Smart transaction card that facilitates use of transaction tokens of transaction cards
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsAdam Koeppel, James Zarakas
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Abstract
An example smart transaction card may include one or more processors to obtain transaction information associated with a transaction at a transaction terminal; provide the transaction information to an electronic wallet device storing a plurality of transaction cards, the electronic wallet device being separate from the smart transaction card; obtain a transaction token from the electronic wallet device based on providing the transaction information to the electronic wallet, the transaction token being associated with one of the transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards; and provide the transaction token to the transaction terminal associated with the transaction to facilitate processing the transaction.
Claims20
A smart transaction card comprising:
- one or more memories;
- a first communication interface,
- the first communication interface for communication between the smart transaction card and a transaction terminal;
- a second communication interface,
- the second communication interface for communication between the smart transaction card and an electronic wallet device;
- and
- one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to:
- obtain transaction information associated with a transaction at the transaction terminal via the first communication interface,
- the first communication interface including at least one of:
- a magnetic strip,
- an integrated circuit chip, or
- an RF antenna,
- the transaction information including a merchant identifier indicating a type of store associated with the transaction;
- provide the transaction information to the electronic wallet device storing a plurality of transaction cards via the second communication interface,
- the second communication interface providing the transaction information via one or more networks,
- the electronic wallet device being separate from the smart transaction card,
- the smart transaction card being configured to be inserted into the electronic wallet device to act as a communication interface of the electronic wallet device to facilitate selection of a transaction card, of the plurality of transaction cards, and
- the plurality of transaction cards being physically inserted into the electronic wallet device;
- select one transaction card, of the plurality of transaction cards, based on providing the merchant identifier,
- the one transaction card being selected based upon the one transaction card satisfying a threshold according to a scoring system indicating a highest score relative to other transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards,
- a score being calculated for each of the plurality of transaction cards based upon the scoring system, and
- the score for each of the plurality of transaction cards being weighted based upon one or more parameters;
- obtain a transaction token based on the selection of the one transaction card,
- the transaction token being associated with the one transaction card;
- and
- provide the transaction token to the transaction terminal associated with the transaction to facilitate processing the transaction.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a smart transaction card, cause the one or more processors to:
- detect an interaction with a transaction terminal,
- the interaction to initiate a transaction between the smart transaction card and the transaction terminal via a first communication interface of the smart transaction card;
- obtain transaction information associated with the transaction at the transaction terminal based on the interaction via the first communication interface,
- the transaction information including a merchant identifier indicating a type of store associated with the transaction;
- provide the transaction information to an electronic wallet device storing a plurality of transaction cards via a second communication interface,
- the second communication interface providing the transaction information via one or more networks,
- the smart transaction card being configured to be inserted into the electronic wallet device to act as a communication interface of the electronic wallet device to facilitate selection of a transaction card, of the plurality of transaction cards,
- the electronic wallet device being physically separate from the smart transaction card, and
- the plurality of transaction cards being physically inserted into the electronic wallet device;
- select one transaction card, of the plurality of transaction cards, based on providing the merchant identifier,
- the one transaction card being selected based upon the one transaction card satisfying a threshold according to a scoring system indicating a highest score relative to other transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards,
- a score being calculated for each of the plurality of transaction cards based upon the scoring system, and
- the score for each of the plurality of transaction cards being weighted based upon one or more parameters;
- obtain a transaction token based on selection of the one transaction card,
- the transaction token being associated with the one transaction card, and
- provide the transaction token to the transaction terminal associated with the transaction to facilitate processing the transaction.
A method comprising:
- obtaining, via a first communication interface of a smart transaction card, transaction information associated with a transaction at a transaction terminal,
- the transaction information including a merchant identifier indicating a type of store associated with the transaction;
- requesting, via a second communication interface of the smart transaction card, an electronic wallet device storing a plurality of transaction cards to provide a transaction token based on the transaction information,
- the second communication interface providing the transaction information via one or more networks,
- the smart transaction card being configured to be inserted into the electronic wallet device to act as a communication interface of the electronic wallet device to facilitate selection of a transaction card, of the plurality of transaction cards,
- the electronic wallet device being separate from the smart transaction card, and
- the plurality of transaction cards being physically inserted into the electronic wallet device;
- selecting, by the smart transaction card, one transaction card, of the plurality of transaction cards, based on providing the merchant identifier,
- the one the transaction card being selected based upon the one transaction card satisfying a threshold according to a scoring system indicating a highest score relative to other transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards,
- a score being calculated for each of the plurality of transaction cards based upon the scoring system, and
- the score for each of the plurality of transaction cards being weighted based upon one or more parameters;
- obtaining, by the smart transaction card, the transaction token based on the selection of the one transaction card,
- the transaction token being associated with the one transaction card;
- and
- providing, by the smart transaction card, the transaction token to the transaction terminal associated with the transaction to facilitate processing the transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.