Patent ID: 11880893
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer system for energy efficient data exchange, comprising:
a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first circuit path having a first switch and a second circuit path having a second switch, wherein the first switch is configured to close the first circuit path to power on the first ECD independent of the second switch, in response to the first switch of the first ECD engaging a second ECD, wherein the first ECD is configured to exchange data with the second ECD; and
a docking component configured to receive the first ECD, the docking component including an actuator configured to engage the second switch and close the second circuit path, without engaging the first switch, to power on the first ECD responsive to the first ECD being received by the docking component, wherein the first ECD is configured to transfer received data from the second ECD to a mobile device associated with the docking component.