Patent ID: 11907780
Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 18:
19. A transaction card apparatus comprising:
a bottom semirigid layer comprising a length, parallel lengthwise edges, a bottom front face, and a bottom back face;
a top semirigid layer comprising a first portion attached to the bottom front face and a second portion that is attached to the first portion with a hinge that enables the second portion to rotate from a closed position that covers the bottom back face to an open position that reveals the bottom back face;
a microchip; and
an antenna coupled to the microchip and the second portion, wherein the antenna is operable to acquire or transmit information when the second portion is in the open position, and the antenna is inhibited from acquiring or transmitting information when the second portion is in the closed position.