ANTENNA FORMED USING LASER PLATING OR PRINT-AND-PLATING FOR FIELD-POWERED SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATIONS
A method of fabricating a transaction card for communicating data relating to a transaction may include forming a pattern in a plastic film using a laser plating process or a print-and-plate process; providing a conductive material in the pattern formed in the plastic film, using a plating process, to form a RF antenna layer in the plastic film, wherein the RF antenna layer includes a RF antenna; and affixing the plastic film to a surface of the transaction card to permit the RF antenna to inductively connect to a printed circuit board (PCB) of the transaction card.
1 . A method, comprising:
detecting, by a charging device, a transaction card is received within a charging slot;
requesting, by the charging device, a user device to transfer power to charge the transaction card,
wherein the user device is communicatively coupled to the charging device;
receiving, by the charging device, power from a power source of the user device; and
using, by the charging device, the received power to transfer power to a power source of the transaction card.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the transaction card is received with the charging slot comprises:
detecting that a conductive contact of the transaction card is in contact with a charging terminal of the charging device.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the conductive contact of the transaction card is included in an integrated circuit (IC) chip.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the transaction card is received within the charging slot comprises:
detecting a change in resistance between a supply contact and a ground contact of a charging terminal of the charging device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an amount of power remaining in the power source of the transaction card; and
prevent power transfer between the power source of the user device and the power source of the transaction card based on the amount of power remaining in the power source of the transaction card.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an amount of power remaining in the power source of the user device; and
performing an action configured to prevent power transfer between the power source of the user device and the power source of the transaction card based on the amount of power remaining in the power source of the user device.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user device is communicatively coupled to the charging device via a charging jack.
8 . A charging device, comprising:
a charging terminal;
a charging jack that is to be inserted within a device interface of a first device; and
one or more processors to:
detect, based on an integrated circuit (IC) chip of a transaction card, that the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal;
receive, via the charging jack, power from a power source of the first device; and
use the received power to charge a power source of the transaction card.
9 . The charging device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a sleeve defining a charging slot for receiving the transaction card.
10 . The charging device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a device holder for receiving the first device and physically holding the first device in contact with the device holder.
11 . The charging device of claim 10 , wherein:
the charging jack is included in the device holder; and
the charging jack comprises a physical connector for interfacing with the first device.
12 . The charging device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors, when detecting that the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal, are further to:
detect that the IC chip of the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal based on a change in resistance between a supply contact and a ground contact of the charging terminal.
13 . The charging device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors, when detecting that the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal, are further to:
receive, via the IC chip, data from the transaction card; and
detect that the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal based on the data received from the transaction card.
14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
detect, based on an integrated circuit (IC) chip of a transaction card, that the transaction card is in contact with a charging terminal;
request, based on detecting the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal, that a charging device transfer power to charge a power source of the transaction card,
wherein the charging device is coupled to the transaction card via a charging jack;
receive power from a power source of the charging device; and
charge the power source of the transaction card using the received power.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to detect that the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal, are further to:
detect that the IC chip of the transaction card is in contact with the charging terminal based on a change in resistance between a supply contact and a ground contact of the charging terminal.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
detect that an amount of power remaining in the power source of the transaction card meets a threshold charge level; and
perform an action configured to cease charging the power source of the transaction card based on detecting that the amount of power remaining in the power source of the transaction card meets the threshold charge level.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
detect that an amount of power remaining in the power source of the charging device meets a threshold charge level; and
cease charging the power source of the transaction card based on detecting that the amount of power remaining in the power source of the charging device meets the threshold charge level.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
provide the charging device with data that causes the charging device to present a notification,
the notification indicating that the transaction card is charging.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
detect that the transaction card is no longer in contact with the charging terminal; and
provide the charging device with data that causes the charging device to present a notification,
the notification indicating that the transaction card is no longer charging.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the charging device with data that causes the charging device to present the notification, are further to:
provide the charging device with data that causes the charging device to present the notification using a user interface associated with the charging device.