Patent ID: 11868833
Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A card assembly for contactless data transactions, comprising:
a transaction card comprising an integrated circuit, a first plurality of contacts, and a first antenna; and
a card frame comprising a receptacle, a second antenna and a second plurality of contacts;
wherein the receptacle is configured to secure, enable removal of, and resecure the transaction card in the card frame;
wherein, while the transaction card is secured in the receptacle, the first plurality of contacts are positioned to touch the second plurality of contacts to connect the integrated circuit in the transaction card to the second antenna in the card frame; and
wherein the integrated circuit is configured to perform a first contactless data transaction with a terminal via the first antenna while the transaction card is not secured in the receptacle, and perform a second contactless data transaction with the terminal via the second antenna while the transaction card is secured in the receptacle.