Systems and methods for image capture vector format lasering engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11301867-B2
Application number	US-202017000451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2020
Priority date	Mar 10, 2017
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

A transaction card construction and computer-implemented methods for a transaction card are described. The transaction card has vector formatted visible information lasered onto its surface. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for enabling the sourcing of visible information using a scalable vector format. The systems and methods may receive a request to add a first plurality of visible information to a transaction card and capture an image of the first plurality of visible information. The systems and methods may also map the image to a bounding box and convert the mapped image into vector format. In addition, the systems and methods may provide the converted image to a laser machine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for sourcing visible information, comprising:
receiving, from a user device via a communication network and in response to a first user input at the user device, a request to store information associated with a signature on a magnetic stripe or EMV chip of a transaction card, the request to store information associated with the signature being part of a request to update an existing transaction card;
receiving an image of the signature from the user device, wherein the image was captured by the user device in response to a second user input at the user device; and
saving, in response to the received request to store information associated with the signature on the transaction card, first image data based on the received image of the signature to the magnetic stripe or EMV chip.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising converting second image data into vector format data, wherein:
the first image data comprises the vector format data; and
the second image data represents the received image of the signature.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the second image data is converted into vector format data using an image tracer or vectorization program.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further comprising providing the converted image data of the first signature to a laser machine.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining that the converted image data is of an incompatible file type; and
converting the converted image data to a compatible file type.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user device is a point-of-sale terminal.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user device is a mobile device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a notification is provided at the user device in response to the signature fitting within a bounding box.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the image was captured by the user device further in response to the signature fitting within a bounding box.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the image of the signature is received from the user device automatically when the signature fits within the bounding box.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein at least one of a position, a size, or a shape of the bounding box are dependent on at least one of a type, a material, a size, or a color of the transaction card.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein, prior to receiving the image of the signature, the image of the signature was resized by the user device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising resizing the image of the signature prior to saving the first image data, wherein the first image data is based on the resized image of the signature.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:
the image was captured by a camera of the user device; and
the camera was enabled in response to a third user input at the user device.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving the saved first image data from the magnetic stripe or EMV chip;
comparing the received first image data to second image data; and
determining a similarity score based on the comparison.

16. A system for sourcing visible information, comprising:
one or more memory devices for storing instructions; and
one or more processors executing the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a user device via a communication network and in response to a first user input at the user device, a request to store information associated with a signature on a magnetic stripe or EMV chip of a transaction card, the request to store information associated with the signature being part of a request to update an existing transaction card;
receiving an image of the signature from the user device, wherein the image was captured by the user device in response to a second user input at the user device; and
saving, in response to the received request to store information associated with the signature on the transaction card, first image data based on the received image of the signature to the magnetic stripe or EMV chip.

17. The system of claim 16 , the operations further comprising converting second image data into vector format data, wherein:
the first image data comprises the vector format data; and
the second image data represents the received image of the signature.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the second image data is converted into vector format data using an image tracer or vectorization program.

19. The system of claim 17 , the operations further comprising providing the converted image data of the first signature to a laser machine.

20. The system of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:
determining that the converted image data is of an incompatible file type; and
re-converting the converted image data to a compatible file type.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Suthar Om J
• Zhao Jiawei

Classifications

• G06Q20/401

  Transaction verification · CPC title

• G06Q20/20

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• G06Q20/341

  Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip · CPC title

• G06Q20/04

  Payment circuits · CPC title

• G07F7/0813

  Specific details related to card security · CPC title