16. The following amplifier 17 acts as a comparator to compare the amplitude variation from the amplifier 16 with an integrated average level at point 18. The resulting variation in output level is fed via a switch 14 to a data output port 19.
The switch 14 is implemented in the form o~ a comparator which is rendered inoperative when data is present on input port 1. It is necessary to render the switch 14 inoperative whilst data is being transmitted from the terminal to the card, since although the data is transmitted nominally in the form of a frequency modulation, nevertheless some degree of amplitude modulation may inadvertently occur and ~his may causa interference with, or corruption of, information being provided at the terminal 19.
The organisation of the processing capability on the , 3 ~ ~3 L~p token is illustrated in Figure 2 in which a central processor 20 communicates with a program memory 21 via a latch 22 and with a data memory 23. An address decoder 24 links the processor 20 with the memories 21 and 23. The organisation and operation of this processing arrangement may be fairly conventional. The processing system derives its power from the energy transmitted by the inductive coil 9 of the terminal illustrated in Figure 1, but to permit retention of volatile memory whilst a token is not within range of the terminal, a small back-up electric battery cell 25 may be pro~ided. As its sole function is to simply preserve memory, its power requirements are minimal, and a small cell will have a very long useful lifetime. Use of a non-volatile memory, such as an lS electrically alterable read only memory (EAROM), obviates the need or the cell 25.
Data processed by those parts of the to~en which are to be described subsequently with reference to Figure 3 are present on lead 26 as input data, whereas processed output data is provided on lead 27. Because the processor derives its operational power from its proximity with the terminal, it is necessary to ensure an orderly start-up and shut-down of the processing arrangement as power becomes available and as power is withdrawn from it. Thus when the proximity of the terminal is detected, a signal is provided over reset: lead 28 to initialise tthe processor and to permit an orderly commencement of processing " . - . .
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activity and communication with the terminal. Conversely, when the supply of power ceases, possibly by ~ Qksn being abruptly withdrawn from the terminal by a user, an interrupt signal is presented over lead 29 and this gives a short interval enabling the processor 20 to close down wi~hout inadvertent loss of data. An orderly shut-down procedure need only take a millisecond or two during which power is available from a capacitive storage system, which is also illustrated diagramatically in Figure 3.
With reference to Figure 3, the token consists of a small piece of rectangular plastic card shaped after the manner of a currently available cash-card or the like. It contains two inductive loops 30 and 31 connected in series, one of which is placed upon the upper surface of 15 the card and the other of which is placed upon the lower surface of the card, the coils being rectangular and running around the perimeter of the card itself. The coils are preferably provided with a thin protective plastic coating. The size of the loops and the card which carries 20 them are arranged to be somewhat smaller than the co-operating coupling inductive loop 9 of the terminal, so that it is merely necessary for the card to be placed on a receiving surface of the terminal with the coils 30 and 31 lying within an area bounded by the loop 9. In this way, 25 the tok~n receives the power which is radiated by the loop ':. '' 9, and it is this absorption of power which is detected by the voltage monitor 12 of the terminal, thereby causing the terminal to transfer from l.ow-power stand_b.~o~ ull power operation.
The energy received by the token shown in Figure 3 is accepted by a tuned circuit 32 consisting of a capacitor 33 in addition to the co.ils 30 and 31. The power so obtained is passed to a rectifier and voltage regulator 34 which is operative to generate a regulated voltage which is made available to other parts of the token shown in Figure 3 and also at port 35 for utilisation by the processor system illustrated in Figure 2. A large smoothing capacitor 36 is provided at the output of the voltage regulator 34 to g.ive some degree of power storage.
This energy is utilised during shut-down of the processor as indicated previously and permits a required regulated voltage level to be available at port 35 for a millisecond or so after reception of inductively coupled power ceases.
As previously mentioned, data is transferred from the token to the terminal by causing an amplitude modulation at point 10 of the level of the carrier ~requency radiated by the terminal. This is achieved by applying the data for transmission to port 39 which operates a transistor switch 37 to bring a load 38 into and out of circuit in shunt with the coils 30 and 31, thereby modifyinq the impedance of the tuned circuit 32.
