Techniques to reduce power consumption in near field communication systems

• US 10,425,129 B1
• Filed: 02/27/2019
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Osborn, Kevin, Wurmfeld, David, Emmott, Kevan
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US16/287,119
• Time in Patent Office: 209 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 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 Class Codes: G06K 19/07773 Antenna details antennas for wireless devices, e.g. RFID tags, in general H01Q1/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10128 the step consisting of detection of the presence of one or more record carriers in the vicinity of the interrogation device
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques communicate in a cellular communication frequency range, detect a resonant signal in response to the communication in the cellular communication frequency range for cellular communication, the resonant signal to indicate presence of a contactless card. Embodiments also include enabling a near-field communication device to send a communication to the contactless card based on the detection of the resonant signal, the near-field communication device to communicate with the contactless card in a near-field communication frequency range.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver to communicate in a first frequency range for cellular communication;

circuitry coupled with the transceiver, the circuitry to;

detect a resonant signal in response to a transmission in the first frequency range for cellular communication, the resonant signal to indicate presence of a contactless card; and

enable a near-field communication device based on the detection of the resonant signal, the near-field communication device to communicate with the contactless card in a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range is different than the second frequency range.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising the near-field communication device coupled with the circuitry, the near-field communication device to:

energize another near-field communication device of the contactless card; and

communicate with the other near-field communication device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, the circuitry to send a signal to cause the near-field communication device to exit a lower power state and enter a higher power state to enable the near-field communication device, the near-field communication device to communicate with the other near-field communication device in the higher power state.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, the circuitry to send a signal to enable power for the near-field communication device to communicate with the other near-field communication device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, the circuitry to detect the resonant signal based on a load on an amplifier coupled with the transceiver.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, the first frequency range comprising one of a 700 Megahertz (MHz), 800 MHz frequency range, a 850 MHz frequency range, a 1700 MHz frequency range, a 1900 MHz frequency range, a 2100 MHz frequency range, a 2300 MHz frequency range, a 2500 MHz frequency range, and a 2600 MHz frequency range, and the second frequency range comprising a 13.56 MHz frequency range.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resonant signal is detected by the circuitry in response to a resonant circuit of the contactless card oscillating in response to the transceiver communicating in the first frequency range.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a housing having a display, the transceiver, the circuitry, and the near-field communication device.

9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

communicating in a cellular communication frequency range;

detecting a resonant signal in response to the communication in the cellular communication frequency range for cellular communication, the resonant signal to indicate presence of a contactless card; and

enabling a near-field communication device to send a communication to the contactless card based on the detection of the resonant signal, the near-field communication device to communicate with the contactless card in a near-field communication frequency range.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, comprising:

energizing another near-field communication device of the contactless card; and

communicating with the contactless card in the near-field communication frequency range.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein enabling the near-field communication device comprises cause the near-field communication device to exit a lower power state and enter a higher power state, and the near-field communication device to communicate with the other near-field communication device in the higher power state.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein enabling the near-field communication comprises causing enablement of power for the near-field communication device to communicate with the other near-field communication device.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein detecting the resonant signal comprises detecting a load on an amplifier coupled with a transceiver communicating in the cellular frequency range.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the cellular frequency range comprises one of a 700 Megahertz (MHz), 800 MHz frequency range, a 850 MHz frequency range, a 1700 MHz frequency range, a 1900 MHz frequency range, a 2100 MHz frequency range, a 2300 MHz frequency range, a 2500 MHz frequency range, and a 2600 MHz frequency range, and wherein the near-field communication frequency range comprises a 13.56 MHz frequency range.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, comprising detecting the resonant signal by circuitry in response to a resonant circuit of the contactless card oscillating in response to communication in the cellular frequency range.

16. A contactless card, comprising:

a near-field communication device operable to communicate in a near-field communication range; and

a resonant circuit responsive to communications in the cellular frequency range, the resonant circuit to oscillate in response to a communication in a cellular frequency range, and wherein the near-field communication device to receive an energizing signal based on the resonant circuit oscillating and communicate with another near-field communication device of a device.

17. The contactless card of claim 16, wherein the cellular frequency range comprising one of a 700 Megahertz (MHz), 800 MHz frequency range, a 850 MHz frequency range, a 1700 MHz frequency range, a 1900 MHz frequency range, a 2100 MHz frequency range, a 2300 MHz frequency range, a 2500 MHz frequency range, and a 2600 MHz frequency range, and the near-field communication device to communicate in a a 13.56 MHz frequency range.

18. The contactless card of claim 16, comprising one of a credit card, a debit card, and a gift card.

19. The contactless card of claim 16, comprising:

a memory coupled with the near-field communication device; and

a microprocessor coupled with the memory and the near-field communication device, the microprocessor to cause communication of one or more messages via the near-field communication in response to the near-field communication device being energized.