Energy efficient electronic card

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11880893-B2
Application number	US-202016872415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2020
Priority date	May 12, 2020
Publication date	Jan 23, 2024
Grant date	Jan 23, 2024

Abstract

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for energy efficient data exchange is provided. The present invention may include a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first switch and a second switch. The present invention may include the first switch being configured to power on the first ECD responsive to the first ECD engaging a second ECD. The present invention may include the first ECD being configured to exchange data with the second ECD. The present invention may include a docking component configured to receive the first ECD. The present invention may include the docking component including an actuator configured to engage the second switch to power on the first ECD when the first ECD is received by the docking component. The present invention may include the first ECD configured to transfer received data from the second ECD to a mobile device associated with the docking component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system for energy efficient data exchange, comprising:
a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first circuit path having a first switch and a second circuit path having a second switch, wherein the first switch is configured to close the first circuit path to power on the first ECD independent of the second switch, in response to the first switch of the first ECD engaging a second ECD, wherein the first ECD is configured to exchange data with the second ECD; and
a docking component configured to receive the first ECD, the docking component including an actuator configured to engage the second switch and close the second circuit path, without engaging the first switch, to power on the first ECD responsive to the first ECD being received by the docking component, wherein the first ECD is configured to transfer received data from the second ECD to a mobile device associated with the docking component.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first ECD further comprises a first magnet-switch pair associated with the first switch and a second magnet-switch pair associated with the second switch, and wherein the first switch and the second switch are arranged in parallel.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first ECD further comprises a first magnet associated with the first switch and a second magnet associated with the second switch, and wherein the actuator of the docking component further comprises a third magnet configured to interact with the second magnet to activate the second switch when the first ECD is received by the docking component.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first switch of the first ECD further comprises a first mechanical switch, the second switch of the first ECD further comprises a second mechanical switch, and the actuator of the docking component further comprises a third mechanical switch, wherein interaction between the first mechanical switch of the first ECD and a corresponding first mechanical switch of the second ECD is configured to power on the first ECD and interaction between the second mechanical switch of the first ECD and the third mechanical switch of the docking component is configured to power on the first ECD.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the first switch of the first ECD further comprises a first reed switch and the second switch of the first ECD further comprises a second reed switch.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first switch of the first ECD is configured to engage a corresponding first switch of the second ECD to power on the first ECD and enable exchanging data with the second ECD, and wherein the first switch of the first ECD is configured to disengage from the corresponding first switch of the second ECD to power off the first ECD.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first ECD is configured to be received by the docking component and powered off by executing a shutdown script, and wherein the first switch pair of the first ECD is configured to engage a corresponding first switch of the second ECD to power on the first ECD and enable exchanging data with the second ECD.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the docking component further comprises a holder configured to be coupled to the mobile device, the holder including the actuator configured to engage the second switch of the first ECD when the first ECD is located in the holder.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first circuit path is configured to close to power on the first ECD responsive to interactions between the first switch of the first ECD and a corresponding first switch of the second ECD.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the second circuit path is configured to close to power on the first ECD responsive to interactions between the first switch of the first ECD and the actuator of the docking component.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first ECD further comprises a memory component, wherein the first ECD is configured to store a docked record in the memory component when the second switch of the first ECD is activated, and wherein the first ECD is configured to check the memory component for the docked record to determine whether the first ECD is received by the docking component.

12. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first ECD is configured to transfer the received data from the second ECD to the mobile device responsive to the third magnet of the docking component and the second magnet of the first ECD engaging the second switch to power on the first ECD.

13. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first magnet and the first switch are disposed on a first end portion of the first ECD and the second magnet and the second switch are disposed on a second end portion of the first ECD, opposite the first end portion, wherein the first ECD is configured to simultaneously interact with the second ECD and be received by the docking component.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the first ECD is configured to execute a shutdown script to automatically power off the first ECD when the transfer of the received data to the mobile device is completed.

15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
detecting, in a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first circuit path having a first switch and a second circuit path having a second switch, an activation of the first switch to close the first circuit path to power on the first ECD by a second ECD, wherein the activation of the first switch is independent of the second switch;
in response to the detected activation of the first switch, determining that the second ECD is within a threshold proximity of the first ECD;
exchanging data with the second ECD;
in response to determining that the first ECD is docked with a mobile device based on detecting an engagement of the second switch to close the second circuit path without engagement of the first switch, transmitting an accumulated information from the first ECD to the mobile device;
in response to determining that the first ECD is not docked with the mobile device, storing the accumulated information in the first ECD; and
detecting a deactivation of the first switch to power off the first ECD, responsive to the second ECD being outside of the threshold proximity of the first ECD.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
detecting, in the first ECD, the activation of a second switch to power on the first ECD;
in response to the detected activation of the second switch, determining that the first ECD is docked with the mobile device;
transmitting the accumulated information from the first ECD to the mobile device; and
executing a shutdown script to automatically power off the first ECD, responsive to completing the transmitting of the accumulated information to the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein detecting the activation of the first switch to close the first circuit path to power on the first ECD further comprises:
detecting the first circuit path closing responsive to interactions between a first magnet of the first ECD and a corresponding first magnet of the second ECD.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
recording a docked status in a memory of the first ECD, responsive to the detected activation of the second switch to power on the first ECD.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
in response to receiving the at least one information from the second ECD, checking the memory of the first ECD to determine if the first ECD is docked with the mobile device; and
in response to identifying the r

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Lenchner Jonathan
• Bhaskaran Kumar
• Yurdakul Reha
• Kurien Toby

Classifications

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