Smart Cards: The Next Generation

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Author(s): Katina Michael (University of Wollongong, Australia)and M.G. Michael (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 37
Source title: Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Katina Michael (University of Wollongong, Australia)and M.G. Michael (University of Wollongong, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-795-9.ch007

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Information Science Reference / Mobile and Wireless Computing / Sensor Technologies

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The history of the smart card begins as far back as 1968. By that time magnetic-stripe cards while not widespread, had been introduced into the market (Purdue, 2008). Momentum from these developments, together with advancements in microchip technology made the smart card a logical progression. Two German inventors, Jürgen Dethloff and Helmut Grötrupp applied for a patent to incorporate an integrated circuit into an ID card (Rankl & Effing, 1997, p. 3). This was followed by a similar patent application by Japanese academic, Professor Kunitaka Arimura in 1970. Arimura was interested in incorporating “one or more integrated circuit chips for the generation of distinguishing signals” in a plastic card (Zoreda & Oton, 1994, p. 36). His patent focused on how to embed the actual micro circuitry (Lindley, 1997, p. 13).

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