# US 12,002,033 B2 · Battery-less active and passive hybrid device for secure wireless payment and method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,002,033 B2 - Document ID: US12002033B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/968,857 - Filed: 2018-02-09 - Published: 2021-01-14 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-09 - Applicants: Ka Wai Wayne Leung - Inventors: Ka Wai Wayne Leung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12002033B2 ## CPC - G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices} - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G06Q 20/204: {comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit} - G06Q 20/321: {using wearable devices} - G06Q 20/3226: {Use of secure elements separate from M-devices} - G06Q 20/3263: {characterised by activation or deactivation of payment capabilities} - G06Q 20/34: using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards - G06Q 20/40: Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists - H04B 5/20: characterised by the transmission technique; characterised by the transmission medium - H04B 5/70: specially adapted for specific purposes - H04B 5/77: for interrogation - H04B 5/79: for data transfer in combination with power transfer - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A battery-less active and passive hybrid device for secure wireless payment comprising a secure element adapted for storing at least one secure payment applet and at least one token for secure contactless payment and operatively connected with an active operation unit and a passive operation unit; wherein the hybrid device is configured to be switchable between an active state in which the active operation unit is activated wirelessly on demand to enable the hybrid device to function as an active device and adapted for provisioning a personalization information of a payment card and/or a payment token of the device to the secure element; and a passive state in which the active operation unit is deactivated and the passive operation unit is activated to enable the hybrid device to function as a passive device and adapted for conducting payment token verification and/or contactless payment transaction operation via the secure element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery-less active and passive hybrid device for secure wireless payment comprising a secure element adapted for storing at least one secure payment applet and at least one token for secure contactless payment and operatively connected with an active operation unit and a passive operation unit; wherein the battery-less active and passive hybrid device is configured to be switchable between an active state in which the active operation unit is activated wirelessly on demand to enable the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to function as an active device and adapted for provisioning a personalization information of a payment card and/or a payment token of the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to the secure element; and a passive state in which the active operation unit is deactivated and the passive operation unit is activated/configured to enable the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to function as a passive device and adapted for conducting payment token verification and/or contactless payment transaction operation via the secure element; wherein in the active state the active operation unit is activated by operatively coupled with and powered wirelessly by a wireless power transfer unit for conducting wireless data communication with a provisioning unit, preferably a smartphone, for provisioning of the personalization information of the payment card and/or the payment token of the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to the secure element from the provisioning unit; and wherein the active operation unit comprises a first wireless communication unit adapted for coupling and conducting wireless data communication with the personalization information and payment token provisioning unit, and operatively coupled with a wireless power receiver unit and/or a transient power storage unit, preferably a supercap, adapted for receiving and/or storing power from the coupled wireless power transfer unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 1, wherein in the passive state the passive operation unit is activated by operatively coupled with and wirelessly powered by a payment transaction unit, preferably a POS terminal, for conducting payment token verification and/or contactless payment transaction operation with the payment transaction unit via the secure element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication unit is a WIFI, BLE, and/or NFC enabled communication unit, and preferably a Qi enabled BLE unit with a Qi standard power receiver. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 3, wherein the wireless power transfer unit is a Qi standard power transmitter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 1, wherein the passive operation unit comprises a second wireless communication unit, preferably a NFC enabled communication unit, adapted for coupling and conducting wireless data communication with a payment transaction unit and operatively coupled with an antenna unit for receiving its operating power and payment transaction data and signals from the coupled payment transaction unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 5, wherein the second wireless communication unit is a NFC enabled communication unit acting as a NFC passive target unit configured to draw its operating power from the payment transaction unit acting as a NFC initiator unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 5, wherein the antenna unit comprises an antenna of a dimension of 10×24 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The battery-less active and passive hybrid device according to claim 1, wherein the secure element, the active operation unit, and the passive operation unit are configured to be operatively coupled with each other and mounted on a bendable board adapted for easy mounting on a non-planar or a curved surface or being readily insertable or embedded into a curved accommodating space. ### Claim 9 A method for providing contactless payment capabilities to a traditional wearable device by a battery-less active and passive hybrid device for secure wireless payment comprising a secure element adapted for storing at least one secure payment applet and at least one token for secure contactless payment and operatively connected with an active operation unit and a passive operation unit, comprising steps of: mounting or embedding the battery-less active and passive hybrid device at or into the traditional wearable device; switching or setting the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to an active state by having the active operation unit activated wirelessly on demand to enable the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to function as an active device and the secure element provisioned with a personalization information of a payment card and/or a payment token of the device; and switching or setting the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to a passive state by having the active operation unit deactivated and the passive operation unit activated/configured to enable the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to function as a passive device and the secure element configured for conducting payment token verification and/or contactless payment transaction operation; wherein in the active state the active operation unit is activated by operatively coupled with and powered wirelessly by a wireless power transfer unit for conducting wireless data communication with a provisioning unit, preferably a smartphone, for provisioning of the personalization information of the payment card and/or the payment token of the battery-less active and passive hybrid device to the secure element from the provisioning unit; and wherein the active operation unit comprises a first wireless communication unit adapted for coupling and conducting wireless data communication with the personalization information and payment token provisioning unit, and operatively coupled with a wireless power receiver unit and/or a transient power storage unit, preferably a supercap, adapted for receiving and/or storing power from the coupled wireless power transfer unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 9, wherein in the passive state the passive operation unit is activated by operatively coupled with and wirelessly powered by a payment transaction unit, preferably a POS terminal, for conducting payment token verification and/or contactless payment transaction operation with the payment transaction unit via the secure element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 10, wherein the first wireless communication unit is a WIFI, BLE, and/or NFC enabled communication unit, and preferably a Qi enabled BLE unit with a Qi standard power receiver. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 11, wherein the wireless power transfer unit is a Qi standard power transmitter. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 9, wherein the passive operation unit comprises a second wireless communication unit, preferably a NFC enabled communication unit, adapted for coupling and conducting wireless data communication with a payment transaction unit and operatively coupled with an antenna unit for receiving its operating power and payment transaction data and signals from the coupled payment transaction unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 13, wherein the second wireless communication unit is a NFC enabled communication unit acting as a NFC passive target unit configured to draw its operating power from the payment transaction unit acting as a NFC initiator unit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 13, wherein the antenna unit comprises an antenna of a dimension of 10×24 mm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method for providing contactless payment capabilities to traditional wearable device according to claim 9, wherein the secure element, the active operation unit, and the passive operation unit are configured to be operatively coupled with each other and mounted on a bendable board adapted for easy mounting on a non-planar or a curved surface or being readily insertable or embedded into a curved accommodating space.