In this example, load 38 is a capacitor, so as to minimise resistive losses, and when it is switched into circuit as the switch 37 is made conductive it modifies the resonant frequency of the tuned circuit~ nid~
both conditions, the tuned circuit 32 has fairly sharp resonance curves. These are shown in Figure 4, the curve 60 c~responding to ~he condition existing when the switch 37 is non-conductive, and curve 61 applying when`
switch 37 is conductive. The carrier frequency received by the tuned circuit 32 from the terminal is indicated by point ~2 on the frequency axis of Figure 4, and this is equivalent to the transmission of the carrier having no frequency modulation. It is arranged that this frequency lies between the peak resonant frequencies of the two curves 60 and 61, so that at this frequency the signal level 63 produced across the capacitor 33 is the same whether or not the capacitor 38 is switched into circuit.
This avoids an unwanted additional amplitide variation being imposed on the signal level which is sensed by the regulator 34. However, as the level 63 correspond`s to dif~erent phase values depending on whether the tuned circuit is operating on curve SO or 61, the effect on the tuned circuit 7 at the terminal is different in the two cases, as a different resultant phase vector is produced at the tuned circuit. Thus the signal level fed to the low pass filter 15 will vary as an amplitude modulation representing the received data, in response -to the modulation i~posed on the power which is drawn from the . , ~ .
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tuned circuit 7 by the tuned circuit 32 although the level of the power drawn will remain substantially constant whllst the signal level at point lO,v~.r~es d,u,e to the modulation of the phase.
The signal received by the tuned circuit 32 from the terminal is also fed to a power detection circuit 40 which consists primarily of two threshold comparators 41 and 42, the first of which monitors the received input voltage at a point 48 of a potentiometer 43, 44. When the potential on point 48 exceeds a reference value, a reset signal on output port 39 is altered to initiate operation of the processor 20. Thus the port 39 of Figure 3 is connected to the lead 28 of Figure 2. Comparator 41 has hysteresis so that it does not respond to minor or momentary changes or interruptions in the power received by the tuned circuit 32, and so that,the reset signal reverts to its original state at a much lower input voltage level than that at which it initiates oeperation of the processor. It reverts at a voltage value which is less than that at which an interrupt signal is generated on port 49. In effect, therefore, the comparator 41 has a hysteresis loop in -the sense that the state of the signal at port 39 reverts to its original value at an input voltage level which is lower than that at which operation of the procesor is initiated. The threshold comparator 42 monitors the potential 45 on potentiometer 46, 47 to detect withdrawal of the applied power. On detection of .
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loss of voltage, the interrupt signal is generated at port 49 whlch is connected to lead ~9, thereby causing an orderly shut-do~n of the processor whilst residua~ ower is still available on capacitor 36 to permit this to be done. Thus the interrupt signal occurs at a voltage within the hysteresis loop of the comparator 41.
The power received by tuned circuit 32 also of course, contains frequency modulation during those periods when data is being transmitted from the terminal to the token, and this is fed to the signal detector 5O, which consists of a phase lock loop 51, comprising a phase detector 52, a low-pass filter 53 and a voltage controlled oscillator 54. The phase lock loop 51 is operative in known manner to extract the received data. The level of the received data i5 controlled by means of the adaptive threshold comparator 55 which consists of an integrator circuit 56 feeding into a comparator 57. The demodulated data output is provided on port 58 which in effect is the same as lead 26 which is shown in Figure 2.
It will be appreciated therefore, that the token is almost wholely autonomous, requiring no major power supply and being operative whenever it is placed in close proximity to an inductively radiating ~erminal having the correct frequency. This permits both the token and the terminal to be constructed in a very rohust fashion having a very high degree of electronic integrity rendering it resistant to physical attack or ~raud. These . .:
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considerations may be of some significance if the token is used for transactions having appreci.able values. The invention need not, however, be used for _~ansactions having a monetary value, and the token can be used as a security pass or the like to enable the bearer to operate a door or automatic barrier to gain access to a restricted area. In this instance, the token can, if desired, record the nature of the area entered and the time of entry.
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PATENI` SPECIFICATION
TRANSACTION SYSTEM
_ This invention relates to a transaction~y~em.~in which a portable token is used in conjunction with another device, often termed a terminal, to perform a transaction of some kind. At present, commonly availa~le por-table tokens are of a very simple passive kind and are often termed credit cards or service cards, the latter being usable in conjunction with data terminals to permit the withdrawal o~ cash from a bank account or the like.
Tokens which are presently in common usage are passive, in the sense that they do not possess on-board processing or computing capability but instead carry an iden~ity code which is compared by the co-operating data terminal with a lS code which is entered manually by the bearer o~ the token.
