Multiple interface electronic card

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12315672-B2
Application number	US-202318482246-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2023
Priority date	May 23, 2016
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

A device includes a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor has a first inductive coupling profile. A first circuit component is coupled to the first inductor. A second inductor has a second inductive coupling profile. A second circuit component coupled to the second inductor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a first inductor having a first inductive profile;
a first circuit component coupled to the first inductor;
a second inductor having a second inductive profile;
a second circuit component coupled to the second inductor;
a third inductor;
a third circuit component inductively coupled to the third inductor;
a control circuit configured to selectively couple the first inductor and the second inductor to the third inductor; and
a fourth circuit component, wherein the control circuit is configured to selectively activate the fourth circuit component in response to a signal generated by one of the first inductor or the second inductor.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first inductor, the second inductor, the third inductor, or any combination thereof are printed circuit components.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to receive an input and selectively couple one of the first inductor or the second inductor to the third inductor based on the input.

4. A device, comprising:
a first inductor having a first inductive coupling profile, wherein the first inductor is configured to generate a first voltage when exposed to an electromagnetic signal having a first signal strength, and wherein the first inductor is configured to generate a second voltage when exposed to the electromagnetic signal having a second signal strength, wherein the first signal strength and the second signal strength are different;
a first circuit component coupled to the first inductor, wherein the first circuit component is operated in a first operational mode in response to the first voltage and in a second operational mode in response to the second voltage;
a second inductor having a second inductive coupling profile, wherein the second inductor is electrically isolated from the first inductor;
a second circuit component coupled to the second inductor;
a third inductor inductively coupled a third circuit component; and
a control circuit configured to selectively couple the first inductor and the second inductor to the third inductor.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first operational mode is an intermittent operational mode and the second operational mode is a steady-state operational mode.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the second inductor is configured to generate a third voltage when exposed to the electromagnetic signal having the second signal strength, and wherein the second circuit component is transitioned to an on-state in response to the second voltage.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the second circuit component is configured to generate an electromagnetic response signal in the on-state.

8. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first inductor comprises a first plurality of conductive traces and the second inductor comprises a second plurality of conductive traces.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first plurality of conductive traces defines a first area, and wherein the second plurality of conductive traces is positioned within the first area.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the first plurality of conductive traces is disposed about a periphery of a body of the electronic card.

11. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first inductor, the second inductor, or both the first inductor and the second inductor are printed circuit components.

12. The device of claim 4 , wherein the second circuit component is inductively coupled to the second inductor.

13. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a third inductor coupled to the second inductor, wherein the second circuit is inductively coupled to the third inductor.

14. The device of claim 4 , wherein the first circuit component is a light-emitting diode and the second circuit component is an integrated circuit.

Assignees

• X Card Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Cox Mark A

Classifications

• H01F2038/143

  for signals · CPC title

• G06K19/0721

  the plurality of chips mutually cooperating so as to represent itself to the world as a single entity · CPC title

• G06K19/07701

  the record carrier comprising an interface suitable for human interaction · CPC title

• G06K19/0723

  the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs · CPC title

• G06K19/072

  the record carrier comprising a plurality of integrated circuit chips · CPC title