Patent ID: 11960951
Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A transaction card, comprising:
a card body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
an integrated circuit (IC) chip embedded in the card body;
a plurality of first electrical contact sets electrically accessible from the first surface of the card body,
wherein the plurality of first electrical contact sets have electrical connections to the IC chip;

a plurality of first magnetic stripe areas readable from the first surface of the card body;
a plurality of second electrical contact sets electrically accessible from the second surface of the card body,
wherein the plurality of second electrical contact sets have electrical connections to the IC chip; and

a plurality of second magnetic stripe areas readable from the second surface of the card body
wherein at least one of:
the plurality of first magnetic stripe areas comprises a notch that receives a portion of at least one of the plurality of first electrical contact sets, or
the plurality of second magnetic stripe areas comprises a notch that receives a portion of at least one of the plurality of second electrical contact sets.