Thls identity code comparison acts merely as a security check to confirm that the bearer of the token is indeed entitled to conduct the transaction. It has been proposed to enhance the usefulness and sophistication o~ such a token by including within it a data processing capability which would greatly extend the range of transactions and functions which it could be used to per~orm. The presencè
of such a capability on-board the token makes the interaction between it and the terminal much more critical and introduces difficulties which are not of real signiicance for a conventional passive credit card or cash dispenser card. The present invention seeks to provide an improved transaction system~
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~ ccording to a first aspect of this invention, a transaction system includes a terminal; a token having an on-board data processiny capability, means for 'inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data S communication therebetween; means for transmitting data from the terminal to the token via a modulated carrier signal; and means for transmitting data from the token to the terminal by modulation of the level of the carrier signal at the terminal by the token as it ~raws power from 10 the terminal.
This method of passing data from the token to the terminal avoids the need to include an autonomous power transmitter on board the token. Instead, the on-board data transmitter is entirely passive in the sense that it 15 is merely necessary for it to modulate the load o~ a circuit tuned close to the frequency of the carrier signal which is transmitted to it by the terminal.
The syste~ can take many ~orms, and the terminal may be a fixture associated with a reta:il outlet, a bank, or 20 possibl-y mounted on a vehicle for the purpose o~
collecting fares or exacting tolls. It is envisaged that the transaction token itself will be very small, in the form of a thin device akin to the dimensions of a credit card so that it is easily portable and can be carried by a 25 user without causing any inconvenience. To enable its bulk and weight to be minimised and to extend its useful " , :~
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operating life, preferably the power utilised by the on-board processors is obtained via said inductive coupling from the terminal, although if the token carrles a v~latile memory a small back-up electric cell may be needed to ensure preservation of the data during intervals between transactions.
According to a second aspect of this invention, a transaction system includes a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability, means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween and means associated with the terminal for transmitting a carrier signal and for detecting a variation in the power demand thereo~ which is indicative of the presence of an inductively coupled token.
This provision avoids the need for the terminal to continuously radiate the carrier signal at ull power, regardless of whether the token is present. The terminal can normally operate on a very low level stand-by power and it is only when its inductive coupling system detects the presence of a token seeking to communicate with it that the power is raised to the operational level.
Since the power needed to energise the on-board processors of the token is derived from the terminal, means are provided on the token for monitoring the reception of this power to enable an orderly start-up of the processors to be initiated, and to provide an orderly shut-down in a manner which ensures preservation of data .. .
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even in the event that the supply of power abruptly ceases due to the wlthdrawal of the token during the course of a transaction.
The invention is further described by wa~-~-=of~ example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows part of a terminal intended to co-operate with a token, Figure 2 shows the organisa~ion of the processing arrangement on the token, Figure 3 shows parts of the token which co-operates with the terminal, and Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram.
Referrlng to Figure 1 there is shown therein in schematic form a terminal which forms part of the system.
15 The terminal is a permanent ~ixture in a building or vehicle and is intended to co-operate with a token or card having processing capabilities, and which is therefore sometimes referred to as a Smart Card. Parts of the token itsel~ are shown in some detail in Fi~ure 3. Only those 20 circuit parts of the terminal relevant to the way in which it co-operates with the token, and transmits and receives data therebetween, are shown in Figure 1. Data which is to be transmitted to the token is received at an input port 1 and is fed to a level shifter and amplifier 2 which 25 renders the data, which is in a binary ~ormat, suitable for transmission to a variable frequency tuned circuit 3 so as to provide a requency modulation of an output frequency, with the frequency modulation being , .. .. .
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representative oE the information contcnt of the data.
The output of the tuned circuit 3 feeds an amplifier 4, the output of which is fad back via a feed-~a~ oop to the input of the variable tuned circuit 3 so as to S constitute an oscillator arangement. The frequency modulated output of the amplifier 4 is fed to a power amplifier 6, and thence to a tuned circuit 7 which consists of a capacitor 8 and an inductive loop 9. The inductive loop 9 is of some importance as it is this which co-operates with the token. In practice, the loop is fairly large, possibly of the order of 15 cms by 15 cms, and consisting of a considerable number of conductive turns so as to enhance the inductive coupling with a similar but smaller coil carried by the token. The loop is set into the surface of the terminal on which the token is to be placed. If necessary, a locativn recess or the like is formed on the surface to ensure correct positioning of the token with respect to the loop.
