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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12079799-B2
Application number	US-202318458768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2023
Priority date	May 18, 2020
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

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 including data that is received from a wireless device,
wherein a power source of the device does not provide power to another component of the device when the device is in the first state;

transmitting, by the device and based on the harvested energy, 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

causing, based on one or more conditions being satisfied, the device to be in the first state.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
performing, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations including at least one of:
transferring user data from the wireless device to the device,
updating an application stored on the device, or
synchronizing data between the device and the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more conditions are associated with at least one of:
conducting a transaction,
detecting an expiration of a time period, or
performing an update operation.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
causing the device to be in the first state when information indicating that a transaction has been completed 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,
wherein an expiration of the time period is associated with causing the device to be in the first state, and
wherein the method further comprises:
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 , further comprising:
performing, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations that include completing a transaction.

8. A device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
harvest energy from a first signal including data that is received from a wireless device,
wherein the device is in a first state, and
wherein a power source of the device does not provide power to another component of the device when the device is in the first state;

transmit, based on the harvested energy, 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

cause, based on one or more parameters being satisfied, the device to be in the first state.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
perform, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations including at least one of:
transfer user data from the wireless device to the device,
update an application stored on the device, or
synchronize data between the device and the wireless device.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more parameters are associated with at least one of:
conduct a transaction,
detect an expiration of a time period, or
perform an update operation.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
cause the device to be in the first state when information indicating that a transaction has been completed 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 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 one or more processors are further configured to:
perform, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations that include completing a transaction.

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 energy from a first signal including data that is received from a wireless device,
wherein a power source of the device does not provide power to another component of the device when the device is in a first state;

transmit, based on the harvested energy, 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

cause, based on one or more parameters being satisfied, the device to be in the first state.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device to:
perform, based on the device being in the second state, one or more operations including at least one of:
transfer user data from the wireless device to the device,
update an application stored on the device, or
synchronize data between the device and the wireless device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more parameters are associated with at least one of:
conduct a transaction,
detect an expiration of a time period, or
perform an update operation.

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

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the device 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.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , 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 instructions further cause the device to:
determine that information indicating that a transaction has been successfully

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Johnson Molly
• ZARAKAS James
• Vukich Adam

Classifications

• G06Q20/341

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

• G06K19/07777

  the antenna being of the inductive type · CPC title

• G06K19/0712

  the arrangement being capable of triggering distinct operating modes or functions dependent on the strength of an energy or interrogation field in the proximity of the record carrier (active means for hindering electromagnetic reading or writing G06K19/07336) · CPC title

• G06K19/0702

  the arrangement including a battery · CPC title

• G07F15/006

  dispensed for the electrical charging of other devices than vehicles · CPC title