Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for making radio frequency (RF) inlays. The RF inlays include an integrated circuit and an antenna affixed to a substrate material carrying the integrated circuit. During processing, portions of the wire forming the antenna are located adjacent to, but not directly over the integrated circuit. In the subsequent processing step, the wire ends are placed in contact with and secured to the integrated circuit terminal areas.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electromechanical lock cylinder comprising a housing in which a rotatable shaft is mounted which is connected to a lock tappet to operate a locking mechanism, and at least one knob for turning said shaft. According to the invention, in a rest position, the knob is freely turnably arranged on said shaft and that electromechanically driven locking means are provided in said shaft or in said knob for, in an operating position, coupling the shaft with the knob.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electromechanical lock. More specifically, the invention concerns an interchangeable electromechanical lock core that is equipped with a blocking cam that secures the lock core in a mating housing. The blocking cam may be coupled to a plug and the plug may be coupled to a knob. Once both couplings have occurred, the knob can be turned to actuate the blocking cam.

Abstract: The card (1), such as a credit card or other similar card, comprises at least a RFID chip module (3) and an antenna (4). The antenna (4) is interrupted in an interruption zone with two separated contact ends (5?,5?) and a contacting material (10) is placed in said interruption zone in order to enable a contact between said two separated ends (5?,5?). Said contacting material (10) becomes conductive under pressure so that the antenna is functional only when the contacting material (10) is put under pressure by a user.

Abstract: A support (1) has at a least one accommodation position (3) for removably accommodating an article (2) marked with a transponder (12) comprising a transponder chip (13) and an antenna (14) electrically connected to the chip. Each accommodation position comprises an inductive coupling unit (5) with a primary antenna (6) and a secondary antenna (7) connected in series and wherein the secondary antenna (7) is configured such that, when the accommodation position is accommodated with an article, the secondary antenna (7) is inductively coupled with the antenna (14) of the transponder.

Abstract: The invention concerns a security sealing device including a sealing element, an integrated circuit and an antenna connected to the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit and the antenna forming a RFID circuit. The security sealing device is characterized by the fact that said sealing element is conductive and is forming a part of said antenna.

Abstract: A contactless transponder unit is provided which comprises a chip module, a first antenna connected to two upper conductive contact zones of the chip module and a second antenna connected to two lower conductive contact zones of the chip module. The chip is configured in such a way as to operate the first antenna at a first frequency range and the second antenna at a second frequency range, the first frequency range being different than the second frequency range.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for updating secure access credentials are provided. More specifically, data from one or more RFID credentials can be read and subsequently written to one of the original RFID credentials reducing multiple RFID credentials to a single credential. The RFID transponder on the credential that has new data written thereon does not necessarily need to have the same functionality as the RFID transponder on the other RFID credentials that was read.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for provisioning the use of multiple readers and/or wireless communication protocols within a defined area are provided. More specifically, a coordinator or the like can be used to manage the activation and deactivation of the multiple readers and/or communication protocols within a single reader such that interference between disparate technologies is avoided.

Abstract: A reader for an RFID system includes an internal power source, a signal generator for generating a detection signal containing analog data and an excitation signal, a transmitting antenna for transmitting the detection and excitation signals, and a receiving antenna for receiving a transponder data signal from a transponder containing digital data. Receiver electronics are coupled with the receiving antenna for conditioning the transponder data signal before reading the digital data. The reader further includes a single-chip microcontroller coupled with the internal power source and the receiver electronics. The single-chip microcontroller has an analog to digital converter to measure the declining power level of the internal power source and to acquire the analog data from the detection signal and the digital data from the transponder data signal. The single-chip microcontroller also includes a firmware and/or software-based demodulator for demodulating the transponder data signal to read the digital data.

Abstract: An RFID system includes a first RFID reader storing old reader programming, a plurality of RFID administrator transponders, and new reader programming. The new reader programming is divided into a plurality of segments. Each RFID administrator transponder has an administrator transponder memory, which stores a new revision identifier correlated to the new programming, a different segment of new reader programming, and a correlated programming segment identifier. The RFID system further includes first, second and third writing means. The first writing means writes the segment of new reader programming stored in each administrator transponder memory to the first RFID reader, thereby enabling the first RFID reader to reprogram itself with the new reader programming. The second writing means writes one of the segments of new reader programming stored in the first RFID reader to a user transponder memory.