The data is transmitted to the token as a freq~ency modulation, that is to say for binary digital data, a logic '1' state is represented by the transmission o~ one frequency from the tuned circuit 3, and a logic ~0~ state is represented by the transmission of a different frequency from the tuned circuit 3. It is arranged that the resonant frequency ol the tuned circuit 7 lies between those two frequencies which represent the two logic states, so that the voltage level at point 10 is the same : .
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whichever frequency is being ~ransmitted. This condition can be achieved by adjusting the value of the capacitor 8, and it has the effect of preventing the ~ransml'tted frequency modulation being converted directly into an amplitude modulation which could interfere with or be confused with the amplitude modulation signals originating with the token.
Prior to the transmission of the data which is applied to port 1, the terminal senses the proximity of a token by monitoring the power drawn by the token from the tuned circuit 7. The way in which the token modifies the power demand is explained in greater detail with reference to Figure 3, but for the present purpose it is sufficient to note that the voltage at the point lO decreases when a token is brought into close proximity with the inductive coil 9. During stand-by periods, a low-power oscillator 11 energises the tuned circuit 7 but being of low-power, its output voltage at point lO drops significantly when the power radiated from the inductor 9 is absorbed by the token. The voltage at point lO is monitored by a voltage monitor 12, which in response to a dip in voltage level, energises the amplifier 6 so as to enable full power to be transmitted via the inductive loop 9.
To guard against the possibility of the voltage monitor inadvertently being triggered in response to passing bodies which are not a co-operating token, it is convenient to include a time reset within the voltage .
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~ ~ 3~ 7 monitor 12 so that after a period of a second or two khe power is returned to that of the stand-by low-power oscillator 11 in the eve-n~~~~t~at a transaction is not commenced.
S Data is therefore transmitted from the terminal to the caxd by means of frequency modulation of the carrier signal generated by the tuned circuit 3. By way of contrast, data passing from the card to the terminal consists of amplitude modulation of the same carri~r signal which is radiated by the inductive loop 9. Da~a received in this way by the tuned circuit 7 is fed via a low-pass filter 15 to an amplifier 16. The following amplifier 17 acts as a comparator to compare the amplitude variation from the amplifier 16 with an integrated average level at point 18. The resulting variation in output level is fed via a switch 14 to a data output port 19.
The switch 14 is implemented in the form o~ a comparator which is rendered inoperative when data is present on input port 1. It is necessary to render the switch 14 inoperative whilst data is being transmitted from the terminal to the card, since although the data is transmitted nominally in the form of a frequency modulation, nevertheless some degree of amplitude modulation may inadvertently occur and ~his may causa interference with, or corruption of, information being provided at the terminal 19.
The organisation of the processing capability on the , 3 ~ ~3 L~p token is illustrated in Figure 2 in which a central processor 20 communicates with a program memory 21 via a latch 22 and with a data memory 23. An address decoder 24 links the processor 20 with the memories 21 and 23. The organisation and operation of this processing arrangement may be fairly conventional. The processing system derives its power from the energy transmitted by the inductive coil 9 of the terminal illustrated in Figure 1, but to permit retention of volatile memory whilst a token is not within range of the terminal, a small back-up electric battery cell 25 may be pro~ided. As its sole function is to simply preserve memory, its power requirements are minimal, and a small cell will have a very long useful lifetime. Use of a non-volatile memory, such as an lS electrically alterable read only memory (EAROM), obviates the need or the cell 25.
Data processed by those parts of the to~en which are to be described subsequently with reference to Figure 3 are present on lead 26 as input data, whereas processed output data is provided on lead 27. Because the processor derives its operational power from its proximity with the terminal, it is necessary to ensure an orderly start-up and shut-down of the processing arrangement as power becomes available and as power is withdrawn from it. Thus when the proximity of the terminal is detected, a signal is provided over reset: lead 28 to initialise tthe processor and to permit an orderly commencement of processing " . - . .
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activity and communication with the terminal. Conversely, when the supply of power ceases, possibly by ~ Qksn being abruptly withdrawn from the terminal by a user, an interrupt signal is presented over lead 29 and this gives a short interval enabling the processor 20 to close down wi~hout inadvertent loss of data. An orderly shut-down procedure need only take a millisecond or two during which power is available from a capacitive storage system, which is also illustrated diagramatically in Figure 3.
