Systems and methods for providing power to a multi-purpose transaction card

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11494759-B2
Application number	US-202117305678-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2021
Priority date	May 18, 2020
Publication date	Nov 8, 2022
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022

Abstract

A controller of a transaction card may cause the transaction card to be in a first state. The transaction card may include a battery and at least one other component. In the first state, the battery does not provide power to the at least one other component of the transaction card. The transaction card may receive a signal from a near-field communication (NFC) device and may cause the transaction card to be in a second state based on receiving the signal. In the second state, the battery provides power to the at least one other component of the transaction card. The transaction card may perform a transaction based on the transaction card being in the second state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
harvesting, by a device that is in a first state, energy from a first signal received from a near-field communication (NFC) device,
wherein the device includes a power source that does not provide power to another component of the device when the device is in the first state;

using, by the device, the harvested energy to transmit a second signal to the power source;
causing, by the device and based on the second signal, the device to be in a second state,
wherein the power source provides power to the other component when the device is in the second state; and

performing, by the device and based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more operations include conducting a transaction.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a set of conditions for causing the device to be in the first state,
wherein the set of conditions are associated with at least one of:
conducting a transaction,
detecting an expiration of a time period, or
performing an update operation; and

causing the device to be in the first state when a particular condition of the set of conditions is satisfied.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more operations include conducting a transaction; and
the method further comprising:
causing the device to be in the first state when information indicating that the transaction has been successfully conducted is received.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
causing the device to be in the first state after an expiration of a time period,
wherein the time period starts at a time that the device enters the second state.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a time period starts at a time that the device enters the second state, and
wherein an expiration of the time period is associated with causing the device to be in the first state; and
the method further comprising:
determining that information indicating that a transaction has been successfully conducted is not received until the expiration of the time period; and
maintaining, based on determining that information indicating that the transaction has been successfully conducted is not received until the expiration of the time period, the device in the second state after the expiration of the time period.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more operations include at least one of:
transferring user data from the NFC device to the device,
updating an application stored on the device, or
synchronizing data between the device and the NFC device.

8. A device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
harvest, based on the device being in a first state, energy from a first signal received from a near-field communication (NFC) device,
wherein the device includes a power source that does not provide power to another component of the device when the device is in the first state;

use the harvested energy to transmit a second signal to the power source;
cause, based on the second signal, the device to be in a second state,
wherein the power source provides power to the other component when the device is in the second state; and

perform, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more operations include conducting a transaction.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine a set of conditions for causing the device to be in the first state,
wherein the set of conditions are associated with at least one of:
conduct a transaction,
detect an expiration of a time period, or
perform an update operation; and

cause the device to be in the first state when a particular condition of the set of conditions is satisfied.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more operations include conducting a transaction, and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
cause the device to be in the first state when information indicating that the transaction has been successfully conducted is received.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
cause the device to be in the first state after an expiration of a time period,
wherein the time period starts at a time that the device enters the second state.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein a time period starts at a time that the device enters the second state,
wherein an expiration of the time period is associated with causing the device to be in the first state, and
wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine that information indicating that a transaction has been successfully conducted is not received until the expiration of the time period; and
maintain, based on determining that information indicating that the transaction has been successfully conducted is not received until the expiration of the time period, the device in the second state after the expiration of the time period.

14. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more operations include at least one of:
transferring user data from the NFC device to the device,
updating an application stored on the device, or
synchronizing data between the device and the NFC device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
harvest, based on the device being in a first state, energy from a first signal received from a near-field communication (NFC) device,
wherein the device includes a power source that does not provide power to another component of the device when the device is in the first state;

use the harvested energy to transmit a second signal to the power source;
cause, based on the second signal, the device to be in a second state,
wherein the power source provides power to the other component when the device is in the second state; and

perform, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device to conduct a transaction.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device to:
determine a set of conditions for causing the device to be in the first state,
wherein the set of conditions are associated with at least one of:
conduct a transaction,
detect an expiration of a time period, or
perform an update operation; and

cause the device to be in the first state when a particular condition of the set of conditions is satisfied.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device to conduct a transaction, and
wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device to:
cause the device to be in the first state when information indicating that the transaction has been successfully conducted is received.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device to be in the first state after an expiration of a time period,
wherein the time period starts at a time that the device enters the second state.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Johnson Molly
• ZARAKAS James
• Vukich Adam

Classifications

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