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US 2019/0198683 A1Published application
Transaction card for transferring solar power
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsJoshua EDWARDS, Daniel HERRINGTON
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Abstract
A transaction card is provided for communicating data relating to a transaction. The transaction card includes a solar layer, a transaction card layer, and a power transfer layer. The solar layer includes at least one solar panel capable of converting light into electricity, the transaction card layer supports the solar layer and includes a magnetic strip, and the power transfer layer includes circuitry capable of receiving electricity from the solar layer.
Claims20
A transaction card, comprising:
- a solar layer;
- a transaction card layer;
- and
- a power transfer layer;
- where:
- the solar layer includes at least one solar panel capable of converting light into electricity;
- the transaction card layer includes a magnetic strip;
- and
- the power transfer layer is configured to:
- receive electricity from the solar layer, and
- charge a power storage component of an external device via:
- an inductive coupling, or
- electrical contacts.
10 more elements
A transaction card, comprising:
- a solar layer;
- a transaction card layer;
- and
- a power transfer layer;
- where:
- the solar layer includes at least one solar panel capable of converting light into electricity;
- the transaction card layer includes a magnetic strip;
- and
- the power transfer layer is configured to:
- receive electricity from the solar layer, and
- wirelessly charge a power storage component of an external device.
8 more elements
A transaction card, comprising:
- a first solar layer on a first external side of the transaction card,
- the first solar layer including at least one solar panel capable of converting light into electricity;
- a second solar layer on a second external side of the transaction card,
- the second solar layer including at least one solar panel capable of converting light into electricity;
- and
- a power transfer layer configured to:
- receive electricity from at least one of:
- the first solar layer, or
- the second solar layer, and
- inductively charge a power storage component of an external device.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.