With reference to Figure 3, the token consists of a small piece of rectangular plastic card shaped after the manner of a currently available cash-card or the like. It contains two inductive loops 30 and 31 connected in series, one of which is placed upon the upper surface of 15 the card and the other of which is placed upon the lower surface of the card, the coils being rectangular and running around the perimeter of the card itself. The coils are preferably provided with a thin protective plastic coating. The size of the loops and the card which carries 20 them are arranged to be somewhat smaller than the co-operating coupling inductive loop 9 of the terminal, so that it is merely necessary for the card to be placed on a receiving surface of the terminal with the coils 30 and 31 lying within an area bounded by the loop 9. In this way, 25 the tok~n receives the power which is radiated by the loop ':. '' 9, and it is this absorption of power which is detected by the voltage monitor 12 of the terminal, thereby causing the terminal to transfer from l.ow-power stand_b.~o~ ull power operation.
The energy received by the token shown in Figure 3 is accepted by a tuned circuit 32 consisting of a capacitor 33 in addition to the co.ils 30 and 31. The power so obtained is passed to a rectifier and voltage regulator 34 which is operative to generate a regulated voltage which is made available to other parts of the token shown in Figure 3 and also at port 35 for utilisation by the processor system illustrated in Figure 2. A large smoothing capacitor 36 is provided at the output of the voltage regulator 34 to g.ive some degree of power storage.
This energy is utilised during shut-down of the processor as indicated previously and permits a required regulated voltage level to be available at port 35 for a millisecond or so after reception of inductively coupled power ceases.
As previously mentioned, data is transferred from the token to the terminal by causing an amplitude modulation at point 10 of the level of the carrier ~requency radiated by the terminal. This is achieved by applying the data for transmission to port 39 which operates a transistor switch 37 to bring a load 38 into and out of circuit in shunt with the coils 30 and 31, thereby modifyinq the impedance of the tuned circuit 32.
In this example, load 38 is a capacitor, so as to minimise resistive losses, and when it is switched into circuit as the switch 37 is made conductive it modifies the resonant frequency of the tuned circuit~ nid~
both conditions, the tuned circuit 32 has fairly sharp resonance curves. These are shown in Figure 4, the curve 60 c~responding to ~he condition existing when the switch 37 is non-conductive, and curve 61 applying when`
switch 37 is conductive. The carrier frequency received by the tuned circuit 32 from the terminal is indicated by point ~2 on the frequency axis of Figure 4, and this is equivalent to the transmission of the carrier having no frequency modulation. It is arranged that this frequency lies between the peak resonant frequencies of the two curves 60 and 61, so that at this frequency the signal level 63 produced across the capacitor 33 is the same whether or not the capacitor 38 is switched into circuit.
This avoids an unwanted additional amplitide variation being imposed on the signal level which is sensed by the regulator 34. However, as the level 63 correspond`s to dif~erent phase values depending on whether the tuned circuit is operating on curve SO or 61, the effect on the tuned circuit 7 at the terminal is different in the two cases, as a different resultant phase vector is produced at the tuned circuit. Thus the signal level fed to the low pass filter 15 will vary as an amplitude modulation representing the received data, in response -to the modulation i~posed on the power which is drawn from the . , ~ .
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tuned circuit 7 by the tuned circuit 32 although the level of the power drawn will remain substantially constant whllst the signal level at point lO,v~.r~es d,u,e to the modulation of the phase.
The signal received by the tuned circuit 32 from the terminal is also fed to a power detection circuit 40 which consists primarily of two threshold comparators 41 and 42, the first of which monitors the received input voltage at a point 48 of a potentiometer 43, 44. When the potential on point 48 exceeds a reference value, a reset signal on output port 39 is altered to initiate operation of the processor 20. Thus the port 39 of Figure 3 is connected to the lead 28 of Figure 2. Comparator 41 has hysteresis so that it does not respond to minor or momentary changes or interruptions in the power received by the tuned circuit 32, and so that,the reset signal reverts to its original state at a much lower input voltage level than that at which it initiates oeperation of the processor. It reverts at a voltage value which is less than that at which an interrupt signal is generated on port 49. In effect, therefore, the comparator 41 has a hysteresis loop in -the sense that the state of the signal at port 39 reverts to its original value at an input voltage level which is lower than that at which operation of the procesor is initiated. The threshold comparator 42 monitors the potential 45 on potentiometer 46, 47 to detect withdrawal of the applied power. On detection of .
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loss of voltage, the interrupt signal is generated at port 49 whlch is connected to lead ~9, thereby causing an orderly shut-do~n of the processor whilst residua~ ower is still available on capacitor 36 to permit this to be done. Thus the interrupt signal occurs at a voltage within the hysteresis loop of the comparator 41.
The power received by tuned circuit 32 also of course, contains frequency modulation during those periods when data is being transmitted from the terminal to the token, and this is fed to the signal detector 5O, which consists of a phase lock loop 51, comprising a phase detector 52, a low-pass filter 53 and a voltage controlled oscillator 54. The phase lock loop 51 is operative in known manner to extract the received data. The level of the received data i5 controlled by means of the adaptive threshold comparator 55 which consists of an integrator circuit 56 feeding into a comparator 57. The demodulated data output is provided on port 58 which in effect is the same as lead 26 which is shown in Figure 2.
It will be appreciated therefore, that the token is almost wholely autonomous, requiring no major power supply and being operative whenever it is placed in close proximity to an inductively radiating ~erminal having the correct frequency. This permits both the token and the terminal to be constructed in a very rohust fashion having a very high degree of electronic integrity rendering it resistant to physical attack or ~raud. These . .:
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considerations may be of some significance if the token is used for transactions having appreci.able values. The invention need not, however, be used for _~ansactions having a monetary value, and the token can be used as a security pass or the like to enable the bearer to operate a door or automatic barrier to gain access to a restricted area. In this instance, the token can, if desired, record the nature of the area entered and the time of entry.
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1. A transaction system including a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability; means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween; means for transmitting data from the terminal to the token via a modulated carrier signal; and means for transmitting data from the token to the terminal by modulation of the level of the carrier signal at the terminal by the token as it draws power from the terminal.
2. A system as claimed in claim 1 and wherein data is transmitted from the terminal to the token as a frequency modulation of the carrier signal.
3. A system as claimed in claim 2 and wherein reception of data from the token is inhibited at the terminal whilst the terminal is transmitting data to the token.
4. A system as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the terminal is provided with in inductive loop having a plurality of turns which is of larger area than a co-operating inductive loop mounted on the token.
5. A system as claimed in claim 4 and wherein the token is in the form of a plastic card having the inductive loop positioned around an edge thereof.
6. A system as claimed in claim 1 and wherein an inductive loop which is carried by the token is tuned to the mean frequency of said carrier signal, and means are provided for modifying the impedance of the loop in accordance with the data which is to be transmitted from the token to the terminal.
7. A system, as claimed in claim 6 and wherein the loop is switchably tuned between two predetermined frequency characteristics which represent the two binary states of data transmitted from the token to the terminal, the voltage level developed at said loop being substantially the same for the two frequency characteristics.
8. A system as claimed in claim 7, and wherein the loop is switchably tuned by switchably altering the reactance of a tuned circuit of which the loop forms a part.
9. A system as claimed in claim 6, and wherein the inductive loop at the terminal forms part of a tuned circuit which is tuned to a resonant frequency which lies between two frequencies which represent different binary data states of the frequency modulation with which data is transmitted to the token.
10. A system as claimed in claim 9, and wherein the signal level developed across the tuned circuit is substantially the same for the said two frequencies.
11. A system as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, and wherein the carrier signal which is received by the token is used as its source of power to energise its on-board processing capability.
12. A transmission system including a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability; means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween and means associated with the terminal for transmitting a carrier signal and for detecting a variation in the power demand thereof which is indicative of the presence of an inductively coupled token.
13. A system as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 12 and wherein means are provided for transmitting the carrier signal at a relatively low stand-by level which is raised to a higher operating level when a token inductively couples with the terminal.
14. A system as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the token includes voltage detection means operative to initiate operation of the on-board processing capability when the detected voltage rises above a threshold level, and means operative to shut down, in an orderly manner, operation of the on-board processing capability when the detected voltage falls below a threshold level.
15. A system as claimed in claim 14, and wherein the voltage detection means is operative to monitor the voltage induced in an inductive coil mounted on the token and which is operative to receive said carrier signals.
16. A terminal adapted for use with a system as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3.
17. A token adapted for use with a system as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3.
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